Eurobest Reveals 2024 Jury Line-Up

Oct. 02, 2024

Eurobest, celebrating Europe’s most groundbreaking creativity, has today revealed the line-up of experts selected to award the region’s very best creative and effective work for 2024. Juries will convene in London later this November to participate in live judging.

Alongside revealing the inaugural Creative B2B Jury line-up, led by Sarah Higgins, Managing Director PR and EMEA & APAC Marketing, State Street Global Advisors, Eurobest welcomes the first representative from Iceland this year, Thorleifur Gunnar Gíslason, Design Director, Brandenburg Creative Agency, Reykjavík, Iceland. Gíslason’s work mainly specialises in branding, but he has received many accolades in both the graphic and product design space. Most recently, his team at Brandenburg was awarded Iceland’s first-ever Lion at Cannes Lions 2024.

Commenting on his appointment, Gíslason said: 

“Coming from a small island with a tiny population in the middle of the Atlantic, isolation is something we strive to keep at bay. Inclusion is important. Perspectives are important. Building bridges is important. Fortunately for us, design is a global field, one that inherently fosters collaboration and the exchange of new ideas and fresh perspectives across borders. It is a great honour to represent Iceland on the Eurobest Jury for the first time in its history. At Brandenburg, we are committed to placing creativity and bold ideas at the forefront of everything we do, and this opportunity allows me to bring my insights to the broader industry conversation. Serving on the Jury provides a valuable opportunity for me to both contribute and learn a great deal throughout the experience. I look forward to celebrating work that inspires and sets new benchmarks in this ever-evolving field.”

 

This year also sees the highest representation of creatives from Central Eastern Europe, with 11 Jurors representing markets Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine. Brands and platforms represented this year include Google, Mars Petcare, Netflix, Nike, Samsung Electronics, StarNews Mobile, TikTok and TV 2 Denmark.

The Eurobest 2024 Juries have been named as:

Audio & Radio, Film, Print & Publishing:

• Nicky Bullard, Group Chief Creative Officer, MullenLowe, UK
• Can Faga, Founder, aRthuR Istanbul, Turkey
• Gabriele Caeti, Executive Creative Director, DDB Group, Italy
• Gabrielle Attia, Global Creative Director, Marcel, Global
• Jeannette Bohné, Managing Director, Serviceplan Berlin, Germany
• Klaartje Galle, Chief Creative Officer, VML, Belgium
• Lourenço Thomaz, Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Creative Portugal, Iberia
• Sean Carnegie, Managing Director, Radioville, UK

Brand Experience & Activation, Creative Commerce:

• Debbie Ellison, Chief Commerce Officer, VML, UK
• Alfonso Fernández, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of D2C, Samsung Electronics, Iberia
• Dagmara Witek-Kuśmider, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Worldwide, Poland
• François Phan, Associate Director - Brand Experience and Product Innovation, Accenture Song, France
• Irene Kugelmann, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Germany Group of Companies, Germany
• Martin Svetlík, Executive Creative Director, McCann, Czech Republic
• Marula Vaz, Experiential Creative Director, Monks, Global
• Zoé de Priester, Creative Copywriter, mortierbrigade, Belgium

Creative B2B:

• Sarah Higgins, Managing Director PR and EMEA & APAC Marketing, State Street Global Advisors
• Alex Webb, Chief Creative Officer, Stein IAS, UK
• Benedict Buckland, Managing Director and Chief Strategy Officer, alan., UK
• Jean-Charles Caboche, Vice President, BETC and President, BETC Corporate, France
• Jose Sancho, Creative Director, DAVID, Spain
• Karin Robinson, Senior Director of Strategy, Edelman, UK
• Ute van Seggelen, Head of Communications B2B Marketing DACH, Google, Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Creative Business Transformation:

• Ete Davies, EVP, Dentsu Creative, EMEA
• Andrii Fedoriv, Founder and CEO, Fedoriv Marketing and Innovations, Ukraine
• Conrad Persons, President, Grey London, UK
• Irene Haven - de Vos, Managing Director, Hearts & Science (OMG), the Netherlands
• Isabelle Schnellbuegel, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, Accenture Song, Germany, Austria, Switzerland
• Marcelo Vergara, Worldwide Creative Director, Publicis Conseil, Global
• Nanna Gjerstrup, Creative Director, PONG, Denmark

Creative Data, Innovation:

• Kika Douglas Castroviejo, Chief Creative Officer, 180 Global, the Netherlands
• Annie Gallimore, Managing Director, Deloitte Digital, UK
• Lauren Ogúndèkó, Chief Transformation Officer, EMEA, KINESSO, EMEA
• Lorenz Langgartner, Global Executive Creative Director, Serviceplan Group, Germany
• Marcin Sosiński, Chief Creative Officer Poland & CEE, Dentsu Creative, CEE
• Niki Giannakou, Head of Innovation & Technology, VML, Greece

Creative Effectiveness, Creative Strategy:

• Jo Arden, Chief Strategy Officer, Ogilvy, UK
• Béla Ziemann, Chief Strategy Officer, LePub, Global
• Emmanuel Anjembe, Head of Strategy, Monks, France
• Gabriella Dishotsky, Group Brand Strategy Director, Forsman & Bodenfors, Sweden
• Karen Corrigan, Co-Founder, CEO and Strategic Director, Happiness Anywhere, Belgium

