{"id":4387877,"date":"2025-10-14T15:50:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/event\/dept-trends-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:48:32","slug":"dept-trends-2026","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/en-in\/event\/dept-trends-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"DEPT\u00ae Trends 2026: The Age of Acceleration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-event-intro is-title-bold is-title-uppercase\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"block-event-intro__meta\"\n\t\tdata-animation=\"scale-fade\">\n\t\t<div\t\t\tclass=\"block-event-intro__badge is-badge-color-refreshed-cyan\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg area-hidden='true' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='none'><path d='M5.334 9.295a.569.569 0 0 1-.417-.172.569.569 0 0 1-.173-.418c0-.163.058-.302.173-.417a.568.568 0 0 1 .417-.173c.163 0 .302.058.417.173a.569.569 0 0 1 .173.417.569.569 0 0 1-.173.418.569.569 0 0 1-.417.172Zm2.667 0a.569.569 0 0 1-.418-.172.569.569 0 0 1-.172-.418c0-.163.057-.302.172-.417a.568.568 0 0 1 .418-.173c.163 0 .302.058.417.173a.569.569 0 0 1 .172.417.569.569 0 0 1-.172.418.569.569 0 0 1-.417.172Zm2.666 0a.569.569 0 0 1-.417-.172.569.569 0 0 1-.172-.418c0-.163.057-.302.172-.417a.568.568 0 0 1 .417-.173.57.57 0 0 1 .418.173.57.57 0 0 1 .172.417.57.57 0 0 1-.172.418.569.569 0 0 1-.418.172ZM3.54 14.333a1.16 1.16 0 0 1-.855-.35 1.163 1.163 0 0 1-.35-.855V4.205c0-.337.117-.622.35-.855.233-.233.518-.35.855-.35h.923V1.59h1.026V3h5.051V1.59h1V3h.923c.337 0 .622.117.855.35.234.233.35.518.35.855v8.923c0 .337-.116.622-.35.855a1.16 1.16 0 0 1-.855.35H3.54Zm0-1h8.923a.196.196 0 0 0 .141-.064.196.196 0 0 0 .064-.14V6.871H3.334v6.256c0 .052.021.098.064.141.043.043.09.064.141.064Zm-.205-7.461h9.333V4.205a.196.196 0 0 0-.064-.14.196.196 0 0 0-.14-.065H3.538a.196.196 0 0 0-.14.064.196.196 0 0 0-.065.141v1.667Z' fill='currentColor'\/><path d='M3.334 5.872h9.333V4.205a.196.196 0 0 0-.064-.14.196.196 0 0 0-.14-.065H3.538a.196.196 0 0 0-.14.064.196.196 0 0 0-.065.141v1.667Zm0 0V4m2 5.295a.569.569 0 0 1-.417-.172.569.569 0 0 1-.173-.418c0-.163.058-.302.173-.417a.568.568 0 0 1 .417-.173c.163 0 .302.058.417.173a.569.569 0 0 1 .173.417.569.569 0 0 1-.173.418.569.569 0 0 1-.417.172Zm2.667 0a.569.569 0 0 1-.418-.172.569.569 0 0 1-.172-.418c0-.163.057-.302.172-.417a.568.568 0 0 1 .418-.173c.163 0 .302.058.417.173a.569.569 0 0 1 .172.417.569.569 0 0 1-.172.418.569.569 0 0 1-.417.172Zm2.666 0a.569.569 0 0 1-.417-.172.569.569 0 0 1-.172-.418c0-.163.057-.302.172-.417a.568.568 0 0 1 .417-.173.57.57 0 0 1 .418.173.57.57 0 0 1 .172.417.57.57 0 0 1-.172.418.569.569 0 0 1-.418.172ZM3.54 14.333a1.16 1.16 0 0 1-.855-.35 1.163 1.163 0 0 1-.35-.855V4.205c0-.337.117-.622.35-.855.233-.233.518-.35.855-.35h.923V1.59h1.026V3h5.051V1.59h1V3h.923c.337 0 .622.117.855.35.234.233.35.518.35.855v8.923c0 .337-.116.622-.35.855a1.16 1.16 0 0 1-.855.35H3.54Zm0-1h8.923a.196.196 0 0 0 .141-.064.196.196 0 0 0 .064-.14V6.871H3.334v6.256c0 .052.021.098.064.141.043.043.09.064.141.064Z' stroke='currentColor' stroke-width='0.25' fill='none'\/><\/svg>\t\t\t<span class=\"text-sans-14\">\n\t\t\t\tEvents\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-48-92 block-event-intro__title\"\n\tdata-animation=\"slide\" data-animation-target=\"words\" >DEPT\u00ae Trends 2026: The Age of Acceleration<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-intro__spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"block-event-intro__event-meta\" data-animation=\"slide-fade\" data-animation-target=\"inner-items-separate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-intro__event-meta-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-event-intro__event-meta-label\">Location<\/span>\n\t\t\t\tOn-Demand, straight to your home office \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-intro__event-meta-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-event-intro__event-meta-label\">Date<\/span>\n\t\t\t\tRecording drops 20 November\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trends2026_InsightPage_1920x1080.png\"\n\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"block-event-intro__featured-image\"\n\t\t\tdata-animation=\"scale-fade\">\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-event-info js-block-event-info\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"block-event-info__content\"\n\t\tdata-animation=\"slide-fade\"\n\t\tdata-animation-target=\"inner-items-separate\"\n\t>\n\t\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-info__intro\"\n\t>Registration has now closed for this event, but you can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/event.deptagency.com\/dept-2026-trends\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">join the livestream here<\/a>. PW:\u00a0#madebydept.<br>See you there!