It\u2019s been nearly 2 years since many of us gathered in Cannes.\u00a0 I wish we were going back next month, sadly\u00a0 we\u2019re not.\u00a0\u00a0 We\u2019ll be there next year.<\/p>\n

But the conversation around the pace of creativity and innovation and change remains constant, if not accelerated.<\/p>\n

Marking the two years since Cannes, we are doing a very exciting program with GroupM and the 4A\u2019s.\u00a0 We are convening a global forum on Responsible Media on June 23<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The virtual event will explore the future of media as being responsible and sustainable with some 30 speakers from the WPP\/GroupM agencies, media, brands and technology companies.<\/p>\n

The program takes its lead from the Responsible Media investment initiative from GroupM. \u00a0\u00a0The initiative was announced last month<\/a> by Kirk McDonald<\/a>, CEO of GroupM NA.<\/p>\n

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Kirk is today\u2019s guest on the BeetCast.\u00a0 He explains the imperative for the responsible media program and other projects<\/a> aimed to boost under represented voices.<\/p>\n

We also go deep on WPP’s new agency called Choreograph<\/a> and plans to drive unified user identity across its global network.<\/p>\n

In our chat, <\/em>he\u00a0shares his hopes for the conversations during\u00a0 the June 23 Responsible Media Forum.<\/p>\n

The Global Forum is sponsored by IBM Watson Advertising, MediaMath, Nielsen, PubMatic,<\/p>\n

The event will be streamed live on LinkedIn Live, Twitter and YouTube.\u00a0 It will be free and will not require a registration.\u00a0\u00a0 You can find more details in the days ahead on Beet.TV and via the hash tag #ResponsibleMedia or sign up for event updates here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks Kirk for joining us today and for all your years of\u00a0 leadership and for your support and friendship.\u00a0 Very much appreciated.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the podcast sponsor, Mediaocean.<\/p>\n

And thank you for joining us.\u00a0 I hope you enjoy this episode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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