AdFest names 56 jurors to join the nine judging panels for this year’s Lotus Awards

March 15 2017, 1:16 pm | BY Lynchy | No Comments

Ted Royer.jpgWith just one week before AdFest 2017 launches on 22nd to 25th March, AdFest has revealed its full line-up of juries, who will begin arriving in Pattaya, Thailand to judge the 20th AdFest Lotus Awards this weekend.

There are nine jury panels this year, or 56 jurors representing 20 cities. The overall jury president is Droga5 New York’s Ted Royer (left), one of the world’s most respected and awarded creative directors.

Branded Content & Entertainment Lotus

Ted Royer, Chief Creative Officer, Droga5 New York – Jury President

Brian Charles Capel, Group Chief Creative Officer, Publicis ONE Indonesia

Jureeporn Thaidumrong, Chief Creative Officer, GREYnJ United Bangkok

Nancy Hartly, Creative Partner, Rumble Creative & Media Brisbane

Richard McCabe, Regional Strategy Director, McCann Worldgroup APAC Hong Kong

Seigo Uchida, Executive Director & Publishing Business Development Division, Dentsu Inc. Tokyo

Wai Foong Leong, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Greater China

Design Lotus & Print Craft Lotus

Pann Lim, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Kinetic Singapore – Jury President

Andrew Simpson, Design Director, Vert Design Sydney

Kok Keong Chow, Executive Creative Director, Hakuhodo Indonesia

Koki Watanabe, Creative Director, Tokyo Agency Inc.

Leslie Chan, Founder, Leslie Chan Design Co. Ltd. Taipei

Puneet Kapoor, Executive Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup Bangalore

Thanomkhwan Chutithanawong, Design Director, Project No. 143 Bangkok

Direct Lotus & Promo Lotus

Woon Hoh, Chief Creative Officer, Hakuhodo Asia Pacific Bangkok – Jury President

Jerker Fagerstrom, Executive Creative Director, McCann Sydney

Jung A Kim, Executive Creative Director, Innocean Worldwide Seoul

Park Wannasiri, Creative Director, BBDO Bangkok

Shahbaz Zobairi, Executive Creative Director, MullenLowe Dubai

Simon Welsh, Chief Creative Officer, J. Walter Thompson Hong Kong

Subhash Pinnapola, Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Sri Lanka

Film Craft Lotus & New Director Lotus

Corey Esse, Managing Director & Executive Producer, FINCH Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland – Jury President

Amit Sharma, Co-Founder & Director, Chrome Pictures Mumbai

Eunseok Chai, Film Director, John and Luke Film Seoul

Rajay Singh, Film Director & Partner, Directors Think Tank Kuala Lumpur & Singapore

Steven Marolho, General Manager, MPC Shanghai

Timo Mitsuaki Otsuki, Executive Producer, Cutters Studios Tokyo

Wuthisak Anarnkaporn, Film Director, Factory 01 Co., Ltd. Bangkok

Wain Choi-2014.jpgFilm Lotus & Radio Lotus

Wain Choi (right), Senior Vice President & Chief Creative Officer, Cheil Worldwide Seoul – Jury President

Andy Flemming, Group Creative Director, M&C Saatchi Sydney

Andy Greenaway, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Singapore

Hemant Shringy, Executive Creative Director, BBDO India

Miki Matsui, Executive Creative Director, Hakuhodo Inc. Tokyo

Paruj Daorai, Executive Creative Director, The Leo Burnett Group Thailand

Reed Collins, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy & Mather Group Hong Kong

Interactive Lotus & Mobile Lotus

Yasuharu Sasaki, Head of Digital Creative & Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Inc. Tokyo – Jury President

Charlie Blower, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Blak Labs Singapore

Charulata Ravi Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, SapientRazorfish India Mumbai

Claudia Cristovao, Group Creative Director, AKQA Tokyo

Kyo Seo, Head of Creative Shop, Korea, Facebook

James Noble, Chief Creative Officer, Carter Digital Melbourne

Supachai Parchariyanon, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, MCFIVA Co., Ltd. Bangkok

Media Lotus & Effective Lotus

Victor Manggunio, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett China – Jury President

Derry Simpson, Managing Director, Strategy & Innovation, 303 MullenLowe Perth

Lawin Bulatao, Executive Creative Director, Havas Creative Manila

Marco Bezerra, Executive Creative Director, J. Walter Thompson Dubai

Pathamawan Sathaporn, Managing Director, Mindshare Thailand

Raymond Ho, Chairman, The Hong Kong Advertisers Association

Sanshiro Shimada, General Manager, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc. Tokyo

Fadi Large(1).jpgOutdoor Lotus & Press Lotus

Fadi Yaish (right), Regional Executive Creative Director, Impact BBDO Dubai – Jury President

Adam Chan, Regional Executive Creative Director, Bonsey Jaden Singapore

Bryan Siy, Executive Creative Director, TBWA\SMP Manila

Constantine Chew, Group Creative Director, Cheil Greater China

David Joubert, Executive Creative Director, Y&R Sydney

Graham Drew, Executive Creative Director, Grey Group Malaysia

Satoshi Otsuka, Planner & Communication Architect, ADK Tokyo

Integrated Lotus, INNOVA Lotus, & Lotus Roots (these categories will be judged by our ‘Super Eight’ Jury Presidents):

Ted Royer, Chief Creative Officer, Droga5 New York – Grand Jury President

Corey Esse, Managing Director & Executive Producer, FINCH Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland

Fadi Yaish, Regional Executive Creative Director, Impact BBDO Dubai

Pann Lim, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Kinetic Singapore

Victor Manggunio, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett China

Wain Choi, Senior Vice President & Chief Creative Officer, Cheil Worldwide Seoul

Wooh Hoh, Chief Creative Officer, Hakuhodo Asia Pacific Bangkok

Yasuharu Sasaki, Head of Digital Creative & Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Inc. Tokyo

The winners of the 2017 AdFest Lotus Awards will be announced at two Award Presentations on Friday 24th March and Saturday 25th March. It’s easy to access this year’s shortlists and winners lists at www.ADFEST.com or via the AdFest T app, which can be downloaded for iOS and Android.