U junu će se na Cannes Lions ponovo okupiti ljudi koji ne samo da ocjenjuju kreativnost, već je i svakodnevno proizvode, testiraju i guraju u nepoznato. Ovogodišnji predsjednici žirija dolaze iz različitih disciplina, tržišta i poslovnih modela, ali ih povezuje ista uloga: postaviti standarde onoga što se danas smatra vrhunskom kreativnom izvrsnošću i onoga što tek dolazi.
Line-up za 2026. godinu posebno naglašava ulogu nezavisnih agencija u pomicanju kreativnih granica. Prvi put u historiji Cannes Lionsa, predsjednici žirija dolaze iz agencija Artplan, Rethink, M+C Saatchi i Mother, jasan signal da se utjecaj i relevantnost više ne mjere isključivo veličinom mreže, već hrabrošću ideja, jasnoćom stava i sposobnošću da se kultura razumije iznutra.
Istovremeno, festival uvodi i Creative Brand Lion, novu kategoriju koja pomjera fokus s pojedinačnih kampanja na sisteme, kulture i sposobnosti koje čine vrhunsku kreativnost neizbježnom. Za njenog inauguralnog predsjednika imenovan je Marcel Marcondes, Globalni CMO AB InBev, potez koji jasno povezuje kreativnost s dugoročnom brend-arhitekturom i poslovnim ishodima.
U nastavku donosimo kompletan pregled predsjednika žirija za Cannes Lions 2026, imena koja će u junu odlučivati šta danas znači izvrsnost, relevantnost i utjecaj.
Predsjednici žirija Cannes Lions 2026:
- Outdoor: Aaron Starkman, Global Chief Creative Officer, Rethink
- Digital Craft: Andrés Ordóñez, Global Chief Creative Officer, McCann
- Creative Data: Anupriya Acharya, CEO, Publicis Groupe South Asia
- Creative Effectiveness: Bertille Toledano, CEO, BETC & President, Havas Creative Network
- Titanium: Chaka Sobhani, Global Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Worldwide
- Entertainment: Chris Beresford-Hill, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Worldwide
- PR: Dana Tahir, CEO, HAVAS Red
- Design: Greg Quinton, Chief Creative Officer, Design Bridge and Partners
- Creative Business Transformation: Gugu Mthembu, Chief Marketing Officer, Telkom
- Print & Publishing: Jessica Apellaniz, Chief Creative Officer, Wieden+Kennedy
- Direct: Joaquín Cubría, Chief Creative Officer, GUT
- Health & Wellness: Kainaz Karmakar, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy
- Sustainable Development Goals: Kazoo Sato, Chief Creative Officer & CEO, Earth Centric Design
- Innovation: Kazuhiro Shimura, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Inc.
- Entertainment Lions for Gaming: Lolly Thomson, Joint Global Chief Creative Officer, M+C Saatchi Group
- Creative Brand: Marcel Marcondes, Global Chief Marketing Officer, AB InBev
- Entertainment Lions for Music: Matt Murphy, Global Chief Creative Officer, 72andSunny
- Social & Creator: Mihnea Gheorghiu, Global Chief Creative Officer, lePub
- Glass: The Lion for Change: Monique Nelson, Executive Chair, UWG
- Audio & Radio: Oriel Davis-Lyons, Chief Creative Officer, Mother New York
- Film: Pelle Sjoenell, Former Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, Droga5 (Accenture Song)
- Creative Commerce: Phil Camarota, Chief Creative Officer, Flywheel
- Industry Craft: Rafael Gil, Chief Creative Officer, Artplan
- Brand Experience & Activation: Rafael Pitanguy, Deputy Global Chief Creative Officer, VML
- Creative Strategy: Sarah Lemarié, Chief Strategy Officer, Publicis France
- Media: Sindhuja Rai, Chief Client Officer, WPP Media
- Creative B2B: Ty Heath, Global Director, Thought Leadership & GTM Strategy, LinkedIn
Više o svakom predsjedniku možete pronaći na službenoj stranici Cannes Lions-a.
