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The Future of On-Brand Creation: Scaling Creative While Protecting Brand Integrity

This Blend private dinner gathers a select group of enterprise executives who are all navigating these same pressures.
Event Location
Zuma New York
Event Date
June 9, 2026
to June 9, 2026
Event Time
6:00 pm
- 9:00 pm
About this event

Something structural has changed. The cost of generating content is approaching zero.

Every team, in every region, across every channel now has the tools and the mandate to create. And that means Brand and Creative leaders face a challenge that has no precedent: how do you protect the thing you have spent years building when the barrier to producing content has effectively disappeared?

At its core, this is a brand architecture problem, and the organizations solving it are redesigning how brand authority operates at scale. Leading enterprises are already making this shift:

  • Accenture improved content creation efficiency by 45 percent.
  • Paramount extended its brand system across platforms and productions without sacrificing cohesion.
  • Prudential achieved a 365% year-over-year engagement increase after transforming how its teams create and govern content.

These wins reflect a new operating model: one where brand governance becomes a system that makes accelerated content production and speed safe.

Join Adobe and Blend for a private executive dinner bringing together senior Brand and Creative leaders to explore how modern enterprises are turning brand governance into a strategic advantage. The evening will examine how forward-looking organizations are moving beyond static brand guidelines to build living brand systems that scale without compromise.

This is a closed forum for a small group of senior executives navigating the same inflection point. Attendance is intentionally limited to keep the conversation candid and peer-level.

Our speakers
Andrea Torres
Vice President, Marketing Operations | Paramount Direct-to-Consumer

Andrea Torres drives tech-enabled, AI-powered workflow enhancements at Paramount, helping scale global campaigns. During her nine-year rise from Project Manager to VP, she has spearheaded defining initiatives, from launching Paramount+ to leading the companywide marketing campaign for the 2024 Super Bowl.

Christen Jones
Executive Creative Director | Inizio Evoke

Christen Jones is Executive Creative Director at Inizio Evoke, where she leads creative teams and shapes impactful content solutions in healthcare marketing. A 2023 MM+M 40 Under 40 honoree, she has built a nearly 12-year legacy at the agency, rising from Group Art Supervisor to championing its highest creative vision.

Colin Cosell
Head of Community - New York & Boston

Colin Cosell is a professional emcee, announcer, and executive communications expert with more than 25 years of experience across television, radio, film, stage, and corporate events. When he’s not at the lectern or moderating executive panels, Colin serves as the Public Address Announcer for the New York Mets, Army Football, the Premier Lacrosse League, and numerous other professional and collegiate teams. Over the course of his career, Colin has earned three Emmy Awards and has announced to more than 30 million attendees worldwide. His greatest source of pride, however, are his wife, Julia, and their little girl, Eloise.

Key themes & discussion topics

Balancing control with autonomy

Operationalizing brand systems

Applying AI responsibly with creative workflows

Redefining the role of in-house teams in a democratized environment

Event agenda
01
Cocktails & networking

6:00 – 6:30 PM

02
Opening remarks & fireside chat

6:30 – 7:15 PM

03
Dinner & guided discussion

7:15 – 8:45

04
Event wrap-up & group reflection

8:45 – 9:00PM

Why should you attend?

You’re scaling content and don’t want brand standards to slip:
Understand how other enterprise leaders increase output without losing control.

You’re exploring AI but need it to work inside real guardrails:
Learn how AI fits into creative workflows without introducing governance risk.

You’re rethinking your content operating model:
Hear how peers are shifting from centralized bottlenecks to scalable, self-service creation.

You want honest insight from leaders facing the same pressure
Join a private dinner designed for candid, peer-level discussion.

Who should attend
Senior Brand and Creative leaders responsible for brand governance, creative operations, and content strategy
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Venue
Event Location Light
Zuma New York
261 Madison Avenue
New York City
NY
NY 10016
United States
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