ADSTARS2019: Final Judges Released, TBWA\Santiago Mangada Puno’s Melvin Mangada Joins the Final Lineup

The international advertising festival known for fusing creativity with cutting-edge technology is back with another round of judges for each category. This year’s AD STARS boasts of a diverse set of jurors from different advertising agencies all over the world. For a festival that aims to share creative solutions to change the world, the final list of judges will all be able to offer their well-informed insights, all coming from different backgrounds.

For Film and Video Stars category, the following judges are:

• Google‘s Head of Brand Studio APAC Claudia Cristovao
• Leo Burnett Malaysia‘s Executive Creative Director Iska Hashim
• CHEIL‘s Executive Creative Director Yehoon Lee 
• King James‘ Creative Director Nkanyezi Masango 
• Ogilvy India‘s Chief Creative Officer Harshad Rajadhyaksha
• BBDO Atlanta’s Chief Creative Officer Robin Fitzgerald
• Sweetshop’s Managing Director (China, Asia, MENA) Laura Geagea

The final judges for Design and Print are:

• Daehong Communications‘ Creative Director Yunjin Park 
• BBH Shanghai‘s Executive Creative Director Kelly Pon 
• Leo Burnett‘s Group Executive Creative Director Kumuda Rao
• Host/Havas‘ Creative Director Josie Burns
• Hakuhodo Malaysia‘s Executive Creative Director Nicolas Kosasih 
• Cheil Hong Kong Chief Creative Officer Paul Chan 
• TBWA\Santiago Mangada Puno‘s Chief Creative Officer Melvin M. Mangada 

For the Diverse Insights, Outdoor, PSA, Place Brand, and Radio & Audio categories, the judges are:

• Sands China Ltd.‘s Vice President-Advertising & Brand Management DeVonne lao 
• DDB Sydney‘s Executive Creative Director Tara Ford 
• Jung von Matt/NEXT Alster‘s Creative Director Anna Lichnog
• Flock‘s Creative Partner Leonard Wiguna 
• Impact BBDO Middle East / Pakistan’s Regional Executive Creative Director Ali Rez 
• GREYnJ United‘s Chief Creative Officer Jureeporn Thaidumrong
• Cassanova//McCAnn‘s VP / Creative Director Alejandro Ortiz

For the Interactive, Integrated, Innovation, Date Insights, Mobile, and Social & Influencer categories, the final judges are the following:

• Digitas‘ Creative Director Keith Byrne 
• CMRS Group‘s Group Managing Director Mark Chan 
• Dentsu Inc.‘s Creative Director Kenji Oda 
• Innocean Worldwide‘s Creative Director Sungchul Kwon 
• Instagram, Facebook Inc.’s Global Director of Instagram Creative Shop Kay Hsu
• Publicis Sapient‘s Nordic Executive Creative Director Paul Collins
• FCB BRASIL‘s Chief Creative Officer Joanna Monteiro

And finally, for the Direct, Media, Promotion, and PR, the judges are:

• Dyson‘s European Creative Director Bo Hellberg
• HSAd‘s Group Creative Director Daewon Kim 
• FACT / ADK CreativOne‘s Executive Creative Director Mitsudera Masato 
• VMLY&R‘s Executive Creative Director Kim Pick
• MRM//McCann‘s General Manager Peggy Hsieh 
• CJ Worx Company Limited‘s Managing Director Saharath Sawadatikom 
• Dentsu Asia Pacific‘s Regional Chief Creative Officer Ted Lim

Of the 35 creatives who will be judging at AD STARS 2019, five of them come from the Asia-Pacific region. Iska Hashim and Nicolas Kosasih from Malaysia, Laura Geagea from China, Jureeporn Thaidumrong from Thailand, and of course, Melvin M. Mangada from the Philippines.