SINGAPORE, AUGUST 19, 2011 – Competition among Asian creatives is definitely in full gear, now that Spikes Asia has announced the lineup for its two remaining juries. The Craft jury will be chaired by Danny Searle, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of BBDO/Proximity, Singapore; while the Integrated jury — made up of members from all the other juries, including jury presidents– will be chaired by Rémi Babinet, Chairman of BETC Euro RSCG and Global Chief Creative Officer of Havas. He will also lead the Film, Print, Outdoor and Radio jury.
“The impressive standard of the juries reflects the prestige and importance of these awards. Their professionalism and in-depth knowledge of the industry is vital to the judging process and we look forward to seeing the results, which will be much anticipated,” said Terry Savage, Festival Chairman of Cannes Lions, who with Haymarket are joint organisers of the festival.
Below is a complete list of the Craft and Integrated Juries.
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Craft Jury President Danny Searle
Craft Jury
Danny Searle, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer, BBDO/Proximity Singapore – Jury President
Elvis Chau, Executive Creative Director, JWT/Shanghai, China
Ferly Novriadi, Creative Director, Lowe, Indonesia
George Mackenzie, Managing Director, The Sweet Shop, New Zealand
Roopak Saluja, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Bang Bang Films, India
Steve Coll, Executive Creative Director, Euro RSCG, Australia
Wain Choi, Vice President & Global Executive Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, Korea
Integrated Jury
Rémi Babinet, Chairman, BETC Euro RSCG and Global Chief Creative Officer, Havas – Jury President
Antony Young, Chief Executive Officer, Optimedia US, USA
Jeff Benjamin, Partner & Chief Creative Officer, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, USA
Daniel Morel, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Wunderman, USA
Tim Sutton, Chairman Asia Pacific, Weber Shandwick, Asia Pacific
Elsie Nanji, Managing Partner, Red Lion, India
Michael Dee, Chief Creative Officer, DDB China Group, China
Steve Back, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore
Ravi Deshpande, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer, Contract Advertising, India
Nick Worthington, Executive Creative Director, Colenso BBDO, New Zealand
All eight juries will convene in Singapore where judging will take place next month. The winners will be revealed on 20 September. To submit entries, to register to attend or for more information on Spikes Asia 2011, visit www.spikes.asia
Meanwhile, Spikes has also unveiled a complete lineup of activities for this year’s delegates. These will include 27 seminars and five workshops by some of the world’s most esteemed creatives. Spikes Asia is jointly organised by Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and Haymarket, publishers of Campaign Asia.
