New Delhi: London International Awards (LIA) has onboarded Josy Paul, Chairperson and Chief Creative Officer, BBDO India, Mumbai on the Creative Strategy and Transformative Business Impact Jury board.
Apart from him, nine other industry players from around the globe will be joining onsite in Las Vegas for LIA judging.
The jury president is Suzanne Powers, Founder, Powers Creativity, New York.
Powers said, “I'm looking so forward to working with this amazing jury to dig into and celebrate the work that beautifully fuses strategic and creative excellence for real-world impact."
This is the inaugural year for the Creative Strategy competition.
Creative Strategy and Transformative Business Impact Jury:
Jury President: Suzanne Powers, Founder, Powers Creativity, New York
Phillip Böndel, CEO, THE AMBITION, Düsseldorf and CMO, BUTTER., Düsseldorf
Reed Collins, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy APAC
Emma de la Fosse, Chief Creative Officer, UK, Edelman, London
Amy Dick, Chief Operating Officer, CULT, London
Andrea Diquez, Global CEO, GUT
Adam Ferrier, Chief Thinker/Founder, Thinkerbell, Melbourne
Josy Paul, Chairperson & Chief Creative Officer, BBDO India, Mumbai
Conrad Persons, President, Grey London
Angella Tapé, SVP Group Strategy, Havas Health and You, New York
Ben Tarr, President, Leo Burnett Canada, Toronto
Barbara Levy, President of LIA, said, “A well-defined strategy is like a roadmap to everyone on the team. It gives direction to the creatives, guiding them to create messages that are both relevant and impactful. We are happy to introduce the Creative Strategy category in its inaugural year. Transformative Business Impact, now in its fourth year, recognizes that the work plays an influential role in the operations, services and customer experiences and recognizes the solutions themselves. We know that there will be very robust discussions in the jury room with Suzanne as Jury President.”
LIA Judging will take place at Encore at Wynn, Las Vegas commencing on September 29 and will be completed on October 7, 2024. All rounds of judging take place onsite with no pre-judging. Every judge is required to see every piece of work in their respective Category(s). These panels decide on the Gold, Silver and Bronze Statue Winners, as well as the Finalists. At their discretion, they also decide on whether a Grand LIA will be awarded