Cannes Lions has revealed the line-up of global experts selected to award the best creative and effective work and benchmark excellence this June.
12 Indian creatives will be part of the panel of judges that will award and celebrate the most outstanding work in diverse categories. The experts selected include Farishte Irani, Group Head – Copy, Dentsu Creative, India, for the Print & Publishing Lions category, Aalap Desai, Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Creative West and Dentsu Creative Experience, India, for Radio & Audio Lions, Sukesh Nayak, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy, India, for Creative Data Lions, and Garima Khandelwal, Chief Creative Officer, Mullen Lowe Lintas Group, India, for Direct Lions.
Valerie Pinto, CEO, Weber Shandwick India, The Weber Shandwick Collective, India, will be part of the PR Lions category, while PG Aditya, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Talented, India, will be on the Social & Influencer Lions jury. Swati Bhattacharya, Creative Chairperson, FCB, India, will be part of the Brand Experience & Activation Lions jury, Ahmed Aftab Naqvi, Global CEO & Co-Founder, GOZOOP, India, will be part of the Creative Commerce Lions jury, and Rajdeepak Das, CEO and Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, India, will be part of the Sustainable Development Goals Lions jury.
Hemant Shringy, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO, India, will be on the Health & Wellness Lions jury, Aditya Kanthy, CEO & Managing Director, DDB MUDRA Group, India, will be part of the Creative Effectiveness Lions jury, and Josy Paul, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer, BBDO, India, will be part of the Creative Strategy Lions jury.
Work from across the globe will be judged, awarded and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, running from 19-23 June 2023.
Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said, “Our Jurors have a huge responsibility – giving up their time, energy and expertise to set the benchmark for creative excellence as part of the 70th edition of the Lions. We are excited to see the body of Lion winning work that will set the industry standard for the next 70 years. This year, we have representation from seven new markets, our highest-ever representation from Africa and the Middle East, and a strong showing from a diverse mix of brands. We’re delighted to be able to bring a breadth of voices and perspectives to the Jury rooms and we thank them all in advance for their dedication and care.”
