There will be 56 international jurors judging entries from across the MENA region at the 10th Dubai Lynx, including six South Africans. The Festival runs from 6-8 March and culminates in the Awards on the evening of 9 March.
Film, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury
Susan Credle, global chief creative officer, FCB, global - Jury president
Jenny Glover, ECD, TBWA Hunt Lascaris, South Africa
Andreas Pauli, chief creative officer, Leo Burnett, Germany
Agnes Stenberg-Schentz, art director, Forsman & Bodenfors, Sweden
Morihiko Hasebe, ECD, Hakuhodo, Japan
Miguel Nunes, associate creative director, Ogilvy & Mather, UK
Alan Kelly, ECD, Rothco, Ireland
Direct, Promo & Activation, Interactive and Mobile Jury
PJ Pereira, chief creative officer, Pereira & O'Dell, USA - Jury president
Daniel Andrade, group creative director EMEA, The Zoo, Google, EMEA
Jennie Arvenäs, art director, Zellout, Sweden
Christian Waitzinger, ECD, Continental Europe, Sapient Nitro, Europe
Alice Bottaro, creative director, DDB Berlin, Germany
Remy Kurpershoek, ECD, 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, md, PHD Media, Johannesburg, South Africa
Kate Bowers, EVP, global/US Strategic Planning, Starcom MediaVest group, global
Russel Place, md, UM, UK
Maria Garrido, global head of Data & Insights, Havas Media, France
Nermin Hairedin, CEO, Dentsu Aegis Network, Finland
Design Jury
Fred Gelli, CEO, Tatil Design, Brazil - Jury president
Beatrice Mariotti, executive VP, 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, ECD, Interbrand, EMEA
PR Jury
Pascal Beucler, senior VP & chief strategy officer, MSLGROUP, France - Jury president
Nitin Mantri, CEO, Avian Media, India
Lars Erik Grønntun, chairman & CEO, EMEA, Hill & Knowlton, EMEA
Charlotte Witte, president - Marketing Communications, Prime PR, Sweden
Denise Kaufmann, partner & CEO, Ketchum, UK
Ange Ramsay, founder & md, 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 md, GroupM, Spain
Juan Davila, SVP, global md, New Business, Liquid Thread, US
Mathias Eriksson, CEO & 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, South Africa
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, US
Dorothy Zurkowska-Bytner, VP, 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, CEO, BMB Agency, UK
Integrated Jury
Susan Credle, global chief creative officer, FCB, global - Jury president
PJ Pereira, chief creative officer, Pereira & O'Dell, US
Nick Emery, global CEO, Mindshare, global
Pascal Beucler, senior VP & 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 the jurors will convene in Dubai during the Festival to judge more than 2000 entries and award the coveted Lynx trophies. For more information, go to www.dubailynx.com.