Cannes Lions has revealed the line-up of its 2024 jury, which includes several African bigwigs. Specifically, Vodacom’s Andisa Ntsubane takes the helm as head of Creative B2B. This marks the largest jury representation from Africa and the Middle East to date.
Elizabeth Mokwena of Unilever is on the judging panel Source: LinkedIN.
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is set to showcase, recognize and celebrate outstanding work from around the world, taking place from 17 to 21 June 2024.
Marian Brannelly, global awards director, Lions, said: “It is exciting to see representation from four new markets this year β Armenia, Ghana, Pakistan and Panama β as well as the highest representation from the Middle East and Africa. Our judges play critical role in maintaining the integrity of the Lions and we thank them for all they bring to the important work ahead of them.”
Here are all the members of the Africa jury:
Creative B2B
- Andile Ntsubane – Executive Brand, Marketing and Communications for Vodacom Group.
Sound and Radio
- Neo Segola – executive creative director at LePub
Brand experience and activation
- Nthabi Motsoeneng – CMO Africa and Middle East, Pernod-Ricard
Creative data
- Ivan Moroke – CEO Kantar Insights Division SA
Creative Effectiveness
- Elizabeth Mokwena – Executive Director Marketing: Home Care Africa, Unilever
Digital Art
- Jacquie Mullany – ECD, FCB – Africa
Creative Business Transformation
- Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, Africa Digital Transformation Lead, Microsoft
Direct
- Chioma Okenimkye – ECD, Publicis West Africa
- Keith Manning – ECD, TBWA\Hunt Lascaris
Entertainment
- Monde Twala – SVP, Co-General Manager at Paramount Africa and Head of BET International
Lions for Music entertainment
- Obi Asika – Director General and CEO at the National Council for Arts and Culture, Nigeria
Film
- Mary Njoku – Founder and MD of Rok Studios
Movie theater
- Zee Ntuli – Director of Darling Films
Glass: The Lion for Change
- Koo Govender – CEO, Publicis Groupe
Health and wellness
- Emuron Alemu – CCO, The Quollective
Industrial Craft
- Thandeka Gillbert – Creative Team Leader at McCann Joburg
outdoor
- Camilla Clerke – ECD, Ogilvy
Printing and publishing
- Steve Babaeko – CEO of X3M IDEAS
Social and Influencer
- Adetutu Laditan – Senior Product Marketing Manager, Google
Sustainable Development Goals
- Nkiru Olumide – Executive Head: Marketing, Communications and CSI, Standard Bank
Simon Cook, CEO, Lions, added: “We are delighted to have a balance and breadth of expertise and global representation on our panels. The awards panels represent the world’s top industry talent from a variety of disciplines and we welcome the unique We thank them for their time, dedication and care in setting the global creative benchmark for our industry.”
Find all the jurors here.
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