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Cannes Lions bands together industry experts for the 2024 Shortlisting Jury

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CANNES, FRANCE — Cannes Lions has announced the lineup of global experts from across the creative industries who will shortlist world-class creative work this June. Work from across the globe will be judged, awarded, and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, running from June 17 to 21, 2024.

Announced recently are experts from across 75 markets, representing the global industry’s leading talent from a diverse range of disciplines. Markets represented on the Shortlisting Jury for the first time are Algeria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Panama, Nicaragua, Slovakia, Uganda, and Uzbekistan.

Simon Cook, CEO of LIONS, said, “Our Shortlisting Jurors play a fundamental role in the Cannes Lions judging process. This talented lineup of industry experts will bring us one step closer to defining the creative benchmark on the global stage this June. I’d like to extend my gratitude for their hard work in curating the work that will go on to be awarded and recognized at the Festival this year.”

Marian Brannelly, Global Director of Awards at LIONS, added: “We’re delighted to have representation from 12 new markets on the Shortlisting Jury this year, bringing a breadth of perspectives and specialisms to the judging process. It’s essential that we have diverse viewpoints and voices in this crucial stage of judging, and we’re looking forward to seeing the work that will go on to be shortlisted.”

The Cannes Lions 2024 Shortlisting Jury members:

Classic Track

Film Lions:

  • Alexis Champa, Executive Creative Director, Media.Monks, Germany
  • Annukka Puttonen, Creative Director, Vapa Media, Finland
  • Arnaud Pitz, Creative Founder, egghunter, Belgium
  • Chaga Signe Bruun, Creative Director, TV 2 Creative, Denmark
  • Christos Koutsoukos, Executive Creative Director, Cream+Rascal, Greece
  • Gabriela Paredes Olguin, Creative Head, Mediabrands Content Studio, Mexico
  • Halo Cheng, Group Creative Director, Publicis Groupe, Hong Kong SAR
  • Kopal Naithani, Director and Founder, Superfly Films, India
  • Lourenço Thomaz, Chief Creative Officer Iberia (Spain and Portugal), Dentsu Creative, Iberia
  • Nicola Wood, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy, Global
  • Nino Goldberg, Chief Creative Officer LATAM, VML, LATAM
  • Oskar Pernefeldt, Creative Director, Oatly, Sweden
  • Paulo Areas, Chief Creative Officer and Head of Business Transformation, TBWA, Spain
  • Rance Randle, Head of Creative, Peloton, Global
  • Rita Alberti, Creative Director, Dentsu Creative, Hungary
  • Robin Fitzgerald, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Atlanta, USA
  • Sung-Ah Yoon, Vice President, SM Culture & Contents, South Korea
  • Serena Abi Aad, Creative Director and Film Director, UAE
  • Sibusiso Sitole, Chief Creative Officer, The Odd Number, South Africa
  • Sola Mosuro, Group Creative Director, Dentsu, Nigeria
  • Valéry du Peloux, Producer, Artisans du Film, France

Outdoor Lions:

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  • Alex Tutu, Media Innovations Director, Independent, Kenya
  • Amy Weston, Executive Creative Director, CHEP, Australia
  • Ana Rocha, Executive Creative Director, VML, South Africa
  • Ángel Barahona, Senior Copywriter, Ogilvy, Honduras
  • Annu Terho, Creative Director, SEK Part Of Grey, Finland
  • Antje Rabenstein, Creative Director, fischerAppelt, Qatar
  • Dagmara Witek-Kusmider, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Worldwide, Poland
  • Daniel Correa, Executive Creative Director, Alma DDB, USA
  • David Diankanguila, Creative Director, ACE, the Netherlands
  • Elizabeth Juárez Manzanarez, Creative Vice President, Vector B, Mexico
  • Facundo Paglia, Chief Creative Officer, Lopito Ileana & Howie, Puerto Rico
  • Firas Medrows, Executive Creative Director, DDB, UAE
  • Gabriel Lista, Executive Creative Director, Camara TBWA, Uruguay
  • Jiro Hayashi, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu East Japan, Japan
  • Julia Mota, Creative Director, GUT, Brazil
  • Julie Thompson, EVP & Chief Marketing Officer, OAAA (Out of Home Advertising Association of America), USA
  • Juraj Kovac, Creative and Strategy Director, THIS IS LOCCO, Slovakia
  • Kayode Olowu, Executive Creative Director, ONEWILDCARD, Nigeria
  • Kerstin Raidma, Creative Director, Tabasco, Estonia
  • Nari Moon, Creative Director, INNOCEAN, South Korea
  • Sean Poropat, Creative Director, Studio Sonda, Croatia
  • Steve Persico, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, Canada

