Cannes Lions announces 2024 awarding jury members

Cannes Lions has revealed the line-up of global experts selected to award top worldwide creative and effective work and benchmark excellence this June.

Work from across the globe will be judged, awarded and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, running from 17 to 21 June 2024.

The Awarding Jury represents the global industry’s leading talent from a diverse range of disciplines, from across 54 markets – the highest number of markets ever represented on the Awarding Jury.

Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said: “We’re delighted to have a balance and breadth of expertise and global representation across our Juries. The Awarding Juries represent the global industry’s leading talent from a diverse range of disciplines, and we welcome the unique perspectives they bring. We thank them for their time, dedication and care in setting the global creative benchmark for our industry.”

Marian Brannelly, Global Director of Awards, LIONS, added: “It’s exciting to see representation from four new markets this year – Armenia, Ghana, Pakistan and Panama – as well as the highest-ever representation from the Middle East and Africa. Our Jurors play a crucial role in upholding the integrity of the Lions, and we thank them for everything they bring to the important task ahead.”

The 2024 Awarding Jury Members have been named as:Classic TrackFilm Lions:Tor Myhren, VP Marketing Communications, Apple Inc, GlobalAntony Nelson, Executive Creative Director, adam&eveDDB, UKCamila Venegas Gomez, Associate Creative Director, M&C Saatchi, UAEDavid Guerrero, Creative Chair, BBDO Guerrero, the PhilippinesEstelle Blemand-Zaïre, EMEA Diversity and Inclusion Strategist, Netflix, EMEAFranki Goodwin, Chief Creative Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi, UKGumpon Laksanajinda, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy, ThailandMary Njoku, Founder, Managing Director/CEO, ROK Studios (A Canal Plus Subsidiary), NigeriaPaul Nagy, APAC Chief Creative Officer, VML, APACRodrigo Jatene, Chief Creative Officer, LATAM, Wieden+Kennedy, LATAM

Outdoor Lions:Marco Venturelli, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe, FranceAbi Aquino, Chief Creative Officer, MullenLowe TREYNA, the PhilippinesAndre Sallowicz, Creative Partner, AMV BBDO, UKAnusheela Saha, National Creative Director, FCB, IndiaCamilla Clerke, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy, South AfricaChristian Sánchez, Chief Creative Officer, VML, PeruFelix Richter, Chief Creative Officer and Creative Partner, Mother, UKJeremy Hogg, Executive Creative Director, Howatson+Company, AustraliaKunanun Manusutthipong, Creative Director, TBWA\Thailand, ThailandSam Shepherd, Chief Creative Officer, Uncommon Creative Studio, USA

Print & Publishing Lions:John Raúl Forero, President and Chief Creative Officer, DDB, ColombiaAnupama Ramaswamy, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Worldwide, IndiaCaroline Riis, Senior Creative, Try, NorwayDelna Sethna, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy, sub-Saharan AfricaGer Roe, Board Creative Director, Publicis Dublin, IrelandHa Do, Creative Director, Dep Magazine, VietnamIsabelle Allard-Gendron, Creative Director, Sid Lee, CanadaJoe Abou-Khaled, Regional Executive Creative Director, IMPACT BBDO, MENASteve Babaeko, CEO/Chief Creative Officer, X3M Ideas, NigeriaVinicius Stanzione, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, Brazil

Audio & Radio Lions:Simon Vicars, Chief Creative Officer, Colenso BBDO, New ZealandDanny Robinson, CEO, The Martin Agency, USAEmily Y Wu, Executive Producer, Ghost Island Media, TaiwanFederico Fanti, Chief Creative Officer, FP7 McCann, UAEKarolina Namyslowski, Global Head of Creative/Creative Director, amp, GlobalMike Dubrick, Chief Creative Officer, Rethink, CanadaMikhail Rakov, Creative Director, Tastes like Blue, ArmeniaNathalie Hasson, Head of Audio Narrative and Podcasts, HRCLS and Prose on Pixels, FranceNeo Segola, Executive Creative Director, LePub, South AfricaRahul Mathew, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Mudra Group, India