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"block-event-info__program-info-anchor text-sans-16\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"#program-details\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tSEE PROGRAM DETAILS<svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='14' height='14' viewBox='0 0 14 14' fill='none'><path d='M6.339 0h1.665v10.857l4.412-2.844.93 1.625-6.185 3.927-6.25-3.95.951-1.625 4.477 2.867V0Z' fill='currentColor'\/><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-info__sub-events\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-info__sub-event\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-info__sub-event-item text-sans-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Address<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn-Demand, straight to your home office\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-info__sub-event-item text-sans-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Date<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecording drops 20 November\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-info__sub-event-item text-sans-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Time<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17:00 CET \/\/ 11:00 ET \/\/ 08:00 PT \/\/ 16:00 GMT \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"register-form\" class=\"block-event-info__form\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"block-assets-and-copy js-block-assets-and-copy\"\n\tdata-variant=\"copy-only\"\n\tdata-content-align=\"end\"\n>\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-48 block-assets-and-copy__title\"\n\tdata-animation=\"slide\" data-animation-target=\"words\" >If 2025 was the year of adaptation, 2026 is the year everything hits fast-forward.<\/p><div\tdata-animation=\"slide-fade\" data-animation-target=\"inner-items-separate\" data-animation-delay=\"0.15\" data-animation-stagger=\"0.2\" class=\"block-assets-and-copy__content\" >\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-assets-and-copy__text\"\n\t>AI\u2019s gone from headline to hard drive, quietly running things while we pretend we\u2019re still in control. Culture moves at the speed of a scroll. Consumers expect it all: relevance; purpose; speed; and a conscience.<br><br>The world isn\u2019t waiting. So why should growth?<br><br>This year at DEPT\u00ae Trends, we\u2019re digging into what happens when acceleration becomes the default setting.<br><br>We\u2019ve pulled together some of the sharpest thinkers across DEPT\u00ae (the people working every day with the world\u2019s fastest-moving brands) to share what they\u2019re seeing, building, and breaking in real time:<\/p>\n<ul\n\tclass=\"list text-sans-24 block-list__list\"\n\t>\n\t<li>How AI is changing how decisions get made<\/li><li>How media is mutating faster than we can measure it<\/li><li>How creators are building worlds while brands are still writing briefs<\/li><li>How loyalty is being redefined by value, not vanity<\/li><li>How growth itself is being reinvented<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-text__text\"\n\t>Because in a world this fast, business growth isn\u2019t something you chase; it\u2019s something you invent.<br><br>That\u2019s growth invention: creativity, technology, and data conspiring to build what\u2019s next before anyone else does.<br>So join us for some sharp takes, honest debate, and a (virtual) room full of people who like to move a little faster.<br><br>Whether you\u2019re a brand leader, marketer, technologist, or creative, this event will help you define what you need to do now and next to unlock customer growth, faster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wrapper\" id=\"program-details\" data-anchor-text=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-event-program\">\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-92 block-event-program__title\"\n\tdata-animation=\"slide\" data-animation-target=\"words\" ><span class=\"is-bold-sans\">THE <span class=\"is-fancy-serif\">PROGRAM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t<div class=\"block-event-program__tab-container\">\n\t\t<input class='block-event-program__radio' type='radio' id='tabs-6a00b7216c3bf-0' name='tabs-6a00b7216c3bf' checked>\n\t\t<ul class=\"block-event-program__tabs\">\n\t\t\t<li class='block-event-program__tab'><label for='tabs-6a00b7216c3bf-0' class='text-sans-18'><\/label><\/li>\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-program__schedule-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\tclass=\"block-event-program__item\" >\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-time-label\"\n\t> <\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-time\"\n\t>08:00 PT<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-speakers-label\"\n\t>Speakers<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-speakers\"\n\t><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/benwilliamsnyc\/\">Ben Williams<\/a><\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-keynote-label\"\n\t>Keynote<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-keynote-title\"\n\t><strong>TOURING THE 2025 ZEITGEIST<\/strong><\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-18 block-event-program__item-keynote-description\"\n\t><em>Customers are now moving at a speed faster than companies can react. Join us for a rapid-fire rewind of the breakthroughs, shifts, and surprises that shaped marketing, tech, and culture in 2025, before we hit fast-forward to what\u2019s next.