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Prasoon Joshi and Agnello Dias named Jury Presidents at Spikes Asia 2018

Malvika Mehra, Raj Kamble, Sneha Iype Varma, Prateek Bhardwaj, Vikram Sakhuja and Sunaina Jairath are among jury members from India

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Prasoon Joshi and Agnello Dias named Jury Presidents at Spikes Asia 2018

(Left) Prasoon Joshi and Agnello Dias (Right)

Prasoon Joshi, Chairman, Asia Pacific and CEO and Chief Creative Officer, India, McCann Worldgroup, India, and Agnello Dias, Chief Creative Officer & Founder, Taproot Dentsu, have been appointed Jury Presidents for Spikes Asia 2018. Joshi will chair the jury for Integrated along with Film and Print & Publishing categories while Dias will lead Outdoor and Radio & Audio jury. Dias is also one of the jury members for Integrated category.

Other Indians among Spikes Asia jury include: Malvika Mehra, Founder & Creative Director, Tomorrow Creative Lab (Design and Print & Outdoor Craft); Raj Kamble, Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Famous Innovations (Film and Print & Publishing); Sneha Iype Varma, Executive Producer, Nirvana Films (Film Craft); Prateek Bhardwaj, National Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup (Healthcare); Vikram Sakhuja, Group CEO, Media & OOH, Madison Communications (Media); and Sunaina Jairath, CEO/Director, Image Inc./Perfect Relations (PR).

This year, 95 jury members from 18 countries will convene to champion outstandingly brave and culture-defining work and the Jury is composed of more female leaders than ever before: 49%.

Speaking on the announcement, Joe Pullos, Festival Director, Spikes Asia said, “Every year, the winners of Spikes Asia act as the barometer of creativity in the region, spotlighting truly ground-breaking work that is defining the industry landscape. Spikes Asia jurors are of the highest quality and calibre, and it is this combined with rigorous judging processes that ensure only the most deserving work is awarded and celebrated. In bringing together a diverse mix of agencies and brands to discuss, dissect and thoroughly analyse the work, these jury members will move the boundaries of Asian creativity and celebrate regional champions. And we’re delighted that we’ve almost reached parity in terms of gender split this year, something we’ve been working towards for the past number of years.”

The Spikes Asia 2018 juries:

Brand Experience & Activation and Direct Jury 

Tara Ford, Executive Creative Director, DDB Sydney, Australia - Jury President 

Alice Chou, Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Inc., Taiwan 

Ivan Hadywibowo, Creative Chairman, Flock, Indonesia 

Leisa Wall, Creative Group Head, FCB, New Zealand 

Masato Mitsudera, Executive Creative Director/City Activator, ADK / FACT, Japan 

Subhash Pinnapola, CEO, Storybook, Sri Lanka 

Sung-chul Kwon, Creative Director, INNOCEAN Worldwide, South Korea 

Valerie Madon, Chief Creative Officer, Southeast Asia, Havas Group, Singapore

Creative Effectiveness Jury 

Sudeep Gohil, Head of Brand Strategy, KPMG, Australia - Jury President 

Iona Macgregor, Chief Strategy Officer, Marcel Sydney, Australia 

Josh Gallagher, Chief Strategy Officer, Asia Pacific, Havas, Singapore 

Margot Torres, Managing Director, McDonald's Philippines, The Philippines 

Nirvik Singh, Chairman & CEO, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Grey Group, Singapore 

Pully Chau, Group CEO, Cheil Worldwide, Greater China 

Ruchi Sharma, Creative Chairperson, BBDOLANKA, Sri Lanka 

Shahvez Afridi, Global Strategy Director, MullenLowe, Singapore

Design and Print & Outdoor Craft Jury 

Ali Rez, Regional Creative Director, Middle East & Pakistan, BBDO, UAE - Jury President 

Carina Teo, Regional Head of Creative, Grab, Malaysia 

Malvika Mehra, Founder & Creative Director, Tomorrow Creative Lab, India 

Peter Shen, Executive Co-Founder, Ricelebrate, China 

Tienchuta Rukhavibul, Design Director, The Leo Burnett Group, Thailand 

Vicky Hui-Ying Lee, Executive Creative Director, Medialand Digital Strategy, Taiwan 

Pipha Youngmin Cho, Executive Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea 

Yuri Uenishi, Art Director/Graphic Designer, Dentsu Inc., Japan

Digital, Mobile and Digital Craft Jury 

Claudia Cristovao, Head of Google Brand Studio, APAC, Google, Japan - Jury President 

Craig Brooks, Executive Creative Director, R/GA, Australia 

Eiji Muroichi, Design Director, PARTY New York/Taipei, USA 

Joris Knetsch, Managing Director, MediaMonks, Singapore 

Nicoletta Stefanidou, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Aegis, Isobar, Hong Kong 

Sera Sung Ah Yoon, Executive Creative Director, SM Culture & Contents, South Korea 

Yijun Zhao, Group Vice President, Hylink Digital Solution, China

Entertainment Jury 

Ben Hartman, Managing Director, APAC, Octagon, Australia - Jury President

James Brook-Partridge, Head of Broadcast, Hogarth Worldwide, Singapore

Josiah Ng, Head of Film & Social Content, DDB Group, Singapore

Sarah White, Head of Partnership Marketing APAC, City Football Group, Singapore

Tomoya Suzuki, CEO/Creative Producer, STORIES / STORIES INTERNATIONAL, Japan

Vivian Yin, CEO, FremantleMedia, China

Wilf Sweetland, CEO, Sweetshop, Australia

Film and Print & Publishing Jury

Prasoon Joshi, Chairman, Asia Pacific and CEO & Chief Creative Officer, India, McCann Worldgroup, India - Jury President

