On Wednesday, October 15, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz stopped by the High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media on the Canarsie High School campus—the school he championed and whose creation he helped guide and support—to introduce Byron Lewis, Chairman & CEO of UniWorld Group and launch a speakers series of top advertising professionals who will address the more than 80 students in the inaugural freshman class.

The opening of the school last month fulfilled a longtime goal of BP Markowitz to provide specialized instruction to students pursuing careers in the advertising industry, especially minorities who currently represent only a small fraction of the advertising field.