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