<\/em><\/p><\/div><div\tclass=\"block-event-program__item\" >\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-time-label\"\n\t> <\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-time\"\n\t>08:10 PT<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-speakers-label\"\n\t>Speakers<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-speakers\"\n\t><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ryan-parkhurst-4412a25\/\">Ryan Parkhurst<\/a><\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-keynote-label\"\n\t>Keynote<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-keynote-title\"\n\t><strong>REBOOTING COMMERCE: LESS HYPE, MORE HUMAN<\/strong><\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-18 block-event-program__item-keynote-description\"\n\t><em>The idea of a \u201cshopperless\u201d or \u201czero-click\u201d future may be overstated. While agent-to-agent commerce is technically possible, it overlooks a fundamental truth: people like personality, and they like to shop. The retail resurgence shows that shopping is emotional, experiential, and rooted in identity. And the next era of commerce won\u2019t be defined by automation, but by preference for brands that people actively seek out and choose again and again.<\/em><\/p><\/div><div\tclass=\"block-event-program__item\" >\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-time-label\"\n\t> <\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-time\"\n\t>08:20 PT<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-speakers-label\"\n\t>Speakers<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-speakers\"\n\t><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bridget-fahrland-b8aa73\/\">Bridget Fahrland<\/a><\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-keynote-label\"\n\t>Keynote<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-keynote-title\"\n\t><strong>IS AI INVENTING GROWTH OR EMPOWERING IT?<\/strong><\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-18 block-event-program__item-keynote-description\"\n\t><em>AI has quietly moved from breakthrough to background &#8211; powering decisions, negotiations, and experiences across every touchpoint. The question now isn\u2019t whether you\u2019re using AI, but whether it\u2019s actually scaling growth. We&#8217;ll unpack what it really takes to embed AI and data into the core of your business. Not as hype; but as a system for velocity. From personalisation to prediction to creative automation, the brands winning today are those treating AI as infrastructure, not innovation theatre. Because AI isn\u2019t the future of growth\u2026 it\u2019s already the fabric of it.<\/em><\/p><\/div><div\tclass=\"block-event-program__item\" >\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-time-label\"\n\t> <\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-time\"\n\t>08:30 PT<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-speakers-label\"\n\t>Speakers<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-speakers\"\n\t><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sam-lewis-09001550\/\">Sam Lewis<\/a><\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-keynote-label\"\n\t>Keynote<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-keynote-title\"\n\t><strong>ACTIVATING THE NEW ERA OF MEDIA<\/strong><\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-18 block-event-program__item-keynote-description\"\n\t><em>Platforms have multiplied, retail media has boomed, attention has splintered, and algorithms decide what gets seen; mutating the media landscape faster than it can be measured. Connecting with audiences when there is a sea of options at our disposal, might now be a matter of teaching the machines to choose you. Sam has the answers.<\/em><\/p><\/div><div\tclass=\"block-event-program__item\" >\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-time-label\"\n\t> <\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-time\"\n\t>08:40 PT<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-speakers-label\"\n\t>Speakers<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-speakers\"\n\t><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thaynawinnubst\/\">Thayn\u00e1 Winnubst<\/a><\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-keynote-label\"\n\t>Keynote<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-keynote-title\"\n\t><strong>INFLUENCE, UNBUNDLED<\/strong><\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-18 block-event-program__item-keynote-description\"\n\t><em>Consumers aren\u2019t just tuning out ads, they\u2019re bored of influencer content that feels like one. The brands winning now, get it: influence isn\u2019t about selling, it\u2019s about belonging. Partnering with influencers to make content that\u2019s unfiltered, unexpected, and real\u2026 The stuff people actually stop their scroll for. This session unpacks how to win in today\u2019s creator economy, where authenticity beats polish and influence is culture, not media.