As 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 ran six competitions between 10-13 March – Design, Digital, Film, Marketers, Media and Print and had over 250 entries.
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 27 March.
Six winning teams will be taking part in the Global Young Lions Competition in Cannes in June.
DESIGN JURY
Emma Hopkins, Creative Strategy Lead, Spotify
Ricardo Porto, Senior Copywriter, AMV BBDO
Frances Docx, Strategy Partner, 20 something
Chessa Williams, Creative Director, Open Health
Russ Wren, Founding Partner, PigWorks
Delfi Ramirez, Chairman of the Bored, Segonquart Studio
Nikki Sulentic, Associate Creative Director, VMLY&R Health
Rohit Sharma, Senior Designer, VCCP / Girl&Bear
Laime Lukosiunaite, Senior Designer, VMLYR Health London
Istvan Bracsok, Chief Creative Officer / Founder Partner, White Rabbit Budapest
Nanda Marth, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness London
Francois Boshoff, Creative Director, Media Bounty
Naresh Subhash, Deputy Creative Director, MadeBrave
Yasmin Afshar, Senior Creative Lead, Oliver Agency
Darren Sital-Singh, Managing Director, Studio PI
Haidara Suleiman, Managing Director & Co-founder, UG AWI Global
Antonio Conte, Creative Studio Director, Oliver
DIGITAL JURY
Beth Manning, Senior Creative, We Are Social
Will Millner, Senior Creative, Dentsu Creative
Sally Owen, Global Digital Lead, Corporate Brand, BAT
Antonio Conte, Creative Studio Director, Oliver
Haidara Suleiman, Managing Director & Co-founder, UG AWI Global
Helen Paton, Associate Product Marketing Manager, Google
Lornette Harley, Account Director, MSL UK
Jorge Pinto, ECD, MullenLowe SSP3
Gareth Holmes, VP EMEA & AOPAC, SeenThis
Kim Allain, Creative Lead, MSL Group / Publicis Groupe
Lucy Rennie, Director of Strategy, Outvertising & distillery
Nikki Sulentic, Associate Creative Director, VMLY&R Health
Patrick Zinga, Automated Media, Data & Martech Lead, Heineken
Frederico Roberto, Creative Director, Publicis.Poke
Christian Monodragon, Associate Creative Director, Conill, Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles
Francois Boshoff, Creative Director, Media Bounty
Will Cardy, Director of Client Services, Platypus Digital
Jacob Knox-Hooke, Operations Director, PHD Media
Fernanda Martins, Strategy Partner, Mindshare Worldwide
Istvan Bracsok, Chief Creative Officer / Founder Partner, White Rabbit Budapest
Ricardo Porto, Senior Copywriter, AMV BBDO
Paula Centeno, Strategy Lead, Sancho BBDO
Anthony Crocker, Head of Commercial Success Strategy, The Telegraph
Delfi Ramirez, Chairman of the Bored, Segonquart Studio
Emma Hopkins, Creative Strategy Lead, Spotify
Grace MacDonald, Head of Business Marketing, Pinterest
Shehan Samarasinha, Chief Strategy Officer, Triad
Rob Ryan, B2B Marketing Lead, UK, TikTok
Yasmin Afshar, Senior Creative Lead, Oliver Agency
Naresh Subhash, Deputy Creative Director, MadeBrave
Tom Bothwell, Senior Creative, Dentsu Creative
Frances Docx, Strategy Partner, 20 something
Claire Kimber, Head of Creativity 7 Innovation, OMD UK
Tori Barley, Agency Group Head, Good-Loop
FILM JURY
Adam Hallows, Creative copywriter, VCCP Health
Jorge Pinto, ECD, MullenLowe SSP3
Zack Gardner, Senior Copywriter, Collective
David Morgan, Executive Producer, What’s Possible Group
Francois Boshoff, Creative Director, Media Bounty
Lucy Rennie, Director of Strategy, Outvertising & distillery
Oliver Lester, Senior Marketing Manager, Direct Line Group
