Cannes Lions announces 2026 Shortlisting Jury line-up

Record number of independent agencies join the line-up, alongside talent from leading established creative agencies and brands

7 May 2026 - Cannes Lions has announced the Shortlisting Jury for this year’s Festival. The Jury will shortlist world-class creative work that will go on to be judged, awarded and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, taking place 22–26 June 2026.

This year’s global line-up brings together a diverse collection of experts reflecting the full breadth of disciplines across the creative landscape. The line-up welcomes increased representation from across Pacific and Africa, including Jurors from Ethiopia, Namibia and Zimbabwe for the first time, alongside over 40 independent agencies making their Jury debut this year. Among the notable firsts is HumanSense, an independent agency that marks Sri Lanka’s first-ever Cannes Lions Juror.

Commenting on this year’s line-up, Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said: “The Shortlisting Jury play a crucial role in the Awards. Their work in recognising groundbreaking creativity establishes the standard of excellence celebrated at the Festival. This year’s line-up brings together an exceptional cohort of talent from across a breadth of specialisms and markets. Their unique expertise will ensure the shortlist champions the innovative work driving the industry forward. Thank you to our Jurors for dedicating their time to curating the body of work that will set the global creative benchmark for the year ahead.” 

The 2026 Shortlisting Jurors have been named as:

Brand Experience & Activation
Alkisti Stolp | CEO, McCann, Germany 
Anton Kim | Chief Marketing Officer, Forte, Kazakhstan 
Cristina Re Calegari | Head of Marketing and Communication, Synlab Italia, Italy 
Deh Bastos | Creative and Content Director, Paim, Brazil 
Delali Dzidzienyo | Head, Marketing and Corporate Affairs, First National Bank Ghana, Africa 
Eka Kipiani | Creative Director and Founder, Supermarket, Georgia 
Florencia Loda | Chief Creative Officer, draftLine, AB InBev, Argentina 
Heinrich Vejlgaard | Executive Creative Director, Robert/Boisen & Like-Minded, Denmark 
Humza Ijaz | Managing Director, Head of Design and Digital Products, Accenture Song, Middle East 
Ivan Landzhev | Chief Creative Officer, gutsandbrainsDDB[LR1] , Bulgaria 
Jan Ott Hendrik | Executive Creative Director, BBDO Beijing, Mainland China 
Jon Biggs | EMEA Executive Creative Director, Monks, EMEA 
Jonelle Ricketts | Head of Marketing, IKEA, Canada 
Josephine Muvumba | Managing Director, MetropolitanRepublic, Uganda 
Karla Bonilla | President and Chief Creative Officer, Fire Creative, Puerto Rico 
Kit Koh | Group Executive Creative Director, Leo Shanghai, Mainland China 
Laurent Marcus | Innovation and Technology Director, Special Group, Australia 
Mabel Adeteye | Head of Brands and Marketing Communications, Wema Bank, Nigeria 
Márton Jedlicska | Executive Creative Director, Publicis Groupe, Hungary 
Moumita Pal | National Creative Director, Dentsu Creative, India 
Nina East | Group Creative Director, Ogilvy, Australia 
Penny Sadlier | Managing Director, LePub Singapore and PG One APAC, Singapore and APAC 
Ricardo Aspiazu | SVP - Creative and Brand Design, Verizon, USA 
Ricardo Mendoza | Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy, Guatemala 
Rizek Jildeh | Head of Strategy, Adpro&, Jordan 
Rob Longuet | Creative Director, Dentsu Creative, Aotearoa New Zealand 
Saakshi Verma Menon | Chief Marketing Officer, Foods, PepsiCo, India 
Sebastien Zanini | Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Creative Paris, France 
Shu Hung | Global Chief Creative Officer, AKQA, Global 
Veronica Ruiz del Vizo | CEO, Amarillo Creative Lab, Venezuela 
Warunyoo Sorasetsakoon | Executive Creative Director, BBDO Bangkok, Thailand 
Winston Binch | Chief Brand and Experience Officer, GALE, USA 

