Juan Carlos Chaves is the Creative Vice President of DDB Colombia, the most successful agency in Colombia.

He has over 20 years of experience as a copywriter and creative director at agencies such as Mullen Lowe, Sancho BBDO and DDB. During his career, he has worked with iconic and global brands such as McDonald's, Mercedes-Benz, Unilever, BBVA, Pepsi, Budweiser, Corona, Ab Inbev and others. 

He has been a speaker at El Ojo de Iberoamérica and Fiap, and has given numerous talks at Colombian universities and forums with industry professionals. He has been a juror at Young Lions competitions, Effie, El Ojo, El Sol, NY Festivals, Fiap and Wave. 

Won over 400 awards at festivals such as Cannes Lions, One Show, London, NY Festivals, D&AD, Effie. Over the past year as DDB's Creative Vice President, he and his team have won over 100 awards, making DDB the top agency in the country, second in the region and fifth in the network worldwide.