UK Representatives

 

Rachel Aldighieri

Managing Director, DMA and Group Marketing Director,
DMA Group

Rachel Aldighieri

Managing Director, DMA and Group Marketing Director
DMA Group

Biography

As the managing director of the DMA, the UK trade body for the data and marketing industry led by customer-first principles and a Code of ethics, Rachel works closely with many of the UK’s most forward thinking agencies, brands and tech companies to promote a truly customer-centric approach to marketing.

With a passion for authenticity and diversity, Rachel is responsible for leading the DMA’s key industry initiatives – including the Value of Data, the DMA Awards, the Campaign for great British creativity and Responsible Marketing campaign.

Rachel is a member of the CAP Board, the Advertising Association’s Trust working party and the ICO consumer education advisory group.

 

Ranzie Anthony

Chief Creative Officer,
Athlon

Ranzie Anthony

Chief Creative Officer
Athlon

Biography

Ranzie is co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Athlon, an award-winning Design and Innovation company based in London, New York, Toronto and Sofia.

With over 20 years industry experience, he is founder of two digital agencies, an active creative mentor and a regular industry speaker.

Athlon he leads an international team creating digital products and services that transform global brands and scale-ups.

 

Nimo Anwil

Senior Creative,
Poke

Nimo Anwil

Senior Creative
Poke

Biography

Nimo is a senior creative from Toronto currently living and working in London. She is delighted to be joining 2019’s ‘See It Be It’ for a week of inspiration, collaboration and celebration of this wild industry. She is looking forward to the growth opportunities, both in her career and as a creative person.

Read more about See It Be It here:

https://www.canneslions.com/learn/sibi

 

Nick Archer

UK Young Lions Film Winner,
Creative, Sky Creative Agency

Nick Archer

UK Young Lions Film Winner
Creative, Sky Creative Agency

Biography

At age 7, I asked my dad why everyone looked happy in TV ads, he said “advertising”. I was hooked. During my film degree I made fake ads instead of films, then real ads at an Ogilvy internship, now I’m working with the world’s best content at Sky Creative Agency.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer? 

After our failed 1998 Young-Eurovision audition, it’s great to finally be representing the UK as a Creative pair.

We learnt a lot taking part in the UK competition and we’re really excited to take on a new challenge while soaking up the buzz of Cannes.

This summer, it’s coming home.

 

Alice Archer

Head of Communications,
IPG Mediabrands EMEA

Alice Archer

Head of Communications
IPG Mediabrands EMEA

Biography

Alice is Head of Communications for IPG Mediabrands EMEA. After starting her career in the creative industry as a copywriter, she moved into the media world to join IPG agency UM in 2010. She has spent the last ten years working in UK-based communications roles across the IPG Mediabrands network, and now heads up marketing and communications for the group across EMEA. Over the past 18 months, IPG Mediabrands has put a huge amount of emphasis on employee welfare, flexible working and diversity and inclusion initiatives – and has been a key collaborator in championing the timeTo initiative.

 

Paul Bainsfair

Director General,
IPA

Paul Bainsfair

Director General
IPA

Biography

Paul Bainsfair’s 34 years of agency experience began at Saatchi & Saatchi in 1977 where he started as an account executive and rose to being its CEO within ten years. After successfully steering the agency through the recession, and with the agency at the top of the new business league table, he left to co-found Bainsfair Sharkey Trott with John Sharkey and Dave Trott in 1991. Widely recognised as one of London’s most successful independent agencies during the 1990s, BST was eventually sold to Omnicom in 1998. Between 1999 and 2009 he took on various senior, UK and European facing roles at TBWA, which included: a merger and acquisition programme; direct responsibility for 35 offices and 3,000 staff; and TBWA being named Best Global Network in 2003 and 2006. In 2008 he moved on again to become Non-Executive Chairman at Lean Mean Fighting Machine. In January 2009 he joined Iris, the UK’s largest independent integrated agency, first as Partner and CEO of Iris Europe and then as Chairman of Iris Worldwide. Paul became Director General of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) at the end of July 2011. Paul is a Fellow of the IPA and also a graduate of IPA Stage 5 (Professor Peter Doyle). Paul is an advertising graduate of Watford College and a graduate of Omnicom’s Harvard Faculty Leadership Programme. He describes himself as an adman and a farmer. He is married to Sophie and has three children, Bruno, Ted and Phoebe. They live in Holland Park and Wiltshire.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

Cannes is the Olympics of advertising. It provides a unique opportunity for our global industry to get together to celebrate the crème de la crème of creativity and to share latest developments, advances and concerns affecting our various countries. From trust to effectiveness to brand value, we will be putting the important issues in the spotlight.

 

Davina Baker

Sales Director,
Digital Cinema Media

Davina Baker

Sales Director
Digital Cinema Media

Biography

Davina Barker is Digital Cinema Media’s (DCM) Sales Director, and oversees the company’s agency sales team to generate new and incremental revenues, as well as developing DCM’s relationships with media agencies across the UK. Her primary mission is to drive sustainable long-term growth and prove cinema’s unique value as part of an advertiser’s multi-media schedule and deliver DCM’s plans to align cinema with other AV media channels.

Davina was honoured as Commercial Director of the Year at the 2019 British Media Awards, as well as being named as one of Campaign’s commercial sales chiefs of the year for her work in cinema in 2017 and 2018.

Prior to DCM, Davina held senior roles at ids & Virgin Media and ITV. She is an avid skier, a huge Harry Potter fan and a keen chef – if she wasn’t in sales, she would have followed her dream of becoming a restaurant critic!

 

Matthew Bloxham

Senior Analyst,
Bloomberg Intelligence

Matthew Bloxham

Senior Analyst
Bloomberg Intelligence

Biography

Born and bred in London, Matthew’s entire career has been built on the back of the UK’s status as world class service industry hub. After starting a strategy consulting, Matthew spent 15 years working in the financial services industry for the likes of Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan helping tech and media companies go public and create value for their shareholders. Tired of the 6.45am starts, Matthew switched to public policy for a couple of years, lobbying European and US law makers on a host of issues including net neutrality, GDPR and the need for checks and balances on the global internet giants. Now working at Bloomberg’s European HQ here in London, Matthew publishes research and opinion on the global media, entertainment and technology industries and is a regular guest on Bloomberg TV and radio

 

Kate Bosomworth

CMO,
M&C Saatchi

Kate Bosomworth

CMO
M&C Saatchi

Biography

Kate has been at M&C Saatchi as CMO since January 2018, joining Giles Hedger CEO and Justin Tindall CCO as part of the new leadership team. Having previously set up, grown and sold her own very successful PR agency, Kate brings an entrepreneurial energy and broad skills set to the agency and has played a key role in the agency’s recent transformation.

Kate has worked in brand communications for the last 20 years. Her previous agency worked with a host of global sport brands and rights holders including Adidas, Technogym, The North Face, UEFA, The European Tour, The Ryder Cup and UEFA. She went on to sel this agenc twice, first in 2012 and then again in 2014.

