The international advertising festival known for fusing creativity with cutting-edge technology is back with another round of judges for each category. This year’s AD STARS boasts of a diverse set of jurors from different advertising agencies all over the world. For a festival that aims to share creative solutions to change the world, the final list of judges will all be able to offer their well-informed insights, all coming from different backgrounds.
For Film and Video Stars category, the following judges are:
- Google‘s Head of Brand Studio APAC Claudia Cristovao
- Leo Burnett Malaysia‘s Executive Creative Director Iska Hashim
- CHEIL‘s Executive Creative Director Yehoon LeeÂ
- King James‘ Creative Director Nkanyezi MasangoÂ
- Ogilvy India‘s Chief Creative Officer Harshad Rajadhyaksha
- BBDO Atlanta’s Chief Creative Officer Robin Fitzgerald
- Sweetshop’s Managing Director (China, Asia, MENA) Laura Geagea
The final judges for Design and Print are:
- Daehong Communications‘ Creative Director Yunjin ParkÂ
- BBH Shanghai‘s Executive Creative Director Kelly PonÂ
- Leo Burnett‘s Group Executive Creative Director Kumuda Rao
- Host/Havas‘ Creative Director Josie Burns
- Hakuhodo Malaysia‘s Executive Creative Director Nicolas KosasihÂ
- Cheil Hong Kong Chief Creative Officer Paul ChanÂ
- TBWA\Santiago Mangada Puno‘s Chief Creative Officer Melvin M. MangadaÂ
For the Diverse Insights, Outdoor, PSA, Place Brand, and Radio & Audio categories, the judges are:
- Sands China Ltd.‘s Vice President-Advertising & Brand Management DeVonne laoÂ
- DDB Sydney‘s Executive Creative Director Tara FordÂ
- Jung von Matt/NEXT Alster‘s Creative Director Anna Lichnog
- Flock‘s Creative Partner Leonard WigunaÂ
- Impact BBDO Middle East / Pakistan’s Regional Executive Creative Director Ali RezÂ
- GREYnJ United‘s Chief Creative Officer Jureeporn Thaidumrong
- Cassanova//McCAnn‘s VP / Creative Director Alejandro Ortiz
For the Interactive, Integrated, Innovation, Date Insights, Mobile, and Social & Influencer categories, the final judges are the following:
- Digitas‘ Creative Director Keith ByrneÂ
- CMRS Group‘s Group Managing Director Mark ChanÂ
- Dentsu Inc.‘s Creative Director Kenji OdaÂ
- Innocean Worldwide‘s Creative Director Sungchul KwonÂ
- Instagram, Facebook Inc.’s Global Director of Instagram Creative Shop Kay Hsu
- Publicis Sapient‘s Nordic Executive Creative Director Paul Collins
- FCB BRASIL‘s Chief Creative Officer Joanna Monteiro
And finally, for the Direct, Media, Promotion, and PR, the judges are:
- Dyson‘s European Creative Director Bo Hellberg
- HSAd‘s Group Creative Director Daewon KimÂ
- FACT / ADK CreativOne‘s Executive Creative Director Mitsudera MasatoÂ
- VMLY&R‘s Executive Creative Director Kim Pick
- MRM//McCann‘s General Manager Peggy HsiehÂ
- CJ Worx Company Limited‘s Managing Director Saharath SawadatikomÂ
- Dentsu Asia Pacific‘s Regional Chief Creative Officer Ted Lim
Of the 35 creatives who will be judging at AD STARS 2019, five of them come from the Asia-Pacific region. Iska Hashim and Nicolas Kosasih from Malaysia, Laura Geagea from China, Jureeporn Thaidumrong from Thailand, and of course, Melvin M. Mangada from the Philippines.
And Ted Lim, to make it six. 🙂