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