Passionate about women’s sport, Kate has just completed a rare 6 year term on the Board of Sport England, during which time she wrote the initial brief for This Girl Can and was strategic lead for the project. Kate also worked with UEFA on the European roll out of their first women’s participation campaign We Play Strong and is on the UK Government’s Sport & Business Council.

 

Matt Bourn

Communications Director,
Advertising Association

Matt Bourn

Communications Director
Advertising Association

Biography

Matt Bourn is the Director of Communications at the Advertising Association, and has represented the organisation in the media and as brand ambassador on many occasions. Matt is also heavily involved in the Advertising Association’s role as UK rep for Cannes Lions through his leadership of the team managing the UK’s representation at the festival.

Prior to working for UK advertising’s trade body he cut his teeth in PR for tech and films, before becoming MD of the UK’s leading specialist media PR consultancy, Braben.

 

Richard Brim

Member of the Entertainment Jury,
CCO, adam&eveDDB

Richard Brim

Member of the Entertainment Jury
CCO, adam&eveDDB

Biography

Richard Brim is Chief Creative Officer of adam&eveDDB, one of the most consistently creative agencies on the world stage. Whilst Brim has been at the agency, adam&eveDDB has been Cannes Agency of the year twice (2014 & 2018) with 7 Grands Prix, and the Top UK Agency every year. Last year the agency was named Campaign’s Agency of the Year for the fourth consecutive year and the Gunn Report’s Most Awarded Agency in the World for the fourth time, making it the most successful Creative Agency in the Report’s history.

Recent highlights include creating a new move in FIFA 18, Skittles giving up its rainbow to Pride with 3m white packs sold and Project84 campaign for CALM, which resulted in the appointment of the first ever Minister of Suicide Prevention. The agency also commissioned a genetic study to find out if Marmite’s long-standing strategy of ‘Love it or Hate it’ is actually true, which it is .Rick also leads creative on the agency’s Christmas campaigns, including the world-famous John Lewis Christmas campaign, H&M (including the award-winning holiday campaign directed by Wes Anderson), Waitrose & Partners to name a few.

He is also the second most awarded parent in the Brim household and this something he wishes to rectify.

 

Philippa Brown

Advertising Association Chair,
Global Chief Executive, PHD

Philippa Brown

Advertising Association Chair
Global Chief Executive, PHD

Biography

Philippa Brown, Global Chief Executive of PHD, was named Chair of the Advertising Association in March 2019. In this role she has joined the AA Board and works closely with AA Chief Executive Stephen Woodford and AA President Keith Weed. She supports the strategic direction and delivery of the Advertising Association’s work to rebuild public trust in advertising as well as its wider remit.

Prior to this, Philippa was CEO of Omnicom Media Group UK, where under her watch, the company grew to employ 1900 people, had billings of £1.3bn and serviced over 275 clients.

Before joining OMG UK, Philippa was a Board Director at IPC Media.

 

Helen Calcraft

Founding Partner,
Lucky Generals

Helen Calcraft

Founding Partner
Lucky Generals

Biography

Helen spent her first decade in advertising at AMV BBDO, and loved every minute. At 28 she became the agency’s youngest ever female board director and New Business Director. She went on to London Business School’s Executive MBA programme, where she graduated with distinction. Despite taking precisely none of the school’s great courses in entrepreneurship, she then co-founded ad agency MCBD in 1999. Ten wonderful years later, MCBD was a top 25 agency. Serving some great brands including Waitrose, Virgin, the Department of Health and Hovis.

After a stint at digital agency Dare, Helen opted for start-up life all over again, with partners Danny Brooke-Taylor and Andy Nairn. Lucky Generals, founded in 2013, is a creative company for people on a mission.  The Generals work on a range of missions for clients such as Amazon, AB InBev, Yorkshire Tea, and Co-op. And the partners are finding that the harder they work, the luckier they seem to get.

Helen is Chairman of the Lucky Generals/TBWA Group in the UK (but has so far been slow to learn “chairmanly duties” such as pipe smoking and golfing). She is a long-standing member of WACL and is currently helping to spearhead the timeTo movement – a cross-industry initiative to combat sexual harassment. She also sits on the fundraising and marketing committee at Cancer Research UK.

 

Pete Camponi

Creative Director of Copy,
Jaywing

Pete Camponi

Creative Director of Copy
Jaywing

Biography

Pete is a Creative Director with 25 years’ experience building and managing agency creative teams. Throughout his career, he has been responsible for creating campaigns that have had a successful impact on the bottom line for major brands, challenger brands and start-up businesses.

Pete is part of the IPA/Department for International Trade (DIT) trade mission to Cannes. The Mission is part of a wider Promote UK initiative to position the UK as a centre of advertising excellence on the world stage.

 

Raquel Chicourel

Chief Strategy Officer,
M&C Saatchi

Raquel Chicourel

Chief Strategy Officer
M&C Saatchi

Biography

Saved a life once. Discovered a new species of snake. Survived an Earthquake. Gave birth to 3 girls. Born in Rio. Made in London. A strategist bred by BBH, AMV and Saatchi London. Proud to be the CSO at M&C Saatchi.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

Cannes Lions is the one time every year the creative world comes together. We share provocations, we share points of view and showcase creativity at its best (and sometimes at its worst). Love it or hate it, what happens in Cannes is never ignored.

 

Justin Cochrane

European CEO,
Clear Channel

Justin Cochrane

European CEO
Clear Channel

Biography

Justin Cochrane is the CEO of Clear Channel International’s Europe region, with overall responsibility for 17 European markets. 

Following his graduation from the University of Oxford in 1995 with a degree in Engineering, Justin trained as a Chartered Accountant, qualifying in 1999. After a brief spell in financial services (Bank One/JP Morgan) Justin escaped to the world of media, joining Clear Channel at the end of 2001 as Group Accountant in the International group.

By 2007, he was Group Finance Director for the same division and then moved to Clear Channel UK in 2010 as Chief Financial Officer. In 2013, Justin became Chief Operating Officer and in 2015 took up the role of Chief Executive Officer, before being named Chair of Outsmart, the trade body for UK Out of Home, in 2016.  He was appointed Clear Channel International’s CEO of Europe in 2019.

In Cannes

Justin spoke at the ‘How Do You Lead World Class Creativity’ event on Thursday 20 June.

 

Louise Conolly-Smith

Cannes Working Group Partner,
Head of Creative, London & Partners

Louise Conolly-Smith

Cannes Working Group Partner
Head of Creative, London & Partners

Biography

Louise Conolly-Smith is Head of Creative at London & Partners the Mayor of London’s promotional company, promoting London internationally as a leading world city in which to invest, work, study and visit. Her role is to set the creative strategy for the business directorate which includes attracting overseas businesses to set up in London. Previous to that she was working with North American technology companies based in London who were scaling rapidly. She is a mentor for the London & Partners Business Growth Programme and has worked at the Design Council delivering a national business support programme as well as at Business Link as a coach and mentor to high growth companies.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

I’m coming to Cannes to help showcase the amazing creative talent in London and the UK and highlight the opportunities there are for international companies to set up and grow.

