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Keynote SpeakerJason Bevan

Creativity, Innovation & Storytelling expert, Former Head of Creative Development & VP Marketing EMEA Warner Bros. Studios Founder & Managing Director Content Creator Studios

Jason Bevan is Former Head of Creative Development & VP Marketing EMEA Warner Bros. Studios Founder & Managing Director Content Creator Studios. He reveals how the some of the best known film-makers, cast and studios he worked with come up with their iconic film ideas and stories and how we... Read more

Biography

Jason Bevan is Former Head of Creative Development & VP Marketing EMEA Warner Bros. Studios Founder & Managing Director Content Creator Studios. He reveals how the some of the best known film-makers, cast and studios he worked with come up with their iconic film ideas and stories and how we can all use their simple, powerful techniques to rocket-fuel our innovation and creativity.

Jason was responsible for the creative development process at Warner Bros. Studios, marketing legendary movies in EMEA from the Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts Films, the Lego movies, The Hobbit trilogy Joker, Aquaman, and Batman/The Dark Knight, right through to Oscar winners like A Star Is Born, comedies including the Hangover films and chilling horror titles like the Conjuring and IT franchises. He has worked directly with some of the world’s most legendary filmmakers, storytellers, cast and film studios. From directors like Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan and Peter Jackson to legendary cast: Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman, Dwayne Johnson, Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt….even Clint Eastwood.

His tools for creating culture of bold creativity are all backed up with engaging behind the scenes stories from his time working on some of the world’s best-known movies and people, showing how the ideation techniques led to iconic film ideas.

Jason Bevan worked with teams in 37 countries at Warner Bros. and was known for his passion for pushing creative boundaries on campaigns across all movie genres. Jason also worked for The Walt Disney Company in London and Paris and continues to work with most of the top film and entertainment studios on their “tent pole” movie titles as co-founder of Content Creator Studios, based in London and Los Angeles.

In addition to speaking on the TED circuit and as an expert speaker for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Jason Bevan has been on the judging panel for various highly regarded awards in the creative industry and conducts talks and masterclasses for major global brands, companies, governments, NGOs and renown trade and industry events/organisations worldwide. Jason is English-French bilingual.

"I’ve worked with Jason for nearly 20 years and his creativity and energy have been inspirational to me and countless other brands. The skills Jason addresses are critical for anyone pursuing business success." Kelly Bennett, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Netflix 2012-2020
"Jason is a master of innovation. In his talk he shares his passion for creativity and how to think differently to be truly innovative. He reveals tips of the trade form over 20 years working with some of the best known and most creative movie-makers.” Jennelle Tilling: Former Global Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer KFC
"As innovation and creativity become even more critical for successful businesses, the experience tools and insights Jason shares from his creative career are engaging and important. All delivered with enthusiasm and passion.” Sir Peter Bonfield: Former Chairman & CEO, BT & board member to numerous global businesses.
"Jason's talk is truly uplifting and engaging. With his genius use of visuals and clear delivery, I was able to learn the exact method the most creative minds use to generate the next BIG idea." President TEDx Oxford
“Jason, thank you for joining us. Your presentation was truly inspiring and thought provoking. It was a pleasure to have you with us!” Regional & sector leader, partner PWC
“A terrIfic talk on developing creativity, providing some top tips on how people can generate ideas for themselves and put them into action.” Chairman, Theatre Royal, Haymarket Masterclass
“Jason your presentation was excellent. You were rated 4.6/5 overall by our delegate survey.” Helga Maerte Ferdal, Dialogkonferansen organiser
"What really works about Jason's style and approach to creative thinking is that it has relevance and inspiration for everyone – regardless of your role or skillset. He makes challenging your behaviours and thinking differently feel very achievable, with practical how-to tips as well as bringing the gold-dust of behind-the-scenes Hollywood! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him.” Claire Roshanzamir, Group Brand Director
"Jason captivated the attention of our 950 attendees at the annual NXT Nordic conference in Oslo. Jason’s thoughtful and inspirational keynote on storytelling gave our audience not only useful insights into the creative process of the great moviemakers, but also key take aways on how to apply it to their own work." NXT, Oslo, Norway

Popular Talks by Jason Bevan

  • Innovation & Creativity
    Packed with insider secrets, movie footage and inspiration from 19 years working in the big film world, Jason shows how innovation and creativity has become one of our most valuable and potent business skills where humans still outperform the growing powers of artificial intelligence. He demystifies the psychology of how...
  • Storytelling
    Jason has been lucky enough to work directly with JK Rowling and the families of other storytelling legends including Roald Dahl and JRR Tolkien. He saw how they captivate their audiences and readers by allowing their own personalities to drive what they write, giving exceptional passion, power and personal relatability...
  • Ideation (masterclass)
    These sessions from 2 hours to 2 days focus on a specific brief; helping you push your creativity exponentially; removing barriers to traditional thinking like sticking to previous conventions and “train tracks of thought” or breaking down concern for airing genuinely bold new suggestions in the room. Jason offers highly...
  • Key Takeaways
    • The insiders tips and “secret sauce” from big Hollywood movie studios and film- makers on how they develop some of the world’s freshest, most ingenious ideas and storytelling for iconic movies; with clear practical tools on how we can all do the same. • How to embed a culture...