Cindy Gallop, Diego Machado, Tor Myhren, Prasoon Pandey, Anselmo Ramos and Debbi Vandeven are among the notable execs set to lead top award juries at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity this summer.
Cannes Lions 2024 jury presidents include Cindy Gallop, Tor Myhren and Debbi Vandeven
Gallop, the founder of MakeLoveNotPorn who led the inaugural Glass Lions jury nearly a decade ago, returns as that jury’s president once again. Myhren, VP of marketing and communications at Apple, will helm the Film Lions jury—the first time an Apple exec has led a Cannes jury. And Vandeven, global chief creative officer of VML, will serve as president of the Dan Wieden Titanium Lions jury.
Other jury presidents named today include Diego Machado, global chief creative officer AKQA, in Innovation Lions; Anselmo Ramos, founder and creative chairman of Gut, in Brand Experience & Activation Lions; and Prasoon Pandey, the filmmaker and former Lion of St. Mark recipient, in Film Craft Lions.
The lineup of jury presidents includes 15 women and 14 men from a record 15 markets, with six presidents based in the Asia-Pacific region—also a record.
The festival said it would announce a president soon for the Luxury & Lifestyle Lions, new this year, recognizing creative marketing in the luxury space.
Among other changes this year, Cannes has retired the Mobile Lions competition and renamed the Radio & Audio Lions as the Audio & Radio Lions. For the first time, the festival is also demanding that entrants disclose whether they used AI in their work—and if so, how.
Cannes Lions 2024 is due to take place June 17-21.
“Our jury presidents play a crucial role in the existence of the Lions,” said Simon Cook, CEO of Lions, in a statement. “Their knowledge, skills and incredible talent, combined with the commitment and leadership that they will bring to their roles, bring integrity and rigor to the Lions. This is an exceptional lineup of talent from across the world, and we can’t wait to see the work that rises to the top in June.”
The full list of Cannes 2024 jury presidents announced today is below:
Audio & Radio Lions president
Simon Vicars, chief creative officer, Colenso BBDO, New Zealand
Brand Experience & Activation Lions president
Anselmo Ramos, founder, creative chairman, Gut
Creative B2B Lions president
Andisa Ntsubane, managing executive: brand, marketing and communications Africa, Vodacom Group
Creative Business Transformation Lions president
Ariana Stolarz, global chief strategy officer, marketing, Accenture Song
Creative Commerce Lions president
Amy Lanzi, CEO, Digitas North America
Creative Data Lions president
Rose Herceg, country president Australia and New Zealand, WPP
Creative Effectiveness Lions president
Harjot Singh, global chief strategy officer, McCann and McCann Worldgroup
Creative Strategy Lions president
Vita M. Harris, global chief strategy officer, FCB
Dan Wieden Titanium Lions president
Debbi Vandeven, global chief creative officer, VML
Design Lions president
Fura Johannesdottir, chief creative officer, Huge
Digital Craft Lions president
Kentaro Kimura, international chief creative officer and corporate officer, Hakuhodo
Direct Lions president
Pancho Cassis, partner and global chief creative officer, David
Entertainment Lions president
Geoffrey Edwards, executive creative director, Gale
Entertainment Lions for Gaming president
Lydia Winters, chief storyteller, Mojang Studios
Entertainment Lions for Music president
Madeline Nelson, U.S. head of independent label relations, Amazon Music
Entertainment Lions for Sport president
Louise Johnson, CEO, Fuse International, U.K./EMEA
Film Lions president
Tor Myhren, VP of marketing communications, Apple
Film Craft Lions president
Prasoon Pandey, filmmaker, Corcoise Films, India
Glass: The Lion for Change president
Cindy Gallop, founder and CEO, MakeLoveNotPorn
Health & Wellness Lions president
Wendy Chan, health creative lead, Asia-Pacific, Edelman
Industry Craft Lions president
Kalpesh Patankar, chief creative officer, Leo Burnett UAE
Innovation Lions president
Diego Machado, global chief creative officer, AKQA
Media Lions president
Prerna Mehrotra, Chief Client Officer and CEO Media, Dentsu APAC
Outdoor Lions president
Marco Venturelli, chief creative officer, Publicis Groupe France
Pharma Lions president
Collette Douaihy, global chief creative officer, health, Dentsu Health
PR Lions president
Kat Thomas, founder and global chief creative officer, One Green Bean
Print & Publishing Lions president
John Raúl Forero, president and chief creative officer, DDB Colombia
Social & Influencer Lions president
Amy Ferguson, chief creative officer, TBWA\Chiat\Day New York
Sustainable Development Goals Lions president
Gustavo Lauria, co-founder, president and chief creative officer, We Believers