Upcoming events

    • Thursday, September 10, 2026
    • 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Mills James: 3545 Fishinger Blvd. Columbus, Ohio 43026
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    It’s Time to Ask the Tough Questions.

    Join AAF Columbus for the first event as part of The Studio Sessions by Mills James, where we’ll be asking creative leaders tough questions in a new era of expectations.

    Agency leaders, marketers, and production experts will discuss the changing expectations between clients and video - from AI and creative production to speed, strategy, and partnership.

    We’ll be asking them the hard stuff: Are brands creating too much content? Has AI already changed creative work? What’s happening in LA that we should care about?

    AGENDA:

    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Cocktail Reception

    • Networking and mingling with industry professionals

    • Welcome drinks and hors d'oeuvres

    6:00 PM - 6:45 PM: Panel Discussion

    • Opening remarks and welcome

    • Panel discussion with creative leaders

    MODERATOR:

    Zak Jasinski, VP of Growth at Plus Company

    PANELISTS:

    Lauren Arnold, AAF President and SVP, Client Engagement at The Shipyard

    Dylan Bradshaw, Commercial Director

    Sean Mundy, Associate Creative Director at Mills James

    Jackie Robles, Director, Creative Services at Nationwide

    The panel will be discussing how the video industry is evolving in today’s modern, AI-powered world and what our clients are doing about it.

    6:45 PM - 7:30 PM: Open House

    Guests can walk the halls of Mills James and see the space, the tools, and talk to the professionals.

