Digital Asia Festival announces 2013 jury

Ashok Lalla, Amit Dasgupta, Max Hegerman, and Meera Sharath Chandra are the four jury members from India

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | September 30, 2013

The Digital Asia Festival Awards 2013 has announced 40 jury members who will judge the best of Asia Pacific's digital marketing and honour the clients, agencies and media owners whose work is leading the way for the industry.

The jury consists of leading client marketers, digital media practitioners and agency strategists who will base the judging criteria on Strategy, Creativity and Innovation, Execution and Results. The jury will debate and ultimately decide on those entries worthy of taking home Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze trophies.

The 2013 jury comprises the following:

Jason Kuperman, VP - Omnicom Digital Asia Pacific, India, Middle East & Africa, Omnicom Group, Regional – Jury President

Adela Villanueva, Director Digital Strategy & Planning, Dentsu, Singapore

Amit Dasgupta, Brand Director, Adidas, South-eEast Asia

Andrew Davie, MD, Wunderman, Australia

Arthur Wei, VP & CMO, Lenovo, China

Ashok Lalla, Global Head – Digital Marketing, Infosys, India

Ben Poole, Head of Digital - Asia Pacific, MEC, Regional

Benjamin Condit, Digital Partner, Mindshare China

Benjamin Grubbs, APAC Head of Partner Marketing, YouTube, Regional

Benjamin Tan, Group CEO, Yolk SE Asia Chief Digital Officer for Grey Group, Grey, Regional

Benny Zhu, Founder/President, Nim Digital, China

Carl Griffith, Head of Digital, Havas Worldwide, Singapore

Douglas Chapman, MD, Razorfish, Australia

Erik Hallander, Interactive Director, Isobar, Australia

Eugene Demata, Executive Creative Director, DDB DM9JaymeSyfu, The Philippines

Ian Loon, SMG SEA's Social & Content Services Lead, and Regional Director for Samsung Southeast Asia

Jason Oke, Regional Managing Director Red Fuse Communications Asia and Y&R Hong Kong

Joe Nakamura, CEO, UM Japan, EVP, MWG Holdings, Japan

John Yang, Executive Creative Director, Bremen Digital Creative, Taiwan

Josh Bledsoe, SEO Director, iProspect, Singapore

Kiki Chen, MD, Medialand Digital Strategy, Taiwan

Kylie Summerhayes, International Media Lead, Global Media and Agency Management, Microsoft

Leigh Reyes, President & CEO, Lowe + Partners, The Philippines

Max Hegerman, MD, Edelman Digital, India

Meera Sharath Chandra, Founder CEO & CCO, Tigress Tigress, India

Oz Dean, Creative Director, TBWA/Digital Arts Network, Singapore

Patrick Rona, President, Tribal DDB APAC and Chief Digital Officer, DDB Group Asia Pacific, Regional

Paul Gage, Regional Planning Director, APAC, Iris, Regional

Paul Soon, CEO of XM APAC and Digital Director JWT APAC, JWT, Regional

Richard Fraser, Regional MD, Proximity Asia, Middle East & Africa, Proximity, Regional

Rudi Ramin, Regional Marketing Manager – Biscuits, Asia Pacific, Mondel?z International

Sanjeev Saluja, Digital Director, Leo Burnett/Arc, Thailand

Sung Churl Yim, Interactive Campaign Planner, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea

Susana Tsui, CEO, PHD, Regional

Tanner Nagib, Regional Group Account Director and Digital Director, Hakuhodo Singapore Group, Singapore

Thomas Crampton, Director of Social@Ogilvy, Asia Pacific, Ogilvy & Mather, Regional

Thuan Ngo Minh, Founder, Managing Director, DNA Digital, Vietnam

Todd Martin, Regional Head of Social and Digital, Bates CHI and Partners, Regional

Wayne Arnold, Co-founder and CEO, Profero, Singapore

Yean Cheong, Digital Head, APAC, IPG Mediabrands, Regional

“We're delighted to be bringing such an esteemed group of experts together to not only judge the best in digital, but to uphold the high standard that these awards have when it comes to setting the benchmark for digital innovation in the region. It will be exciting to see which pieces of ground breaking work they decide to be worthy winners,” says Terry Savage, Chairman of Lions Festivals.

Entries can still be submitted until the deadline of 2 October. Further information on categories and rules, as well as the awards and information on this year's jury can be found on the website. The winners of the 2013 awards will be announced online through www.digitalasiafestival.com on 18 November.

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