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Impact Days 2024

5–7 Jun 2024 | Vienna, Austria

Marc Mertens

Founder at A Hundred Years

A Hundred Years

Los Angeles, United States

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About me

Marc Mertens is the CEO and Founder of A Hundred Years, a creative consultancy that leverages the power of purpose to help organizations realize their highest potential. In recent years, A Hundred Years led the purpose-driven transformation at Mattel, reinvented digital education with TED-Ed, and influenced a global network to effect change with The Rockefeller Foundation. Since starting A Hundred Years, Marc has been committed to creating experiences that inspire people to action and driving large-scale change.

Marc’s background in commercial advertising with brands like Sony and Red Bull and live event production for Santa Monica’s immersive art experience Glow informs his interest and ability to work across science, arts and culture, and consumer brands. He and his team have won numerous awards for their work in strategy, branding, and technology, including eight Webby Awards, twelve W3 Awards, nine Communicator Awards, three Summit Awards, and two Davey Awards. They have also been recognized as a creative force by Forbes and Entrepreneur.

In addition to guiding clients through purpose-led transformation, campaigns, and experiences, Marc teaches design thinking and design for impact at UCLA and has spoken on innovation and design thinking at TEDx Phoenix, TEDActive, the National Art Education Convention, and the Museum Next Conference. He is a partner in Bruce Mau’s Massive Change Network.

My organisation

A Hundred Years

A Hundred Years is a creative consultancy that leverages the power of purpose to help organizations realize their highest potential. We are a global team of strategists, designers, storytellers, technologists, and changemakers who love rolling up our sleeves to bring an organization’s purpose to life and inspire people into action for a better tomorrow.

We partner with leading corporations, social enterprises, philanthropic organizations, government agencies, and entrepreneurs to develop transformative initiatives. Whether we’re designing a digital product, brand, or business model, we’re always solving for the long-term to achieve greater impact today.

Speaker sessions (2)

Thursday 6 June 2024

13:00 - 14:15

Rewilding our heart and our mind

Format:In-personLocation:(OUTDOOR) Hofburg - Volksgarten Track:Breakout Session
  • Leadership

Outdoor Session in Burggarten: Experience a few chapters of nature’s own magic guidebook to a kind of leadership that future generations will be grateful for. Meeting point at the Kaiser Franz Joseph statue by the stairs.

17:30 - 18:30

Together in Impact - Ideas worth sharing

Format:In-personLocation:Hofburg - ZeremoniensaalTrack:Plenary Session
  • Leadership
  • Collaboration

An interactive workshop that will support you in identifying, developing and ultimately sharing your most impactful ideas, following the TED methodology.