Digital Jury President

Named in Creativity Magazine's annual "Creativity 50," Rei Inamoto is one of the most influential individuals in the marketing and creative industry today.

With a broad international experience in Asia, Europe and the US as well as an unusual combination of background in advertising, design and technology, Rei brings a unique perspective to his work.

Rei is Chief Creative Officer of AKQA, responsible for delivering creative solutions for the agency's clients such as Nike, Xbox, McDonald's and Visa. Since he arrived in 2004 at the agency, his presence has been instrumental in bringing AKQA the highest recognitions. In the last several years, AKQA received multiple Agency of the Year accolades from various industry publications. It was also selected as one of the Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies among Apple and Google. Most recently in January 2010, Advertising Age honored AKQA as one of the top Ten Agencies of the Decade.

Originally from Tokyo, Rei spent his childhood and teenage years in Japan and Europe. He then went to the US to complete his university studies with degrees in fine arts and computer science - all before people were broadcasting their feelings, talking in 140 characters or less, or becoming friends with people they didn't know.

Rei currently resides in San Francisco with his wife and their newborn son who is not on Facebook yet.