Judges

Every year, we solicit only the best judges from across the advertising, planning, strategy, and design disciplines to review submissions and determine the cream of the crop.

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Campaign for an Existing Brand
Co-Chair: Stephen Hahn Griffiths, Chief Strategy Officer, Leo Burnett
Co-Chair: Leland Maschmeyer, Partner and Creative Director, Collins
Lisa Cochrane, SVP, Marketing, Allstate
Seth Gaffney, Strategist, Mother
Torsten Gross, Group Planning Director, R/GA
Jeremy Holden, CSO, Publicis Kaplan Thaler
John Kottmann, Chief Strategy Officer, DDB Chicago
Mark Lewis, SVP Planning Director from The Inferno in SFO
Vicki Lins, Board of Directors, VCU
Tracy Lovatt, CEO, Batten and Company
Jennifer Peterson, Senior Partner, Group Planning Director, Ogilvy
Richard Santiago, SVP Marketing Director, Brand USA
Jamie Shuttleworth, Chief Strategy Officer, McGarry Bowen Chicago
Chip Walker, Executive Vice President, Director of Brand Planning & Innovation, Y&R

Campaign for a New Brand
Chair: Michael Fanuele, Chief Strategy Officer, Fallon
Natasha Jakubowski, Managing Partner, Innovation Director, Anomaly
Scott Lukas, Dosage Consulting
Colin Mitchell, Worldwide Head of Planning, Ogilvy
Alan Snitow, Managing Partner/Director of Strategy + Innovation, Gotham

Idea for New Product or New Content
Chair: Sarah Watson, Chief Strategy Officer, BBH New York
Patricia MacDonald, Executive Planning Director, Isobar UK
Gina Reimann, Lead Industrial Designer, Red Scout
Bryan Smith, Strategy Director, 72 and Sunny 
Sarah Watson, Worldwide Planning Director, TBWA NY

For Good
Chair: Gareth Kay, Chief Strategy Officer, Goodby Silverstein & Partners
Mitch Baranowski, Founding Partner, BBMG
Chris Murphy, Director of Marketing and Development, Living Goods
Kelli Robertson, Director of Strategy, AKQA
John Winsor, Chief Innovation Officer, Havas
Paull Young, Charity: Water

Research Innovation
Chair: Jen Reddy, SVP Global Marketing, Communispace
Graceann Bennett, Managing Partner, Director of Strategic Planning, Ogilvy Chicago
Libby DeLana, Partner/Creative, Mechnica USA
Mike Schneider, Senior Vice President, Director Incubator at Allen & Gerritsen
Jordan Vadnais, Planning Director EU, Media Arts Lab

Brand Experience
Chair: Kristen Cavallo, Chief Strategy Officer, Mullen
Jonny Bauer, Head of Strategy, Droga 5
Oli Egan, Planning Partner, CHI & Partners
Jon Hamm, Chief Strategy Officer, Momentum
Courteney Monroe, Chief Marketing Officer, National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild
Brent Vartan, Chief Strategy Officer, Deutsch

Communications/Media Strategy
Chair: Laura Krajecki, Chief Consumer Officer, Starcom MediaVest Group Worldwide
David Adelman, Executive Director, Client Leadership, Mindshare New York
Rich Gagnon, Chief Media Officer, Draft FCB NY
Luke Kigel, SVP, Digital Managing Director, Universal McCann
Ernie Simon, Chief Strategy Officer, OMG

Innovative Design
Chair: Tom Farrell, Design Director, Coca Cola Brand Identity (chair)
Paulette Bluhm-Sauriol, Director of Brand, Smart Design
Art Chang, Founder and CEO of Tipping Point Partners
Jason Meil, Principal and Managing Director of Method
Lynn Teo, Chief Experience Officer (CXO) at McCann Erickson

Social Media
Chair: Tom Morton, Chief Strategy Officer, Euro RSCG NY
James Cooper, Chief Creative Innovation Officer, JWT NY 
Jess Greenwood, Director of Business Strategy, RGA NY
Lee Maicon, VP Insights and Planning, 360i
Suzanne Powers, Chief Strategy Officer, Crispin Porter 

Creative Technology
Chair: Angela Wei, Chief Digital Officer, Arnold NY
Farrah Bostic, Founder, Creative Strategist, The Difference Engine
Leslie Bradshaw, President, Jess3
Trevor O'Brien, EVP, Executive Creative Technology Director, Deutsch LA
Saneel Radia, Chief Innovation Officer, BBH
Faris Yakob, Chief Innovation Officer, MDC Partners