Claire Barker, Group Creative Director, DRUM OMG
Nikki Sulentic, Associate Creative Director, VMLY&R Health
Ali Dickinson, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi
Rupert Rixon, Managing Director / Founder, Perspective Pictures
Christian Monodragon, Associate Creative Director, Conill, Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles
Tom Wordley, SVP Creative Director, 21Grams
Emily Rule, Head of Strategy, Wunderman Thompson
Sarah Drummond, Executive Producer / Managing Director, LS Productions
Dougal Meese, Executive Producer, The Mill
Ricardo Porto, Senior Copywriter, AMV BBDO
Roz Lawson, Senior Producer, VMLY&R
Matt Lee, Executive Creative Director, M&C Saatchi
Istvan Bracsok, Chief Creative Officer / Founder Partner, White Rabbit Budapest
Chloe Davies, Head of Social Impact, Lucky Generals
Will Millner, Senior Creative, Dentsu Creative
Kim Allain, Creative Lead, MSL Group / Publicis Groupe
Jamie Walker, Managing Director, Pulse Films
Tudor Feraru, ACD/Creative Lead, 1000heads
Pete Chambers, Executive Producer, Mad Cow Films
Louise Gagen, Managing Director, Feel Films
Khalid Latif, Executive Creative Director, VMLY&R Health
Tom Bothwell, Senior Creative, Dentsu Creative
MARKETERS JURY
Andreea Sapunaru, Global Marketing Director, Unilever
Maneesh Kaushik, Senior Director Insights Europe, PepsiCo
Ricky Ray Butler, CEO, BENlabs
Grace MacDonald, Head of Business Marketing, Pinterest
Yasmin Afshar, Senior Creative Lead, Oliver Agency
Jonathan Lee, Creative Director, Havas People
Clive Mishon, Director, Alliance of Independent Agencies
Sally Owen, Global Digital Lead, Corporate Brand, BAT
Isobel Sita Lumsden, Head of B2B Marketing, Europe & Israel, TikTok
Will Cardy, Director of Client Services, Platypus Digital
Frances Docx, Strategy Partner, 20 something
Rachel Patel, Account Director, TBWA/London
Melanie Chevalier, CEO, Creative Culture
Emma Botton, CMO, Tesco
Elizabeth Anyaegbuna, Co-founder, Sixteenbynine
Lucy Rennie, Director of Strategy, Outvertising & distillery
Electra Klidaki, Brand Strategist, Strategy Girl
Anastasia Brand, Managing Director, Tag
Richard Atkinson-Toal, Brand & Marketing Director, Barclaycard
Sajid Mahbub, Chief Operating Officer, Bangladesh Brand Forum
Oliver Lester, Senior Marketing Manager, Direct Line Group
Kim Allain, Creative Lead, MSL Group / Publicis Groupe
Lornette Harley, Account Director, MSL UK
Gemma Redgrave, Global Marketing Director, AKQA
Patrick Zinga, Automated Media, Data & Martech Lead, Heineken
Kate Narbrough, Group Marketing and Communications Director, Nomad Foods
Paula Centeno, Strategy Lead, Sancho BBDO
Chloe Davies, Head of Social Impact, Lucky Generals
Rupert Rixon, Managing Director / Founder, Perspective Pictures
Olya Dyachuk, Data Driven Media Director, Heineken
Joanna Lawrence, EVP, Global Agency Development, Havas Media Group
Calvin Lau, GTM Marketing Lead, Intrinsic Innovation Inc (Alphabet)
MEDIA JURY
Bettina Traurig, Head of Paid Social, Zenith UK
Helen Barber, Head of Comms Planning (Strategy), OMD UK
Claire Barker, Group Creative Director, DRUM OMG
Darren Sital-Singh, Managing Director, Studio PI
Kate Bradbury, Deputy Managing Director, Wavemaker
Lornette Harley, Account Director, MSL UK
Christian Monodragon, Associate Creative Director, Conill, Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles
Jamie Dunlop, Managing Partner, Total Media
Pedro Martins, Chief Growth Officer, Total Media
Guy Edwards, Managing Partner, Zenith
