Kiyon Samavat leads the Awards Engagement team at LIONS, delivering inspiration, knowledge, and support to companies entering their work into LIONS Festivals by highlighting best practices and insights from past winners and Jury members.

An expert on all-things Awards, Kiyon has a wealth of experience in what it takes to craft a winning entry.

Before LIONS, Kiyon spent 8 years in Managing Director, Business Director and Creative Planner roles in Independent Creative, Digital, Entertainment and Production agencies, in London and Los Angeles.