As the UK Representative for Cannes Lions, we’re looking to find the very best young creative talent to compete on behalf of the UK against other young advertising professionals from around the world. We are running six competitions between 28 Feb-3 March – Design, Digital, Film, Marketers, Media and Print.
We are delighted to have recruited a fantastic cohort of industry professionals to judge the work. Please find their details below. The winning teams will be announced w/c 17 March.
The six winning teams will be taking part in the Global Young Lions Competition in Cannes in June.
DESIGN JUDGES
Alex Collares, Creative Director, Ogilvy
Rohit Sharma, Senior Designer, VCCP
Sergio Jara, Senior Art Director, MRM New York / McCann Worldgroup
Patricia Montoya, Account Director, Humans Peru
Normurod Khasanov, Marketer/Branding & Design expert, ADMIRE
Nanda Marth, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness UK
Leonardo Gomez, Creative Director, Humans Peru
Jenni Smit, Head of Design, We Are Social
Dani Wolf, Creative Director, BADBERRIES
Sarah Pascoe, Senior Consultant – Stills, Claire Randall Consulting
Damiano Polcaro, Creative Director, mixed up makes better
Patrick Rossa, Senior Art Director, Le Pub
Stephanie Quinn, Senior Designer, VML Health
Akil Benjamin, Managing Director, DOES
Rudy Camones, Head of Art, Fahrenheit DDB
Calvin Lau, GTM Marketing Lead, Intrinsic Innovation Inc (Alphabet)
Juan Manuel Prieto Moreno, Creative Director, VML
Stalin Segovia, Creative Director, 360
Marcelo Andrade, Creative Supervisor AC, Binder
Tatiana Rodrigues, Creative Senior Art Director, Binder
Russ Wren, Founding Partner, PigWorks
Kathryn Brooker, Senior Designer, ASG Comms
DIGITAL JUDGES
Harry Simpson, Trading Director, Mail Metro Media
Amy Brown, Senior Commercial and Agency Partner, Hearst
Alex Smith, Senior Copywriter, McCann
Oliver Easthope, Senior Creative – Copywriter, RAPP
Juance Mendoza, Chief Creative Director, Amperson Agency
Vanessa Vidad, Inclusion Co-Lead, ISBA
Lucy Rennie, Director, Outvertising
Samira Rafi, Executive Creative Director, Boomerang Communication
Natalie Allen, Account Director, Battenhall
Camilo Garzon Rengifo, Creative Director, Monks Mexico
Nick Stevens, Digital Investment Director, Mail Metro Media
Jenni Smit, Head of Design, We Are Social
Marko Johns, Managing Director & Head of Agency, International, Seedtag
Adam Hallows, Creative Copywriter, VCCP
Elsa Demain-Griffiths, Director, Digital Sales & Innovation, Telegraph Media Group
Stephanie Quinn, Senior Designer, VML Health
Fernanda Martins, Strategy Lead, Publicis
Catherine Chappell, Managing Partner, Performance, Mediahub UK
Amna Mishal, Director – Head of Brand, easypaisa Digital bank
Gustavo Nardini, Creative Director, McCann Paris
Leonardo Gomez, Creative Director, Humans Peru
Normurod Khasanov, Marketer, Design Director, CEO and Founder, “ADMIRE” LLC
Samira Brophy, Senior Director, Ipsos
Beth Horn, Managing Director UK, Pinterest
Stalin Segovia, Creative Director, 360
Patrick Rossa, Senior Art Director, LePub
Evelyn Oluwole, Senior Sales Director, WeTransfer
Christian Mondragon, Senior Creative, Casanova / McCann
Carl W. Jones, Snr Lecturer in Film, Former Creative Director, University of Westminster
Claire Higginson, Creative Director, Freelance
Eduardo Chiriboga, Creative Director, ECHO+
Rhian Feather, Head of Media Planning, OMD UK
Fred Corazza, Senior Art Director, McCann
Rudy Camones, Creative Director, VML
Calvin Lau, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Google
Patricia Montoya, Account Director, Humans Peru
Hossein Houssaini, Founder, Ho/Pe Advisory
Sarah Weiss, Creative Strategy Lead, Snapchat
FILM JUDGES
Patrick Rossa, Senior Art Director, Le Pub
Patricia Montoya, Account Director, Humans Peru
Carl W. Jones, Snr Lecturer in Film, Former Creative Director, University of Westminster
Samira Brophy, Senior Director, Ipsos
Dan Keefe, Head of We Are Social Studios, We Are Social
Rudy Camones, Creative Director, VML
Sasha Nixon, MD, Forever Pictures
Samira Rafi, Executive Creative Director, Boomerang Communication
Leonardo Gomez, Creative Director, Humans Peru
Adam Hallows, Creative Copywriter, VCCP
