Honors Night 2025
Every year our Honors Night gala recognizes the organizations and individuals for their accomplishments in the industry and for their support of the AEF’s mission of educating and inspiring young talent. Dinner proceeds help fulfill AEF’s educational initiatives for professors and students and contribute to building the next generation of talent.

The gala event will take place Monday, September 29 at The Pierre in NYC.
6:00pm – Cocktails
7:00pm – Dinner and presentations
Marketer Award
JPMorganChase
Accepted by: Carla Hassan
Chief Marketing Officer, JPMorganChase
Inspire Award
Andrea Brimmer
Chief Marketing and PR Officer
Ally
Lifetime Achievement Award
Bill Koenigsberg
Founder & CEO
Horizon Media
Agency Award
Stagwell
Accepted by: Mark Penn
Chairman and CEO
Media Award
TikTok
Accepted by: Sofia Hernandez
Global Head of Business Marketing + Commercial Partnerships
AEF will also celebrate 10 Talent Champions who collaborate with peers and academia to inspire top students to pursue careers in marketing and advertising while strengthening industry talent from entry-level on up.

