Dörte Spengler-Ahrens

Name: Dörte Spengler-Ahrens
Title: Managing Director, Jung von Matt/ Basis GmbH, Germany

Dörte started her career as an (Junior) Art Director in 1991. In 1996 she became a Creative Director at Jung von Matt. Three years later she started her own company MARIA where she worked as Managing and Creative Director. In 2000 she was offered a position of Managing and Creative Director of Jung von Matt/Spree (Berlin). Today she is Executive Creative Director at Jung von Matt/ basis.
Dörte is one of the most awarded German creatives and has been winning awards in competitions such as Art Directors Club Germany, Clio, Epica, Eurobest, LIAA, The New York Festival, ADC New York, Art Directors Club New York and Cannes Lions Festival.
She is a member of the Art Directors Club Germany since 1999 and its board member since 2002.
She was a host of the ADC BIC 08 (Germany's most relevant event for digital brands and communication) and a jury member in many international and national award shows such as Eurobest (Jury President 2001), Cannes (TV/Cinema 2002), Euro ADC, ADC, Clio, Asia Outdoor Awards, LIAA, The CUP, etc.
Dörte also teaches Miami Ad School Europe and Miami, FH Potsdam.