<\/em><\/p><\/div><div\tclass=\"block-event-program__item\" >\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-time-label\"\n\t> <\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-time\"\n\t>08:50 PT<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-speakers-label\"\n\t>Speakers<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-speakers\"\n\t><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shannoncbreslin\/\">Shannon Breslin<\/a><\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-event-program__item-keynote-label\"\n\t>Keynote<\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-event-program__item-keynote-title\"\n\t><strong>STOP CAMPAIGNING, START CONNECTING: THE NEW RELATIONSHIP ENGINE<\/strong><\/p><p\tclass=\"text text-sans-18 block-event-program__item-keynote-description\"\n\t><em>In an era of fragile loyalty, points and perks no longer build lasting relationships. Loyalty is an outcome, and CRM is your relationship growth engine. Focus must shift from managing campaigns to building trust (and driving revenues) through orchestrated customer journeys; where your systems anticipate needs, and deliver the right experience before the customer even asks.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-event-people js-block-event-people\">\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-48-92 block-event-people__title text-bold text-uppercase\"\n\tdata-animation=\"slide\" data-animation-target=\"words\" ><span class=\"is-bold-sans\">MEET THE <span class=\"is-fancy-serif\">SPEAKERS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t<div class=\"block-event-people__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"block-event-people__card js-block-event-people-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jack-thomas-williams-a69b3390\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__images-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"image-wrap block-event-people__image-wrap\"\n\t\tdata-align=\"center center\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t<picture\n\t\tclass=\"image__picture\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image.png\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"image block-event-people__image\"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Jack Williams\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-name text-sans-20 is-bold-sans\">Jack Williams<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-position text-sans-14\">SVP of Growth EMEA at DEPT\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-event-people__card-linkedin text-sans-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinkedIn<i class=\"icon icon icon__color--currentColor icon__size--default icon__arrow-right block-event-people__icon block-event-people__icon\">\n\t<svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24'><path fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M16.629 12l-5.658 5.186 1.014 1.106L18.849 12l-6.864-6.292-1.014 1.106L16.63 12z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><path fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M5.74 11.25h11.478v1.5H5.739v-1.5z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"block-event-people__card js-block-event-people-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/benwilliamsnyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__images-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"image-wrap block-event-people__image-wrap\"\n\t\tdata-align=\"center center\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t<picture\n\t\tclass=\"image__picture\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NewHires-alternative-BenWilliams-headshot.webp\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"image block-event-people__image\"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Ben Williams\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-name text-sans-20 is-bold-sans\">Ben Williams<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-position text-sans-14\">Global Executive Vice President, Creative at DEPT\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-event-people__card-linkedin text-sans-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinkedIn<i class=\"icon icon icon__color--currentColor icon__size--default icon__arrow-right block-event-people__icon block-event-people__icon\">\n\t<svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24'><path fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M16.629 12l-5.658 5.186 1.014 1.106L18.849 12l-6.864-6.292-1.014 1.106L16.63 12z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><path fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M5.74 11.25h11.478v1.5H5.739v-1.5z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"block-event-people__card js-block-event-people-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ryan-parkhurst-4412a25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__images-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"image-wrap