Il Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, in programma dal 22 al 26 giugno prossimi, ha annunciato la line-up dei Presidenti di Giuria 2026.
Marcel Marcondes, Global Chief Marketing Officer AB InBev, è stato nominato primo Jury President del Creative Brand Lion. Sotto la sua guida, AB InBev è l’unico brand ad aver ottenuto per due volte il titolo di Creative Marketer of the Year nella storia del Festival, a testimonianza di un impegno costante verso la creatività come motore strategico del business. Il riconoscimento, introdotto quest’anno, nasce per premiare i brand visionari che costruiscono culture in grado di rendere il marketing creativo e di impatto duraturo sul business.
La line-up mette inoltre in evidenza la crescente influenza delle agenzie indipendenti. Con Presidenti di Giuria alla loro prima nomina provenienti da Artplan, Rethink, M+C Saatchi e Mother.
I Presidenti
Audio & Radio
Oriel Davis-Lyons | Chief Creative Officer, Mother New York, USA
Brand Experience & Activation
Rafael Pitanguy | Deputy Global Chief Creative Officer, VML, Global
Creative B2B
Ty Heath | Global Director, Thought Leadership, GTM Strategy, LinkedIn, Global
Creative Brand
Marcel Marcondes | Global Chief Marketing Officer, AB InBev, Global
Creative Business Transformation
Gugu Mthembu | Chief Marketing Officer, Telkom, South Africa
Creative Commerce
Phil Camarota | Chief Creative Officer, Flywheel, Global
Creative Data
Anupriya Acharya | CEO, Publicis Groupe, South Asia
Creative Effectiveness
Bertille Toledano | CEO, BETC and Havas Creative Middle East; President, Havas Creative Network, Global
Creative Strategy
Sarah Lemarié | Chief Strategy Officer, Publicis, France
Design
Greg Quinton | Chief Creative Officer, Design Bridge and Partners, Global
Digital Craft
Andrés Ordóñez | Global Chief Creative Officer, McCann, Global
Direct
Joaquín Cubría | Chief Creative Officer, GUT, Argentina
Entertainment
Chris Beresford-Hill | Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Worldwide, Global
Entertainment Lions for Gaming
Lolly Thomson | Joint Global Chief Creative Officer, M+C Saatchi Group, Global
Entertainment Lions for Music
Matt Murphy | Global Chief Creative Officer, 72andSunny, Global
Film
Pelle Sjoenell | Former Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, Droga5, part of Accenture Song, Global
Glass: The Lion for Change
Monique Nelson | Executive Chair, UWG, USA
Health & Wellness
Kainaz Karmakar | Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy, India
Industry Craft
Rafael Gil | Chief Creative Officer, Artplan, Brazil
Innovation
Kazuhiro Shimura | Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Inc., Japan
Media
Sindhuja Rai | Chief Client Officer, WPP Media, APMEA
Outdoor
Aaron Starkman | Global Chief Creative Officer, Rethink, Global
PR
Dana Tahir | CEO, HAVAS Red, Middle East and Egypt
Print & Publishing
Jessica Apellaniz | Chief Creative Officer, Wieden+Kennedy, Mexico
Social & Creator
Mihnea Gheorghiu | Global Chief Creative Officer, LePub, Global
Sustainable Development Goals
Kazoo Sato | Chief Creative Officer and CEO, Earth Centric Design, Japan
Dan Wieden Titanium
Chaka Sobhani | Global Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Worldwide, Global