Claire Leaver, Head of Talent & Sales, Knucklehead
Gustavo Nardini, Creative Director, McCann Paris
Iain Hunter, ACD, Saatchi Wellness London
George Owen, Founder/Creative Director, ITCH Media
Normurod Khasanov, Marketer, Design Director, CEO and Founder, “ADMIRE” LLC
Calvin Lau, GTM Marketing Lead, Intrinsic Innovation Inc (Alphabet)
Vanessa Vidad, Inclusion Co-Lead, ISBA
Nikki Sulentic, Associate Creative Director, VML Health
Joyce Kremer, Senior Creative, Freelance
Delfi Ramirez Ruiz, Owner/One-Man-Meat, Segonquart Studio
Alex Collares, Creative Director, Ogilvy
Molly Rajanathan, Agency Partner, Meta
Alex Collares, Creative Director, Ogilvy
Bianca Richards, Senior Art Director, VCCP Health
Palak Kapadia, Copywriter, Amazon Brand Innovation Lab NYC
Claire Randall, CEO and Founder, Claire Randall Consulting
Zack Gardner, Senior Copywriter, Tech and Soul
Oliver Easthope, Senior Creative – Copywriter, RAPP
Lucy Rennie, Director, Outvertising
Jenni Smit, Head of Design, We Are Social
Alex Cowley, Head of Production, Neverland
Christian Mondragon, Senior Creative, Casanova / McCann
Gabriel Lepesteur, Creative Director, 180 Global
Emmanuel Kwakye, Creative Strategist, Meta
Carl W. Jones, Snr Lecturer in Film, Former Creative Director, University of Westminster
Andrew Ebell, Group Executive Creative Director, Magic Mango Group
Amy Coomber, Head of Production, neverland
Claire Higginson, Creative Director, Freelance
Jamie Walker, Managing Director, Pulse Films
MARKETERS JUDGES
Ebony Belonwu, Founder, JGSW LDN
Emmanuel Kwakye, Creative Strategist, Meta
Lucy Rennie, Director, Outvertising
Nate Thompson, Head of Creative, Broadwick Studio
Rachel Moss, Head of Marketing Strategy, Allwyn
Vanessa Vidad, Inclusion Co-Lead, ISBA
Samira Brophy, Senior Director, Ipsos
Gemma Redgrave, Global Marketing Director, AKQA
Rosie Duncan, Communications & Impact, King’s College London
Lashantay Richards, Strategy Director, the7stars
Angie Gola-Ebue, Global VP: Advertising & Partnerships VP @ HER Dating & Founder of Intermediary Media
Harley Ilott, Head of UK Marketing, Snapchat
Normurod Khasanov, Marketer/Branding & Design expert, ADMIRE
Beth Horn, Managing Director UK, Pinterest
Beckii Flint, Director, Co-founder, Pepper Agency
Bianca Richards, Senior Art Director, VCCP Health
Sarah Jones, Director of Planning, Sky Media
Amna Mishal, Director – Head of Brand, easypaisa Digital bank
Tom Trevelyan, Brand Director, neverland
Kate Shigarova, Planning Director, Publicis Media
Zoe Senior, Client Services Director, Claire Randall Consulting
Calvin Lau, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Google
Myreete Stanforth, Head of Growth and Marketing, Global Markets, Ketchum
Nikki Sehgal, General Manager, Media For All
MEDIA JUDGES
Carl W. Jones, Snr Lecturer in Film, Former Creative Director, University of Westminster
Helen Barber, Managing Partner, Joint Head of Strategy, OMD UK
Rachel Moss, Head of Marketing Strategy, Allwyn
Nicola Daniel, Managing Partner Strategy, McCann Central
Caroline Manning, Head of Communications Design, Initiative
Jack Bellamy, Head of Creative Partnerships, VCCP Media
Bettina Traurig, Head of Paid Social, MGOMD
Will Spence, CEO UK & International, Initiative
Beth Horn, Managing Director UK, Pinterest
Sarah Weiss, Creative Strategy Lead, Snapchat
Tim Pritchard, Head of Content and Responsible Media, MG OMD
Rosie Duncan, Communications & Impact, King’s College London
Lashantay Richards, Strategy Director, the7stars
Marko Johns, Managing Director & Head of Agency, International, Seedtag
Jenni Smit, Head of Design, We Are Social
Harry Simpson, Trading Director, Mail Metro Media
Priscilla Dolladi, Digital Business Director, Havas Media Network
Chris Herbert-Lo, Strategy Partner, the7stars
Andy Collins, Head of Planning, Wavemaker
Ann Wixley, ECD, Wavemaker UK
Amy Brown, Senior Commercial and Agency Partner, Hearst
Alexandr Ababii, Comms Planning Director, Carat
Guy Edwards, Managing Partner/Network Lead, Publicis Next
Duff Borer, Managing Partner, Spark Foundry
Juan Manuel Prieto Moreno, Creative Director, VML
Juance Mendoza, Chief Creative Director, Amperson Agency