Craft TrackDesign Lions:Fura Johannesdottir, Chief Creative Officer, Huge, GlobalJonathan Johnsongriffin, Vice President, Brand & Creative, Google, GlobalJosefina Casellas, Vice President, Executive Creative Director and General Manager, R/GA, SS LATAMLucie Vallotton, Senior Art Director, TBWA, FranceMaria Ahlgren, Senior Designer, Bold Scandinavia, SwedenMayuri Nikumbh, Head of Design, Conran Design, IndiaNaho Manabe, Global Creative Director, Hakuhodo, GlobalRaymond Otene McKay, Chief Creative Officer, RUN Aotearoa, New ZealandShingo Sato, Head of Design, Design Bridge and Partners, BrazilVander McClain, Head of Digital Product Design, ASG, Accenture Song, Germany

Digital Craft Lions:Kentaro Kimura, International Chief Creative Officer and Corporate Officer, Hakuhodo, GlobalAnne Akande, VFX Producer, Unini Productions Limited, UKFrank Hahn, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Group, GermanyGeorge “Benson” Acohamo, Founder and CEO, BSN Creatives, BrazilHoney Bajaj, Head of Design and Digital Products, Accenture Song, IndiaJacquie Mullany, Executive Creative Director, FCB Africa, South AfricaJouke Vuurmans, Global Chief Creative Officer, Media.Monks, GlobalKent Boswell, Creative Tech and Innovation Director, The Hallway, AustraliaKimmy Liu, Executive Creative Director, Cheil PengTai, Mainland ChinaStacy Andersen, Deputy Managing Director, Merkle, UAE

Film Craft Lions:Prasoon Pandey, Ad Film Maker, Corcoise Films, IndiaAndrea Ogunbadejo, Vice President, Managing Director, Production, Cossette, CanadaChanikarn Sitthiaree, Creative Director, BBDO Bangkok, ThailandDulcidio Caldeira, Director and Founder, Boiler Filmes, BrazilJames Sorton, Executive Producer, Magna Studios, UKKaren Bryson, Executive Producer, AUNZKarim Naceur, Global Head of TV Production, BETC, GlobalMaría Fernanda “Yupi” Segura, Director, Oriental Films, MexicoTariq Ali, Animation Director, ZANAD, EgyptZee Ntuli, Director, Darling Films, South Africa

Industry Craft Lions:Kalpesh Patankar, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, UAEAndreas (Andre Tu7uh), Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Creative, IndonesiaAngeliki Kornelatou, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy, GreeceClara Noguier, Creative Director, DDB Paris, FranceIlkay Gurpinar, Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Istanbul, TurkeyMasaya Asai, Chief Creative Officer, Droga5, part of Accenture Song, JapanParikshit Bhattaccharya, Chief Creative Officer, BBH, IndiaStephanie Yung, Chief Design Officer, Zulu Alpha Kilo, CanadaThandeka Gilbert, Creative Group Head, McCann Joburg, South AfricaXanthe Wells, Vice President, Global Creative, Pinterest, Global

Engagement Track

Creative B2B Lions:Andisa Ntsubane, Managing Executive: Brand, Marketing and Communications Africa, Vodacom Group, AfricaAna García-Hierro, Head of B2B Marketing, Iberia, Accenture Song, IberiaAndrew Barnes-Jones, Global Creative Director, Ledger Bennett (Havas Group), UKBianca Guimaraes, Partner and Executive Creative Director, Mischief, USACarolyn Devanayagam, Head of Corporate Affairs, APAC, Weber Shandwick, APACEoin Sherry, Executive Creative Director, LePub Italy, GlobalHenrique Del Lama, Executive Creative Director, AlmapBBDO, BrazilJulie Scelzo, Chief Creative Officer, Chicago and Global Accounts, Dentsu, GlobalKaty Maloney, Global Managing Partner, B2B, Wavemaker, GlobalOrlando Baeza, Founder and CEO, Unentitled Studio, USA