Creative Strategy
Aki Spicer | Chief Strategy Officer and Consultant, formerly Cashmere and Monks, USA 
Amine Bennis | CEO, Tribal Casablanca, Morocco 
Carmen Rodriguez | Global Chief Growth Officer, GUT, Global 
David Halter | Chief Practice Officer, Dentsu Creative, Australia 
Emeka Obia | Regional Head of Strategy, Publicis West Africa, West and Central Africa 
Gil Kemami | CEO Pan-Africa, Twotone Global, Kenya 
Lulu Cuevas | Strategy Director, Cultura de Marcas, LATAM 
Maria Galleriu | Chief Strategy Officer, International, 72andSunny, Global 
Nilakshi Medhi | Chief Strategy Officer, Publicis Groupe, Indonesia 
Rowena Bhagchandani | CEO and Co-Founder, BLKJ Havas, Singapore 
Shawna Ross | Chief Strategy Officer, Dentsu Creative, USA 
Taciana Lopes | SVP of Marketing and Communications, Mastercard, Brazil 
Tarek Sioufi | Chief Strategy Officer, Grey London, UK

Design 
Akinpelumi Okelola | Senior Design Specialist, NBCUniversal, Global 
Andrea Castro | Art Director, Joystick, Costa Rica 
Anna Yates | Executive Creative Director, Host Havas, Australia 
Anselmo Tumpi? | Co-Founder and Executive Creative Director, Studio Tumpi?/Prenc, Croatia 
Anthony Shea | VP, Design Director, Arnold, USA 
Bastien Baumann | Chief Design Officer, Publicis Groupe, USA 
Bronwen Rautenbach | Co-Founder and Creative Partner, Sunshinegun, Africa 
Camila Moleta | Founder, MORE GRLS, Brazil 
Colin Yesutor | Creative Director, Havas Africa, Ghana and Nigeria 
David Allard | Executive Creative Director, Sid Lee, Canada 
David Fischer | Creative Director and Executive Board Member, Scholz & Friends, Switzerland 
Elin Eskilsson | Creative Director and Brand Designer, Kid Collective AB, Sweden 
Emma Barratt | Global Executive Creative Director, Wolff Olins, Global 
Eva Stetefeld | Managing Partner and Executive Creative Director, DDB, Germany
Joachim Roncin | Head of Design, Maison Fantôme, France 
Jyrki Poutanen | Chief Creative Officer, United Imaginations, Finland 
Nina Granath | Creative Director, Stockholm Design Lab, Sweden 
Raya AbuJaber | Creative Director, Jordan 

Direct 
Alex Pineda | Chief Creative Officer, Horizon FCB , MENA 
Arthur Tsang | Chief Creative Officer, McCann China, Greater China 
Ashish Khazanchi | Managing Partner, Enormous, India 
Awing Chen | Founder and Creative Partner, Good Percent, Asia 
David Fraser | Executive Creative Director, BMF, Australia 
Dudu Mokholo | Chief Marketing Officer, Pernod Ricard, Africa Middle East 
Emmanuel Amankwah | Executive Creative Director, ReZultz Advertising M&C Saatchi, Ghana 
Felipe Paniago | Chief Marketing Officer, Reclame AQUI, Brazil 
Gabriela Ortiz Chacón | Creative Director, PARADAIS TBWA, Ecuador 
Jenny Mak | Executive Creative Director and Partner, jnr., Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand 
Jesús Rasines | Chief Creative Officer, Havas Creative, Spain 
Johan Køhler | Creative Director, NoA | &Co., Denmark 
Kelsey Hodgkin | CEO and Partner, Special US, USA 
Mateusz Mroszczak | Chief Creative Officer, VML, Singapore 
Nobuhiro Arai | Executive Creative Director, AKQA Tokyo, Japan 
Odile Breffa | Strategy Director, Innocean Berlin, Germany 
Pannarai Juanroong | Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy, Thailand 
Sally Alzaza | Regional Creative Director, Interesting Times, MENA 
Sehee Kim | Creative Director, Innocean, South Korea 
Shani Gershi | VP Creative and Strategy, Kendago, Global 
Steph Mackie | Co-Founder and Co-Chief Creative Officer, Mackie Biernacki Inc., Global 
Tawanda Mahobele | Creative Lead, TBWA, Zimbabwe 
Third Domingo | Founder and Chairman, IdeasXMachina Hakuhodo, the Philippines and APAC 
Volkan Dalk?l?ç | Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe, Türkiye 
Zeynep Orbay | Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, the Netherlands 

