Juries named for 2015 Dubai LynxDUBAI, UAE: The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity has announced the 48 individuals who will join the jury presidents in judging entries into the Dubai Lynx Awards. The Festival, running from 8-10 March 2015, is the leading competition for creative communications excellence in the Middle East and North Africa and concludes with the Dubai Lynx Awards on 11 March. CEO of Lions Festivals, Philip Thomas, speaking on the jury line-up, says, "Dubai Lynx is continuously evolving and we are delighted to present a truly global panel of experts with such experience in their respective fields. The MENA region is producing fantastic work and these jurors will be at the forefront in awarding the best creative communication in the region, setting a benchmark for future work." Film, Print, Outdoor & Radio Jury and Print Craft Jury
Adam Tucker, Creative Director, Leo Burnett, UK Can Faga, Chief Creative Officer, Lowe and Partners, Turkey Cheryl Van Ooyen, Managing Director, Executive Creative Director, mcgarrybowen, US Fran Luckin, Executive Creative Director, Quirk, South Africa Kurt Georg Dieckert, Creative Director and Founder, dieckertschmidt, Germany Wain Choi, Global Executive Director, VP, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea Direct, Promo & Activation, Interactive and Mobile Jury
Alasdhair Macgregor Hastie, Chief Creative Officer, BEING, France Grant Hunter, Regional Executive Creative Director, iris worldwide, APAC/EMEA Guan Hin Tay, Regional Executive Creative Director, S. E. Asia and Lux, Global ECD, JWT, Singapore Marc Landsberg, CEO, SOCIALDEVIANT, US Rogier Vijverberg, Executive Creative Director/Founder, SuperHeros Amsterdam, The Netherlands Yutaro Kojima, Creative Strategist, Facebook, UK Media Jury
Ana Carrapichano, Group Managing Director, Mediology, South Africa David Moynihan, Head of Client Strategy - EMEA, MediaCom, UK Liv Sandberg, Senior Client Service Director, Starcom, Sweden Miriam Sijmonsbergen, Strategy Director, OMD, The Netherlands Natalie L'Hoir, Managing Director, UM, Belgium Nicoleta Padure, Managing Partner, Media Concept Store, Romania Design Jury
Collette Wasielewski, Head of Design, FCB Johannesburg, South Africa Gilles Deleris, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, W, France John Lagerqvist, Creative Director, Family Business, Sweden Luciano Deos, President & Chief Executive Officer, GAD Design, Brazil Pedro Miguel Pires, Creative Director, Ivity Brand Corp, Portugal Sophie Lutman, Creative Director, Lambie-Nairn, UK PR Jury
Brett Carrey, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Mitchell Communications Group, US Cecile Missildine, Regional Director, EMEA, Text100, France Dirk Popp, Chief Executive Officer, Ketchum Pleon, Germany Joel Bearden, Director, Consumer Brands, Edelman, The Netherlands Katarzyna Kaminska, Chief Operating Officer, Havas PR, Poland Verene Gaillard, Member of the Board, Senior Consultant, cR Kommunikation, Switzerland Branded Content & Entertainment Jury
Eric Schoeffler, Chief Creative Director, DDB Group, Germany John Godsey, Executive Creative Director, VML, US Kerry Doyle, SVP, Global Content Director, The Story Lab, Global (US) Prashant Kumar, President, Asia World Markets, IPG Mediabrands, Asia Pacific Wain Choi, Global Executive Director, VP, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea Film Craft Jury
Adam Tucker, Creative Director, Leo Burnett, UK Can Faga, Chief Creative Officer, Lowe and Partners, Turkey Guan Hin Tay, Regional Executive Creative Director, S.E. Asia and Lux, Global ECD, JWT, Singapore James Cunningham, Executive Producer, Stink, US Sybrig Andringa, Executive Producer, CZAR, The Netherlands Violeta Daubariene, Producer, Artbox, Lithuania Integrated Jury
Ann Maes, Managing Director, Ogilvy Public Relations, Belgium Ije Nwokorie, Global Chief Executive Officer, Wolff Olins, Global Joyce King Thomas, Chairman, Chief Creative Officer, McCann XBC, Global Mike Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Havas Media Group, Australia Kurt Georg Dieckert, Creative Director and Founder, dieckertschmidt, Germany Grant Hunter, Regional Executive Creative Director, iris worldwide, APAC/EMEA The jury members will discuss and evaluate entries to the competition throughout the Festival with the winners honoured at the Dubai Lynx Awards on 11 March. The competition is currently open for entry and submissions will be accepted until 5 February 2015. For more information, go to www.dubailynx.com. |