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David Droga

David Droga is the Founder and Creative Chairman of Droga5 and is based in New York. He is the winner of four Titanium Lions.

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Jonathan Mildenhall

Jonathan Mildenhall is the Vice President of Global Advertising Strategy and Content Excellence at the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta. He is a regular speaker at Cannes Lions.

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Sir John Hegarty

Sir John Hegarty is the Founder and Worldwide Creative Director of Bartle Bogle Hegarty. In 2011 he was awarded the inaugural Lion of St Mark which celebrates a life-long contribution to excellence in creativity.

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Dana Anderson

Dana Anderson is the Senior Vice-President of Marketing Strategy and Communications at Kraft Foods. She’s a regular speaker at Cannes Lions.

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Matias Palm-Jensen

Matias Palm-Jensen is the Chief Innovation Officer at McCann-Erickson and is based in London. He was the founder of FarFar in Sweden.

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Maria Luisa Francoli Plaza

Maria Luisa Francoli Plaza is the Global CEO of MPG. She headed up the Media Lions jury in 2011.

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Mainardo de Nardis

Mainardo de Nardis is the CEO of OMD Worldwide. He was a judge on the Media Lions jury in 2009.

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Cannes Stories

David Droga

David Droga is the Founder and Creative Chairman of Droga5 and is based in New York. He is the winner of four Titanium Lions.


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Jeff Benjamin

Jeff Benjamin is the Chief Creative Officer at JWT North America. He headed up the Cyber Lions Jury in 2010 and has regularly spoken at Cannes Lions.


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Jonathan Mildenhall

Jonathan Mildenhall is the Vice President of Global Advertising Strategy and Content Excellence at the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta. He is a regular speaker at Cannes Lions.


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Fernanda Romano

Fernanda Romano is an award-winning creative and self-confessed geek who was on the Cyber Lions Jury at the Festival in 2011. She won the Cyber Lions Grand Prix in 2005 and has also won three Gold Lions.


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Sir John Hegarty

Sir John Hegarty is the Founder and Worldwide Creative Director of Bartle Bogle Hegarty. In 2011 he was awarded the inaugural Lion of St Mark which celebrates a life-long contribution to excellence in creativity.


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Dana Anderson

Dana Anderson is the Senior Vice-President of Marketing Strategy and Communications at Kraft Foods. She’s a regular speaker at Cannes Lions.


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Rei Inamoto

Rei Inamoto is AKQA's Chief Creative Officer. Since 2006, AKQA has been running its annual Future Lions competition at the Festival, rewarding students with innovative advertising and communication ideas.


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Matias Palm-Jensen

Matias Palm-Jensen is the Chief Innovation Officer at McCann-Erickson and is based in London. He was the founder of FarFar in Sweden.


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Maria Luisa Francoli Plaza

Maria Luisa Francoli Plaza is the Global CEO of MPG. She headed up the Media Lions jury in 2011.


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Sylvia Vitale Rotta

Sylvia Vitale Rotta is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Team Créatif and served as the Design Lions Jury President at the Festival in 2009.


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Mainardo de Nardis

Mainardo de Nardis is the CEO of OMD Worldwide. He was a judge on the Media Lions jury in 2009.


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