Print & Publishing Lions:

  • Ayşe Aydın, Cofounder, We Istanbul, Turkey
  • Dieter Pivrnec, Chief Creative Officer / Managing Partner, GGK MULLENLOWE GROUP Vienna, Austria
  • Ivan Golubić, Associate Creative Director, Bruketa&Žinić&Grey, Croatia
  • Jairo Lezaca, Co-Managing Partner and Chief Creative Officer, Havas HOY, Mexico
  • Julia Hermine Ulmer, Creative Director Art, Jung von Matt, Germany
  • Lara Herzer, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Creative, USA
  • Mari Hosokawa, Creative Director, ADK Marketing Solutions Inc., Japan
  • Massinissa Tiblali, Creative Director, TBWA\ DJAZ, Algeria
  • Mohamed Bareche, Executive Creative Director, Horizon FCB, UAE
  • Raimundo Undurraga, Chief Creative Officer, VML, Chile

Craft Track

Design Lions:

  • Conor Hautaniemi, Vice President Executive Creative Director, Hakuhodo, USA
  • Daniel Payan, Chief Creative Officer, VML, Colombia
  • Dara Abdul Hadi, Co-Founder and Head of Design, The Brand Company, MENA
  • Jessica Leonard, Design Director, Iris Worldwide, UK
  • Mauro Marescialli, Managing Director, MetaDesign China, Mainland China
  • Omobolanle Banwo Osadolo, Founder, Brand Identity Consultant, Geneza Brands & Geneza School of Design, UK
  • Ryan Crouchman, Partner, Vice President, Executive Creative Director Design, LG2, Canada
  • Siobhon Joe, Senior Experience Designer, AKQA, New Zealand
  • Thea Bakker, Creative Director and Founder, GoodOrange, the Netherlands

Film Craft Lions:

  • Alexandre Lucas, Founder and Film Director, Modernista Creative Producers, Brazil
  • Ali Loukman, Film Director, Loukout films, Uganda
  • Cece Wyldeck, Director of Creative Development EMEA, MassiveMusic, EMEA
  • Cheong HH, Film Director, OOO Films, Malaysia
  • David Correa, Executive Creative Director, Media.Monks, Colombia
  • Ingrid Bragemann, Executive Producer and Partner, Tantor Films, Global
  • James Wells, Executive Producer, Human, USA
  • Jane Oak, Executive Producer, Assembly, New Zealand
  • Jason Nartey, Group Creative Director, Ogilvy Africa, Ghana
  • Jessica Bermingham, Head of Production, Droga5 Dublin, Ireland
  • Juliane Ellrich, Executive Producer and Partner, Zauberberg Productions GmbH, Germany
  • Lalita Koehler, Chief Production Officer, Publicis Productions, USA
  • Lisandro Ramos, Founder and Executive Producer, Mama Hungara, Argentina
  • Lora Schulson, Head of Production, North America, 72andSunny, North America
  • Marius Talampas, Co-Founder and Director, Arcade, the Philippines
  • Masaya Nakade, Executive Creative Director, R/GA, Japan
  • Nikki Chapman, Production Partner, FCB London, UK
  • Rodrigo Scapolan, Creative Director, TBWA\RAAD, UAE
  • Roslee Yusof, Founder and Film Director, Freeflow Productions, Singapore
  • Sebastian Lien Prestoe, Copywriter, Morgenstern, Norway
  • Shelby Ncube, Editor, Strangelove Studios, South Africa
  • Thatiane Almeida, Film Director, Magma, Brazil
  • Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Executive Officer and Executive Producer, AOI Pro. Inc., Japan

Industry Craft Lions:

  • Anouk Jans, Creative Director, Spring Studios, Italy
  • Dominique Magnusson, Creative Director Art, Jung von Matt LIMMAT, Switzerland
  • Gemma Crompton, Creative Director, Landor, MEA
  • Kevin David, Chief Creative Officer, KELE, Brazil
  • Pavel Fuksa, Chief Creative Officer, Fuksaworks, Czech Republic
  • Prerna Mehra, Creative Director and Head of Art and Design, MullenLowe MENA, UAE
  • Steve Colmar, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe, Portugal
  • Temur Sadi, Design Director, MA’NO Branding, Uzbekistan
  • Wen-Xi Chen, Executive Creative Director, Design Bridge and Partners, Greater China

Engagement Track

Direct Lions:

  • Al Mackie, Chief Creative Officer, RAPP, UK
  • Angie Tijam – Tohid, Executive Creative Director, Havas Ortega, the Philippines
  • Anna Salonen, Executive Creative Director, INGO, Sweden
  • Cedric Astrella, Executive Creative Director, McCann Paris, France
  • Defri Dwipaputra, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Creative, Indonesia
  • Eduardo Marques, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis, Benelux
  • Janna Wan, APAC Head of Brand Social, Google, APAC
  • Javier Urbaneja, Chief Creative Officer, Publimark MullenLowe, Costa Rica
  • Marcelo Bruzzesi, Vice President Creative Director, BETC Havas, Brazil
  • Marielle Wilsdorf, Partner and Creative Managing Director, Scholz & Friends, Germany
  • Mohammad Akrum Hossain, Executive Creative Director, Asiatic Marketing Communication Ltd., Bangladesh
  • Naina Meattle, Vice President – Planning, BBDO, India
  • Noel Bunting, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis London, UK
  • Omaga Idirigbe, Executive Creative Director, DDB Lagos, Nigeria
  • Pipe Ruiz Pineda, Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Creative, Colombia
  • Sarah McGregor, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Creative, Australia
  • Sebastian Bullorini, Chief Creative Officer, DLC de la Cruz – Ogilvy, Puerto Rico
  • Sofia Colucci, Chief Marketing Officer North America, Molson Coors, North America
  • Tres Colacion, Executive Creative Director, Droga5 New York, part of Accenture Song, USA
  • Youbin Bang, Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide (HQ), South Korea
  • Zahir Mirza, Executive Creative Director, C2, UAE
  • Zumi Njongwe, Business Executive Director, Nestle, ESAR

Media Lions:

  • Andrew Ackah, CEO, Dentsu, Ghana
  • Andy Upton, Head of Strategy, OMD EMEA, UK
  • Ankit Desai, Head – Media, Digital Marketing and Brand PR (India & Global Centre of Excellence), Marico Ltd., India
  • Beathe Stangeland Eide, Business Development Director, PHD, Norway
  • Carolina Sabha, Chief Operating Officer, Publicis Groupe, Argentina
  • Dashni Vilakazi, Managing Director, The MediaShop, South Africa
  • Diana Carolina Wiest Candamil, Chief Marketing Officer, Scotiabank Colpatria, Colombia
  • Isla Prentis, Managing Director: Marketing Intelligence Hub, Nahana Communications Group, South Africa
  • Kallana Warner, EVP, Portfolio Lead, UM Worldwide, USA
  • Maggie Yang, Managing Director, Zenith Media, Taiwan
  • Marta Pasamón, Managing Director, iProspect, Spain
  • Matthias Brüll, Global CEO Mediaplus Group, Executive Board Member Serviceplan Group, Global
  • Nada Abisaleh, Head of Leo Burnett Beirut, Lebanon
  • Rodrigo Revoredo, CEO / Chief Strategy Officer, VALOR – Socios de Marcas, Peru
  • Rory Paterson, Global Vice President, Media, Expedia Group, Global
  • Rufus Chuter, Managing Partner, Together, New Zealand
  • Sarah Louzioui, Managing Director, Havas, Cambodia
  • Solange Romo, Head of Planning, Paradais DDB, Ecuador
  • Stuart Sullivan-Martin, Worldwide Chief Strategy Officer and Global Head of Creative Solutions, Wavemaker, Global
  • Thomas Jamet, CEO, IPG Mediabrands and UM, France
  • Tricia Camarillo-Quiambao, CEO, IPG Mediabrands, the Philippines
  • Tusnuva Ahmed Tina, Managing Partner, Mindshare, Bangladesh
  • Vicente Varela, Chief Growth Business Operations, SBT, Brazil