block-event-people__image-wrap\"\n\t\tdata-align=\"center center\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t<picture\n\t\tclass=\"image__picture\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RyanParkhust-Headshot.png\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"image block-event-people__image\"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Ryan Parkhurst\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-name text-sans-20 is-bold-sans\">Ryan Parkhurst<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-position text-sans-14\">SVP, Strategy at DEPT\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-event-people__card-linkedin text-sans-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinkedIn<i class=\"icon icon icon__color--currentColor icon__size--default icon__arrow-right block-event-people__icon block-event-people__icon\">\n\t<svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24'><path fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M16.629 12l-5.658 5.186 1.014 1.106L18.849 12l-6.864-6.292-1.014 1.106L16.63 12z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><path fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M5.74 11.25h11.478v1.5H5.739v-1.5z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"block-event-people__card js-block-event-people-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bridget-fahrland-b8aa73\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__images-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"image-wrap block-event-people__image-wrap\"\n\t\tdata-align=\"center center\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t<picture\n\t\tclass=\"image__picture\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bridget-Fahrland.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"image block-event-people__image\"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Bridget Fahrland\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-name text-sans-20 is-bold-sans\">Bridget Fahrland<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-position text-sans-14\">VP, Applied AI at DEPT\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-event-people__card-linkedin text-sans-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinkedIn<i class=\"icon icon icon__color--currentColor icon__size--default icon__arrow-right block-event-people__icon block-event-people__icon\">\n\t<svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24'><path fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M16.629 12l-5.658 5.186 1.014 1.106L18.849 12l-6.864-6.292-1.014 1.106L16.63 12z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><path fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M5.74 11.25h11.478v1.5H5.739v-1.5z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"block-event-people__card js-block-event-people-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sam-lewis-09001550\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__images-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"image-wrap block-event-people__image-wrap\"\n\t\tdata-align=\"center center\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t<picture\n\t\tclass=\"image__picture\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-hires-sam-lewis-alternate.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"image block-event-people__image\"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Sam Lewis\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-name text-sans-20 is-bold-sans\">Sam Lewis<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-position text-sans-14\">Senior Vice President &#8211; Creative &amp; Media at DEPT\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-event-people__card-linkedin text-sans-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinkedIn<i class=\"icon icon icon__color--currentColor icon__size--default icon__arrow-right block-event-people__icon block-event-people__icon\">\n\t<svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24'><path fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M16.629 12l-5.658 5.186 1.014 1.106L18.849 12l-6.864-6.292-1.014 1.106L16.63 12z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><path fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M5.74 11.25h11.478v1.5H5.739v-1.5z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"block-event-people__card js-block-event-people-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thaynawinnubst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__images-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"image-wrap block-event-people__image-wrap\"\n\t\tdata-align=\"center center\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t<picture\n\t\tclass=\"image__picture\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Thayna-Winnubst-profile-picture.