AICP Week 2026 will be three days spent at the intersection of craft, creativity, and commerce — and this year's lineup is the strongest yet.
It begins June 2nd at The Times Center in midtown, where Base Camp throws open the doors on conversations our industry needs to have. Digital prophet David "Shingy" Shing kicks things off with a provocative look at where creativity and AI stand one year after his landmark 2025 keynote. Then two of advertising's most celebrated minds — Susan Credle (IPG) and Gerry Graf (Joan Creative) — sit down together in a rare, unfiltered conversation about where the industry has been and where it's going. Later that afternoon, the 2026 AICP Awards Curators take the stage for a series of illuminating conversations, each holding court for seven minutes on whatever they want, with whomever they choose. Expect sparks!
Day Two goes deep on the legal and business realities reshaping production — from the shifting immigration landscape to the thorny new questions generative AI raises around music, inspiration, and imitation. And Wednesday afternoon moves to The Museum of Modern Art, where the AD Club of New York's Inspiration Series, spearheaded by creative legend Rick Boyko, puts the spotlight on John Jay, President of Global Creative at Uniqlo and Fast Retailing, whose creative journey from Wieden+Kennedy to Nike to Bloomingdales is the stuff of industry legend. The week closes on Thursday, June 4th, with the AICP Awards Gala at MoMA — celebrating the best work of the year across the AICP Show, AICP Next, and AICP Post Awards.
Other notable names on the AICP Week Speakers/Presenters roster include: Rei Inamoto (I&CO), Nick Law (Accenture Song), Eliza McNitt (Chromista), Emily Moore (Google Creative Lab), Jaime Robinson, Michelle Ross (Superprime), Gloria Pitagorsky (Heard City), and Doug Emhoff (Willkie Farr & Gallagher) — among dozens more voices from across production, post production, advertising agencies, and tech.
Three days. Two iconic venues. One industry, at its best.
Base Camp programming at The Times Center is available as an a la carte registration option. An AICP Week All Access Pass grants access to the full week of programming, including our screenings and celebrations at The Museum of Modern Art.
Base Camp - June 2nd & 3rd, 2026
The Times Center
Tuesday, June 2nd
9:15am - Humanity, Creativity & Technology
9:45am - The AI Lab
11:55am - The Missing Foundation: How Data Infrastructure Unlocks AI for Production Companies
12:30pm - Lunch - Followed By a Special Presentation - Courtesy of Wrapbook
3:00pm - Talk of the Town: The 2026 AICP Awards Curators in Conversation
5:45pm - AICP Next Awards Reception
7:00pm - The AICP Next Awards World Premiere
Wednesday, June 3rd
9:00am - Lawyers on the Clock
10:55am - Are Production Centers Still Important?
11:25am - AMP Presents: Navigating the Line Between Inspiration and Imitation in the Age of Generative AI
Screenings & Celebrations - June 3rd & 4th, 2026
The Museum of Modern Art
Wednesday, June 3rd
2:30pm - Inspiration Series: John Jay
4:00pm - World Premiere of The AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial
Thursday, June 4th
11:00am - World Premiere of The AICP Post Awards
7:00pm - A Tribute to AICP Awards Winners
8:00pm - 11:00pm - The AICP Awards Gala Reception at The Museum of Modern Art
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