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