The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity has named the 56 international jurors set to judge entries from across the MENA region at the 10th Dubai Lynx.

Film, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury
  • Susan Credle, Global chief creative officer, FCB, Global – Jury President;
  • Jenny Glover, executive creative director, TBWA Hunt Lascaris, South Africa;
  • Andreas Pauli, chief creative officer, Leo Burnett, Germany Agnes Stenberg-Schentz, Art Director, Forsman & Bodenfors, Sweden;
  • Morihiko Hasebe, executive creative director, Hakuhodo, Japan;
  • Miguel Nunes, associate creative director, Ogilvy & Mather, UK; and
  • Alan Kelly, executive creative director, Rothco, Ireland.

Direct, Promo & Activation, Interactive and Mobile Jury
  • PJ Pereira, chief creative officer, Pereira & O’Dell, USA – Jury President;
  • Karolina Galacz, deputy creative director, Y&R, Hungary Daniel Andrade, Group Creative Director EMEA, The Zoo, Google, EMEA;
  • Jennie Arvenäs, art director, Zellout, Sweden;
  • Christian Waitzinger, executive creative dDirector, Continental Europe, Sapient Nitro, Europe;
  • Alice Bottaro, creative director, DDB Berlin, Germany; and
  • Remy Kurpershoek, executive creative director, 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, managing director, PHD Media, Johannesburg Kate Bowers, EVP, Global/US Strategic Planning, Starcom MediaVest Group, Global;
  • Russel Place, managing director, UM, UK;
  • Maria Garrido, Global head of Data & Insights, Havas Media, France; and
  • Nermin Hairedin, chief executive officer, Dentsu Aegis Network, Finland.

Design Jury
  • Fred Gelli, chief executive officer, Tatil Design, Brazil – Jury President;
  • Beatrice Mariotti, executive vice pPresident, 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; and
  • Sue Daun, executive creative director, Interbrand, EMEA.

PR Jury
  • Pascal Beucler, senior vice pPresident & chief strategy officer, MSLGROUP, France – Jury President;
  • Nitin Mantri, chief executive officer, Avian Media, India;
  • Lars Erik Grønntun, chairperson & CEO, EMEA, Hill & Knowlton, EMEA;
  • Charlotte Witte, president – Marketing Communications, Prime PR, Sweden;
  • Denise Kaufmann, Partner & chief executive officer, Ketchum, UK;
  • Ange Ramsay, founder & managing director, Ange Ramsay PR, South Africa; and
  • 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 managing director, GroupM, Spain;
  • Juan Davila, SVP, Global managing director, New Business, Liquid Thread, USA;
  • Mathias Eriksson, chief executive officer & Founder, Matter, Sweden;
  • Alex Wills, executive director of Content, R/GA, UK;
  • Jeff Povlo, Brand Engagement Specialist & founder, Scape, The Netherlands; and
  • 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;
  • 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, USA Dorothy Zurkowska-Bytner, Vice President, Ad Sales Development CEEMEA, Discovery Networks, Central Europe, Poland;
  • Jean-Paul Berge, chairperson & CEO, BBDO Asia, APAC;
  • Nanette Lafond-Dufour, chief client officer, McCann Worldgroup, Global;
  • Dominique Lewis, head of Planning, Havas, Germany; and
  • Juliet Haygarth, chief executive officer, BMB Agency, UK.

Integrated Jury
  • Susan Credle, Global chief creative officer, FCB, Global – Jury President;
  • PJ Pereira, chief creative officer, Pereira & O’Dell, USA;
  • Nick Emery, Global CEO, Mindshare, Global;
  • Pascal Beucler, senior vice president & chief strategy officer, MSLGROUP, France;
  • Fred Gelli, CEO, Tatil Design, Brazil;
  • Anathea Ruys, head of Fuse, APAC, Omnicom Media Group, APAC; and
  • Laura Gregory, founder & CEO, Great Guns, UK.

All of the jurors will convene in Dubai during the Festival to judge more than 2000 entries and award the coveted Lynx trophies. The Festival runs from Sunday, 6 to Tuesday, 8 March and culminates in the Awards on the evening of Wednesday, 9 March.

Dubai Lynx is currently accepting entries, further details of how to enter including rules and fees can be found at www.dubailynx.com. Alternatively, connect with them on Facebook or on Twitter.