Andy and Julie Plata, co-CEOs of the OutputLinks Communications Group, will be honored at this year's event. As leaders in the global corporate communications industry field, with combined experience of more than 50 years, the Platas have served as advisors to many of the world's major companies.

The keynote speaker for the evening will be B. Martin Pedersen, an AIGA medalist and owner, publisher and creative director of Graphis. Pedersen was elected into the Art Directors Hall of Fame in 1997 and has a six-decade long career with more than 300 industry awards.

John Lienhard will serve as emcee for the evening. Lienhard, Professor Emeritus in mechanical engineering and history at the University of Houston, is the author and voice behind Engines of Our Ingenuity on National Public Radio.