PR Lions:

  • Ciro Sarmiento, Chief Creative Officer, Colle McVoy, USA
  • Danni Pinch, Executive Creative Director, Accenture Song, South Africa
  • EJ Yi-Chieh Chiang, Executive Creative Director and Head of Social, Ogilvy, Taiwan
  • James Wright, Global Chair and Global CEO, HAVAS PR Global Network and HAVAS Red, Global
  • Jenn Duggan, President, Citizen Relations, Canada
  • Julia Petryk, Co-founder, PR Army, Ukraine
  • Layla Poveda, Chief Operation Officer, CCK, Costa Rica
  • Levan Lepsveridze, Co-founder and Creative Chairman, Leavingstone, Georgia
  • Nitin Mantri, Regional Executive Managing Director (APAC), WE Communications, and Group CEO, Avian WE, APAC
  • Orlando Álvarez, Chief Creative Officer, Publicidad Comercial MullenLowe, LATAM
  • Polka Yu, Deputy APAC President, BCW, APAC
  • Ricardo Avilés, Chief Creative Officer, Le Pub, Mexico
  • Sean Brown, Managing Director, Mango Communications Aotearoa, New Zealand
  • Shafaq Tariq, Director – PR, Social Media and Influencer Marketing, MKV Digital, UAE
  • Sylvester Chauke, Founder and Chief Architect, DNA Brand Architects, South Africa
  • Terry Chiang, Managing Director, Golin, Taiwan
  • Tokunboh George-Taylor, Founder/CEO, SKOT Communications, Nigeria

Social & Influencer Lions:

  • Akanksha Goel, CEO and Founder, Socialize / We Are Social, UAE
  • Alberto Pachano G., Managing Director, We Are Social, Spain
  • Amélie Ebongué, Founder, Gamma & Gemini, Global
  • Benjamin Merkel, Executive Creative Director, Leo Burnett, Germany
  • Benjamín Pedrero Olivares, Executive Creative Director, BBDO México, Mexico
  • Catherine Harris, CEO, TBWA\New Zealand, New Zealand
  • Daniel Lucey, Chief Creative Officer Co-CEO, Havas, USA
  • Diana Kuhlmann, Creative Director and Creative Excellence Manager, McCann San José, Costa Rica
  • Glen D’Souza, Head of Creative, Forsman & Bodenfors, Canada
  • Gurbaksh Singh, Chief Innovation Officer, Dentsu Creative, India
  • Kartikeya Tiwari, National Creative Director and SVP, FCB Kinnect, India
  • Luis Miguel Messianu, President – Chief Creative Officer, MEL (Messianu/Edelman/Lerma), U.S. Hispanic Market
  • Nicole Jauncey, Founder and Creative Director, ABEL, Australia
  • Roxana Nita, Executive Creative Director, DDB, Romania
  • Sandrine Nzedieu, Digital Director, Havas Media, France
  • Titipun Tubthong, Head of Creative, Brilliant & Million, Thailand
  • TJ Njozela, Executive Creative Director, Grey, South Africa
  • Tom Skinner, Executive Creative Director, TikTok, Europe and Israel
  • Yumiko Ota, Senior Copywriter, Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo, Japan

Entertainment Track 

Entertainment Lions:

  • Alan Leong, Brand Creative Consultancy Lead, TikTok, SEA
  • Dora Osinde, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy, Germany
  • Jim Elfving, Director of Operations, Forsman & Bodenfors, Sweden
  • Matilda Egere-Cooper, Editorial Director, Dentsu Creative, UK
  • Monica Carillo, Creative Director, ACNE, Deloitte Digital, Italy
  • Peter Vegas, co-Chief Creative Officer, FCB, New Zealand
  • Philip Sicklinger, Executive Creative Director, BBDO NY, USA
  • Shereen Mostafa, Head of Production Publicis Groupe Middle East, Publicis Groupe, UAE

Experience Track

Brand Experience & Activation Lions:

