Dubai Lynx Names 2016 Juries

13 January 2016 – The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity has today named the 56 international jurors set to judge entries from across the MENA region at the 10th Dubai Lynx.

Film, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury
Susan Credle, Global Chief Creative Officer, FCB, Global – Jury President
Jenny Glover, Executive Creative Director, TBWA Hunt Lascaris, South Africa
Andreas Pauli, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, Germany Agnes Stenberg-Schentz, Art Director, Forsman & Bodenfors, Sweden
Morihiko Hasebe, Executive Creative Director, Hakuhodo, Japan
Miguel Nunes, Associate Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather, UK
Alan Kelly, Executive Creative Director, Rothco, Ireland

Direct, Promo & Activation, Interactive and Mobile Jury
PJ Pereira, Chief Creative Officer, Pereira & O’Dell, USA – Jury President
Karolina Galacz, Deputy Creative Director, Y&R, Hungary Daniel Andrade, Group Creative Director EMEA, The Zoo, Google, EMEA
Jennie Arvenäs, Art Director, Zellout, Sweden
Christian Waitzinger, Executive Creative Director, Continental Europe, Sapient Nitro, Europe
Alice Bottaro, Creative Director, DDB Berlin, Germany
Remy Kurpershoek, Executive Creative Director, XXS Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Media Jury
Nick Emery, Global CEO, Mindshare Worldwide, Global – Jury President
Arthur Herpel, Head of Business & Partner, Brand New Telly, The Netherlands
Wayne Bishop, Managing Director, PHD Media, Johannesburg Kate Bowers, EVP, Global/US Strategic Planning, Starcom MediaVest Group, Global
Russel Place, Managing Director, UM, UK
Maria Garrido, Global Head of Data & Insights, Havas Media, France
Nermin Hairedin, Chief Executive Officer, Dentsu Aegis Network, Finland

Design Jury
Fred Gelli, Chief Executive Officer, Tatil Design, Brazil – Jury President
Beatrice Mariotti, Executive Vice President, Creative Director, Carre Noir, France
Joanina Pastoll, Creative Director, Cross Colours, South Africa
Lisa Lindgren, Founder & Creative Director, Bror Rudi Design, Sweden
Richard van der Laken, CEO & Creative Director, Design Politie, The Netherlands
Nick Eagleton, Creative Director, The Partners, UK
Sue Daun, Executive Creative Director, Interbrand, EMEA

PR Jury
Pascal Beucler, Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, MSLGROUP, France – Jury President
Nitin Mantri, Chief Executive Officer, Avian Media, India
Lars Erik Grønntun, Chairman & CEO, EMEA, Hill & Knowlton, EMEA
Charlotte Witte, President – Marketing Communications, Prime PR, Sweden
Denise Kaufmann, Partner & Chief Executive Officer, Ketchum, UK
Ange Ramsay, Founder & Managing Director, Ange Ramsay PR, South Africa
Amanda Groty, Senior Director & Head of Communications EMEA, Paypal, EMEA

Branded Content & Entertainment Jury
Anathea Ruys, Head of Fuse, APAC, Omnicom Media Group, APAC – Jury President
Alvaro Núñez, Entertainment Managing Director, GroupM, Spain
Juan Davila, SVP, Global Managing Director, New Business, Liquid Thread, USA
Mathias Eriksson, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Matter, Sweden
Alex Wills, Executive Director of Content, R/GA, UK
Jeff Povlo, Brand Engagement Specialist & Founder, Scape, The Netherlands
Fredda Hurwitz, Global Chief Strategy Officer, Havas Sport & Entertainment, Global

Film Craft
Laura Gregory, CEO/Founder, Great Guns, UK – Jury President
Pia Dueholm, Executive Agency Producer, Ingo Films, Sweden Ingrid Eloranta, Executive Producer/Director, Cuba Films, Estonia
Nicola Valentine, Executive Producer, Velocity Films, Johannesburg
Jerome Denis, CEO/Executive Producer, Le Pac, France Patrick Tom, Director, Head of Creative, Liberum13, China Ton Habraken, Founding Partner / Senior Visual Effects Supervisor, The Ambassadors, The Netherlands

Creative Effectiveness Jury
Hephzibah Pathak, Global Brand Director, Ogilvy & Mather, India – Jury President
Nicolas Chidiac, SVP, Strategy Director, Leo Burnett, USA Dorothy Zurkowska-Bytner, Vice President, Ad Sales Development CEEMEA, Discovery Networks, Central Europe, Poland
Jean-Paul Berge, Chairman & CEO, BBDO Asia, APAC
Nanette Lafond-Dufour, Chief Client Officer, McCann Worldgroup, Global
Dominique Lewis, Head of Planning, Havas, Germany
Juliet Haygarth, Chief Executive Officer, BMB Agency, UK

Integrated Jury
Susan Credle, Global Chief Creative Officer, FCB, Global – Jury President
PJ Pereira, Chief Creative Officer, Pereira & O’Dell, USA
Nick Emery, Global CEO, Mindshare, Global
Pascal Beucler, Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, MSLGROUP, France
Fred Gelli, CEO, Tatil Design, Brazil
Anathea Ruys, Head of Fuse, APAC, Omnicom Media Group, APAC
Laura Gregory, Founder & CEO, Great Guns, UK

All of the jurors will convene in Dubai during the Festival to judge more than 2,000 entries and award the coveted Lynx trophies. Dubai Lynx is currently accepting entries, further details of how to enter including rules and fees can be found at www.dubailynx.com. The Festival runs from 6-8 March and culminates in the Awards on the evening of 9 March.

The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity is the leading competition and awards for advertising creative excellence in the Middle East and Africa
Presented by Lions Festivals together with their regional partners, Motivate, the Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity, is held in association with the UAE Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) and with the support of Dubai Media City (DMC). The 10th Dubai Lynx will bring to the Middle East and Africa a series of high profile seminars, workshops, exhibitions and screenings aimed at giving creative inspiration, learning and networking opportunities to the advertising and allied industries in the region. The Academies, The Young Lynx Competitions and Networking evenings are amongst the events enjoyed by participants. The Dubai Lynx awards, which are part of the Festival, will honour creative excellence in Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio, Direct, Promo & Activation, Media, Interactive, Film Craft, Print & Poster Craft, Design, Mobile, PR, Integrated, Creative Effectiveness and Branded Content & Entertainment advertising and communications. High-profile international jurors will award the coveted Dubai Lynx trophy to establish the definitive standard for creative excellence in the Middle East and Africa region. www.dubailynx.com

About Lions Festivals
Lions Festivals is the organiser of international and regional festivals of creativity in communications, including its flagship event, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Lions Health, Lions Innovation, Lions Entertainment and eurobest as well as co-organisers, with its joint venture partners, of Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity, Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity and the Asian Marketing Effectiveness & Strategy Awards. www.lionsfestivals.com. Lions Festivals is powered by Ascential.

About Motivate
Motivate is the Middle East’s leading publisher of magazines and books. Motivate’s portfolio comprises of more than 20 market-leading magazines – many of which have independently audited circulations – and over 300 books. With a staff of more than 200 experienced and dedicated professionals, Motivate is committed to providing editorial excellence, audited circulation and transparent research data across its platform of publications. In addition to partnering Dubai Lynx, Motivate, through its cinema advertising company, Motivate Val Morgan, is also the Official UAE Representative of the Cannes International Festival of Creativity. http://www.motivatepublishing.com/.

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