Glenn Iceton, Commercial Director, Future PLC
Rudy Camones, Creative Director, VML
Ben Edwards, Strategy Director, the7stars
Christian Mondragon, Senior Creative, Casanova / McCann
Chris Gilfoy, Chief Strategy Officer, the7stars
Sarah Clarke, Business Director – Data & Strategy, Universal McCann
Ella Britton, Strategy Director and Head of Creative Planning, Total Media
Ewan Killeen, Strategy Director, Initiative
Sarah Jones, Director of Planning, Sky Media
Hossein Houssaini, Founder, Ho/Pe Advisory
Evelyn Oluwole, Senior Sales Director, WeTransfer
Fernanda Martins, Strategy Lead, Publicis
Sabrina Francis, Strategy Partner, the7stars
Supriya Dev-Purkaystha, Head of Media & AdTech Solutions UK, Microsoft Advertising
Patrick Rosa, Senior Art Director, Le Pub
Jessica Treasure, Head of Strategy, Bountiful Cow
Camilo Garzon Rengifo, Creative Director, Monks Mexico
Samira Brophy, Senior Director, Ipsos
Monica Newell, Content & Brand Experience Lead, Wavemaker UK
Gustavo Nardini, Creative Director, McCann Paris
Nikki Sehgal, General Manager, Media For All
Stefan Schoombee, Media Experiences Partner, Havas Media Network
Elsa Demain-Griffiths, Director, Digital Sales & Innovation, Telegraph Media Group
Steve Taylor, Head of Strategy, Mediahub UK
Vanessa Vidad, Inclusion Co-Lead, ISBA
Georgia Styles, Strategy Director, VCCP Media
Natalie Hollands, Client Partner, Clear Channel UK
Nick Stevens, Digital Investment Director, Mail Metro Media
Gina Hamilton, Partnerships Director, The Telegraph
Kate Bradbury, Deputy Managing Director, Wavemaker
Steven Fletcher, Commercial Editorial Director, Mail Metro Media
Jonathan Sanchez, Creative Director, Publimark MullenLowe Costa Rica
Kate Shigarova, Planning Director, Publicis Media
Lauren Fishwick, Planning Director, the7stars
Rachel Coffey, Chief Strategy Officer, Initiative
Sam Jourdan, Strategy Director, EssenceMediacom
Rhian Feather, Head of Media Planning, OMD UK
Sharon Dhillon, Managing Director, IPG Mediabrands / Initiative
PRINT JUDGES
Samira Rafi, Executive Creative Director, Boomerang Communication
Glenn Iceton, Commercial Director, Future PLC
Oliver Easthope, Senior Creative – Copywriter, RAPP
Patrick Rosa, Senior Art Director, Le Pub
Harry Simpson, Trading Director, Mail Metro Media
Bianca Richards, Senior Art Director, VCCP Health
Stephanie Quinn, Senior Designer, VML Health
Andrew Ebell, Group Executive Creative Director, Magic Mango Group
Carlos Rodrigues, Creative Senior Art Director, Binder
Juan Manuel Prieto Moreno, Creative Director, VML
Rosie Duncan, Communications & Impact, King’s College London
Ciaran Watkins, Senior Creative Copywriter, VML Health
Thomas James, Creative, McCann Health London
Alex Collares, Creative Director, Ogilvy
Fred Corazza, Senior Art Director, McCann
Carl W. Jones, Snr Lecturer in Film, Former Creative Director, University of Westminster
Samira Brophy, Senior Director, Ipsos
Patricia Montoya, Account Director, Humans Peru
Amy Brown, Senior Commercial and Agency Partner, Hearst
Russ Wren, Founding Partner, PigWorks
Jim Compton-Hall, Creative Director, Jim Writes Stuff
Adam Hallows, Creative Copywriter, VCCP
Lucy Rennie, Director, Outvertising
Leandro Bechara, Senior Art Director, Grey Brasil
Camilo Garzon Rengifo, Creative Director, Monks Mexico
Rudy Camones, Creative Director, VML
Gina Hamilton, Partnerships Director, The Telegraph
Stalin Segovia, Creative Director, 360
Steven Fletcher, Commercial Editorial Director, Mail Metro Media
Eduardo Chiriboga, Creative Director, ECHO+
Alex Smith, Senior Copywriter, McCann
Tatiana Rodrigues, Creative Senior Art Director, Binder
Zack Gardner, Senior Copywriter, Tech and Soul
Damiano Polcaro, Creative Director, mixed up makes better
Calvin Lau, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Google
Sarah Pascoe, Senior Consultant – Stills, Claire Randall Consulting
Raquel Bubar, Managing Director, T Brand Studio, New York Times
Palak Kapadia, Copywriter, Amazon Brand Innovation Lab NYC
Leonardo Gomez, Creative Director, Humans Peru
Nikki Sulentic, Associate Creative Director, VML Health
Jamie Marshall, ACD, Saatchi Wellness London
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