    Past events

    Wednesday, June 03, 2026 AAF Columbus 2026 Silver Series Awards
    Thursday, April 30, 2026 Black Women in Marketing: Panel Discussion & Networking
    Thursday, February 26, 2026 2026 American Advertising Awards Show
    Tuesday, December 16, 2025 AAF Columbus x CSCA Holiday Mixer
    Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Volunteer Happy Hour
    Thursday, May 22, 2025 AAF Columbus 2025 Silver Series Awards
    Thursday, March 27, 2025 Agency and Student Mixer
    Thursday, February 27, 2025 2025 American Advertising Awards Show
    Thursday, February 20, 2025 The Creative Connect
    Wednesday, December 11, 2024 AAF Holiday Happy Hour: Ugly Sweater Soiree
    Thursday, October 17, 2024 Surviving Q4: How to remain calm during the (sometimes) chaotic fourth quarter
    Thursday, May 23, 2024 AAF Columbus 2024 Silver Series Awards
    Thursday, May 09, 2024 Making Marketing Colorful: Solutions for solving the massive diversity problem in our industry
    Thursday, March 14, 2024 'Reimagining Delight' — crafting client experiences in an AI-powered world with Anna Hetzel
    Thursday, February 29, 2024 2024 American Advertising Awards Show
    Thursday, February 15, 2024 2024 The Big Game Ad Review
    Thursday, December 07, 2023 Holiday Happy Hour & Charity Drive w/ Drag Bingo
    Friday, November 03, 2023 2023 AdWonder
    Friday, October 13, 2023 Local Agency and Student Mixer
    Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Dawson AdFun: Oktoberfest Beer and Wine Tasting
    Wednesday, June 14, 2023 2023 Silver Medal Annual Meeting
    Thursday, May 11, 2023 Happy Hour and a SNACK
    Thursday, February 23, 2023 2023 American Advertising Awards Show
    Friday, February 17, 2023 The 48-Hour Pitch of 2023
    Thursday, December 01, 2022 Holiday Happy Hour & Charity Drive w/ Drag Bingo
    Friday, November 11, 2022 AdWonder
    Thursday, October 13, 2022 COLLEGE STUDENTS: AAF Agency Tour
    Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Winning in the Economy of Attention
    Thursday, March 03, 2022 2022 American Advertising Awards Show: Hidden In Plain Sight Virtual Viewing
    Thursday, March 03, 2022 2022 American Advertising Awards Show: Hidden In Plain Sight
    Thursday, February 17, 2022 AdFun & AAF Reunion Happy Hour
    Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Behind the Work: A Winter Retail Wonderland w/ TENSPACE + Ban.do
    Thursday, December 09, 2021 Holiday Happy Hour & Charity Drive w/ Drag Bingo
    Thursday, November 11, 2021 Roundtable: Unlocking Equitable Opportunity in Columbus
    Friday, November 05, 2021 Finding Balance by Finding Your Inner Child: Natalie Siston
    Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Beers & Best Practices
    Thursday, September 02, 2021 Behind the Work: Drop The Score from Root Insurance + Civitas Marketing
    Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Silver Medal Annual Meeting - in-person!
    Thursday, May 13, 2021 Setting yourself up for success with attribution modeling (Partner event with Women in Analytics)
    Wednesday, April 28, 2021 2021 Job Search & Resume Tip Panel
    Tuesday, April 13, 2021 The Winning Work: 2021 American Advertising Winners Panel
    Thursday, March 25, 2021 Critical Email Marketing Techniques to Crush the Competition with Jay Schwedelson
    Thursday, March 04, 2021 American Advertising Awards Virtual Show
    Tuesday, February 23, 2021 How to Command a Room When You’re Not In It: A Presentation Skills Seminar for the Virtual World We Live In
    Thursday, December 10, 2020 Happy Hour: All Things American Advertising Awards
    Wednesday, December 02, 2020 Rising Star Award & Conversation: Nicole Erdeljac
    Thursday, November 19, 2020 Silver Medal Award & Conversation: Lee Peterson
    Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Pivot: How local retail is moving forward
    Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Job Searching in a Pandemic: Presented by The Employment Experts at Dawson
    Wednesday, October 07, 2020 Lunch and Learn Series: 3 Key Actions All Brands Must Take to Succeed in 2020 and Beyond
    Thursday, September 24, 2020 Branding & Brews: Featuring Land Grant
    Thursday, September 10, 2020 Going Solo: Freelancing, Consulting, and Doing Your Own Thing
    Thursday, March 12, 2020 March Event: Building The New Consumer Journey
    Friday, February 28, 2020 ADDYs 2020: A Show of Wonders!
    Friday, January 24, 2020 January Luncheon: Building Trust at Big Time Brands
    Tuesday, December 10, 2019 AAF Taco Tuesday Holiday Happy Hour
    Thursday, November 14, 2019 2019 Cannes Film Reel at Dawson + The Pitch Winners
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    Friday, October 04, 2019 The Pitch 2019
    Thursday, August 29, 2019 FREE: August AdFun @ Origo Branding
    Thursday, June 27, 2019 FREE: June AdFun @ Planetary Media
    Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Silver Medal Annual Meeting
    Thursday, April 25, 2019 Making Virtual Reality a Business Reality
    Thursday, March 28, 2019 The Future of Workplace Design
    Friday, March 01, 2019 2019 American Advertising Awards Show: Show Us Your Masterpiece
    Thursday, January 17, 2019 Drag Show Bingo: A Charity Event and Talk on Personal Branding
    Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Late Call for Entries Deadline and Drop Off: American Advertising Awards
    Tuesday, January 08, 2019 Early Call for Entries Deadline and Drop Off: American Advertising Awards
    Tuesday, November 13, 2018 The Pitch Winners + 2018 Cannes Film Reel at Dawson
    Thursday, October 25, 2018 MEMBERS ONLY: Marketing Without Any F@%#ing Money
    Friday, October 12, 2018 The Pitch 2018
    Thursday, October 11, 2018 Winning at Sports Marketing
    Thursday, September 27, 2018 Beers With Peers: The Walrus - FREE
    Thursday, September 13, 2018 Living in Sin: Data Science & Creativity
    Tuesday, August 07, 2018 MEMBERS ONLY EVENT: Not All Video is Created Equally
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    Friday, May 18, 2018 SOLD OUT~ Annual Meeting: Silver Medal Luncheon
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    Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Beers with your Peers: The Walrus
    Tuesday, November 14, 2017 2017 Cannes Film Reel at Dawson
    Friday, November 03, 2017 AAF Columbus: The Pitch
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    Thursday, September 14, 2017 Creating Virtual Reality Experiences at Resource/Ammirati, An IBM Company
    Thursday, July 27, 2017 Rooftop AdFun
    Friday, May 19, 2017 2017 Silver Medal Luncheon
    Thursday, April 27, 2017 Industry Night: How Data is Shaping Advertising
    Thursday, March 09, 2017 2016 American Advertising Awards Show
    Wednesday, February 08, 2017 2017 The Big Game Ad Review
    Friday, January 20, 2017 Perspectives on Programmatic Video
    Thursday, January 12, 2017 ADDY Entry Late Drop-Off
    Friday, January 06, 2017 ADDY Entry Early Drop-Off
    Wednesday, December 07, 2016 2016 Holiday Happy Hour
    Wednesday, November 09, 2016 2016 Cannes Film Reel at Dawson
    Thursday, October 27, 2016 The Making and Marketing of 'Rejected Princesses'
    Friday, September 16, 2016 2016 September Luncheon with Barry Chandler
    Thursday, August 25, 2016 August 2016 AdFun at Post House
    Thursday, July 28, 2016 July 2016 AdFun at Square One Salon
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