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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 more than 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.

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Chairperson

  • Henriette Van Swinderen

    Henriette Van Swinderen

    Director, bvA (the Netherlands)

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Events

Upcoming NAC meetings and events

  1. National Associations Council Hybrid

    Warsaw Poland

    22 Oct 2026

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Updates & industry initiatives from the NAC network

  1.    Brazilian advertisers name new board

    Brazilian advertisers name new board

    New appointments as part of ABA’s 2020 project

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  2.    WFA President’s Awards honour marketing leadership initiatives in seven countries
    Global Marketer WeekPresident's Awards

    WFA President’s Awards honour marketing leadership initiatives in seven countries

    Advertiser Associations from Argentina, Japan, Morocco, Norway, Sweden, UK and the USA recognised for outstanding leadership

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  3.    A guide to progressive gender portrayals in advertising
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeCannes LionsInclusive marketing

    A guide to progressive gender portrayals in advertising

    At the Cannes Lions Festival 2017, UN Women and a number of leading voices in the marketing and advertising industry including WFA, founded the Unstereotype Alliance. As part of WFA’s commitment to the Alliance we have developed this short guide which we hope will build awareness for the movement among our corporate members around the world, our national advertiser associations in sixty countries on six continents and the tens of thousands of brands represented by them at local level.

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  4.    WFA unveils final speakers for Global Marketer Week
    Global Marketer Week

    WFA unveils final speakers for Global Marketer Week

    Nissan, Panasonic, Samsung, Shiseido and Standard Chartered to speak at annual showcase for global marketers in Japan

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  5.    EU Pledge launches accountability mechanism

    EU Pledge launches accountability mechanism

    Members of the public will now be able to question the compliance of EU Pledge members

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  6.    In the spotlight: Union des marques France’s Jean-Luc Chetrit
    Marketing strategyMarketing strategy

    In the spotlight: Union des marques France’s Jean-Luc Chetrit

    Meet Jean-Luc Chetrit, Director General of Union des marques

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  7.    Chilean association launches forum on gender stereotypes in advertising

    Chilean association launches forum on gender stereotypes in advertising

    ANDA organises first Women and Communication Forum

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  8.    Japanese association releases guidelines for production contracts

    Japanese association releases guidelines for production contracts

    JAA working group aims to improve industry work culture

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  9. A new dawn for ad standards in Colombia

    I was in Bogotá in early April for a two-day visit where our local association is orchestrating the relaunch of industry-led advertising standards.

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  10.    Australian advertisers launch advertising sentiment index

    Australian advertisers launch advertising sentiment index

    AANA Index aims to measure people’s perceptions of advertising

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  11.    Finnish association welcomes new chairman

    Finnish association welcomes new chairman

    Antti Korpiniemi is the new chairman of ML

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  12.    Israel association appoints deputy CEO

    Israel association appoints deputy CEO

    Sigalit Horn Galperin is the new deputy CEO of IMA

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  13.    WFA Manifesto for Online Data Transparency
    Digital policyMarketing strategyMarketing strategy

    WFA Manifesto for Online Data Transparency

    We recognise that as brand owners it’s vital that we get it right when it comes to people’s data.

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  14.    WFA calls on brands to embrace culture of data transparency
    Digital policyMarketing strategyMarketing strategy

    WFA calls on brands to embrace culture of data transparency

    WFA Manifesto calls on brands to adopt mindset of ‘people-first’ over ‘data first’ around the world when processing people’s data

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  15.    Global viewability improves for video but display lags

    Global viewability improves for video but display lags

    First global metrics for viewability based on data from seven verification companies

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  16.    WFA's position on Facebook / Cambridge Analytica revelations

    WFA's position on Facebook / Cambridge Analytica revelations

    "They remain very much our partners, our destinies remain intertwined, their success can be brands’ success too – also we have to work through our problems together."

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  17.    1,700 attend African Digital Summit in Casablanca

    1,700 attend African Digital Summit in Casablanca

    GAM launches platform to promote digital in Africa

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  18.    British advertisers launch digital viewability standard

    British advertisers launch digital viewability standard

    The announcement was made at ISBA’s annual conference

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