Cheong, Thomas, Harano to chair at Spikes Asia 2012

Eugene Cheong, chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific, who will chair the Craft Jury, has over 30 years' experience in advertising working across both Europe and Asia. He has worked on the biggest brands in every product category: BMW, Guinness, American Express, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Kimberly-Clarke, Johnson & Johnson, Singtel, Microsoft, The Economist, to name but a few. He is also the man behind some of Singapore's most awarded advertising like East Timor Tourism, Hospice Council and the God campaign.

Chris Thomas, chairman & CEO of BBDO Asia, Middle East & Africa and Chairman of Proximity Worldwide will lead the new Creative Effectiveness category. Chris entered the advertising business at Dorlands in 1984 following which he worked at Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, Ammirati Puris Lintas and Lowe Lintas.

Morihiro Harano, creative director, founder and CEO of Party, Tokyo, named Digital & Mobile Jury president, is a multi-talented creative director with stellar achievements not only in advertising but in new business development, strategy, product design and media initiatives.

Delegate registration for Spikes Asia is now open, with anyone registering before 1 August benefiting from the early bird rate. For further information on the Festival and how to register, visit www.spikes.asia.

Key 2012 dates

Delegate Registration: Open
Entries: Open
Entries deadline: 20 July 2012
Delegate early bird registration ends: 1 August 2012
Festival dates: 16-18 September 2012