Entertainment 
Amy Mowafi | Co-Founder and CEO, MO4 Network, Egypt 
Andrea Corvetto | Managing Director, Circus Grey, Peru 
Brian Carley | Chief Creative Officer, Razorfish, USA 
Georgina McKinnon | CEO of Content, Omnicom Media Group, APAC 
Jason Harvey | Executive VP and General Manager, BET+, USA 
Justin Gomes | Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Bananas, South Africa 
Mauro Ramalho | Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Brasil, Brazil 
Michael Nagy | Executive Creative Director and Partner, Jung von Matt DONAU, Austria 
Olena Martynova | Chief Marketing Officer, Starlight Media and CEO, Starlight Creative, Ukraine 
Yune Aranguren | Core Brands Director, AB InBev, Mexico

Film 
Alvaro Rodrigues | CEO, Chief Creative Officer and Founding Partner, Made, Brazil 
Ángela Pacheco | Executive Creative Director, El Ruso de Rocky, Spain 
Asli Sahin | Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy, Germany 
Dimitri Guerassimov | Chief Creative Officer, VML France and Chief Creative Officer, Colgate-Palmolive, WPP, EMEA 
Graeme Jenner | Executive Creative Director, LePub Johannesburg, South Africa 
Ie Tjer Wang | Executive Creative Director, The Shout Group, Malaysia 
Imani Ellis | CEO and Founder, CultureCon, USA 
Ion Cojocaru “Lutzu” | Content Director, McCann, Romani 
Jenny Glover | Chief Creative Officer, Zulu Alpha Kilo, Canada 
Kanit Mingmuang | Executive Creative Director, Wolf BKK, Thailand 
Nonthaporn Ketmanee | Senior Creative Director, Leo, Hong Kong SAR 
Otavio Schiavon | VP, Creative Director, BETC HAVAS, Brazil 
Penny Brown | Head of Production, Droga5 ANZ, part of Accenture Song, Australia 
Quods Ouaissi | Chief Creative Officer, TNC - thenext.click, Morocco 
Richard Williams | Group Executive Creative Director, VML, Australia 
Ruchi Sharma | Founder and Chief Creative Officer, HumanSense, Sri Lanka 
Sean Vij | Creative Director and Writer, USA 
Steve Cochran | Chief Creative Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi, Aotearoa New Zealand 
Thabang Manyelo | Executive Creative Director, The Odd Number, South Africa 
Theodore Perdikakis | Vice Chairman and Head of Creative, attp, Greece 
Toby Allen | Chief Creative Officer, Anomaly, London, UK

Film Craft 
Akanksha Seda | Director, Good Morning Films, India 
Ale Houston | CEO and Founder, The Lab, Paraguay 
Ali Rguigue | CEO, Artcoustic, Morocco 
Amy Coomber | Chief Production Officer, Neverland, UK 
Amy Gozalka | Group Creative Director, TBWA\Chiat\Day Chicago, USA 
Archie López | CEO, Panamericana Films, Dominican Republic 
August Jorfald | Director and Scriptwriter, NewsLab, Norway 
Colin Foo | Senior Creative Director and VFX Supervisor, thequietlab, Singapore 
Diana Revelo | Founder and Executive Producer, Akira Cine, Colombia and LATAM 
Hélène Daubert | VP Create, BETC POP, France 
Iwona Mnich | Executive Producer, Papaya Films, Global 
Izzy Ehrlich | Senior Editor and Partner, School Editing, Canada 
Jet Omoshebi | Senior Colourist, Goldcrest Post Production, UK 
Katlego Baaitse | Film Director, Spitfire Films, South Africa 
Luciana Pessoa | Executive Director and Partner, Lado Animation, Brazil 
Mohamed El Zayat | Film Director, Independent, Egypt 
Nadine Kriegelstein | Head of R&Studios, Das Rund GmbH, Austria 
Nathalie Le Caer | Executive Producer, Iconoclast, France 
Oshoveli Shipoh | Executive Creative Director, StreetLeader Creative, Namibia 
Phuong Vu | Creative Director, Antiantiart, Vietnam 
Rebekah Kelly | Executive Producer, FINCH, AUNZ 
Rodrigo Butori | Group Creative Director, McCann New York, USA 
Rodrigo "Coco" Casas | Group Creative Director, VML México, Mexico 
Thom Glover | Chief Creative Officer, American Haiku, USA 
Tim LeGallo | Chief Production Officer, Ogilvy, North America 
Wendi Chong | Head of Production and Executive Producer, BBH, Singapore 
Yoshiki Ishii | CEO and Executive Producer, kirameki inc. and TAKAKKEI Inc., Japan 
Zelalem Woldemariam | CEO and Chief Creative Director, Zeleman Communications, Ethiopia

