National Associations overview

National Associations Council

National Associations Council

The National Associations Council (NAC) is the global forum for heads and representatives of WFA's network of national industry associations in 60 countries. It offers a unique opportunity for national associations representing the common interests of marketers to learn from each other, collaborate and share ideas, insights and success stories.

NAC members

Contact

Chairperson

  • Henriette van Swinderen

    Henriette van Swinderen

    Director, bvA (the Netherlands)

WFA Contact

  • Laura Baeyens

    Laura Baeyens

    Senior Communications Manager & National Associations Council Lead
    l.baeyens@wfanet.org
Events

Upcoming NAC meetings and events

  1. National Associations Council: Priorities and planning for 2025 Remote

    23 Jan 2025

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  2. National Associations Council

    Brussels Belgium

    21 Mar 2025

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Updates & industry initiatives from the NAC network

  1.    Publicis CEO headlines British Advertisers’ annual meeting

    Publicis CEO headlines British Advertisers’ annual meeting

    ISBA UK holds 116th edition of the ISBA Annual Lunch

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  2.    Brazilian brands look for purpose and transparency

    Brazilian brands look for purpose and transparency

    ABA Brazil holds annual marketing conference

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  3.    Peruvians seek more effective marketing

    Peruvians seek more effective marketing

    ANDA Peru holds 16th edition of their annual marketing conference

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  4.    Colombia rewards new marketing talent

    Colombia rewards new marketing talent

    ANDA holds 11th edition of Effie Awards Colombia

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  5.    Portuguese explore “love” between brands and consumers

    Portuguese explore “love” between brands and consumers

    APAN Portugal holds annual marketing event

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  6.    Turkish association turns 25

    Turkish association turns 25

    RVD Turkey holds gala event for 25th anniversary

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  7.    Greek association honours corporate responsibility

    Greek association honours corporate responsibility

    SDE Greece holds annual corporate responsibility excellence awards

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  8. Swedish advertisers welcome new chairman

    Leif Börjesson is the new chairman of SA Sweden

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  9.    The Philippines celebrate marketing that make a difference

    The Philippines celebrate marketing that make a difference

    PANA Philippines holds annual marketing effectiveness awards

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  10.    Programmatic high on brands’ agenda in Norway

    Programmatic high on brands’ agenda in Norway

    ANFO Norway holds programmatic event

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  11.    Peruvians reward brands with purpose

    Peruvians reward brands with purpose

    ANDA Peru holds annual ANDA Awards

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  12. French brands evaluate relationship management

    UDA France releases results of CRM Barometer

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  13.    WFA elevates Deutsche Telekom’s Louw to Media Forum leadership role
    Media governance

    WFA elevates Deutsche Telekom’s Louw to Media Forum leadership role

    Deutsche Telekom’s Gerhard Louw has been named as the new co-chair of the WFA Media Forum.

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  14.    Change media management
    Media governance

    Change media management

    Digitisation has ushered in a new dawn for media management. Layers of technology, a rapidly evolving ecosystem, transparency…

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  15.    WFA recruits Julia Kraft as marketing services manager

    WFA recruits Julia Kraft as marketing services manager

    Julia’s main role at WFA will be to lead the IMC Forum and help manage the CMO Forum and Global Marketer Week, setting the agenda…

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  16.    Winners of the WFA President’s Awards 2017

    Winners of the WFA President’s Awards 2017

    WFA holds President’s Awards at Global Marketer Week in Toronto

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  17. Highlights from the National Associations Council in Toronto

    WFA holds annual National Associations Council on the last day of Global Marketer Week 2017

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  18.    Canadians celebrate 100th anniversary

    Canadians celebrate 100th anniversary

    29 March marks the 100th anniversary of the Association of Canadian Advertisers

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  19.    Chilean association welcomes new president

    Chilean association welcomes new president

    Fernando Mora is the new president of ANDA Chile

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  20.    Swiss advertisers address the “always on” consumer

    Swiss advertisers address the “always on” consumer

    Association of Swiss Advertisers gathered 350 industry leaders in Zurich for annual conference

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  21.    Finnish association appoints new board

    Finnish association appoints new board

    Association of Finish Advertisers re-elects Tommi Rytkönen as Chairman

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  22.    Pakistan explores potential of Big Data and AI

    Pakistan explores potential of Big Data and AI

    Pakistan Advertisers Society holds flagship conference ‘Dig-it’

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  23.    Belgian advertisers tackle global ad trends

    Belgian advertisers tackle global ad trends

    More than 1,400 professionals from the Belgian ad industry attended this year’s UBA Trends Day

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  24.    Industry celebrates creativity in Slovenia

    Industry celebrates creativity in Slovenia

    More than 1,200 professionals from the Slovenian ad industry attended this year's Slovenian Advertising Festival

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