The Dubai International Advertising Festival has announced the members of the four juries for the awards. The international group of 21 creatives and media experts from 10 different countries will meet in Dubai to judge, discuss and award the best creative work and ideas of the Middle East and Africa regions.
The TV/Cinema, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury will also judge the new Craft category, which launches this year awarding excellence of craft technique over and above the creative idea of the work.
The Integrated Jury will be chaired by David Nobay, creative chairman of Droga5 in Australia, who also leads the Direct, Sales Promotion and Interactive Jury, and is made up of members of the three juries, including jury presidents Amir Kassaei and Barry Cupples.
"With ideas and creative parameters that are unique to the region, the work goes from strength to strength. As such, we have brought together a strong group of international high-calibre experts whose decisions will lead the region's industry forward," said Philip Thomas, CEO of Cannes Lions, who, with Motivate Publishing, organises the Festival.
TV/Cinema, Print, Outdoor, Radio and Craft Jury
- Amir Kassaei, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Group, Germany - Jury President
- Michael Canning, Senior Creative, Leo Burnett, Australia
- Claudine Mergaerts, Senior Art Director, Euro RSCG Brussels, Belgium
- Santosh Padhi, Chief Creative Officer, Taproot, India
- Andrew Whitehouse, Executive Creative Director, FoxP2, South Africa
- Javier Valero, Creative Director, JWT Delvico, Spain
- Gerry Human, Executive Creative Director - Unilever Worldwide, Ogilvy & Mather, UK
Direct, Sales Promotion and Interactive Jury
- David Nobay, Creative Chairman, Droga5, Australia - Jury President
- Burkhart von Scheven, Chief Creative Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi, Germany
- Grant Jacobsen, Executive Creative Director, DraftFCB, South Africa
- Cristina Moliner, Connections Manager, TBWA/España, Spain
- Lotta Marlind, Creative Director, Garbergs, Sweden
- Sav Evangelou, Executive Creative Director, Digitas, UK
- Loreen Babcock, Chairman, CEO, Unit7, USA
Media Jury
- Barry Cupples, CEO Asia Pacific, Omnicom Media Group, Singapore - Jury President
- Mark Pejic, Chief Operating Officer, MediaCom, Australia
- Anne Van Dorp, Deputy General Manager, Space, Belgium
- Divya Radhakrishnan, President, TME, India
- Marc Taback, Chief Executive Officer, Initiative Media, South Africa
- Kate Cox, Head of Creative Communications, MPG, UK
- Ken Taylor, President, Starcom Worldwide, USA
Integrated Jury
- David Nobay, Creative Chairman, Droga5, Australia - Jury President
- Santosh Padhi, Chief Creative Officer, Taproot, India
- Amir Kassaei, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Group, Germany
- Andrew Whitehouse, Executive Creative Director, FoxP2, South Africa
- Barry Cupples, CEO Asia Pacific, Omnicom Media Group, Singapore
- Gerry Human, Executive Creative Director - Unilever Worldwide, Ogilvy & Mather, UK
- Loreen Babcock, Chairman, CEO, Unit7, USA
The winners will be revealed at the Dubai Lynx Awards ceremony and dinner, taking place at The Palladium on the evening of 17 March 2010.
Entries can be submitted online at www.dubailynx.com.
