EIGHT CREATIVES FROM MENA TO PARTAKE IN CANNES LIONS’ JURY

Cannes Lions, the International Festival of Creativity, has announced the 413 jury members chosen to award and celebrate the best creative work from around the world. This year’s juries are composed of individuals from 50 countries, including for the first time representatives from Georgia, Nigeria, Kenya and Sri Lanka. Continuing the drive for a more diverse mix within the jury room, this year includes 46% female jury members, as well as a wide mix of creative agencies, brands, media owners and production companies. From the MENA region, the following have been selected:

BRAND EXPERIENCE & ACTIVATION LIONS: Yasmina Baz, Regional Creative Director, Leo Burnett, Lebanon

Juliana Paracencio, Regional Creative Director, Memac Ogilvy & Mather Dubai,

UAE DESIGN LIONS: Ali Rez, Regional Creative Director, Middle East and Pakistan,

BBDO, UAE DIRECT LIONS: Paola Mounla, Creative Director, J. Walter Thompson, Lebanon Kapil Bhimekar, Associate Creative Director,

Y&R Dubai, UAE HEALTH & WELLNESS LIONS: Alok Gadkar, General Manager & Executive Creative Director, The Classic Partnership,

UAE MEDIA LIONS: Ravi Rao, CEO, Mindshare, MENA PR LIONS: Alex Malouf, Corporate Communications Manager, Arabian Peninsula, Procter & Gamble, UAE