Impact BBDO’s Ali Rez is the MENA Region’s First Jury President
This year Cannes Lions celebrates 70 years
More than 30 categories will be awarded at the 2023 Cannes Lions Festival
The Cannes Lions International Festival will take place on June 19, in which the best of the creative and advertising industry worldwide will be present. Today it was announced line up of the presidents of the jury of the 70th edition.
Simon Cook, CEO of Cannes Lions, expressed “These individuals represent the rich array of exceptional talent from across the spectrum of the creative industry. 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, insights and leadership experience that they will bring to the important task ahead.”
This year the Festival promises 30 awards that recognize specialized categories from Entertainment Lions until Gaming.The registration of prizes opens on January 19 and the registration of attendees on January 12.
The list of Presidents of the Jury of the 70th edition was defined as follows:
Juries Cannes Lions 2023
Brand Experience & Activation Lions Jury President:
Ari WeissGlobal Chief Creative Officer, DDB Worldwide, Global
Creative B2B Lions Jury President:
tom steinChairman and Chief Growth Officer, Stein IAS, Global
Creative Business Transformation Lions Jury President:
Justin PeytonChief Transformation Officer, Wunderman Thompson, APAC
Creative Commerce Lions Jury President:
Nancy Crimi-LamannaChief Creative Officer, FCB, Canada
Creative Data Lions Jury President
Samantha Hernandez DiazChief Strategy Officer, GUT Mexico City, Mexico
Creative Effectiveness Lions Jury President:
Devika BulchandaniGlobal CEO, Ogilvy, Global
Creative Strategy Lions Jury President:
amrita randhawaCEO, Publicis Groupe, Singapore & Southeast Asia
Design Lions Jury President:
quinton harrisCo-founder & CEO, Retrospect, USA
Digital Craft Lions Jury President:
resh sidhuGlobal Director of Arcadia Creative Studio, Snap Inc., Global
Direct Lions Jury President:
Chaka SobhaniGlobal Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, Global
Entertainment Lions Jury President:
Brent AndersonGlobal Chief Creative Officer, TBWAMedia Arts Lab, Global
Entertainment Lions for Gaming Jury President:
Francine LeeGlobal Head of Marketing, Riot Games, Global
Entertainment Lions for Music Jury President:
Danielle HindeOwner / Executive Producer, Doomsday Entertainment, USA
Entertainment Lions for Sport Jury President:
Rob DoubalCo-President of McCann London and Joint Chief Creative Officer of McCann UK, McCann London, UK
Film Lions Jury President:
Bruno BertelliGlobal 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 Jury President:
Tea UglowCreative Director, Google, APAC
Health & Wellness Lions Jury President:
Mel RouthierChief Creative Officer, VMLY&R Chicago, USA
Industry Craft Lions Jury President:
Yoshihiro Yagi, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Inc., Japan
Innovation Lions Jury President:
GraceFrancisGlobal Chief Creative and Design Officer, WONGDOODY, Global
Media Lions Jury President:
Christian JuhlGlobal CEO, GroupM, Global
Mobile Lions Jury President:
Shannon WashingtonUS Chief Creative Officer, Connected Communications, R/GA, USA
Outdoor Lions Jury President:
Javier CampopianoWorldwide Chief Creative Officer at Gray and Global Chief Creative Officer of OpenX From WPP, Grey/OpenX, Global
Pharma Lions Jury President:
Joshua PrinceCEO, Professional Group, Omnicom Health Group, Global
PR Lions Jury President:
joann robertsonCEO, Global Markets, Ketchum, Global
Print & Publishing Lions Jury President:
Ali RezChief Creative Officer, Impact BBDO, MENAP
Radio & Audio Lions Jury President:
Tseliso RangakaChief Creative Officer, FCB, South Africa
Social & Influencer Lions Jury President:
Samantha AlmeidaDirector of Diversity and Content Innovation, Globo, Brazil
Sustainable Development Goals Lions Jury President:
jean linChief Culture Officer, Dentsu Group Inc., Global
Dan Wieden Titanium Lions Jury President:
David DrugCEO & Creative Chairman, Accenture Song, Global