Josephine Wallin Ankarstrand

Josephine Wallin Ankarstrand is Creative Director at NORD DDB, the most awarded agency in the Nordics, where she works with clients such as Telenor, PostNord, UN Women, Volkswagen, Samsung, and Vattenfall.

She has a long career as an Art Director and over ten years of experience as a Creative Director. During her career, she has worked at several of Sweden's leading creative agencies - including Forsman & Bodenfors, King, and Le Bureau. At Le Bureau, she became partner and Creative Director, playing a key role in reshaping the agency's creative portfolio.

Her work has been recognized with awards from Clio, Cresta, D&AD, New York Festivals, Epica, Eurobest, and Cannes Lions. She has also served on juries for Eurobest, Cannes Lions, and New York Festivals.

Josephine studied at Stockholm Art School, pursued advertising studies in Stockholm and at Pace University in New York, and spent several years at Berghs School of Communication.

In addition to her creative work, she is the founder and driving force behind Freja - one of Sweden's largest and most influential networks for women in the advertising industry, which she started seven years ago to empower women in the industry and strengthen the community.