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SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL // Felipe Silva is co-founder of GANA, the first Brazilian advertising agency with an all-black team. He has 15 years of experience as a Copywriter and Creative Director, being recognized in awards such as Cannes Lions, Effie Awards, El Ojo, among others.

He was a jury member for the Andy Awards, The One Show, Cyclops Awards, Effie Awards and Cannes Lions.

He was chosen as one of the personalities speaking for diversity in Spotify's global project "Outside Voices". Awarded "Creative Director of the Year" in a survey conducted with more than 100 market leaders by the Brazilian publication PropMark and nominated as a finalist for the Caboré Award (the most important award for advertisers in Brazil) in the 'Creative of the Year' category. He is also the founder of "Escola Rua", a school of creativity aimed at young people from the periphery of Brazil and a TEDx Speaker.