In Cannes

Louise spoke at the ‘How to grow your business worldwide’ event on Tuesday 18th June.

 

 

Tom Cooke

UK Young Lions Media Winner,
Paid Social Executive, MVF

Tom Cooke

UK Young Lions Media Winner
Paid Social Executive, MVF

Biography

I am currently a Paid Social Executive for MVF, with a background in paid search & social having previously worked at OMD. With an MSc in Marketing & BA Media Studies, I’m a creative individual who is passionate and driven when it comes to telling compelling stories in new and innovative ways.

 

Suzanne Costello

Head of Events,
Advertising Association

Suzanne Costello

Head of Events
Advertising Association

Biography

Suzanne is responsible for the Advertising Association’s programme of events including the annual summit LEAD which will soon be rolled out to several other regions.  As part of the Creativity is GREAT campaign, Suzanne produced an afternoon of events in January 2019 for over 600 young people to introduce them to Cannes Lions and offer mentoring advice.  In Cannes, Suzanne will be overseeing the Creativity is GREAT schedule of events including a very exciting experiential activation..

Prior to joining the Advertising Association in September 2018, Suzanne produced three editions of Campaign’s Media360 after a decade of running a portfolio of events for an oil and gas consultancy, which saw her working across Europe, Russia, South East Asia and China.

 

Maria Coyle

UK Young Lions Marketers Winner,
Campaign Manager, Tesco

Maria Coyle

UK Young Lions Marketers Winner
Campaign Manager, Tesco

Biography

Being on the ‘behind-the-scenes’ side of the nation’s favourite brands is why I got into advertising and working on Tesco’s Christmas campaigns certainly satisfies this. With agency and client-side roles under my belt, I’ve found that experience of both sides of the campaign brief is a gift I can use wisely!

 

Mehr Chughtai

UK Young Lions Media Winner,
Client Leadership Graduate, OMD UK

Mehr Chughtai

UK Young Lions Media Winner
Client Leadership Graduate, OMD UK

Biography

After graduation in Media and Communications from Goldsmiths, University of London, I joined OMD and work as part of the client leadership team. Previously, I have directed, written and edited multi-award winning short film titled ‘Afloat’. Creative and driven, I am constantly in pursuit of inspiring new ideas to change the world.

 

Dan Dawson

Member of the Outdoor Jury,
Managing Director, Grand Visual

Dan Dawson

Member of the Outdoor Jury
Managing Director, Grand Visual

Biography

At Grand Visual since its inception, Dan oversees the global business. He’s directed Angels to land on station concourses, created ads powered by cybercriminals, augmented Mickey Mouse into Times Square, and directed Aliens to descend on London. Supported by an amazing team, Dan always has a reason to smile.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

I love Cannes and every year I always feel a great sense of anticipation as the festival draws nearer. The Festival is a great opportunity to take stock (with a Rosé in hand) of all the amazing work taking place all over the world.

 

Tracy De Groose

Cannes Working Group Partner,
Executive Chair, Newsworks

Tracy De Groose

Cannes Working Group Partner
Executive Chair, Newsworks

Biography

Tracy is Executive Chair of Newsworks, championing Britain’s news media to readers and advertisers. In her career she has tackled some of the UK’s biggest marketing and communications challenges, most recently as UK CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network. She is a trailblazer for diversity and inclusion and hailed as a ‘Woman to Watch Europe’ by Ad Age.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer? 

As we pivot into a creative economy, we will see a growing focus on ideas over technology. Creativity and innovation thrive in diverse environments where different voices and opinions are supported and reflected alongside each other. I’m looking forward to being inspired by the work at Cannes and having time to reflect on how news brands and journalists can fuel this creative renaissance.

In Cannes

Tracy spoke at the ‘How do you lead world class creativity?’ event on Thursday 20th June.

 

Wayne Deakin

Executive Creative Director EMEA,
Huge

Wayne Deakin

Executive Creative Director EMEA
Huge

Biography

Wayne has over 20 years of industry experience and held creative leadership positions in Australia, Europe and the US.

Originally from Australia, Wayne is a failed Pro Surfer who then stumbled into advertising after winning a place at A.W.A.R.D School. After working at famous agencies in Oz, he worked his way around the world and also found time to earn a Master’s in Cognitive Sciences along the way.

Previous to coming to London he was a Creative Director at Jung Von Matt.
He then helped to build the social media agency Jam before moving to joint-ECD across the Engine Group agencies.

More recently he was ECD of AKQA London and helped the agency win several industry titles and be named the UK’s most internationally awarded digital agency.

Wayne has created numerous innovations and marketing world firsts. He has won over 500 major awards and his work has been highlighted as best-in-class by award shows and publications around the world.

He is now ECD for Huge across EMEA and is focused on creating ideas that move businesses forward by providing meaningful and original connected experiences for their customers. He is also co-chair of BIMA Creative Council and an active creative mentor in the industry.

 

Harry Dewhirst

President,
Blis

Harry Dewhirst

President
Blis

Biography

Harry is President of Blis. He is an adtech veteran and acclaimed entrepreneur.

He co-founded adtech company Amobee, which was acquired by SingTel in 2012 for $321 million, and UK mobile ad agency RingRing Media.
In his role as President, Harry oversees the development of Blis’ international expansion and global commercial partnerships.

Harry has a few medals in his collection – he received the “Rising Star of the Year Award” at the prestigious Media Week Award 2009, and was listed as a Forbes Asia “30 Under 30” Media, Marketing & Advertising Entrepreneur in 2016. He has lived and worked in Europe, the US and Asia.

Harry is also a Partner at boutique investment fund Ballpark Ventures LLP.
Outside of the office, you can find him mentoring young start-ups or cooking up a storm in the comforts of his kitchen.

In Cannes

Harry spoke at the ‘How to Grow Your Business Worldwide’ event on Tuesday 18th June.

 

Oliver Easthope

Copywriter,
RAPP

Oliver Easthope

Copywriter
RAPP

Biography

Ollie Easthope is an award-winning creative at RAPP who brought his love of all things Copy to the London agency in 2017. Over six years in advertising he has created campaigns for a host of household names, including Krispy Kreme, PayPal, Virgin Media, Dulux and Intel. Since joining RAPP he has also become an ardent supporter of #timeTo and was instrumental in kicking off an agency-wide discussion about the code of conduct earlier this year.

In Cannes

Oliver spoke at the ‘Where do you draw the line?’ event on Wednesday 19th June.

 

William Eccleshare

CEO,
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings

William Eccleshare

CEO
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings

Biography

William Eccleshare is Worldwide CEO of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: CCOH), one of the world’s largest out-of-home media companies, with operations in 31 markets spanning 4 continents. A member of the CCOH Board, he is also Chairman & CEO of Clear Channel International (CCI), the company’s international business division.

