Dubai Lynx Reveals First Jury Members

The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity, the premier festival and awards for the creative communications industry in the Middle East and North Africa, has released the first 28 names that will make up this year’s juries.  

Direct, Promo & Activation, Interactive and Mobile Jury

Andy DiLallo, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Sydney, Australia – Jury President

Christian Fritsche, Creative Director, Scholz & Friends, Germany

Ivo Roefs, Managing Partner, DDB & Tribal Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Jordan Atlas, Executive Creative Director, Ignited, USA

Josh Moore, Executive Creative Director, Y&R, New Zealand

Matthew Ryan, Creative Director / Zoo, Google, EMEA

Rickard Villard, Executive Creative Director, Lowe Brindfors, Sweden

Design Jury

Bjorn Kusoffsky, CEO / Creative Director, Stockholm Design Lab, Sweden – Jury President

Celina Guimaraes, Head of Design, MCSaatchiabel, South Africa

Dan Beckett, Head of Art / Partner, Chi+Partners, UK

Katie Taylor, Executive Creative Director, Landor Associates, Germany

Laurent Collangettes, Managing Director, Lonsdale Design, France

Jochem Leegstra, Partner, Creative Director, . . .staat, The Netherlands

Preeti Vyas, Chairwoman, Vyas Gianetti Creative, India

PR Jury

Gabriela Lungu, Chief Creative Officer, Weber Shandwick, UK & EMEA – Jury President

Aída Hernández Pulido, New Business Development & Digital PR Director, Marco de Comunicación, Spain

Cesare Valli, President & CEO, Southern Europe, Hill & Knowlton Strategies, Southern Europe

Joakim Jonasson, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, A World Beneath, Sweden

John Saunders, Regional President, EMEA, FleishmanHillard, EMEA

Monica Jitariuc, Managing Director, The Practice, Romania

Paresh Chaudhry, Chief Executive Officer, Madison Public Relations, India

Branded Content & Entertainment Jury

Philippe Meunier, Creative Chief, Co-Founder, Sid Lee, Canada – Jury President

Jaime Rosado, VP, Regional Creative Director, JWT, Puerto Rico

Jordan Atlas, Executive Creative Director, Ignited, USA

Mark Bullingham, Managing Director, Fuse Sport & Entertainment, EMEA

Mark Waugh, Global Managing Director, Newcast Worldwide, Global

Matthew Ryan, Creative Director / Zoo, Google, EMEA

Pablo Muñoz, President / CEO, Draftfcb, Spain

Commenting on the jury, Philip Thomas, CEO of Lions Festivals says, “We’re delighted to have this global collection of specialists joining us and we are excited to see the creative benchmarks that are ultimately set as a result of their judging. We look forward to welcoming them all to Dubai in March.”

Entries for Dubai Lynx are open and submissions can be made through the website until 6 February. Further information on rates along with category information and rules can all be found at http://www.dubailynx.com/awards/how_to_enter.cfm. The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity takes place from 9-11 March, with the hotly anticipated Awards Ceremony & Dinner happening on 12 March.