ADFEST would like to thank this year's Jury Presidents for taking on the immense task of presiding over nine jury panels at ADFEST 2016. It's a big responsibility... their expertise will be pivotal in deciding the winners of the 2016 Lotus Awards!
This year's Jury Presidents are:
Grand Jury President:
Jury President, Integrated Lotus, INNOVA Lotus and Lotus Roots:
Jeremy Craigen, Global Chief Creative Officer, Innocean Worldwide, Seoul
Jury President, Design Lotus and Print Craft Lotus:
Yoshihiro Yagi, Creative Director at Dentsu Inc in Tokyo
Jury President, Direct Lotus:
Richard Yu, Chief Creative Officer and China Network Creative Consultant at ADK Taiwan
Jury President, Film Craft Lotus and New Director Lotus:
Sihabutr Xoomsai, Director at Triton Films, Bangkok
Jury President, Film Lotus and Radio Lotus:
Ben Welsh, Creative Chairman, M&C Saatchi Asia
Jury President, Interactive Lotus and Mobile Lotus:
Valerie Cheng, previously Chief Creative Officer at J. Walter Thompson Singapore and (from late February) Head of Creative Shop, Southeast Asia at Facebook
Jury President, Media Lotus and Branded Content & Entertainment Lotus:
Josy Paul, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer at BBDO India
Jury President, Outdoor Lotus and Press Lotus:
Chee Keong Tan, Group Executive Creative Director at Ogilvy & Mather Malaysia
Jury President, Promo Lotus and Effective Lotus:
Chris Chiu, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Creative Officer at Leo Burnett Singapore
All Jury Presidents will meet in Pattaya, Thailand a few days prior to ADFEST 2016, which runs from 16th - 19th March. Here, they will immerse themselves in the region's top advertising ideas in a quest to unearth this year's ADFEST Lotus winners. We can't wait to hear their verdicts!