William is leading a global customer-focused transformation strategy, leveraging digital technologies to drive a culture of innovation and accelerate digital growth across the group.

Prior to joining Clear Channel in 2009, William served in international leadership roles at a number of major advertising agencies, including as Chairman and CEO of BBDO Europe, Middle East and Africa (Omnicom); European Chairman of Young and Rubicam (WPP); Chairman and CEO of Ammirati Puris Lintas (Interpublic Group) for Northern Ireland; Global Strategic Planning Director of J. Walter Thompson Worldwide; and CEO, PPGH/JWT Amsterdam. He also spent three years as a Partner at McKinsey & Co, leading the firm’s European Branding Practice.

He has been a board member of the Donmar Warehouse Theatre since 2013, is Senior Independent Director of Centaur Media plc and a non-executive director of Britvic plc.

 

Rioch Edwards-Brown

Founder, Speaker, Diversity Advisor,
So You Wanna Be In TV?

Rioch Edwards-Brown

Founder, Speaker, Diversity Advisor
So You Wanna Be In TV?

Biography

“Industry is not ready for the new 5 billion online audience. There are going to be a lot of ‘Kodak’ moments. By 2020 forty percent of all economic spend will be by Gen Z. We’re engaging Gen A…they are already diverse. Those that do nothing now will see their bottom line shrink by 40%.” Rioch Edwards-Brown, Founder, So You Wanna Be In TV?

A diversity and future proofing expert, Rioch started So You Wanna Be In TV? after her son was shot and stabbed while in school. A social enterprise with human equity-first values, Rioch diversified into Creative, Tech and AI to enable social mobility for over 4,800 financially disadvantaged young people through free training and employment. Her social impact also helps future proof Family Wealth Offices, FTSE100 and Fortune 500 companies through game-changing talent, campaigns and consultancy.  Practical steps are provided to help companies transition alongside the disruptors for this new market.

Sponsors include, Sony Pictures Television, Rochay Group, ITV, Tech London Advocates, Promax UK, SymantoAI and The Guardian Newspaper. Rioch was named, Financial Times Top 100 BAME Leaders in UK Tech 2018 and 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2017. Find her @sywbitv.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

As a disruptive social enterprise it’s exciting representing UK advertising at the innovative and future centric Cannes Lions! You can curate your own festival of learning and networking to connect with brands, agencies and decision makers, plus access world class talent, ideas, tech and the very best in the global creative business. #CreativityIsGREAT

Rioch is part of the London & Partners trade mission to Cannes.

 

Matthew Evans

Communications Manager,
Advertising Association

Matthew Evans

Communications Manager
Advertising Association

LinkedIn Link

Biography

Matthew is Communications Manager at the Advertising Association and has worked for the organisation since November 2017. Prior to this he worked for the Food and Drink Federation, as well as Walgreens Boots Alliance – the parent company of Boots UK – in a variety of Communications and Public Affairs positions. Matthew’s role at the AA involves managing media relationships and representing the industry in outreach to national and regional media, as well as managing crisis comms situations, events activities and getting to work with some of the most exciting brands in the UK as part of their membership or association with the AA.

Matthew’s role involves working on a host of important issues facing the UK, such as the opportunities and challenges presented to business by Brexit; promoting economic growth across the UK; and further establishing the UK as the global hub for innovation and creativity in advertising. He is delighted to be heading out to Cannes to help represent UK advertising at the festival.

 

Sam Fenton-Elstone

CEO,
Anything is possible

Sam Fenton-Elstone

CEO
Anything is possible

Biography

Sam is a co-founder and CEO of media agency Anything is Possible (aip). Since launch in June 2018, aip has won a BIMA Award, a DMA Award Gold, with Sam recently inducted into the BIMA100 recognising the most influential people in digital in the UK.

Sam is part of the IPA/Department for International Trade (DIT) trade mission to Cannes. The Mission is part of a wider Promote UK initiative to position the UK as a centre of advertising excellence on the world stage.

 

Pete Fergusson

Founder & CEO,
Nemorin

Pete Fergusson

Founder & CEO
Nemorin

Biography

Nemorin Film & Video is the World’s Branded Video Agency. It was founded by the former head of commercial video team at the Daily Telegraph – a pioneer in branded video content.

We create original brand funded content for some of the world’s leading companies, including NBCUniversal, BBC, Net-a-Porter, National Geographic Traveler, Hugo Boss and many more, with services spanning strategy, creative, production and distribution.

 

David Fletcher

Member of the Creative Data Jury,
Chief Data Officer, Wavemaker UK

David Fletcher

Member of the Creative Data Jury
Chief Data Officer, Wavemaker UK

Biography

David, with his 35-strong team and 30+ years in the business has won numerous awards for data and research. Part of the original team working on the IPA Touchpoints survey, David has co-authored an IPA best practice guides and training on Evaluating Communications Effectiveness. In 2014, he was awarded with an IPA Fellowship.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer? 

Cannes remains the single best event for showcasing and understanding the very best of commercial creativity.  I hope to be inspired and challenged by what I see not only around the festival but also in the darker corners of the judging room, bringing these back to help drive real change in our own work.

 

Emma de la Fosse

Member of the Film Craft Jury,
CCO, Digitas

Emma de la Fosse

Member of the Film Craft Jury
CCO, Digitas

Biography

Emma has been an advertising creative for nearly 20 years. First as a junior copywriter at a tiny start up agency above a curry house. Most recently as the UK Chief Creative Officer at Digitas, responsible for the agency’s overall creative output and point of view on the world.

In between the two she’s been ECD on famous brands such as British Airways, IBM and Kimberley Clark. And along the way she’s won Golds and Grand Prix at every major creative award show including Best in Show for Mobile at One Show, Grand Prix at Cannes for Direct and D&AD Yellow Pencils for Integrated campaigns.

She’s passionate about innovation, behavioural science, strategic planning and the power of the team.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

I want to see more Year 2 ideas.  Let me explain.  Many agencies and brands, having won a Lion, go off to develop a new idea.  There is an ‘Idea graveyard’ full of amazing, potentially world changing innovation left to wither and die.  If you truly believe in the power of your work, develop a year 2.

 

In Cannes

Emma spoke at the ‘Meet Creativity is GREAT’ event on Thursday 20th June.

 

 

Zack Gardner

UK Young Lions Print Winner,
Copywriter, Havas Lynx

Zack Gardner

UK Young Lions Print Winner
Copywriter, Havas Lynx

Biography

Zack is a Creative Copywriter. An Edinburgh native with 3 years’ advertising experience, he enjoys football, tennis and writing about himself in the 3rd person.

When he was 11, former world snooker champion John Parrot told him to “p*** off’ at Kelso Races.

He deserved it.

