Simon Cook, Consejero Delegado de LIONS, declaró: "Estas personas representan el rico abanico de talentos excepcionales de todo el espectro de la industria creativa. Los Presidentes del Jurado de los Leones de Cannes desempeñan un papel esencial en la defensa de la integridad de los Leones, así como en el establecimiento de la referencia creativa para la industria mundial. Les agradecemos sus perspectivas, conocimientos y experiencia únicos por el liderazgo que aportarán a la importantísima tarea que tienen por delante."

Por primera vez, Ali Rez, de Impact BBDO, será el primer Presidente del Jurado de Cannes Lions procedente de la región MENA. Los Emiratos Árabes Unidos son un lugar donde prospera la creatividad y donde creemos que nada es imposible. Es un honor especial representar en Cannes Lions, como Presidente del Jurado, el espíritu de este país inspirador y el rico patrimonio de Oriente Medio. Espero que este anuncio allane el camino para que muchas más personas de la región dirijan jurados en el futuro en este prestigioso premio".

A continuación el listado de Presidentes:

Brand Experience & Activation Lions Jury President: Ari Weiss, Global Chief Creative Officer, DDB Worldwide, Global

Creative B2B Lions Jury President: Tom Stein, Chairman y Chief Growth Officer, Stein IAS, Global

Creative Business Transformation Lions Jury President: Justin Peyton, Chief Transformation Officer, Wunderman Thompson, APAC

Creative Commerce Lions Jury President: Nancy Crimi-Lamanna, Chief Creative Officer, FCB, Canada

Creative Data Lions Jury President: Samantha Hernández Díaz, Chief Strategy Officer, GUT Mexico City, Mexico

Creative Effectiveness Lions Jury President: Devika Bulchandani, Global CEO, Ogilvy, Global

Creative Strategy Lions Jury President: Amrita Randhawa, CEO, Publicis Groupe, Singapore & Southeast Asia

Design Lions Jury President: Quinnton Harris, Co-founder & CEO, Retrospect, USA

Digital Craft Lions Jury President: Resh Sidhu, Global Director of Arcadia Creative Studio, Snap Inc., Global

Direct Lions Jury President: Chaka Sobhani, Global Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, Global

Entertainment Lions Jury President: Brent Anderson, Global Chief Creative Officer, TBWAMedia Arts Lab, Global

Entertainment Lions for Gaming Jury President: Francine Li, Global Head of Marketing, Riot Games, Global

Entertainment Lions for Music Jury President: Danielle Hinde, Owner / Executive Producer, Doomsday Entertainment, USA

Entertainment Lions for Sport Jury President: Rob Doubal, Co-President of McCann London and Joint Chief Creative Officer of McCann UK, McCann London, UK

Film Lions Jury President: Bruno Bertelli, Global CEO of Le Pub, Global Chief Creative Officer of Publicis Worldwide, Chief Creative Officer of Publicis Groupe Italy, Publicis Worldwide, Global

Glass Lions: The Lion for Change Jury President: Tea Uglow, Creative Director, Google, APAC

Health & Wellness Lions Jury President: Mel Routhier, Chief Creative Officer, VMLY&R Chicago, USA

Industry Craft Lions Jury President: Yoshihiro Yagi, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Inc., Japan

Innovation Lions Jury President: Grace Francis, Global Chief Creative and Design Officer, WONGDOODY, Global

Media Lions Jury President: Christian Juhl, Global CEO, GroupM, Global

Mobile Lions Jury President: Shannon Washington, US Chief Creative Officer, Connected Communications, R/GA, USA

Outdoor Lions Jury President: Javier Campopiano, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer at Grey and Global Chief Creative Officer of OpenX From WPP, Grey/OpenX, Global

Pharma Lions Jury President: Joshua Prince, CEO, Professional Group, Omnicom Health Group, Global

PR Lions Jury President: Jo-ann Robertson, CEO, Global Markets, Ketchum, Global

Print & Publishing Lions Jury President: Ali Rez, Chief Creative Officer, Impact BBDO, MENAP

Radio & Audio Lions Jury President: Tseliso Rangaka, Chief Creative Officer, FCB, South Africa

Social & Influencer Lions Jury President: Samantha Almeida, Director of Diversity and Content Innovation, Globo, Brazil

Sustainable Development Goals Lions Jury President: Jean Lin, Chief Culture Officer, Dentsu Group Inc., Global

Dan Wieden Titanium Lions Jury President: David Droga, CEO & Creative Chairman, Accenture Song, Global

Cannes Lions se celebrará del 19 al 23 de junio y constituirá un foro anual para que la industria mundial aborde los problemas más acuciantes a los que se enfrentan hoy en día tanto ellos como el mundo. La inscripción para asistir a Cannes Lions se abre el 12 de enero y la presentación de candidaturas a los premios el 19 de enero.

FOTO: Samantha Almeida (Globo Brasil), Javier Campopiano (Grey/Open X Global) y Samantha Hernández Díaz (GUT México City).