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