 

Alex Goat

CEO,
Livity

Alex Goat

CEO
Livity

Biography

Alex is CEO of youth-led creative network Livity: which creates a more positive future for the next generation. Working with some of the most disruptive business on the planet, Livity tackles big social issues, launches careers and works at the frontiers of popular culture. A purpose led business before either term existed, Livity won BIMA’s Entrepreneurial Business and Grand Prix in 2017. Alex is a D&AD 2019 judge, Pioneer’s Post WISE Woman, Hospital 100 and inaugural IPA Woman of Tomorrow.

In Cannes

Alex spoke at the ‘How to Grow Your Business Worldwide’ event on Tuesday 18th June.

 

Natalie Graeme

Founder,
Uncommon Creative Studio

Natalie Graeme

Founder
Uncommon Creative Studio

Biography

Natalie is a founder of Uncommon Creative Studio, alongside Nils Leonard & Lucy Jameson.  A creative studio building brands that people in the real world actually wish existed; either by working with clients or by creating brands themselves.  Uncommon launched in September 2017 and is majority female founded. In their first 18 months, they’ve grown to around 45 people, with clients ranging from WWF, ITV, Ovo, Habito, Ecover, Nike to William Grant & Sons. As well as their own sustainable coffee pod business, halo.coffee.

Natalie has nearly 20years experience working at the most successful and creative agencies on the planet.  Between London & Amsterdam she has run business defining relationships & strategies for global and local brands including, Sony, BBC, Coca-Cola, Vodafone, The Times and many more.

She ran the business development machine at creative powerhouse Mother during one of its most prolific periods.  More recently, Natalie oversaw Grey London during the most profitable years in its 52-year history.

Passionate about the power of diversity to generate better thinking, Natalie is a board member of Creative Equals and Leadership Mentor for SheSays. She is Executive Producer of documentary ‘In God We Trust’ that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2013.  In her year out before starting Uncommon Natalie spent time as an expert-intern with a range of diverse creative companies – from feature film production, talent management & games companies, to mentoring tech-start ups.

Natalie is part of the IPA/Department for International Trade (DIT) trade mission to Cannes. The Mission is part of a wider Promote UK initiative to position the UK as a centre of advertising excellence on the world stage.

In Cannes

Natalie spoke at the LBB Beach on Tuesday 18^th around setting up an independent creative agency in the ever-changing landscape in partnership with Network One. Natalie represented the IPA/DIT Advertising Mission to the Cannes Lions, part of the wider ‘Creativity is GREAT’ campaign to reinforce the status of the UK as a centre of advertising excellence on a world stage.

 

 

Carl Grinter

MD,
Three Wise Monkeys

Carl Grinter

MD
Three Wise Monkeys

Biography

Carl Grinter is a producer and media entrepreneur working at the cutting edge between creativity and technology since 1990. Developing his practice trough animation, visual effects, interactive storytelling, immersive media and latterly brand experiences. Carl, with a team of creatives, technologists connects audiences with products through surprising and memorable emotional encounters that make audiences feel and think about brand experience.

In Cannes

Carl spoke at the ‘Createch Showcase’ event on Thursday 20th June.

 

Emma Harman

Managing Director EMEA,
Whalar

Emma Harman

Managing Director EMEA
Whalar

Biography

Emma Harman is the Managing Director EMEA for Whalar – a creative first influencer company focused on building brands with creators, digital storytellers and artists. This year in Cannes, Whalar are presenting an interactive gallery that showcases the bright side of influencer marketing. Emma built her career at Ministry of Sound, Universal Music Group and Talenthouse.

 

Meagan Healey

Head of Product Marketing,
Attest

Meagan Healey

Head of Product Marketing
Attest

Biography

With a diverse background of content management, commercial strategy, and extensive knowledge of the consumer insights space, Meagan joined Attest 6 months ago as their Head of Content & Product Marketing. Previous experience running the commercial arm of a start up research business and a passion for content (gleaned from her Masters’ Degree in Literature) leaves her itching to shakeup the industry with a fresh perspective on B2B communications. She’s also Canadian, which means she loves a good chat.

 

James Hebbert

Managing Director, UK,
Hylink

James Hebbert

Managing Director, UK
Hylink

Biography

With fourteen years of international marketing experience, James has lived and worked in Shanghai, New York, Tokyo and London. James’ career began at WPP’s global network; he was selected from 1,500 candidates to be given a place on the Ogilvy Marketing Fellowship. Within six years, he was promoted from graduate trainee, in London, to Chief of Staff for the Global CEO Ogilvy & Mather based in New York, working across a variety of blue-chip international brands such as British Airways, SAP and Unilever.

Then to China where James spent five years launching and marketing UK luxury brands. Now as Managing Director of Hylink London, James is one of the first British MD’s of a Chinese corporation in the UK. He combines his digital marketing skills with his knowledge of Chinese culture to promote Hylink’s ambition as a cultural bridge to help Western brands access China, the fastest growing consumer market in the world, and launch Chinese brands into Europe.

James is a regular speaker on digital China covering engagements with the BBC, London School of Economics, China Britain Business Council, Sotheby’s Institute of Art and Cannes Advertising Festival. James sits on the judging panel for the British Fashion Council and GQ Magazine Menswear Fund aimed at promoting the next generation of talented British designers to the China market.

In Cannes

James spoke at the ‘How To Grow Your Business’ event on Tuesday 18th June.

 

Giles Hedger

Cannes Working Group Partner,
CEO, M&C Saatchi London

Giles Hedger

Cannes Working Group Partner
CEO, M&C Saatchi London

Biography

Giles is CEO of M&C Saatchi London on Golden Square, where the world’s largest independent advertising agency has its home. Before taking up the role in June 2017, Giles held numerous senior management roles, local and global, in creative agencies large and small. He was born in 1971 and entered the industry in 1995. Dates with particular significance given the history of the agency he has come to call home.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer? 

Cannes is one of the few places on Earth, and one of the few points in the calendar, where the notion of creativity as a convergent and borderless force, unmarked by function, sector or geography, powering businesses and improving society, actually becomes tangible.

 

 

Neil Henderson

Managing Director,
St Luke's

Neil Henderson

Managing Director
St Luke's

Biography

Became MD in 2002 and CEO in 2010 when he led a management buyout of St Luke’s.  The agency has been listed in The Sunday Times and Campaign’s Best Companies to Work multiple times, has picked up numerous creative, strategic and financial awards. Member of the IPA Council and BAFTA.

Neil is part of the IPA/Department for International Trade (DIT) trade mission to Cannes. The Mission is part of a wider Promote UK initiative to position the UK as a centre of advertising excellence on the world stage.

In Cannes

Neil spoke at the ‘Createch Showcase’ event on Thursday 20th June.

 

Judy Hill

Executive Producer,
Nexus Studios

Judy Hill

Executive Producer
Nexus Studios

Biography

Judy Hill is Executive Producer at Nexus Studios, the multi award-winning film, animation and interactive studio based in London and LA.

Responsible for new business and marketing for all regions outside of the US, Judy works closely with co-founders Chris O’Reilly and Charlotte Bavasso in connecting some of the world’s most forward thinking agencies and brands to the talent and teams who can tell their stories.

