ASIA-PACIFIC, CHINA – OCTOBER 8, 2012 -Matias Palm-Jensen, European chief innovation officer at McCann Erickson, will lead the jury for the Digital Agency Festival 2012.
Palm-Jensen joined McCann Erickson in May 2011 taking on the task for ensuring the agency and its clients are on top of the digital scene. Prior to McCann, he was the chief executive officer of Swedish digital agency Farfar until 2010. Palm-Jensen co-founded Farfar in 2000 with Anders Gustavsson, Per Nasholm and Nicke Bergstrom. He was the last of four to leave the award-winning agency (eight Lions in 2010 for Nokia’s "The world’s biggest signpost" campaign, his last) after Aegis acquired it in 2005. Farfar closed shop in 2010.
The complete list of juries
Preliminary and Final Stage Judging in Beijing:
Amy Chen, Director of Digital Marketing, Coca-Cola, China
Benjamin Condit, Digital Partner, Mindshare, China
Manny Fernando, President, Megamobile, The Philippines
Andrew Knott, Vice President Digital, McDonald’s APMEA, Singapore
Matthew Lumb, Brand Building Integrated Communication, Asia, P&G, Asia
Ryuji Mitsuishi Banderas, Director of Digital Strategy, Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo, Japan
Rudi Ramin, Platform Lead Asia, Kraft Foods Asia Pacific
Patrick Rona, President of Tribal DDB APAC and Chief Digital Officer of DDB Group Asia Pacific, DDB, Asia Pacific
Sandipan Roy, Regional Strategy Director, Isobar Asia Pacific, China
Lee Smith, Chief Executive Officer Platforms and President, Annalect, Omnicom Media Group APAC, Singapore
Susana Tsui, Vice President, OgilvyOne Worldwide, Asia, Hong Kong
Preliminary Judging:
Melissa Bell, Marketing Director, Volkswagen Group, China
KiKi Chen, Managing Director, MediaLand Digital Strategy, Taiwan
Valerie Cheng, Executive Creative Director, JWT, Singapore
Joel Clement, Regional Creative Director Asia, Saatchi & Saatchi, Thailand
Damien Cummings, Regional Marketing Director, Digital & Social Media, Samsung Asia, Singapore
Christer Eriksson, Regional Planning Director, R/GA, Asia Pacific
James Hacking, Vice President, Blue Current, Hong Kong
Navin Kansal, Group Creative Director, Grey Digital, China
Seong Ng Heok, Executive Creative Director, EuroRSCG, Malaysia
Yoo-Shin Lee, Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, Korea
Leigh Reyes, President & Chief Executive Officer, Lowe + Partners, The Philippines
Olly Taylor, Chief Strategy Officer, Host, Australia
Wendy Walker, Chief Marketing Officer, iiNet, Australia
Daniel Wright, Digital Creative Director, Colenso BBDO, New Zealand
Palm-Jensen and the rest of the juries will be overseeing more than 600 entries from 14 countries for the 2012 awards. The Digital Asia Festival 2012 will take place on November 7-8 at the Millennium Hotel in Beijing, China.