  • Ali Baasiri, Executive Creative Director, tphDDB, Saudi Arabia
  • Amanda Morrissey, Global President and Chief Growth Officer, iProspect, Global
  • Brandon Lee, Design Director, Singapore
  • Didi Pirinyuang, Chief Creative Officer, VML, Malaysia
  • Eka Ruola, Chief Creative Officer, Nitro Group Oy, Finland
  • Elena Fernández Angulo, Integrated Marketing Communication Manager – Iberia, Samsung Electronics, Iberia
  • Frederik Clarysse, Creative Director, Happiness / an FCB Alliance, Belgium
  • Guangqian Shao, SVP, Weber Shandwick, Mainland China
  • Jarrad Pitts, Creative Director, Consulum, UAE
  • Josh Gross, Chief Creative Officer, EnergyBBDO, USA
  • Joshua Rueda Mego, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy, Nicaragua
  • Madelyn Martinez Moya, Vice President of Marketing and Financial Retail, Centro Cuesta Nacional, Dominican Republic
  • María Celeste Dalairac, Executive Creative Director, ISLA, Global
  • Marijke Spain, Creative Director, Leo Burnett, Australia
  • Melissa Chen, Head of Marketing, Uber Eats, Taiwan
  • Michael Schachtner, Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Creative DACH, Germany
  • Nikita Yermolayev, Creative Director, RA Kombinat, Kazakhstan
  • Oluranti Atunwa, Executive Creative Director, TBWA Concept, Nigeria
  • Oriane Canfrin, Head of Marketing and Communications, Ecobank, Ivory Coast
  • Pathida Akkarajindanon, Deputy Executive Creative Director, Wolf BKK, Thailand
  • Prashant Tekwani, Managing Partner, Havas CX, India
  • Ricardo Vior, Executive Creative Director, The Community, USA
  • Riccardo Fregoso, Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Creative, Italy
  • Rodney Williams, President, Diageo Beer Company and Diageo, North America
  • Rona Yakobi, Owner and Vice President Creative, Rona&Ido, Israel
  • Taj Reid, Global Chief Experience Officer and US Chief Creative Officer, Edelman, USA
  • Tsanka Krusheva, Executive Creative Director, McCann Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Nina de Ridder, Creative Director, the Netherlands
  • Sameer Yadav, Director-Marketing, Mondelez International, Vietnam

Health Track

Health & Wellness Lions:

  • Bernice Fong, Head of Brand, AXA International Markets, Hong Kong
  • Carl Turner, Chief Strategy Officer, Klick Health, USA
  • Fabio Teodori, Executive Creative Director, IPG Health, Italy
  • Gabriel Lippis, Creative Director, Syneos Health Communications, EMEA & Global
  • Gabriel Suárez Ortega, Latin America Marketing Director, Edgewell Personal Care, LATAM
  • Hugh Fitzhardinge, Founding Partner (The Ward Group), Executive Creative Director, Ward7, Australia
  • Megan Kozlowski, Executive Creative Director, Better Best Agency, South Africa
  • Natalie Burger, Creative Director, WEFRA LIFE, Germany
  • Oskar Hellqvist, Executive Creative Director, ABBY.WORLD, Sweden
  • Rana Sadek, Associate Creative Director, ImpactBBDO Dubai, UAE
  • Soo Hee Yang, Chief Creative Officer, Vice President, Publicis Groupe Korea, South Korea
  • Wanda Cálix, Executive Creative Director, Star5 – Ogilvy, Panama

Strategy Track

Creative Strategy Lions:

  • Amr El Kalaawy, Regional Managing Director KSA and Bahrain, FP7 McCann, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
  • Andrea Quaye, Global Vice President Coffee Category, The Coca-Cola Company, Global
  • Babs Faseesin, SVP Strategy, Starcom, USA
  • Barbara Niedziela, Chief Strategy Officer, 2012 Agency, Poland
  • Carel Scheepers, Head of Strategy, Havas, Africa
  • Clément Scherrer, General Manager, Strategy, Buzzman, France
  • Enshalla Anderson, Senior Director, Global Brand and Creative, Google Cloud, Google, Global
  • Hui Kang Yea, SVP, Head of Brand Division, SK Telecom and SK Broadband, South Korea

The Luxury & Lifestyle Lions Jury will be announced in due course. Further information on this year’s Jury, as well as the Festival and Awards, can be found here.

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