Creative Data Lions:Rose Herceg, Country President Australia and New Zealand, WPP, ANZAna Becker, Concept Director, FCB Brasil, BrazilAnushree Ghosh, Head of Digital and D2C, ITC Limited – Foods Division, IndiaCaroline Winterton, CEO, adam&eveDDB, USACéline van Nes, Strategy Director, Publicis Groupe, the NetherlandsFelicity Long, Partner, Bain & Company, UKIvan Moroke, CEO Kantar Insights Division South Africa, Kantar MEA DEI Lead, Kantar, South Africa and MEAJoaquin Cubria, Chief Creative Officer, GUT, ArgentinaViktor Shkurba, Founder, Creative Director, KA.KA.HA [isdgroup], GlobalWillie Jackson, EVP Director, Solutions Architect, Starcom, USA

Direct Lions:Pancho Cassis, Partner and Global Chief Creative Officer, DAVID, GlobalBrett Colliver, Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Creative, New ZealandCatalin Dobre, Chief Creative Officer, Co-CEO McCann Worldgroup Romania and CEE Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup, CEEChima Okenimkpe, Executive Creative Director, Publicis, West AfricaKeith Manning, Executive Creative Director, TBWA\Hunt Lascaris, South AfricaMariana Sa, Co-Chief Creative Officer, Africa, BrazilSaymon Medeiros, Creative Director, ‿ and us, UAEShelley Brown, Chief Strategy Officer, FCB, CanadaSonal Chhajerh, Group Executive Creative Director, Leo Burnett, IndiaThamakorn Ruchakityanon, Executive Creative Director, Sour Bangkok, APAC

Media Lions:Prerna Mehrotra, Chief Client Officer and CEO Media, dentsu, APACEileen Kiernan, Global CEO, IPG Mediabrands, GlobalElda Choucair, CEO, Omnicom Media Group, UAEElias Reinheimer, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Play, the NetherlandsFabio Baracho Martinelli, Global Vice President of Connections and Occasions, AB InBev, GlobalImogen Hewitt, Chief Media Officer, Publicis Groupe ANZ and CEO, Spark Foundry ANZ, APACJem Lloyd-Williams, CEO, Mindshare, UKMike Solomon, CEO, PHD Media, USAVanessa Giannotti, Media Vice-President, Ogilvy, BrazilWoei Hern Chan, Head of Creative APAC, VaynerMedia, APAC

PR Lions:Kat Thomas, Founder and Global Chief Creative Officer, One Green Bean, GlobalFenella Grey, Managing Director and Chair, EMEA, Porter Novelli, EMEAIan Black, CEO, New Vegas, BrazilKofi Amoo-Gottfried, Chief Marketing Officer, DoorDash, USALerato Songelwa, Managing Director, Hill & Knowlton Strategies, South AfricaMarie Claire Maalouf, Chief Creative Officer EMEA, Edelman, EMEASama Al Naib, Managing Director, Digital Innovation, EMEA, BCW, EMEASebastian Stępak, CEO Central and Eastern Europe, MSL, CEETomoko Tagami, Chief Corporate Communication Officer, Shiseido, GlobalVanessa Ho Nikolovski, Chief Client and Growth Officer, Asia Pacific, Weber Shandwick, APAC

Social & Influencer Lions:Amy Ferguson, Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Chiat\Day New York, USAAdetutu Laditan, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Google, NigeriaChristina Miller, Chief Social Officer, VML, EMEAElli Tuominen, Executive Strategy Director, Kurio – The Social Media Agency, FinlandGavin McLeod, Chief Creative Officer, CHEP Network, AustraliaHamza Amjad, Executive Director Creative and Social & Performance Management, Ogilvy, PakistanLui Lima, Creative Director, Talent, BrazilMarina Prieto, Sr Marketing Director. Brand, Insights, Media & Trade LATAM, PedidosYa, LATAMRob Mayhew, Head of New Business/Content Creator, Movers+Shakers, GlobalValentina Salaro, Head of Content & Social, Armando Testa, Italy

