DAM Australia 2026

Justin Ricketts is Global Chief Transformation Officer at WPP Production, where he is leading the transformation of one of the world's largest content organisations: close to 10,000 specialists across 38 markets, built on AI-powered infrastructure. His focus is what happens when you amplify great people with intelligent systems rather than replace them with cheaper ones.

Before this role, Justin ran Hogarth in Australia and New Zealand for seven years, scaling the business and embedding a culture that valued craft and performance equally. Earlier in his career he founded and led businesses at the intersection of sport, entertainment and content, negotiating major sponsorship partnerships and building campaigns across cricket, AFL and Formula 1.

He writes regularly on AI, transformation and the future of content operations, and on what sport, chess and the occasional Taylor Swift concert can teach us about building things that connect.