Advertising Week New York (AWNY) 2025 returned to Manhattan with unmistakable energy. More than 20,000 attendees packed into the reimagined Penn District, navigating 550+ sessions, 1,200 speakers, and dozens of activations spread across Manhattan. The scale underscored the industry’s enduring appetite for in-person connection. But beneath the buzz was a sense that marketing’s next era will demand more focus, more intention, and more accountability than ever before.