Stefan Schoombee, Media Experiences (MX) Partner, Havas Media Group
Emma Botton, CMO, Tesco
Rhian Feather, Head of Media Planning, OMD UK
Laurence Green, Advertising Columnist, The Media Leader
Jess Talbot, Comms Design Director, Initiative
Jack Bellamy, Group Strategy Director, Initiative
Elizabeth Anyaegbuna, Co-founder, Sixteenbynine
Rebecca Hughes, Strategy Partner, Havas Media Group
Olya Dyachuk, Data Driven Media Director, Heineken
Nicola Daniels, Strategy Director, UM
Grace MacDonald, Head of Business Marketing, Pinterest
Frederico Roberto, Creative Director, Publicis.Poke
Alissa Voutova, Comms Design Director, Initiative
Kate MacKenzie, Marketing Communications Lead, Europe & Israel, TikTok
Fernanda Martins, Strategy Partner, Mindshare Worldwide
Chloe Davies, Head of Social Impact, Lucky Generals
Ricardo Porto, Senior Copywriter, AMV BBDO
Kashif Dalvi, Strategy Director, Assembly Global
Tori Barley, Agency Group Head, Good-Loop
Beth Manning, Senior Creative, We Are Social
Paula Centeno, Strategy Lead, Sancho BBDO
Rachael Lake, Executive Director, Strategy & Planning, mSix
Filipe Rodrigues, Head of Digital & Innovation, Arena Media
Gonzalo Pazos, Creative Director, Fahrenheit DDB
Anastasia Brand, Managing Director, Tag
Rupert Rixon, Managing Director / Founder, Perspective Pictures
Tim Payne, Group Strategy Director / Sustainability Lead, Zenith Media UK
Leandro Bechara, Senior Art Director, TBWA/Lew Lara
Joanna Lawrence, EVP, Global Agency Development, Havas Media Group
Patrick Zinga, Automated Media, Data & Martech Lead, Heineken
Louise Gagen, Managing Director, Feel Films
Jacob Knox-Hooke, Operations Director, PHD Media
Ann Wixley, ECD, Wavemaker UK
Dan Jannings, Client Lead, Wavemaker
Eleanor Mitchell, Planning Partner, Dentsu X
Katy Sharpe, Managing Director, Guerillascope
Nanda Marth, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness London
Anthony Crocker, Head of Commercial Success Strategy, The Telegraph
Haidara Suleiman, Managing Director & Co-founder, UG AWI Global
Bethan Crockett, Legal Counsel, GroupM UK
Kim Allain, Creative Lead, MSL Group / Publicis Groupe
PRINT JURY
Ferju Cuevas, CCO / Founder, 1947
Istvan Bracsok, Chief Creative Officer / Founder Partner, White Rabbit Budapest
Mickey Shu-Ting Chan, Senior Art Director, ACNE London
Marcelo Andrade, Senior Creative Art Director, Binder
Jonathan Lee, Creative Director, Havas People
Nikki Sulentic, Associate Creative Director, VMLY&R Health
Ali Dickinson, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi
Ferju Cuevas, CCO / Founder, 1947
Chessa Williams, Creative Director, Open Health
Tom Wordley, SVP Creative Director, 21Grams
Matt Lee, Executive Creative Director, M&C Saatchi
Shehan Samarasinha, Chief Strategy Officer, Triad
Frances Docx, Strategy Partner, 20 something
Will Millner, Senior Creative, Dentsu Creative
Zack Gardner, Senior Copywriter, Collective
Tom Bothwell, Senior Creative, Dentsu Creative
Lucy Rennie, Director of Strategy, Outvertising & distillery
Oliver Lester, Senior Marketing Manager, Direct Line Group
Ciaran Watkins, Senior Copywriter, VMLY&R Health London
Ricardo Porto, Senior Copywriter, AMV BBDO
Naresh Subhash, Deputy Creative Director, MadeBrave
Darren Sital-Singh, Managing Director, Studio PI
Jamie Dunlop, Managing Partner, Total Media
Russ Wren, Founding Partner, PigWorks
Antonio Conte, Creative Studio Director, Oliver
Francois Boshoff, Creative Director, Media Bounty
Khalid Latif, Executive Creative Director, VMLY&R Health
