Time Thursday August 24th at 14:30 Venue Haugesund Public Library
In this talk you'll get expert insights from CAA's Chief Data Officer, André Vargas, who will demonstrate how modest budgets and fresh content from the Nordic region are taking the US and global market by storm and discover opportunities for US and Nordic industry players to get involved.
CAA
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is a leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world.
The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for nine consecutive years, CAA represents more than 3,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities.
Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally. For more information, please visit www.caa.com.
André Vargas
André Michel Vargas is the Chief Data Officer at leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). With more than 24 years of experience in complex program delivery and analytics, André is responsible for the overall vision, strategy, and roadmap of CAA’s industry-leading data intelligence division known as CAA Data. Its teams focus on Engineering, Science, Analytics, Management, and Insights, and each branch plays an integral role in giving CAA an unmatched competitive advantage in understanding talent, buyers, and audiences, as well as furthering the agency’s commitment to making data-driven decisions.
Prior to joining CAA in 2011, André worked in management consulting at PA Consulting Group, where he was the Head of Business Intelligence & Analytics for North America. His team focused on the delivery of large complex technology programs and implementing business intelligence and analytics for companies in Europe and the U.S. across a diverse range of industries including healthcare, telecommunications, utilities, and media & entertainment.
André received his master’s degree in economics from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
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