ADC Awards
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ADC105 AI Visual Design - Dreamina AI Jury
Lars Bastholm
Founder / CCO
Bastholm Creative Consulting
Copenhagen, Denmark
Lars Bastholm is a creative consultant, keynote speaker, and longtime explorer of where
technology meets storytelling. Having led global creative teams for some of the world’s biggest
brands, Lars now helps companies, artists, and innovators navigate the rapidly evolving frontier
of AI and creativity. His work bridges imagination and innovation - from advertising and
entertainment to the new worlds being built by generative tools.
He has held senior creative leadership roles at Google, Ogilvy and AKQA, managed large
teams (200+ people) across multiple geographies and cultures as well as built teams from
scratch. Lars’ work as a creative director has garnered a multitude of international awards,
including 3 Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.
Curious by nature and allergic to creative stagnation, Lars spends much of his time
experimenting with how technology can expand—not replace—the human spark. Whether he’s
running workshops, advising studios, or rethinking the future of storytelling, his focus stays the
same: making creativity feel thrillingly new again.
technology meets storytelling. Having led global creative teams for some of the world’s biggest
brands, Lars now helps companies, artists, and innovators navigate the rapidly evolving frontier
of AI and creativity. His work bridges imagination and innovation - from advertising and
entertainment to the new worlds being built by generative tools.
He has held senior creative leadership roles at Google, Ogilvy and AKQA, managed large
teams (200+ people) across multiple geographies and cultures as well as built teams from
scratch. Lars’ work as a creative director has garnered a multitude of international awards,
including 3 Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.
Curious by nature and allergic to creative stagnation, Lars spends much of his time
experimenting with how technology can expand—not replace—the human spark. Whether he’s
running workshops, advising studios, or rethinking the future of storytelling, his focus stays the
same: making creativity feel thrillingly new again.