Entertainment Track

Entertainment Lions:Geoffrey Edwards, Executive Creative Director, GALE, USAChafic Haddad, Chief Creative Officer, VML, MENAJose Maria Roca de Viñals, Co-President and Chief Creative Officer, DDB and C14, SpainJosefine Richards, Group Creative Director, Apple Inc., USAKelly Pon, Chief Creative Officer, BBH China, Mainland ChinaMonde Twala, SVP, Co-General Manager Paramount Africa and Lead BET International, Paramount Africa, Africa and GlobalOlivier Lefebvre, President and Executive Creative Director, FRED & FARID Paris, FrancePatrícia Moura, Founder and CEO, Pride Content, BrazilShannon Watkins, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Fiserv, GlobalTom Martin, Chief Creative Officer, Special, APAC

Entertainment Lions for gaming:Lydia Winters, Chief Storyteller, Mojang Studios, GlobalHermeti Balarin, Chief Creative Officer, Wieden+Kennedy, UKJarell Thompson, Vice President, Portfolio Lead, Gaming, Havas PLAY, GlobalJosh Seokjin Shin, Vice President, Head of Creative, Krafton, GlobalKatariina Harteela, Executive Creative Director, Reaktor, FinlandMatt Murphy, Global Chief Creative Officer, 72andSunny, GlobalNicolle Merhy, CEO, Game Code, BrazilThiago Cruz, Chief Creative Officer, NY, Grey, USAToan Nguyen, Founder and Managing Director, Jung von Matt NERD, GermanyVivien Chou, Executive Creative Director, Isobar, Taiwan

Entertainment Lions for music:Madeline Nelson, US Head of Independent Label Relations, Amazon Music, USAChristie Cooper, Creative Director, The Monkeys Aotearoa, Part of Accenture Song, New ZealandHenrique Tanji, CEO and Founder, RITMIKA AUDIO ARTS, BrazilJuan Woodbury, NA Creative and Entertainment Lead, Ogilvy, North AmericaKeturah Cummings, Founder and CEO, Forward Slash, UKMarga Romero de Ávila, Music Lead, Southern Europe, Google / YouTube, Southern EuropeObi Asika, Director-General and CEO, National Council of Arts and Culture, NigeriaPhillip Youmans, Director, Smuggler, USAPierre Carnet, Managing Director – MassiveMusic Dubai, MassiveMusic, a Songtradr Company, MENAXiao’an Li, Founder, Music Composer, Li & Ortega, Global

Entertainment Lions for sport:Louise Johnson, CEO, Fuse, UK/EMEAAlexandre Abrantes, Executive Creative Director, FCB, USAAna Roma Torres, Managing and Creative Partner, Havas Play, PortugalAsmirh Davis, Founding Partner and Chief Strategy Officer, Majority, USABen Williams, Global Chief Creative Experience Officer, TBWA\Worldwide, GlobalEcho Li, Global Chief Commercial Officer, Dentsu Sports International, GlobalLauren Estwick, New Business and Marketing Director, House 337, UKLeonardo Chiesi, Chief Creative Officer, MRM, ChileLuciana Cani, Executive Creative Director, AKQA, USARafael Ziggy, Chief Creative Officer, SOKO, Brazil

Experience TrackBrand Experience & Activation Lions:Anselmo Ramos, Founder, Creative Chairman, GUT, GlobalAdam Kerj, Chief Creative Officer Europe, Accenture Song, EuropeApolline Picot, Executive Creative Director Experience, Landor, EMEACarlos Camacho, Chief Creative Officer, David, ColombiaCecília Preto Alexandre, Senior Marketing Director, Heineken, BrazilMatty Burton, Group Chief Creative Officer, DDB Group, New ZealandNayaab Rais, Senior Creative Director, FP7 McCann, UAENthabi Motsoeneng, Chief Marketing Officer Africa and Middle East, Pernod-Ricard, Africa and Middle EastSeongphil Hwang, Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, South KoreaZélia Sakhi, Head of User Experience, Search Japan, Google, Japan

