Raquel Beauchamp

The Best Shots of Leaders and Innovators at the First Adweek Symposium Most were 'Gen ZEOs' Dennis Todisco, global head of community, Niche, Twitter, and Jeanine Liburd, chief marketing and communications officer, BET. Sean T. Smith for Adweek On Jan. 23 at Neuhouse in New York, the first Adweek Symposium (presented by Rakuten) brought together big brand CEOs and next-gen leaders. Check out the best shots from the day, as well as Adweek’s upcoming events, if you want in on the action.

Last month, Adweek celebrated the Dallas Brand Stars (presented by Accenture Interactive in Dallas), as well as toasted 2018’s agency award honorees at the Winner’s Circle Event (hosted by USA Today Network in New York). Check out the best shots from the day, as well as Adweek’s upcoming events, if you want in on the action. TKTK TKTK TKTK TKTK

Essie Weingarten founded the nail polish company bearing her name in 1981, but it wasn’t until eight years later that she knew that she (or, rather, her brand) had truly arrived. A letter arrived from Buckingham Palace—specifically, from Queen Elizabeth’s hairdresser, who kindly requested that a bottle of pale pink polish called Ballet Slippers be shipped off to Westminster.