Health & Wellness 
Dr. Adjoa B. Asamoah | THE CROWN Act Champion and CEO, ABA Consulting, USA 
Arjen Tarras | Executive Creative Director, VML, Belgium 
Catherine Huang | Director, Public Affairs, Gilead Sciences, Taiwan 
Charlie Godinet | Executive Creative Director, Daylight, Aotearoa New Zealand 
Karl Johnson | VP, Group Creative Director, Klick Health, USA 
Kate Torrance | VP, Head of Brand, SickKids Foundation, Canada 
Katie McMorran | Group Managing Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Health, Global 
Lina Polimeni | SVP and Chief Marketing Officer - Consumer, Eli Lilly and Company, USA 
Mohamed El Nagdy | Creative Director, ? and us, UAE 
Patty Huang | Executive VP, Group Creative Director, 21GRAMS, a Part of Real Chemistry, USA 
Sadie Mayes | Associate Creative Director, VCCP Health, UK 
Sarah Amatori | Creative Director, McCann Health Boot, Italy

Media 
Ahmed Kapadia | Chairman and CEO, Synergy Group, Pakistan 
Aurelia Noel | Head of Innovation and Transformation, dentsu X, Global 
Binh Le Ba An | Chief Commercial Officer, Zalo Business, Vietnam 
Chris Colter | Managing Director, Media Strategy A/NZ, Accenture Song, AUNZ 
Christina Lu | CEO, Zenith China, Mainland China 
Duncan Southgate | Global Creative and Media Specialist, Kantar, Global 
Eileen Ooi | APAC President, PHD Asia Pacific, Malaysia 
Hemalatha Subramanian | Omnichannel Marketing Lead, M.H.Alshaya, UAE 
Jackie Lyons | Chief Planning Officer, Havas Media Network, North America 
John Halpin | CEO, WPP Media, Aotearoa New Zealand 
LaToya Christian | Founder and Strategic Advisor, Brazen, USA 
María José Ezquerra | CEO, Havas, Argentina and Uruguay 
Martin Woska | Chief Creative and Strategy Officer, TRIAD, Slovakia 
Maya Kusybi | Business Director - Strategy, Zenith Media, MENA 
Michelle Sarpong | Head of Activation, the7stars, UK 
Monica Blanco | Strategy Director, PHD, Costa Rica 
Preeti Nadgar | Chief Strategy Officer, Starcom, USA 
Promise Oduh | Associate Director, mediaReachOMD, Nigeria 
Rafael Urbano | CEO, Carat, Spain 
Rafet Fatih Özgür | SVP Brand and Promotion, Turkish Airlines, Turkey 
Rajna Cuculi? | Managing Director, WPP Media, Croatia 
Swapnil Patel | Co-President, Attention Arc, USA 
Urania Agas | Chief Operating Officer, WPP Media, Canada 
Valeria Brasil | Comms and Media Director, Wieden+Kennedy, Brazil