Design, Industry Craft:

• Dennis May, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe DACH, Germany, Austria and Switzerland
• Covadonga Díaz, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Creative, Spain
• Laura Rogers, Executive Creative Director, AMV BBDO, UK
• Maud Mulder, Creative Director, BETC, France
• Oskar Lübeck, Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Bold, Sweden
• Thorleifur Gunnar Gíslason, Design Director, Brandenburg, Iceland
• Viv Greywoode, Head of Design, Stink Studios, UK

Digital Craft, Social & Influencer:

• Alejandro Di Trolio, European Creative Chairman, Cheil, Europe
• Amélie Ebongué, Founder, Gamma & Gemini, Global
• Anna Nowak, Creative Technology Director, Saatchi & Saatchi, Poland
• Enoma Edevbaro, Head of SEK Social, SEK, Finland
• Jonathan Deeb, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO, Germany
• Peter Power, Creative Director, Anorak NoA, Norway
• Tom Skinner, Executive Creative Director, TikTok, Europe, The Nordics and Israel

Direct, Outdoor:

• Catalin Dobre, Chief Creative Officer and co-CEO McCann Worldgroup Romania, Regional Creative Director McCann CEE, McCann, CEE
• Alex Strimbeanu, Creative Director, JANDL, Slovakia
• Chaga Signe Bruun, Creative Director, TV 2 Creative / TV 2, Denmark
• Dominique Magnusson, Creative Director, Jung von Matt, Switzerland
• Josephine Ankarstrand, Creative Director, NORD DDB, Sweden
• Lavinia Francia, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy, Italy
• Stéphane Gaubert, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Paris, France
• Uche Ezugwu, Creative Director, BBH, UK

Entertainment:

• Hermeti Balarin, Chief Creative Officer, Wieden + Kennedy, UK
• Cece Wyldeck, EMEA Director of Creative Development, MassiveMusic, EMEA
• Eric Schoeffler, Chief Creative Officer, Germany and Executive Creative Director, Europe, Havas, Europe
• Françoise Nottrelet, Global Head of Content Partnerships and Licensing, StarNews Mobile and Head of Business and Content, House of Podcasts, Global
• James Whatley, Strategy Consultant, Global
• Ludovica Federighi, Head of FUSE - Head of Content and Entertainment, Omnicom Media Group, Italy
• Luis Paulo Gatti, Executive Creative Director and Head of Entertainment, White Rabbit Budapest, Europe

Film Craft:

• Christopher Thiery, CEO, Prodigious, France
• Andrea Roman-Perse, Founder and Managing Director, Zauberberg Productions, Germany
• John Ford, Head of Creative, Netflix, EMEA
• Karim Bartoletti, Partner, Managing Director and Executive Producer, Indiana Production, Italy
• Laura Serra Estorch, Executive Producer, CANADA, Spain
• Naghmeh Pour, Director, new—land, Denmark
• Nikki Chapman, Production Partner, FCB London, UK

Healthcare:

• Rebecca Rhodes, Director, Public Affairs, Abbott, UK
• Alex Okada, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Lynx, UK
• Luc Wise, CEO and Founder, The Good Company, France
• Nadine Müller, Creative Director, IPG Health, Germany
• Najoh Tita-Reid, Chief Brand & Experience Officer, Mars Petcare, Global
• Rodrigo Vicente, Chief Creative Officer, VML Health, Spain
• Sonia Cosentino, Executive Creative Director, Publicis Health, Italy

Media:

• Matthias Brüll, Global CEO Mediaplus Group | Executive Board Member Serviceplan Group, Mediaplus Group and Serviceplan Group, Global
• Adam Hiscock, EMEA Chief Operating Officer, EssenceMediacom, EMEA
• Cath Kowsoleea, Head of Integrated Media EMEA, Nike, EMEA
• Nataliya Morozova, Managing Partner, Havas Village, Ukraine
• Sandra Alvarez, Board Director, Core and Managing Director, Spark Foundry, Ireland
• Thomas Jamet, CEO, IPG Mediabrands and UM Paris, France
• Tobi Asare, Managing Partner, Head of Growth, OMD, UK

PR:

• Rachael Sansom, CEO, Havas Red, Europe and UK
• Christian Anhut, Chief Creative Officer, Edelman, Germany
• Fredrik Junge, Creative Director, Burson, France
• Kamiqua Lake, CEO, Coldr, UK
• Lina Franzon, Creative Director, ABBY.WORLD, Sweden
• Maksim Boritko, Creative Director, Banda, Ukraine
• Saskia Wallner, CEO, Ketchum, Austria

About the Jury, Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said: 

“We are delighted to announce such an exceptional line-up of talent and experts who bring so much commitment and expertise to the important task at hand. Our Jurors play a vital role in setting the creative benchmark for Europe and we are delighted to see representation from a broad range of agencies, brands and companies – including many for the first time – allowing a diverse range of voices in the Jury rooms. We wish them luck and look forward to seeing the body of work that will emerge following their discussions.”

 

Entries into Eurobest are being accepted until Thursday 17 October 2024 and registration into the Eurobest Young Creatives Competition is open until Monday 18 November 2024. Further information on the Awards can be found at www.eurobest.com.