Emilie Veillon, Group Executive Creative Director, MIRUM, Vietnam

Gary Steele, Executive Creative Director, TBWA\Singapore, Singapore

Maiko Ota, Executive Creative Director/President, Hakuhodo Creative Vox, Japan

Peabporn Prayudthanakul, Senior Creative Director, Dentsu, Thailand

Raj Kamble, Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Famous Innovations, India

Seamus Higgins, Executive Creative Director, Host Havas, Australia

Vivian Yong, Executive Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy, China

Film Craft Jury

Karen Bryson, Executive Producer, FINCH, Australia - Jury President

Chris Chiu, Group Chief Creative Officer, DDB Group, Singapore

Daphne Ng, Executive Producer, Bartle Bogle Hegarty, Singapore

Jax Jung, Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea

Sneha Iype Varma, Executive Producer, Nirvana Films, India

Swee Ling Ng, Film Director, Directors Think Tank, Malaysia

Mitsuaki Timo Otsuki, Founder/CEO, Connection, Japan

Trong Tantivejakul, Chief Creative Officer, Y&R, Thailand

Glass: The Award for Change Jury

Tara Ford, Executive Creative Director, DDB Sydney, Australia - Jury President 

Darren Burns, President, Weber Shandwick, China

Emilie Veillon, Group Executive Creative Director, MIRUM, Vietnam

Jax Jung, Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea

Clinton Manson, Executive Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi, Singapore 

Subhash Pinnapola, CEO, Storybook, Sri Lanka

Healthcare Jury

Craig Chester, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness, Australia - Jury President

Carol Ong, President, Bebebalm, China

John Scott, Creative Director, Ward6, Singapore

Michael Knox, Chief Creative Officer, Grey Group, Hong Kong

Prateek Bhardwaj, National Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup, India 

Shweta Shukla, Director – Communications & External Affairs, Unilever Asia, Singapore

Tomoko Kanezaki, Creative Director, Dentsu Inc., Japan

Innovation Jury

Tuomas Peltoniemi, President, Asia – Digital & Innovation, TBWA\Digital Arts Network, Singapore - Jury President

Adnan Syed, Chief Innovation Officer, Adcom Leo Burnett, Pakistan

Bill Yom, Global Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea

Fred Dahlberg, Creative Director, AnalogFolk, Hong Kongv Gerald Cyron, Head of Planning & Innovation, LOUD, Australia

Kazuhiro Shimura, Creative Director, Dentsu Inc., Japan

Ruth Stubbs, Global President, iProspect, Singapore

Integrated Jury

Prasoon Joshi, Chairman, Asia Pacific and CEO & Chief Creative Officer, India, McCann Worldgroup, India - Jury President

Agnello Dias, Chief Creative Officer & Founder, Taproot Dentsu, India 

Ali Rez, Regional Creative Director, Middle East & Pakistan, BBDO, UAE

Claudia Cristovao, Head of Google Brand Studio, APAC, Google, Japan

Scott Kronick, Chief Executive, PR & Influence, Asia, Ogilvy, China

Tuomas Peltoniemi, President, Asia – Digital & Innovation, TBWA\Digital Arts Network, Singapore

Media Jury

Amrita Randhawa, CEO Asia Pacific & Executive Chair Greater China, Mindshare, China - Jury President 

Insun Yang, Media Planning Director, HS Ad, South Korea

Jacqueline Pavich, Client Partner, Dentsu Aegis Network, Singapore

James Wong, Head of Strategy, PHD, Hong Kong

Melissa Fein, CEO, Initiative, Australia

Russell Lai, General Manager, Havas Media, Singapore

Vikram Sakhuja, Group CEO, Media & OOH, Madison Communications, India

Music Jury

Laura Nakhla, Head of Synchronisation, Warner Music Asia, Hong Kong - Jury President

Angel Lee, Country Manager, APAC, Big Sync Music, Singapore

Dona Inthaxoum, Music Industry Relations Director, APAC, Deezer, Singapore

Gus Henderson, Head of New Business, Asia, Universal Music Group, Hong Kong

Tamon Fujimi, Director of Creative Development, APAC, MassiveMusic, Japan

Outdoor and Radio & Audio Jury

Agnello Dias, Chief Creative Officer & Founder, Taproot Dentsu, India - Jury President

Ajab Samrai, Chief Creative Officer, ASEAN, Ogilvy, Singapore

Clinton Manson, Executive Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi, Singapore

Feng Huang, Partner & Executive Creative Director, FF Shanghai, China

Fran Palines, Associate Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup, The Philippines

Jen Speirs, Deputy Executive Creative Director, BMF, Australia

Paul Chan, Chief Creative Officer, Cheil Worldwide, Hong Kong

Syeda Ayesha Ikram, Executive Creative Director, BBDO, Indonesia

PR Jury

Scott Kronick, Chief Executive, PR & Influence, Asia, Ogilvy, China - Jury President

Amanda Goh, Regional Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Edelman, Singapore

Darren Burns, President, Weber Shandwick, China

Ikuko Ota, PR Director/Strategic Planning Director, Hakuhodo Kettle, Japan

Jackie Crossman, Executive Director, Red Agency, Australia

Rachel Catanach, President & Senior Partner, Greater China, FleishmanHillard, Hong Kong

Sunaina Jairath, CEO/Director, Image Inc./Perfect Relations, India

Judging of the work entered into the Spikes Asia Awards takes place throughout the three days of the Festival. The entry deadline for this year’s Festival is this Friday, August 17 and entrants can contact a dedicated team of experts who can help advise with any queries about submitting work or meeting deadlines.

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Prasoon Joshi Agnello Dias Spikes Asia 2018 Jury Presidents
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