NYF International Advertising Awards: 2012 Executive Jury appointments, next round

The next round of Executive Jury members includes:

• Lisa Bennett, chief creative officer, North American Creative Chair, DDB, USA
  
• Rob Feakins, chief creative officer/president, Publicis, USA
  
• Marty Orzio, chief creative officer, Gotham, USA
  
• Santosh Padhi, chief creative officer/co-founder, Taproot, India
  
• Martin Pross, chief creative officer, Scholz & Friends, Germany
  
• Robert Rasmussen, chief creative officer, Tribal DDB, USA
  
• Hugo Rodrigues, chief operating officer/chief creative officer, Publicis, Brazil
  
• Conway Williamson, chief creative officer, Saatchi & Saatchi, USA

Additional Executive Jury appointments will be announced soon.

Donald Gunn, founder of the The Gunn Report, reprises his role as moderator of the 2012 Executive Jury, and will be joined by Michael Conrad, President of the Berlin School of Creative Leadership. Gunn and Conrad's roles as moderators will be to guide the jury on its path to select of the World's Best Advertising™.

The Executive Jury will evaluate every shortlisted entry selected by the online Grand Jury. The Grand Jury comprises 300 international creative directors, reputedly making it the most diverse jury of any advertising competition in the world. They will select the ads that earn a place on the shortlist from the first two rounds of judging.

The two-day New York Show begins on 2 May, and will feature creative panel discussions, keynote speakers, networking events, the 2012 Executive Jury Press Conference, exhibits, and the 3 May NYF International Advertising Awards ceremony. All New York Show events and the 2012 awards gala will take place at the landmark New York Public Library Beaux-Arts building located at 455 Fifth Avenue, at 40th Street.

New York Festivals International Advertising Awards receives entries from 70 countries, recognising work in all media in the following competitions: Art/Technique + Technology, Avant-Garde, Collateral, Commercials, Design, Interactive, Hispanic USA Advertising, Integrated Mixed Media, Marketing Effectiveness, New Commercial Director of the Year, Outdoor/Out of Home, Print, Public Relations/Brand Communications, Public Service Announcements, and Student.

The NYF International Advertising Awards final deadline is 27 January 2012. For more information, or to enter go to: http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/main.php?p=2,10

All winning entries in the New York Festivals International Advertising Awards competition will be featured at: www.newyorkfestivals.com.

Press inquiries should be directed to Gayle Mandel: moc.slavitsefkroywen@lednamg. Ph: 1 212 643 4800.

For more information, go to www.newyorkfestivals.com.