At Nexus Studios and throughout her career, Judy has nurtured the careers of some of the most talented Directors in the world including Daniel Kleinman, Dom & Nic, Smith & Foulkes, Scott Lyon and James Rouse.

Judy has judged creative work at some of the industry’s most prestigious awards events including British Arrows, Ciclope, Shots and Creative Circle and Adcan and her opinion and insight is sought after by industry press including Campaign, Shots, David Reviews and LBBonline.

Working closely with industry bodies including the Advertising Producers Association (APA), the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), the Advertising Association and the Department for International Trade (DIT), Judy works to represent the UK commercials/creative industry overseas.

Nexus Studio’s work includes an Oscar nominated short, BAFTA winning films, Emmy nominated Interactive films, Grammy nominated and MTV Award winning music videos, multiple Cannes Grand Prix, Gold Lions and Black D&AD pencil winning commercials and D&AD white pencil, Lovie and Webby winning digital and immersive experiences. Prior to joining Nexus Studios, Judy held senior leadership roles at leading production companies Outsider and Spectre – both holders of multiple Cannes Grand Prix and British Arrows Production Company of the Year awards plus many more.

 

Janet Hull OBE

Director of Marketing Strategy,
IPA

Janet Hull OBE

Director of Marketing Strategy
IPA

Biography

Janet is an MA graduate of Oxford University with over 35 years’ experience of the international advertising industry.

As Director of Marketing Strategy Janet leads the IPA Three Pillar Strategy (Effectiveness/Commercial/Talent) with a particular focus on IPA Effectiveness Week (EffWeek).

Janet is now Chair of the wider AA/DIT Promote UK initiative to boost export and inward investment in advertising and marketing services, with overall responsibility for international trade missions, including Cannes.

Janet also represents the advertising sector on the Creative Industries Council (CIC), a joint forum between Government and Industry, and is Co-Producer of CIC Createch in London Technology Week

She was awarded an OBE by Prince Charles for services to the Creative Industries in the 2014 New Year Honours list.

In Cannes

Janet spoke at the ‘Createch Showcase’ event on Thursday 20th June.

 

Lucy Jameson

Founder,
Uncommon Creative Studio

Lucy Jameson

Founder
Uncommon Creative Studio

Biography

Lucy is a founder of Uncommon Creative Studio, alongside Nils Leonard & Natalie Graeme.  A creative studio building brands that people in the real world actually wish existed; either by working with clients or by creating brands themselves.

Uncommon launched in September 2017 and is majority female founded. In their first 18 months, they’ve grown to around 45 people, with clients ranging from WWF, ITV, Ovo, Habito, Ecover, Nike to William Grant & Sons. As well as their own sustainable coffee pod business, halo.coffee.

Lucy read History at Oxford, before starting work in advertising for BMP DDB. Over nearly 20 years, she worked her way from grad trainee to Global Head of Strategy for DDB. Lucy then joined Grey and was promoted to CEO of the 550 strong Grey London in 2015.  Grey became a creative and strategic turnaround story, winning two Grand Prix at in 2015 and becoming IPA Effectiveness Agency of the Year.

During her enforced time out before starting Uncommon, she interned at Facebook, mentored at Wayra (Telefonica’s start up incubator) and worked on brand strategy for charities.

In Cannes

Lucy was a member of the Creative Strategy Jury at this year’s Lions. Lucy was also speaking at the ‘Effectiveness UnCanned’ discussion around effective brand experience on Wednesday 19^th June at 12pm – she unpacked co-created fashion brand Collusion as a blueprint for a modern challenger brand, breaking all the rules of fashion to the acclaim of international media.

 

Sarah Jenkins

CMO,
Grey London

Sarah Jenkins

CMO
Grey London

Biography

CMO of Grey London since 2015, SJ brings an ambition for accelerated business growth fuelled by industry leading creative to the agency. Previously Head of Account Management and a Managing Partner at Grey, she has been responsible for some of the agency’s flagship accounts – including The British Heart Foundation and Lucozade.

SJ has worked in both global networked agencies and start-ups, across organisations as diverse as Mars, GSK, P&G and the Home Office always bringing her infectious positivity and industry renowned leadership with her.

SJ is a member of the Advertising Association’s Front Foot board and the IPA New Business Committee pushing for agencies and clients continue to strive for Marketing and New Business excellence and genuine positive impact on culture.

A staunch believer in the need for greater diversity of talent at all levels across advertising, SJ has been a driving force behind the industry wide Advertising Diversity Task Force, spearheaded by Grey since 2017. The Task Force brings together the most progressive agencies across the communications industry to use their combined energy, expertise and skills to shift the diversity dial.

In Cannes

Sarah spoke at ‘The House of Commons in Cannes’ event on Tuesday 18th June.

 

Lily Kn

UK Young Lions Digital Winner,
Art Director, MRM-McCann

Lily Kn

UK Young Lions Digital Winner
Art Director, MRM-McCann

Biography

Lily is an art director at MRM//McCann and a proud member of Badass Gal, a platform championing exceptional creative women. She’s fearlessly building her own path in advertising. In her spare time, she’s involved in tech and illustration projects that have an impact in the big wide world.

 

Josh Krichefski

CEO,
MediaCom UK

Josh Krichefski

CEO
MediaCom UK

Biography

Since January 2016 Josh has been CEO of MediaCom UK.  In this role he is responsible for setting the agency vision, nurturing a People First culture, delivering new business and organic growth, product diversification and future-proofing the business in a fast changing world.  He leads a number of the agency’s client relationships, both large and small.

Josh left Sussex University with a degree in Social Anthropology and Development and joined Initiative as a floppy haired graduate TV Buyer in 1998.  He held various positions in planning and buying roles until his curiosity led him to ad agency and co-operative St. Luke’s. At the age of 28 he saw an opportunity to set up his own digital agency, Kword which he ran profitably for three years.  After three years he folded Kword into Quantum Media where he became Deputy MD.  Quantum was acquired by Havas and Josh joined the Global Exec as Client Development Director.  He became particularly interested in business transformation spending most of this time restructuring Havas Media’s New York and Boston offices.

In 2011 he was brought to MediaCom as COO for the EMEA region where he worked with local markets, in particular markets that needed transformation. In 2012, Josh was offered the opportunity to come back into the UK market as MediaCom’s UK COO.

In 2017 Josh was named no.1 Media Agency Leader in Campaign’s 2017 Annual. More recently Josh was named Campaign’s CEO of 2018 and MediaCom was crowned Media Week’s Agency of the Year 2018.

Outside work:

Josh lives in North London with his wife Deb who is an architect and two children Ruby (8) and Leo (6). He is a long-suffering Arsenal supporter, lover of music, theatre, film and art.

He is actively involved in charities focused on taking privilege out of the employment equation.  He is a trustee of two: The Transformation Trust and Futureversity, both of which work with children from deprived backgrounds developing soft skills, self-esteem and making them ‘job ready’.

