Dubai Lynx announces 2012 juries – Aussie creatives Scott Lambert + Nancy Hartley and media chief John Sintras included in line-up

January 30 2012, 1:03 pm | BY Lynchy | 4 Comments

lynx1.jpgThe Dubai International Advertising Festival, the leading Festival and Awards for creative excellence in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced the members of the juries for the 6th Dubai Lynx Awards.

 

A total of 35 international, industry experts – including three Australians – will come together in Dubai to judge and debate over the best of the region’s work.

Divided into six juries, each led by their own jury president, jury members will this year see entries from 14 categories: Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio, Media, Direct, Promo & Activation, Interactive, Print & Poster Craft, Film Craft, Design, Integrated and new for this year, PR and Mobile.  

Says Emma Lancaster, festival director, Dubai Lynx: “We are delighted to be bringing these international juries to Dubai. As individuals they are knowledgeable and passionate within their fields and together will bring fresh ideas and perspectives in judging the creativity currently coming out of the MENA region. We look forward to welcoming them and seeing which entries they will choose to take home the coveted Lynx trophies.”   

The 2012 jury members are:

Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio and Craft Jury 

Ted Royer, Partner, Executive Creative Director, Droga5, USA – Jury President  

Scott Lambert, Creative Director, Innocean, Australia  

Doerte Spengler-Ahrens, Chief Creative Officer, Jung von Matt/Fleet, Germany 

Abhijit Avasthi, National Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather, India 

Ivan Johnson, Executive Creative Director, 140 BBDO, South Africa

Carla Romeu, Creative Director, El Laboratorio, Spain  

John Pallant, Regional Creative Director, EMEA, Saatchi & Saatchi, UK

Direct, Promo & Activation, Interactive and Mobile

Gastón Bigio, Regional Creative Director, Ogilvy Latina and Founder, David, Argentina – Jury President  

Nancy Hartley, Executive Creative Director, SapientNitro, Australia  

Erik Backes, Executive Creative Director, Wunderman, Germany  

Odile Crézé, Executive Creative Director, DraftFCB, France  

Chris Baylis, Executive Creative Director, Tribal DDB, The Netherlands  

Theo Ferreira, Executive Creative Director/Co-Founder, Hello World, South Africa  

Nick Darken, Partner | Executive Creative Director, Albion, UK

Media Jury Jacki Kelley, Global Chief Executive Officer, UM, Global – Jury President  

John Sintras, Chief Executive Officer, Starcom MediaVest, Australia  

Gino Baeck, Chief Executive Officer, Mindshare, Belgium  

Jens Erichsen, Managing Director, Carat, Germany 

Jasmin Sohrabji, Chief Executive Officer, Omnicom Media Group, India  

Niclas Fröberg, Chief Executive Officer/Founder, Tre Kronor Media & Advertising, Sweden  Hugh Cameron, Chief Strategy Officer, PHD Media, UK 

Design Jury Jonathan Ford, Creative Partner, Pearlfisher, UK – Jury President  

Tristan Macherel, Executive Creative Director, The Brand Union, France  

Alok Nanda, Chief Executive Officer, Alok Nanda & Company, India  

Bruno Stucchi, Owner/Creative Director, Dinamomilano, Italy  

Rita Baltazar, Partner, Co-Founder and Creative Director, By, Portugal 

Jennifer Ehlers, Creative Director, King James RSVP, South Africa  

Catrin Vagnemark, Creative Director, BVD Design Bureau, Sweden

PR Jury

Richard Millar, Chief Executive Officer, Hill & Knowlton, UK – Jury President 

Cyrille Arcamone, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, Fleishman-Hillard, France

Tobias Schlösser, Chief Operating Officer, EMEA, Ledavi, Germany  

Sunil Gautam, Director, Hanmer MSL Communications, India  

Giorgio Cattaneo, President, Chief Executive Officer, MY PR, Italy  

Catarina Vasconcelos, Managing Director, LPM, Portugal 

Christina Saliba, Chief Executive Officer, Weber Shandwick, Sweden 

Integrated Jury

Ted Royer, Partner, Executive Creative Director, Droga5, USA – Jury President 

Gastón Bigio, Regional Creative Director, Ogilvy Latina and Founder, David, Argentina

Jonathan Ford, Creative Partner, Pearlfisher, UK  

Ivan Johnson, Executive Creative Director, 140BBDO, South Africa  

Jacki Kelley, Global CEO, UM, Global  

Richard Millar, Chief Executive Officer, Hill & Knowlton, UK  

John Pallant, Regional Creative Director, EMEA, Saatchi & Saatchi, UK

There’s still time to enter the Dubai Lynx awards.

Entries can be submitted through the website where further information, entry tips and details about the Festival and Awards can also be found.

The Dubai International Advertising Festival takes place from 4-6 March with the Dubai Lynx Awards drawing the Festival to a close on 7 March.

Anyone wishing to attend should visit the website for details of delegate packages and to take advantage of the special Early Bird Discount, available until 2 February.