Cannes Lions Announces its 2023 Jury President Line-up

Impact BBDO’s Ali Rez serves as the first Cannes Lions Jury President from the MENA region

 

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the names of the Jury Presidents who will lead juries to award this year’s Lions and set the global benchmark for excellence in creativity.

Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said, “These individuals represent the rich spread of exceptional talent from across the full spectrum of the creative industry. The Cannes Lions Jury Presidents play an essential role in upholding the integrity of the Lions as well as setting the creative benchmark for the global industry. We thank them for their unique perspectives, expertise, and experience for the leadership they will bring to the very important task ahead of them.”

In a first, Impact BBDO’s Ali Rez will serve as Cannes Lions’ first Jury President from the MENA region. Commenting on the appointment, Rez said, “The UAE is a place where creativity thrives, and where we believe nothing is impossible. It is a special honour to represent that very spirit of this inspiring country, and the rich heritage of the Middle East, at Cannes Lions as Jury President. I hope this announcement will pave the way for many more people from the region to lead juries in the future at this most prestigious of awards.”

 

The Cannes Lions 2023 Jury Presidents have been named as:


Brand Experience & Activation Lions:
Ari Weiss, Global Chief Creative Officer, DDB Worldwide, Global


Creative B2B Lions:
Tom Stein, Chairman and Chief Growth Officer, Stein IAS, Global


Creative Business Transformation Lions:
Justin Peyton, Chief Transformation Officer, Wunderman Thompson, APAC


Creative Commerce Lions:
Nancy Crimi-Lamanna, Chief Creative Officer, FCB, Canada


Creative Data Lions:
Samantha Hernández Díaz, Chief Strategy Officer, GUT Mexico City, Mexico


Creative Effectiveness Lions:
Devika Bulchandani, Global CEO, Ogilvy, Global


Creative Strategy Lions:
Amrita Randhawa, CEO, Publicis Groupe, Singapore & Southeast Asia


Design Lions:
Quinnton Harris, Co-founder & CEO, Retrospect, USA


Digital Craft Lions:
Resh Sidhu, Global Director of Arcadia Creative Studio, Snap Inc., Global


Direct Lions:
Chaka Sobhani, Global Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, Global


Entertainment Lions:
Brent Anderson, Global Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Media Arts Lab, Global


Entertainment Lions for Gaming:
Francine Li, Global Head of Marketing, Riot Games, Global


Entertainment Lions for Music:
Danielle Hinde, Owner / Executive Producer, Doomsday Entertainment, USA


Entertainment Lions for Sport:

Rob Doubal, Co-President of McCann London and Joint Chief Creative Officer of McCann UK, McCann London, UK


Film Lions:
Bruno Bertelli, Global CEO of Le Pub, Global Chief Creative Officer of Publicis Worldwide, Chief Creative Officer of Publicis Groupe Italy, Publicis Worldwide, Global


Glass Lions: The Lion for Change:
Tea Uglow, Creative Director, Google, APAC


Health & Wellness Lions:
Mel Routhier, Chief Creative Officer, VMLY&R Chicago, USA


Industry Craft Lions:
Yoshihiro Yagi, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Inc., Japan


Innovation Lions:
Grace Francis, Global Chief Creative and Design Officer, WONGDOODY, Global


Media Lions:
Christian Juhl, Global CEO, GroupM, Global


Mobile Lions:
Shannon Washington, US Chief Creative Officer, Connected Communications, R/GA, USA


Outdoor Lions:
Javier Campopiano, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer at Grey and Global Chief Creative Officer of OpenX From WPP, Grey/OpenX, Global


Pharma Lions:
Joshua Prince, CEO, Professional Group, Omnicom Health Group, Global


PR Lions:

Jo-ann Robertson, CEO, Global Markets, Ketchum, Global


Print & Publishing Lions:
Ali Rez, Chief Creative Officer, Impact BBDO, MENAP


Radio & Audio Lions:
Tseliso Rangaka, Chief Creative Officer, FCB, South Africa


Social & Influencer Lions:
Samantha Almeida, Director of Diversity and Content Innovation, Globo, Brazil


Sustainable Development Goals Lions:
Jean Lin, Chief Culture Officer, Dentsu Group Inc., Global


Dan Wieden Titanium Lions:
David Droga, CEO & Creative Chairman, Accenture Song, Global

 

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will take place between 19-23 June and will provide an annual forum for the global industry to address the most pressing issues that they and the world are facing today.

