Night one at BDF2026 kicks things off with some of the most exciting culture-shaping creatives on the planet! Think industry-changing cultural understanding, game-changing advertising and even culture-changing political campaigns!
Barrington Reeves is Creative Director & Founder of Too Gallus, one of the hottest youth culture-oriented agencies in the world. In its relatively short lifespan Too Gallus has been globally recognised as a top 1% design agency. They inject life, soul and dynamism into every project and client relationship, resulting in bold culture-leading work. Proudly ambitious, independent and Scottish? Too Gallus indeed!
Nadja Lossgott and Nicholas Hulley, chief creative officers at AMV BBDO, are leaving the agency after 15 years to set up their own business. Talk about Change! The duo are one of the most awarded creative teams in the world (winning over 20 Grand Prix at Cannes) and are behind some of the past decades most genre-bending, culture-shaping iconic work – like the taboo busting “#wombstories”.
Aneesh Bhoopathy is a name that might not be familiar to you yet, but you’ll almost certainly have seen his work in the last year… Aneesh is a designer at Forge.coop, where he spans branding, illustration, print, web, and packaging. He’s built a career supporting movement organisations, electoral campaigns, and causes that matter — including most notably the much lauded branding for Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral candidacy.
