BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Welcoming members Director level and up\, to join up to 15 Mark eting Leaders in this executive round table discussion.“No one ever bored someone into buying a product.” 
- Malcolm Duffy It’s the age of AI. Every thing’s faster\, smarter\, and more automated.
And yet\, humans haven’t ch anged since we were sitting around fires in caves\, trying to make each ot her laugh. Story still wins. Join advertising creatives\, marketing direct ors and brand managers for an open and direct session on why storytelling and humour still cut through the visual noise\, especially in photography and video. In this seriously funny talk\, award-winning comedian\, photogr apher\, and filmmaker Tony Lombardo breaks down how to build visual jokes that actually make people feel something. Expect sharp thinking\, zero flu ff\, and an uncensored exploration of\, not only joke structure\, but impr ov theatre techniques for the visual medium. Come ready to collaborate and push your ideas past “safe” – safe is boring.Tony Lombardo\, Visual Defib rillatorYou might know a photographer\, but do you know one with three Can adian Comedy Awards and multiple appearances at Just For Laughs? After dec ades of touring with his hit sketch comedy troupe\, Tony brought his comed ic instincts into advertising\, creating images and films that punch viewe rs in the eyeballs and rack up viral views. Working as a photographer\, wr iter\, and director\, Tony is also the Creative Director of Little Blue Le mon Studio\, a full-service photo and video studio in Toronto. He’s come t o embrace the fact that his offbeat comedic style isn’t just different — i t’s his clients’ biggest asset.Please submit your questions and come prepa red to chat. Only 15 spots available. DTEND:20260519T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260502T085348Z DTSTART:20260519T170000Z LOCATION:Ontario\,Canada\,Toronto\,145 Wellington St. W Suite 203 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CMA Café: It’s 2026\, Time to Talk Like a Caveman: The Timeless Pow er of Visual Humor UID:RFCALITEM639132944288299938 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Welcoming me mbers Director level and up\, to join up to 15 Marketing Leaders in this e xecutive round table discussion.

“No one ever bored som eone into buying a product.” 
- Malcolm Duffy It’s the age of AI.

Everything’s faster\, smarter\, and more automated.
And yet\, humans ha ven’t changed since we were sitting around fires in caves\, trying to make each other laugh. Story still wins. Join advertising creatives\, marketin g directors and brand managers for an open and direct session on why story telling and humour still cut through the visual noise\, especially in phot ography and video.

In this seriously funny talk\, award-winning comedian\, photographer\, and filmmaker Tony Lombardo breaks down how to build visual jokes that actually make people feel something. Expect sharp thinking\, zero fluff\, and an uncensored exploration of\, not only joke s tructure\, but improv theatre techniques for the visual medium. Come ready to collaborate and push your ideas past “safe” – safe is boring.

< p>Tony Lombardo\, Visual Defibrillator

You might kn ow a photographer\, but do you know one with three Canadian Comedy Awards and multiple appearances at Just For Laughs? After decades of touring with his hit sketch comedy troupe\, Tony brought his comedic instincts into ad vertising\, creating images and films that punch viewers in the eyeballs a nd rack up viral views. Working as a photographer\, writer\, and director\ , Tony is also the Creative Director of Little Blue Lemon Studio\, a full- service photo and video studio in Toronto. He’s come to embrace the fact t hat his offbeat comedic style isn’t just different — it’s his clients’ big gest asset.

Plea se submit your questions and come prepared to chat. Only 15 spots availabl e.
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