GLOBAL – NEW YORK, MARCH 5, 2012: Thirty-three chief executive officers will sit together on April 28- May 3 at the New York Festivals with six of them from Asia Pacific including Gideon Amichay, former partner and chief creative officer/ Shalmor Avnon Amichay / Y&R Interactive Tel Aviv; Michael Dee, chief creative officer, DDB China; Carol Lam, managing director & chief creative officer, McCann Erickson China; Santoshi Padhi, chief creative officer/co-founder Taproot, India; Marcus Rebeschini, regional chief creative officer / Y&R Asia Pacific; and Koichiro Shima, co-CEO, executive creative director, Hakuhodo Kettle, Japan.
The rest of the esteemed judges are as follows:
- Remi Babinet, global chief creative officer, BETC Euro RSCG Worldwide
- Lisa Bennett, chief creative officer, North American creative chair DDB San Francisco, USA
- Pete Favat, chief creative officer, Arnold Worldwide
- Rob Feakins, president/chief creative officer, Publicis NY, USA
- Lee Garfinkel, chief creative officer, global brands, Euro RSCG
- Tony Granger, global chief creative officer, Y&R
- Judy John, chief creative officer, Leo Burnett Toronto Canada
- Prasoon Joshi, global creative head, McCann Worldwide
- Amir Kassaei, worldwide chief creative officer, DDB Worldwide
- Nick Law, EVP & chief creative officer, R/GA USA
- Jean-Remy Von Matt, founder/chairman, Jun von Matt, Germany
- James McGrath, chief creative officer, Clemenger BBDO Australia
- Tham Khai Meng, Worldwide chief creative officer, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
- Joaquin Molla, co-founder & creative director, La Comunidad Argentina
- Marty Orzio, chief creative officer, Gotham NY, USA
- Ben Priest, co-founding partner Adam & Eve, UK
- Martin Pross, chief creative officer, Scholz and Friends Germany
- Robert Rasmussen, US chief creative officer, Tribal DDB USA
- Rob Reilly, worldwide chief creative officer, CP + P, USA
- Hugo Rodrigues, chief operating officer / chief creative officer Publicis, Brazil
- Diane Ruggie, former senior VP group creative director, DDB Chicago
- Luis Sanches, creative director AlmapBBDO Brazil
- Alex Schill, global chief creative officer & partner, Serviceplan Group Germany
- Mark Tutssel, global chief creative officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide
- Andreas Ullenius, executive creative director / senior partner, Akestam Holst Stockholm, Sweden
- Erik Vervroegen, International creative director, Publicis Worldwide
- Conway Williamson, chief creative officer, Saatchi & Saatchi NY
This team of industry thought leaders will participate in four rounds of live judging session to determine bronze, silver, gold, and grand award winners. The best of the best will be awarded the World’s Best Idea.
More than 400 chief executive officers, national creative directors, executive directors, creative directors, marketing executives, public relations executives, designers, producers and film directors are expected to sit on the New York Festivals Grand Jury.
Judging will be on April 28-May 1, 2012. For more information, visit www.newyorkfestivals.com.