Creative Business Transformation Lions:Ariana Stolarz, Global Chief Strategy Officer, Marketing, Accenture Song, GlobalAmber Guild, CEO, McCann New York, USAAngela Kyerematen-Jimoh, Digital Transformation Lead, Africa, Microsoft, AfricaClément Séchet, Creative Director, Marcel, FranceMarcia Esteves, CEO and Partner, Lew’Lara\TBWA, BrazilMatt Che, Chief Marketing Officer, Budweiser, APACMichael Treff, CEO, Code and Theory, USANabil Nasser, Global Head – Heineken and Amstel Brands, The Heineken Company, GlobalPerrine Masset, Brand and Marketing Transformation Lead, Deloitte, GlobalTill Diestel, Chief Creative Officer, Serviceplan, Germany

Creative Commerce Lions:Amy Lanzi, CEO, Digitas, North AmericaAngela Bassichetti, Head of Creative Shop APAC, Meta, APAC and GlobalChantal Silva, Creative Director, DDB, MexicoErin Kawalecki, Partner and Chief Creative Officer, Angry Butterfly, CanadaJohan Thorbjörnsson, Partner, McKinsey & Company, GermanyManuel Borde, Global Chief Creative Officer, Commerce, VML, GlobalMish Fletcher, Chief Marketing Officer, IPG Commerce, GlobalSebastien Boutebel, Chief Creative Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi ME, UAESteve Rogers, Chief Creative Officer, Haygarth Group, UKTiago Trindade, Partner and Chief Creative Officer, Digital Favela, Brazil

Innovation Lions:Diego Machado, Global Chief Creative Officer, AKQA, GlobalCourtney Brown Warren, Vice President, Brand Marketing, Kickstarter, USAGastón Cánaves, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Creative, ArgentinaGideon Amichay, Founder and Chief Creative Officer, No, No, No, No, No, Yes ®, IsraelJody Samuels Ike, Global Innovation & Marketing Executive, Board Advisor and Consultant, the NetherlandsJoji Jacob, Regional Chief Creative Officer, Havas, SingaporeJosh Loebner, Global Head of Inclusive Design, VML, GlobalJulie Jihyun Kang, CEO and Managing Partner, Serviceplan Korea, South KoreaKyoko Yonezawa, Head of Innovation, TBWA\HAKUHODO, JapanLeanne Fremar, Chief Brand Officer, JPMorgan Chase, USA

Good TrackGlass: The Lion for Change:Cindy Gallop, Founder and CEO, MakeLoveNotPorn, GlobalKoo Govender, CEO, Publicis Groupe Africa, South AfricaKR Liu, Head of Disability Innovation, Google, USAMaiko Ota, Executive Creative Director and Corporate Officer, HAKUHODO Inc., JapanNayla Tueni, CEO and Editor in Chief, An-Nahar and Annahar Arabi, Annahar Newspaper, LebanonPia Chaudhuri, Global Creative Lead, Play Inclusion, OLA, The LEGO Agency, GlobalRaphaella Martins, Creative X – Program Manager, Meta, BrazilRen Rigby, Founder, Chief Design Officer, Proto, GlobalSue Unerman, Chief Transformation Officer at EssenceMediacomX and Global Head of Relevance for EssenceMediacom, Creative Futures, GlobalSuresh Raj, Chief Growth Officer, McCann New York, USA

Sustainable Development Goals Lions:Gustavo Lauria, Co-Founder, President and Chief Creative Officer, We Believers, USAAndres Quezada, General Creative Director, Leo Burnett, PanamaAtiya Zaidi, CEO/Chief Creative Officer, BBDO, PakistanDiego Medvedocky, Global Creative Partner, Grey, GlobalFirdaous ElHonsali, Vice President of Dove Masterbrand, Unilever, Global, North AmericaJerzy Holub, Vice President Marketing and Communications, Mastercard, Central EuropeMaher Nasser, Director, Outreach Division, United Nations Department of Global Communications, USA (serving in a personal capacity)Nkiru Olumide-Ojo, Executive Head; Marketing, Communication & CSI, Standard Bank Africa Regions & Offshore, AfricaThomas Hongtack Kim, Chief Creative Officer, Paulus, South KoreaYuko Kitakaze, Global Chief Sustainability Officer, Dentsu Group Inc., Global