 

Registration to attend Cannes Lions opens on 12 January 2023 and awards submissions open on 19 January 2023. Further information on this year’s Jury Presidents, as well as the Festival, the Lions Awards and LIONS Membership can be found at canneslions.com.

LIONS: See It Be It 2022 – Applications Now Open

See It Be It announces applications open for the 2022 programme

Five places are available for creative female talent to join the 2020/2021 cohort

This year’s See It Be It accelerator programme will take place at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity from 20-24 June 2022

 

Cannes Lions has announced that applications are open for the 2022 See It Be It programme, which aims to support creative female talent from across the global industry and accelerate them into senior creative roles.

 

Five places are available for female industry talent, from across the world, to join the 15 women already selected for the 2020/21 cohort. Together, they will take part in a unique development experience at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in June, receiving an all-access Festival pass, travel to and from Cannes, and accommodation, courtesy of the Festival, the group will attend an exclusive programme of events, workshops and mentoring with some of the most respected leaders in the industry today. To date, over 100 women have taken part in See It Be It, and many alumni have progressed into leadership positions, won Lions awards and become Cannes Lions jurors.

 

The See It Be It Ambassador for 2022 will be Swati Bhattacharya, Chief Creative Officer, FCB India, who will guide the participants through the programme, alongside the See It Be It Chair: Madonna Badger, CCO and Founder, Badger & Winters.

 

Swati Bhattacharya commented: “The most important element of See It Be It, is bringing the brightest women together and supporting them to take the lead in their career, to shine brighter, and to own it. Peer mentorship is a delicate dance of lifting each other up to achieve more. Gender is part of us, but it doesn’t define us. Women can and must lead and the need for the See It Be It programme is greater now than it has ever been.”

 

Susie Walker, VP Awards and Insight, LIONS, added: “See It Be It launched in 2014, in response to the gender imbalance across the creative communications industry. The programme provides networking and an array of support for female industry talent from across the globe in their career and leadership ambitions. We are delighted to extend the See It Be It programme in 2022 and support creative women in the industry from across the world to achieve personal and professional success.”

 

The 15 females already selected to take part in See It Be It 2020/2021, who will join the five newly selected creatives for the 2022 cohort in Cannes, are as follows: 

Allie Steel, Senior Writer, DDB – Australia

Andrea Auz, Creative Director, Paper – Ecuador

Denise Tee, Creative Consultant – Philippines,

Ellen Fromm, Senior Copywriter, AKQA Amsterdam – Netherlands

Geetanjali Jaiswal, Senior Creative Director, McCann – India

Javiera Wuth, Senior Copywriter, Pedro Juan y Diego – Chile

Karo Gómez, Social Media Strategist, Media.Monks – Mexico

Lauren Ferreira, Creative Director for Apple, TBWA\Media Arts Lab – USA

Letícia Rodrigues, Associate Creative Director, FCB Brazil – Brazil

Mica Gallino, Brand Creative Director, Nike – USA

Nedal Ahmed, Senior Writer, Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo – Japan

Rachel Chew, Associate Creative Director, Ogilvy – Singapore

Rosa Guerrero, Creative Leader, MoM Marketing of Minds – Dominican Republic

Tescia Deák, Creative Director, TBWA\Chiat\Day – USA

 

Applications close on 16 February 2022 and the full See It Be It 2022 cohort will be announced in March. Click here to apply
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will take place from 20-24 June 2022, in Cannes, France. Click here to purchase passes.

 

Source: Cannes Lions Press Release

 

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