Introducing the LIONS Scholarship Jury for Cannes Lions 2025
Get to know the C-suite members, founders, presidents and department leaders who’ll nominate the next generation of creative talent at the Festival this June.
We’re delighted to announce the LIONS Scholarship Jury for Cannes Lions 2025 – creative and marketing leaders from around the globe, committed to helping a diverse group of young talent from underrepresented backgrounds into the creative marketing industries.
The LIONS Scholarship gives young creatives and marketers the opportunity of a lifetime. Offering 10 winners from 10 different countries a place in either the Creative Academy or Brand Marketers Academy at Cannes Lions 2025 – where they’ll join a cohort of learners aged 30 and under, for an unmatched learning and networking experience at the heart of the global creative community.
The Scholarship aims to level the playing field for creative excellence the world over, so successful applicants’ passes, travel and accommodation are fully funded by LIONS.
To ensure fairness in the judging process, we’ve selected a global Jury of experts – representing all markets, and every creative discipline. Meet them here:
Adetutu Laditan, Creative Director, Woof Studios, Africa Adenike Odutola, Managing Director, X3M Ideas, Zambia Alejandro Gowland, Head of Creative Works (SPLA), Google, México Ana Roma Torres, Managing and Creative Partner, Havas Play, Portugal Andisa Ntsubane, Managing Executive: Brand, Marketing and Communications, Vodacom Group, Africa George “Benson” Acohamo, CEO & Chief Creative Officer, BSN Creatives, Brazil Bhaskar Choudhuri, Chief Marketing Officer, Lenovo, Asia Pacific Camila Venegas Gomez, Creative Director, Big Time, Saudi Arabia Christian Sánchez, Chief Creative Officer, VML, Peru Delna Sethna, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy, Sub-Saharan Africa Diana Maranhão, Communication & Image Director, Rolex, Brazil Estelle Blemand-Zaïre, Diversity & Inclusion Strategist, Netflix, EMEA Frank Hahn, Chief Creative Officer, TEAMBBDO, Germany Hui Kang Yea, SVP, Head of Brand Division, SK Telecom and SK Broadband, South Korea Jerzy Holub, VP, Marketing & Communications, Mastercard, Poland, Czech Republic & Slovakia Kelly Pon, Chief Creative Officer, BBH China Ltd, Mainland China Khaled AlShehhi, Executive Director of Marketing & Communication, Government Media Office, UAE Maria Lashari, Founder & Creative Director, 1000WORLDS, Sweden Mike Dubrick, Partner, Chief Creative Officer, Rethink Toronto Mike Solomon, Chief Executive Officer, PHD Media, US Nnenna Onyewuchi, Innovation & Strategy Director, Yellow Brick Road, Nigeria Noelia Merejo, Core Brands Manager, AB InBev, Dominican Republic Oriane A. Canfrin, Head of Marketing & Communications, Ecobank, Ivory Coast Pierre Loo, Executive Creative Director, McCann Health, Greater China, an IPG Health Company Prerna Mehrotra, Chief Client Officer & CEO Media, Dentsu, APAC Priya Sarma Mathur, Head of Sustainability & Corporate Affairs, Unilever, UAE Rana Hamarneh, Group Executive Director, Adpro & OMD, Jordan Rankin Carroll, Chief Brand Officer, Mars Snacking, Global Raymond Otene McKay, Chief Creative Officer, RUN Aotearoa, New Zealand Samantha Hernández Díaz, Chief Strategy Officer, GUT Mexico City Sebastien Boutebel, Chief Creative Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi ME, UAE Susan Credle, Global Chair of FCB and Creative Advisor to IPG, US Susan Irving, Chief Marketing Officer, Kruger Products Inc, Canada Tseliso Rangaka, Chief Creative Officer, WPP Studio X, Africa Viktor Shkurba, Founder & Creative Director, KA.KA.HA [isdgroup], Ukraine Yusuf Chuku, EVP, Client Advisory, NBCUniversal, US