The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the 2024 Jury Presidents and has opened its portal for this year’s awards submissions.
Among the global experts confirmed to lead the juries is Apple’s VP of Marketing and Communications, Tor Myhren, who will serve as the Film Lions Jury President — the first time Apple has been represented.
GUT’s Anselmo Ramos is confirmed as the Brand Experience & Activation Lions President after a series of historic wins in 2023, and Debbi Vandeven has been announced as Jury President of the Dan Wieden Titanium Lions, representing the largest creative agency network in the world, VML.
Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said: ‘Our Jury Presidents play a crucial role in the existence of the Lions. Their knowledge, skills and incredible talent, combined with the commitment and leadership that they will bring to their roles, bring integrity and rigour to the Lions. This is an exceptional line-up of talent from across the world, and we can’t wait to see the work that rises to the top in June.‘
The Cannes Lions 2024 Jury Presidents:
- Audio & Radio Lions President: Simon Vicars, Chief Creative Officer, Colenso BBDO, New Zealand
- Brand Experience & Activation Lions President: Anselmo Ramos, Founder, Creative Chairman, GUT, Global
- Creative B2B Lions President: Andisa Ntsubane, Managing Executive: Brand, Marketing and Communications Africa, Vodacom Group, Africa
- Creative Business Transformation Lions President: Ariana Stolarz, Global Chief Strategy Officer, Marketing, Accenture Song, Global
- Creative Commerce Lions President: Amy Lanzi, CEO, Digitas NA, Digitas, North America
- Creative Data Lions President: Rose Herceg, Country President Australia and New Zealand, WPP, Australia and New Zealand
- Creative Effectiveness Lions President: Harjot Singh, Global Chief Strategy Officer, McCann and McCann Worldgroup, Global
- Creative Strategy Lions President: Vita M. Harris, Global Chief Strategy Officer, FCB, Global
- Design Lions President: Fura Johannesdottir, Chief Creative Officer, Huge, Global
- Digital Craft Lions President: Kentaro Kimura, International Chief Creative Officer and Corporate Officer, Hakuhodo, Global
- Direct Lions President: Pancho Cassis, Partner and Global Chief Creative Officer, DAVID, Global
- Entertainment Lions President: Geoffrey Edwards, Executive Creative Director, GALE, USA
- Entertainment Lions for Gaming President: Lydia Winters, Chief Storyteller, Mojang Studios, Global
- Entertainment Lions for Music President: Madeline Nelson, US Head of Independent Label Relations, Amazon Music, USA
- Entertainment Lions for Sport President: Louise Johnson, CEO, Fuse, UK/EMEA
- Film Lions President: Tor Myhren, VP Marketing Communications, Apple Inc, Global
- Film Craft Lions President: Prasoon Pandey, Ad Film Maker, Corcoise Films, India
- Glass: The Lion for Change President: Cindy Gallop, Founder and CEO, MakeLoveNotPorn, Global
- Health & Wellness Lions President: Wendy Chan, Health Creative Lead, Asia Pacific, Edelman, APAC
- Industry Craft Lions President: Kalpesh Patankar, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, UAE
- Innovation Lions President: Diego Machado, Global Chief Creative Officer, AKQA, Global
- Media Lions President: Prerna Mehrotra, Chief Client Officer and CEO Media, dentsu, APAC
- Outdoor Lions President: Marco Venturelli, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe, France
- Pharma Lions President: Collette Douaihy, Global Chief Creative Officer, Health, Dentsu Health, Global
- PR Lions President: Kat Thomas, Founder and Global Chief Creative Officer, One Green Bean, Global
- Print & Publishing Lions President: John Raúl Forero, President and Chief Creative Officer, DDB, Colombia
- Social & Influencer Lions President: Amy Ferguson, Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Chiat\Day New York, USA
- Sustainable Development Goals Lions President: Gustavo Lauria, Co-Founder, President and Chief Creative Officer, We Believers, USA
- The Dan Wieden Titanium Lions President: Debbi Vandeven, Global Chief Creative Officer, VML, Global
The Jury President of the new Luxury & Lifestyle Lions will be announced shortly.
Cannes Lions is now open for awards submissions until 11 April 2024.
Featured image: Tor Myhren, Debbi Vandeven and Anselmo Ramos