Josh is also a founding member of the MS Society Appeal Board, a team of people focused on raising £100m to halt the progression of Multiple Sclerosis.

 

Gina Larter

Managing Director,
Keel

Gina Larter

Managing Director
Keel

Biography

Gina strives to create innovation in her field.  Her eclectic background expertise of disciplines, from brand to content; sectors, from Tech to Public Sector; and psychology including NLP and Neuroscience, gives her a unique view of what could be possible for your business.  She has worked within large agency networks and start-ups, on UK-based and global business.

Gina set up Keel with her Creative Partner, Keith Crook, in October 2016.  Key clients are Medela, Coty and Bombardier Recreational Products for whom they have won industry awards and delivered impressive results.

Gina is part of the IPA/Department for International Trade (DIT) trade mission to Cannes. The Mission is part of a wider Promote UK initiative to position the UK as a centre of advertising excellence on the world stage.

 

Eve Lee

CEO and Founder,
The Digital Fairy

Eve Lee

CEO and Founder
The Digital Fairy

Biography

Eve Lee is the founder of The Digital Fairy, an independent full service creative agency with an all-female youth team. Eve set up the company in 2012 shortly after graduation and fast forward 7 years it has become an established name amongst fashion and beauty brands, famous for innovation and creative communication.

Eve is part of the IPA/Department for International Trade (DIT) trade mission to Cannes. The Mission is part of a wider Promote UK initiative to position the UK as a centre of advertising excellence on the world stage.

 

Katie Lee

CEO,
Lucky Generals

Katie Lee

CEO
Lucky Generals

Biography

Despite a degree in biochemistry and a family hell bent on her becoming a doctor. Katie found her way into advertising through work experience at CDP over 20 years ago. No career advisor had ever told her that jobs existed where you could simultaneously use your left and right brain and Katie was sold. She worked at Saatchi & Saatchi and BBH, before arriving at Leo Burnett where she worked on McDonald’s, Homebase and COI before becoming Marketing Director and latterly Managing Director. She left big agency world fascinated by the world of small, ambitious start ups with a different offering and perspective on the world. She was Gravity Road’s first Managing Director, helping to grow and structure the business as it became a respected independent agency. She then worked at Sunshine. She had a disastrous 21 days at Y&R before it merged with VML but never have the words ‘everything happens for a reason’ been truer because Katie is now CEO of Lucky Generals. Probably the best job in the world.

In Cannes

Katie spoke at the ‘Where do you draw the line’ event on Wednesday 19th June.

 

Nils Leonard

Founder,
Uncommon Creative Studio

Nils Leonard

Founder
Uncommon Creative Studio

Biography

Nils is a founder of Uncommon Creative Studio, alongside Lucy Jameson & Natalie Graeme.  A creative studio building brands that people in the real world actually wish existed; either by working with clients or by creating brands themselves.

Uncommon launched in September 2017 and is majority female founded. In their first 18 months, they’ve grown to around 45 people, with clients ranging from WWF, ITV, Ovo, Habito, Ecover, Nike to William Grant & Sons. As well as their own sustainable coffee pod business, halo.coffee. The ethical capsule coffee brand British GQ described as the Nespresso alternative as ‘The coffee company keeping George Clooney up at night.’

Nils has spent over 20 years in the brand, advertising and design industry working across the most recognised agencies in London. In his previous role as Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Grey LDN, Nils oversaw the most profitable and awarded years in the agency’s 52 years history and became one of the youngest agency chairmen in the world leading its brands globally.

Nils was voted into the Ad Age creativity 50 and was named the No.1 creative person in advertising globally by Business insider, is on the board of trustees of D&AD and is listed as one of the Sunday Times 500 most influential people in the UK.

In Cannes

Nils was a member of the Social and Influence Jury at this year’s Lions. Nils also interviewed renowned Director, Writer and Producer Nicolas Winding Refn on the Lumière stage on Friday 21st June.

 

 

Sharon Lloyd Barnes

Commercial Director,
Advertising Association

Sharon Lloyd Barnes

Commercial Director
Advertising Association

Biography

Sharon Lloyd Barnes is the Commercial Director for the Advertising Association, which involves managing and growing its commercial side, ensuring the AA’s work reflects and supports its members’ business goals.  She ran advertising sales teams in London and New York before co-founding The Drive Partnership, a consultancy working with businesses across a range of sectors to build profitable growth.

Sharon is a key part of the UK advertising team which is heading to the Cannes Lions festival this summer and will be actively engaging with association members and the wider Cannes Lions community during the week.

 

Elspeth Lynn

Member of the Innovation Jury,
ECD, Geometry

Elspeth Lynn

Member of the Innovation Jury
ECD, Geometry

Biography

Elspeth is ECD at Geometry and launched their innovation hub and immersive retail innovation space – The Flagship.

She has been ECD of M&C Saatchi, Profero and founding partner of Zig.

Awarded recently at Cannes for #WePlayStrong in 2018, Elspeth’s passion is retail, space design and ideas that create growth.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

Being on the innovation jury is the best jury to be on.

To get a world view on ideas propelling our clients forward that are exciting, helpful and sustainable

is not only a joy, it’s a brilliant education.

 

Stephen Maher

CEO,
MBA

Stephen Maher

CEO
MBA

Biography

Stephen is the founder and CEO of digital marketing agency MBA – ‘Where Digital and Direct Interconnect’. A Modern History graduate from Balliol College, Oxford, Stephen’s career spans over 35 years – previously working at global Omnicom agencies such as AMV/ BBDO and TBWA/Simons Palmer before MBA. Stephen is also the Chair of the IPA Effectiveness Board, sits on the DMA Board, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, features in Debrett’s ‘People of Today’ and sits on the board of BAFTA (as well as being a failed rock guitarist!). Stephen is also an Ambassador for The Marketing Society.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

I’m looking forward to seeing the latest and greatest from across the world in our new world of ‘techno-creativity’, as well as celebrating the world class work created in our very own global powerhouses in London and the UK.

 

Alex Mahon

CEO,
Channel 4

Alex Mahon

CEO
Channel 4

Biography

Alex Mahon is the CEO of Channel 4.  She was previously CEO of Foundry, the leading visual and 3D effects software firm and spent 15 years running creative production companies where her focus was high-growth international businesses. She was CEO of Shine Group and also worked at Talkback Thames, FremantleMedia Group and RTL Group. Alex started her career as a PhD Physicist.

In Cannes

Alex spoke at the ‘ Do You Lead World Class Creativity’ event on Thursday 20th June.

 

Ellie Mason

Communications Executive,
Advertising Association

Ellie Mason

Communications Executive
Advertising Association

Biography

Ellie is Communications Executive at the Advertising Association and has worked for the organisation for nearly a year. Prior to this, she studied BA (Hons) Communication and Media at Bournemouth University and graduated  with a first class degree in June 2018. As part of her university course, her third year was spent completing a placement year at the Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) as a Communications and Investor Relations Intern. Ellie is originally from Guernsey in the Channel Islands, but since leaving university she now lives and works in London full time.