Outdoor 
Andi Olbés | Group Creative Director, BBDO Guerrero, the Philippines 
Anthony Eigbe | Chief Creative Officer, West Africa, TECNO Mobile Global, Nigeria 
Biboy Royong | Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Creative Philippines, the Philippines 
Camilo Carvajal | Chief Creative Officer, LePub Bogotá, Colombia 
Danger Bea | Executive VP, Executive Creative Director, West BBDO, USA 
Erika Kohnen | Group Creative Director, Droga5 New York, part of Accenture Song, USA 
Galaletsang Kgoathe | Creative Partner, Ogilvy, South Africa 
Jose Ignacio Solari | Chief Creative Officer, Puerto Chile, Chile 
Kayoung Seo | Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea 
Leopold Kreczy | Head of Creative Performance and Creative Director, Wien Nord Serviceplan, Austria 
Lisa Carrana | Executive Head of Art, M+C Saatchi, UK 
Madis Ots | Creative Director, Salama, Estonia 
Magda Szmilewska | Media Director, Oatly, Global 
Malek Ghorayeb | Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Communications Levant, Lebanon 
Mandy Wong | CEO, TBWA\Singapore, Singapore 
Miguel Durão | Creative Partner, Stream and Tough Guy, Portugal 
Mohamed Bareche | Executive Creative Director, Havas, Paris and Middle East 
Rafael Barthaburu | Chief Creative Officer, VML, Uruguay 
Ramy El Sakka | Chief Creative Officer, BPG, UAE 
Sarah Dornieden | Creative Director, Jung von Matt SPREE, Germany 
Suchitra Gahlot | National Creative Director, McCann India, India 
Tamara Cross | Chief Creative Officer, MG OMD, UK 
Tejali Shete | Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Roll Dot Agency, Global 
Thea Heber B Iversen | Creative Copywriter, Monologtheateret, Norway 
Thembalethu Msibi | Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, BlackSwan, South Africa 
Tommy Cehak | Executive Creative Director, Leo, Australia 
Wei Wen Kong | Creative Director, Muma, Malaysia

PR 
Andres Ortiz | Partner and General Director, LLYC, Colombia 
Björn Mellstrand | Head of Strategy and Advisor, JMW Kommunikation / JMWGolin, Sweden 
Chad Song | Chief Vision Officer, CRACK THE NUTS Inc., Global 
Deirdre Murphy | Global Client Partner, Ketchum, Global 
Eleanor Sullivan | Chief Strategy Officer, Burson, UK 
Felipe Braz Costa | Executive Creative Director, Edelman, EMEA 
Keri-Ann Stanton | Chief Strategist and Founder, K.A.Muses Group (Pty) Ltd, South Africa 
Khaled Elseginy | Head of Brand Communications, Feminine Care and Levant E2E Commercial Lead, P&G, Asia, Middle East and Africa 
Louisa Hager | Group Creative Director, Weber Shandwick, USA 
Marc Antoine Koreki | Managing Director, Havas Africa Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast 
Max Burt | General Manager, One Plus One Communications, Aotearoa New Zealand 
Nozipho Tshabalala | CEO, The Conversation Strategists, Global 
Omawumi Ogbe | Founder and Managing Partner, GLG Communications, Nigeria 
Peter de Albuquerque | Executive Strategist and Founder, PEDAL, Global 
Shelley Sorensen | Executive VP, Dentsu Creative, USA 
Silvia Lenberger | Head of Global Brand Experience, Nestlé, Global 
Sonia Huria | Head - Brand, Social and Corporate Comms, Maddock Films, India 
Vladimír Bystrov | Managing Partner, Bison & Rose, Czech Republic

Social & Creator 
Aditya Sunilkumar | Executive Creative Director and Head of Digital, Havas Creative Worldwide, India 
Adriano Abdalla | Chief Creative Officer, PROS, Brazil 
Ben Lilley | Creative Chairman, HERO/McCann Australia, Australia 
Bridget Harpur | Head of Marketing, Volkswagen Group Africa, South Africa 
Carla Leveratto | Head of Creative Works, Google, Italy 
Carlos Rodriguez | Global Creative Director, Frank at Omnicom, Global 
Corianda Dimes | Senior Manager, Ads Marketing Strategy, Netflix, USA 
Dawid Szczepaniak | Creative Chairman, VML, Poland 
Francesco Grandi | Chief Creative Officer, LePub London, UK 
Genevieve Gransden | Executive Creative Director, DAVID London, UK 
Jan Propach | Executive Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi, Global and Europe 
Joel Rodriguez | Head of Context Planning, Translation / UnitedMasters, USA 
Monica Tailor | Chief Social Marketing Officer, McCann Content Studios, Global 
Patt Nitikarn | Managing Director, We Are Social, Thailand 
Sanya Grujicic | Executive Creative Director, Monks, Canada 
Sarah-Jane Lowes | Head of Social and Digital, Droga5 Dublin, part of Accenture Song, UK and Ireland 
Sharon Mills | Lead Creative Consultant, SMC Consulting, Ghana 
Shinsuke (Sawa) Sawasaki | Group Executive Creative Director, Havas, Japan 
Sibu Mabena | Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Duma Collective, South Africa

The 73rd edition of the Festival takes place from 22 to 26 June in Cannes, France. Pass options can be found at www.canneslions.com.