Ambika Samarthya-Howard is a content producer and account director. She has done art and media projects in Japan, Bollywood, and West Africa, and worked with the BBC Media Action in Nigeria as a broadcast TV Trainer. While her video projects focus on social issues, specifically gender, public health, and child rights, her advertising experience focuses on digital strategy, mobile app development, and scrum methodologies. She currently also serves as co-chair of the South Asian Women's Creative Collective.

At Havas Luxe, Ambika serves as Group Account Director across multiple brands, and works to develop teams that incorporate public relations, partnerships, and media buys. In her previous role as Senior Project Manager at Havas New York, Ambika worked with clients such as Oppenheimer Funds, Atlantic City, and Keurig Green Mountain on large campaigns which included media creation and management, iterative mobile and app development, and e-commerce launches across European and US markets.

For over a decade, Judy Bassaly has dedicated herself to living a life of luxury. Having spent 8 years at Valentino, and almost 4 years at Giorgio Armani, she has amassed a portfolio of representing some of the world’s most recognizable luxury fashion brands. Beginning in 2003, Judy successfully launched and ran the marketing division at Valentino Fashion Group, where she oversaw marketing and events across brand and retail development. In 2011, Judy joined Giorgio Armani Corporation as the Vice President of Trade Marketing, a new division dedicated to supporting all retail and wholesale business units with tactical marketing initiatives. In 2015, Judy joined Qwikword, a new social media platform, to head-up business development.

When not traveling to Italy for fashion week or sitting behind the start-up desk, Judy can be found taking in the best of New York’s art and culinary community.