Creative Media Excellence Drum jury president
Janet Levine — global head of invention at Mindshare, United States of America (USA)
According to Golden Drum, Levine has more than 17 years of experience in media focussed on strategy, communications, planning, client leadership and creativity. She began her career in media planning and went on to lead the Mindshare's Invention practice in the USA.
Levine also led Nike's global business crafting unmissable media and strategy to connect with athletes all over the world, says Golden Drum. She is currently the global head of invention for Mindshare and runs Unilever's global strategy.
Levine has been quoted in AdWeek, Digiday, AdAge, NBC News, and has judged industry awards such as:
- The Smarties
- AdWeek Media Plan of the Year, and
- Festival of Media.
"As an industry, we've never had a greater playground for creativity and opportunity for original thinking. The power of creativity is that it pushes beyond provocative to become a true outcome-driver, impacting both society and business for good. I could not be more honored to lead the Creative Media Excellence jury at the Golden Drum," says Levine.
Creative Business Excellence Drum jury president
Adam Kerj — chief creative officer of Accenture Song Europe, Denmark
Golden Drum says Kerj brings more than 25 years of experience and has won over 100 plus major global advertising awards, such as:
- Cannes Lions Grand Prix
- D&AD
- One Show
- Webby's
- Clios, and
- Effie's.
This includes
Eurobest for global iconic brands like:
- Ikea
- Oreo
- Pampers
- Puma
- Coca Cola
- Tide
- Toyota, and
- Ben & Jerrys.
Kerj has been privileged to serve as a jury member and jury president at
D&AD,
One Show,
Clios,
LIA,
Webbys,
Eurobest and as a frequent industry speaker, including
Cannes Lions, says
Golden Drum.
Prior to joining Accenture Song, he served as chief creative officer of 360i / Dentsu US, Wunderman Thompson New York and McCANN Worldgroup Nordics.
Kerj says, "Creativity and human ingenuity are crucial for brands and businesses to thrive in a rapidly changing culture facing evolving technology. As president of the C
reative Business Excellence jury at
Golden Drum 2024, I am thrilled and honored to connect with a brilliant and diverse group of individuals to explore and celebrate work that engages the changing nature of brands."
Young Drummers Competition jury president
Özge Güven — design director of TBWA / Istanbul, Turkey
Güven is an Istanbul-based graphic designer and art director with more than 10 years of experience,
Golden Drum says. She took part in the establishment of the design department at TBWA / Istanbul and leads the agency's design team as design director.
Güven has won many awards in competitions, such as:
- D&AD
- Golden Drum
- Cannes Lions
- One Show
- Epica
- Loeries
- Kristal Elma, and
- Felis.
According to
Golden Drum, she has also been a jury member, jury president and speaker in competitions such as:
- Cannes Lions
- Golden Drum
- China Internationale Poster Biennial
- Kyiv Internationale Advertising Festival
- Kristal Elma, and
- Felis.
Güven was featured on the Women to Watch list in 2019.
"It is a great chance for contemporary creators from different countries and cultures to come together and test themselves in a common pool. The degree they will receive in this competition will be a globally important document. I can't wait to see what kind of minds will produce work in the near future and to evaluate the works with the valuable jury," Güven says.
Golden Drum concludes that the International Festival of Creativity is celebrating 30 years of Golden Drum in Grand Hotel Bernardin, Portorož, Slovenia from Wednesday, 9 October to Thursday, 10 October.