General Creative Director, Brandy Creativity&Technology, Costa Rica
Alan Calderón is the Chief Creative Officer at Brandy Creativity & Technology. He is one of the most awarded Bolivian creatives in his country’s history.
He has over 15 years of experience working in different Latin American markets. He has worked in Bolivia, Argentina, Peru, and Costa Rica at agencies such as JWT, DDB, MCCANN, Wunderman Thompson.
Throughout his career, he has won over 180 awards at the world's most prestigious festivals, including: Cannes Lions, D&AD, ONE SHOW, LIA, Clio, El Sol, New York Festival, Epica Awards, Tambuli Awards, Ads Star, El Ojo de Iberoamérica, Effie Latin America, Effie Costa Rica, Effie Peru, White Square, Open TV Awards, FEPI, FIAP, WINA, LUmm Awards, and many more.
He has also served as a jury member in several festivals, such as New York Festival, FEPI, TOTEM, WINA, Ojo de Iberoamérica, FIAP, Ads Star, EFFIE AWARDS (Latin America, Costa Rica, and Peru), White Square, Luum Awards, among others.
In 2022, he was ranked as the 3rd best creative director in the world in the WINA Festival ranking for independent agencies. This year, he was also named one of the 100 most influential creative minds in the world according to the Symbol Awards.
Additionally, Alan is a professor at the Escuela Superior de Creativos Publicitarios and a speaker at various international events.