Health TrackHealth & Wellness Lions:Wendy Chan, Health Creative Lead, Asia-Pacific, Edelman, APACAlberto Hernandez, Chief Growth Officer, Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, GlobalChao Li, Vice President, Marketing and Branding, Alibaba & Ant Group Macau Pass Group Holdings Ltd., Mainland ChinaDanielle Decatur, SVP andCreative Director, Area 23, USADivya Dileep, SVP andExecutive Creative Director, TBWA\WorldHealth, USAEmuron Alemu, Chief Creative Officer, The Quollective, KenyaLaura Florence, Executive Creative Director, Havas Health & You, BrazilMarty Martinez, Chief Creative Officer, TANK Worldwide, GlobalMukund Olety, Chief Creative Officer, VML, IndiaVictoria Wright, CEO, Publicis Health, UK

Pharma Lions:Collette Douaihy, Global Chief Creative Officer, Health, Dentsu Health, GlobalDarius LaBelle, President, BPG Group, UAEJane Motz Hayes, Chief Creative and Design Officer, Havas Health & You, GlobalNatxo Díaz, Global Head of Craft, VML Health, GlobalPierre Loo, Executive Creative Director, Greater China, McCann Health, Greater ChinaRoberta Raduan, Managing Director Latam, Klick Health, LATAMShamel Washington, Associate Creative Director/Health Equity, Deloitte Digital, USAStephanie Berman, Global Chief Creative Officer, The Bloc, GlobalSusan Perlbachs, Chief Creative Officer, EVERSANA INTOUCH, GlobalTracey Brader, Managing Partner/Head of Strategy, DDB Remedy, Global

Strategy TrackCreative Effectiveness Lions:Harjot Singh, Global Chief Strategy Officer, McCann and McCann Worldgroup, GlobalAndrés Carvajal, Managing Director, Sancho BBDO, ColombiaElizabeth Mokwena, Executive Marketing Director: HomeCare Africa, Unilever, AfricaHephzibah Pathak, Executive Chairperson, Ogilvy, IndiaIslam ElDessouky, Global Vice President Creative Coca-Cola™, The Coca-Cola Company, GlobalLaila Mignoni, Vice President Global Creative Communications, Bacardi, GlobalLeslie Sims, Chief Marketing and Creative Officer, Impossible Foods, USAMichael Rebelo, CEO, ANZ, Publicis Groupe, ANZRicardo Marques, Vice President Marketing, Michelob ULTRA, Anheuser-Busch InBev, USA

Creative Strategy Lions:Vita M. Harris, Global Chief Strategy Officer, FCB, GlobalAndreas Dahlqvist, Chief Creative Officer and CEO, NORD DDB, SwedenCharlotte Lee, CEO, Asia Pacific, OMD, APACChioma Aduba, President, Droga5, USADennis May, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe DACH, GermanyMargot Torres, Managing Director, McDonald’s, the PhilippinesPatou Nuytemans, CEO Europe, Middle East & Africa, Ogilvy, EMEARafik Belmesk, Chief Strategy Officer, Dentsu Creative, CanadaRory Gallery, Partner and Chief Strategy Officer, Special, New ZealandSumara Osorio, Chief Content Officer and Colgate-Palmolive Chief Strategy Officer, VML, LATAM

TitaniumThe Dan Wieden Titanium Lions Jury:Debbi Vandeven, Global Chief Creative Officer, VML, GlobalAli Rez, Chief Creative Officer, IMPACT BBDO, MENAPDanilo Boer, Global Creative Partner, FCB, GlobalJayanta Jenkins, Vice President Creative, Starbucks, USAMaria Garrido, Chief Marketing Officer, Deezer, FranceNatalie Lam, ‪Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe, APACPatricia Corsi, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Bayer, GlobalSamantha Silva De Almeida, Director Diversity and Innovation at Estudios Globo, Globo, LATAMTara Ford, Chief Creative Officer, The Monkeys part of Accenture Song, APAC, LATAMYasuharu Sasaki, Global Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Group, Inc., Global

The Shortlisting Jury line-up, alongside the Luxury & Lifestyle Lions Jury will be announced in due course.View more information on this year’s Jury and Festival here and entering into the Lions Awards here.