Festival of Media Global: First agency judges announced

Now in its 5th year, the 2013 Awards is set to be the biggest yet.
Benjamin Jankowski, group head, global media, MasterCard is this year's chair of the jury and will be joined by some of the most influential media agency heads including:
Mauricio Sabogal, worldwide chief executive, BPN
Ghayath Sioufi, COO at Digitall, integrated creative digital Solutions MENA, Digitall
Esteban Calvo, chief executive, Havas
Stephanie Hill, SVP, director, strategic planning, Initiative
Léonie Koning, managing director, The Netherlands, Initiative
Shashi Sinha, chief executive officer, India, IPG Mediabrands
Wayne Fan, MD, Isobar
Chris Clarke, chief creative officer, LBi
Graham Hodge, head of branded content, LBi
Pele Cortizo-Burgess, global director of integrated planning, MEC
Paul Remitz, CEO, Germany, MediaCom
Ruben Søgaard, CEO, Norway, MediaCom
Jed Glanvill, EMEA regional leader & chairman UK, Mindshare
Richard Dunmall, global CEO, Naked Communications
Steve Blakeman, chief executive officer, APAC, OMD
Julian Porras, chief executive officer, LATAM, Omnicom Media Group
Paul Wright, chief digital officer, Omnicom Media Group
Steve Williams, president, US, PHD
Tony Effik, managing director, media & connections, R/GA
John Antoniades, CEO, MENA, Starcom
Benjamin Gómez, CEO Mexico & Adina, Starcom
John Sheehy, president of global operations, Starcom
John Sintras, chief executive, Australia, Starcom
Scott Holmes, creative director, EMEA, UM
Lawrence Teherani-Ami, global media director, W+K
Andre Zimmerman, general director, Z+
Alexis Thanasoulas, managing partner, regional director LatAm, ZenithOptimedia
Judges from brand advertisers were announced last week and include AB Inbev, Accor, Avon, Colgate-Palmolive, Danone, du Telecoms, Intel, MasterCard & Nestlé. For a full list of the confirmed judges please click here.
The Awards are open to everyone involved in advertising, showcasing the creativity and innovation that is at the very heart of effective media communications.
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Final entry deadline is Friday 15 February 2013
Key dates:
Final entry deadline:
15 February 2013
Awards Ceremony:
30 April 2013
Awards queries
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