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"image block-event-people__image\"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Thayn\u00e1 Winnubst\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-name text-sans-20 is-bold-sans\">Thayn\u00e1 Winnubst<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-position text-sans-14\">Sr. Business Developer | Influencer Marketing at DEPT\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-event-people__card-linkedin text-sans-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinkedIn<i class=\"icon icon icon__color--currentColor icon__size--default icon__arrow-right block-event-people__icon block-event-people__icon\">\n\t<svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24'><path fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M16.629 12l-5.658 5.186 1.014 1.106L18.849 12l-6.864-6.292-1.014 1.106L16.63 12z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><path fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M5.74 11.25h11.478v1.5H5.739v-1.5z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"block-event-people__card js-block-event-people-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shannoncbreslin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__images-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"image-wrap block-event-people__image-wrap\"\n\t\tdata-align=\"center center\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t<picture\n\t\tclass=\"image__picture\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shannon-breslin.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"image block-event-people__image\"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Shannon Breslin \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-name text-sans-20 is-bold-sans\">Shannon Breslin <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-event-people__card-position text-sans-14\">Strategy Lead | Loyalty, CRM | BENO at DEPT\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-event-people__card-linkedin text-sans-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinkedIn<i class=\"icon icon icon__color--currentColor icon__size--default icon__arrow-right block-event-people__icon block-event-people__icon\">\n\t<svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24'><path fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M16.629 12l-5.658 5.186 1.014 1.106L18.849 12l-6.864-6.292-1.014 1.106L16.63 12z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><path fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M5.74 11.25h11.478v1.5H5.739v-1.5z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-work-listing\">\n\t<div class=\"block-work-listing__title-wrap\">\n\t\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-112 block-work-listing__title is-bold-sans\"\n\tdata-animation=\"slide\" data-animation-target=\"words\" data-animation-stagger=\"0.015\" ><span class=\"is-bold-sans\">Pioneering <span class=\"is-fancy-serif\">Cases<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t<a\tclass=\"button-v2 text-sans-16 is-outline block-work-listing__cta\" data-animation=\"slide-fade\" data-animation-delay=\"0.75\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/en-au\/work\/?current-page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;\" >\n\tVIEW ALL CASES<\/a>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"block-work-listing__items\"\n\t\tdata-animation=\"fade\"\n\t\tdata-animation-target=\"inner-items-separate\"\n\t\tdata-animation-delay=\"0.25\"\n\t\tdata-animation-stagger=\"0.1\">\n\t\t<a\n\tclass=\"listing-card is-seven-four\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/case\/ebay\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"listing-card__media-container\">\n\t\t\t<video\n\t\t\t\tautoplay\n\t\t\t\tmuted\n\t\t\t\tdisablepictureinpicture\n\t\t\t\tdisableremoteplayback\n\t\t\t\tplaysinline\n\t\t\t\tloop\n\t\t\t\tcontrolslist=\"nodownload nofullscreen noremoteplayback\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"listing-card__video\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DEPT\u00ae-x-eBay.mp4\"\n\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t\t><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"listing-card__hover-card\" style=\"--background: #E53238\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"listing-card__hover-card-title\"><span>Connecting customer experiences for a world leading marketplace<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"listing-card__hover-card-tag text-sans-16\">View Work<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"listing-card__meta\">\n\t\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-20 listing-card__title is-bold-sans\"\n\t>eBay<\/p>\n\t\t<ul class=\"listing-card__tags\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t<li\tclass=\"listing-card__tag\" >\n\t<span aria-hidden='true'>(<\/span>&nbsp;<span>Brand &amp; Media<\/span>&nbsp;<span aria-hidden='true'>)<\/span><\/li><li\tclass=\"listing-card__tag\" >\n\t<span aria-hidden='true'>(<\/span>&nbsp;<span>Retail &amp; Commerce<\/span>&nbsp;<span aria-hidden='true'>)<\/span><\/li>\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<label class=\"listing-card__toggle\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" aria-label=\"Post details\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"25\" 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