Valery Volodin

Creative Director, Aitys Advertising (Vostok Group), Kazakhstan

Valery Volodin is the Creative Director at Aitys Advertising (Vostok Group), with over 15 years of experience in the advertising industry. Previously, he led creative teams and developed projects at leading agencies in Kazakhstan, including Cheil Kazakhstan, Havas Worldwide Kazakhstan, Openeyes DDB, and GForce Grey.

Throughout his career, Valery has developed creative concepts and strategies for major international and local brands, including Visa, Mondelēz, P&G, Samsung, Nestlé, L’Oréal, Kärcher, and Tele2. His projects have been recognized with awards from the White Square, Ad Black Sea, Red Jolbors, AdForum PHNX, and MadStars festivals, as well as features in Lürzer’s Archive and Adsoftheworld.

Valery has served on the judging panels for the international AdForum PHNX and E+ Awards competitions. He is also an active speaker at industry events, such as the Regional Advertising Forum and the Kazakhstan Marketing Conference, where he shares his expertise in strategic creativity and the integration of artificial intelligence into business processes.