Approximately 350 people have signed up for the DC Ad Club's Advertising Week 2008, which begins Sept 15. Jim Donald, the former CEO of Starbucks, has been added to the long list of speakers. Advertising Week 2008 features:
· Steve Forbes, president/CEO, Forbes
· Tim Ellis, VP/marketing, Volkswagen NA
· Chris Matthews, "Hardball", MSNBC
· David Gregory, NBC Sr. White House correspondent
· Nancy Hill, president/CEO, AAAA
· Robert Wong, Executive Creative Director, Google
· Kathleen Matthews, EVP Global Communications, Marriott
· James Surowiecki, journalist, The New Yorker
· Mark French, SVP/General Manager, NBC-Universal
· Scott Levine, VP, Platform A, AOL
· Tom Arrix, VP Sales, Facebook
· Marian Salzman, CMO, Porter Novelli
· Tim Kenyon, Sr. Market Analyst, GfK Roper
· Stuart Elliott, advertising columnist, New York Time