Ellie’s role at the Advertising Association includes the supporting of all areas within the communications team. This is across communications and press office duties, content management including the AA’s social channels and website, and event management.

Ellie feels very lucky to be given the opportunity to go to Cannes and help represent UK advertising at the festival this summer.

 

Sophia Matveeva

Founder,
Enty

Sophia Matveeva

Founder
Enty

Biography

Sophia Matveeva is an entrepreneur, columnist and speaker. She is the founder of Enty, a fashion tech platform that connects consumers to professional stylists for on-demand feedback. The company won App of the Day by Mashable, and Grazia named Enty one of the ‘world’s best fashion tech startups’. As a female founder of an innovative tech company, Sophia writes about her unique perceptive in a regular Forbes column. She has also written for The Guardian and been featured in CNBC, BBC and INC. She holds an MBA from Chicago Booth, and a BSc (Hons) in Politics from Bristol.

 

Mike McGee

Creativity is GREAT Partner, Cannes Lions speaker,
Co-Founder & CCO, Framestore

Mike McGee

Creativity is GREAT Partner, Cannes Lions speaker
Co-Founder & CCO, Framestore

Biography

Mike’s experience spans over 30 years. He has directed award-winning films for some of the UK’s best-loved brands (including BBC, Next and Robinsons) he’s supervised on BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs, feature films Nanny McPhee and Your Highness. His Oscar-winning company is a world leader in multi-platform storytelling and innovation.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

This is my 25th consecutive year at Cannes Lions, it has evolved into a world-class hub for creatives, marketers, brands and tech platforms. It showcases thought leadership and creative effectiveness, providing a global platform for debating the big issues and future trends.

In Cannes

Mike spoke at the ‘Immersive Technology is Reshaping the Storytelling Experience’ event on Wednesday 19th June and the ‘How do you lead world class creativity?’ event on Thursday 20th June.

 

 

John McPartland

UK Young Lions Print Winner,
Art Director, Havas Lynx

John McPartland

UK Young Lions Print Winner
Art Director, Havas Lynx

Biography

John is Deputy Creative Director from Manchester.

With 8 years’ advertising experience under his belt, he’s driven by the big idea and beautiful craft.

He has a beard, 2 kids, greying hair (no correlation) and 17 of the same black t-shirt.

 

Paul Mead

Executive Board Director,
Jellyfish

Paul Mead

Executive Board Director
Jellyfish

Biography

Paul is Executive Board Director at Jellyfish, Head of Marketing Advisory at Vitruvian Partners, Non Exec Director @ Social Life and Advisory Board @ HolidayExtras.com and Squared.io. Formerly Founder & CEO @ VCCP Media. Paul is a Fellow at The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, a Mentor @ Tech Stars and sits on the creative industries Inward Investment Committee and Promote UK board.

 

David Milligan

UK Young Lions Digital Winner,
Copywriter, MRM//McCann

David Milligan

UK Young Lions Digital Winner
Copywriter, MRM//McCann

Biography

David is a copywriter at MRM//McCann. Before this he was made in Northern Ireland and matured (kind of), in Newcastle. He’s been described as Northern Ireland through and through with a twinge of Geordie spirit. He was introduced to advertising copywriting at university and has been fanatical since.

 

Joel Mishcon

CEO,
Chrome Productions

Joel Mishcon

CEO
Chrome Productions

Biography

Starting out as an extreme sports filmmaker, Joel founded Chrome Productions in 2002 aged 24, now one of the UK’s leading content production companies. An experienced Producer and Director, Joel’s work has won numerous awards and he has been a guest keynote speaker at IBC and other international broadcast events.

Joel is part of the IPA/Department for International Trade (DIT) trade mission to Cannes. The Mission is part of a wider Promote UK initiative to position the UK as a centre of advertising excellence on the world stage.

In Cannes

Joel spoke at the ‘Createch Showcase’ event on Thursday 20th June.

 

Henry Moffett

Business Director,
London Advertising

Henry Moffett

Business Director
London Advertising

Biography

Henry has been with LONDON for over 5 years, managing the ‘Fan’ campaign for Mandarin Oriental. With over 10 years client service experience, Henry is digital-native and strategically-minded, (he started his career as a digital planner at Mirum for The Financial Times and Investec). He has overseen award-winning ATL, B2B, social, digital and experiential campaigns.

Henry was part of the IPA/Department for International Trade (DIT) trade mission to Cannes. The Mission was part of a wider Promote UK initiative to position the UK as a centre of advertising excellence on the world stage.

 

David Moody

Sector Specialist - Advertising and Marketing,
Department for International Trade

David Moody

Sector Specialist - Advertising and Marketing
Department for International Trade

Biography

I lead on advertising sector trade strategy within DIT – the British government department that promotes international trade. I work closely with a network of global partners to support UK creative and tech businesses to succeed in new markets. My background is in senior leadership roles in network and independent advertising businesses with extensive experience in creative, strategy, international marketing planning, operations, tech and data.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer? 

DIT understands the UK’s creative offering is a central strength of our economy, and an impactful presence at Cannes Lions gives our most creative and innovative companies the opportunity to show the world’s top influencers and buyers just how imaginative, inventive and inspiring Britain is. We are excited to work with the UK advertising industry under the ‘Creativity is GREAT’ banner to give the UK an even higher profile and a more effective presence this year.

 

James Murphy

Exports Champion, Advertising Association,
Founder adam&eveDDB

James Murphy

Exports Champion, Advertising Association
Founder adam&eveDDB

Biography

James was recently announced as industry’s first Advertising Exports Champion by the Advertising Association, having previously been Chair of the organisation from 2015 – 2019. In this role he works to boost the profile of UK advertising services around the world with Promote UK, a cross-industry group that works in partnership with the Department for International Trade to promote the UK as the global hub for advertising. James will play a key role in ensuring the best of UK advertising has a strong presence at Cannes Lions this summer.

A well-known figure in the industry, James co-founded adam&eve in 2008, merging with DDB in 2012 to become adam&eveDDB. It has gone on to become one of the UK’s most successful agencies, most notable for its multi award-winning John Lewis and Foster’s campaigns.

adam&eveDDB have been the Top UK Agency at Cannes for the last four years. They are the only agency to have been awarded the IPA Effectiveness Grand Prix three times in a row. James recently announced that he is soon to set-up a new start-up agency in the near future.

In Cannes

James spoke at the ‘House of Commons in Cannes’ and ‘How to Grow Your Business Worldwide’ events on Tuesday 18th June and the ‘Createch Showcase’ event on Thursday 20th June.

 

Pam Myers

Member of the Radio & Audio Jury,
Creative Director, Rorschach London

Pam Myers

Member of the Radio & Audio Jury
Creative Director, Rorschach London

Biography

Radio & audio producer for agencies and brands Europe wide.  Particularly interested in voice activated technology, fascinated by the future for brands in a changing audio world.  Still ridiculously excited by going into a studio to make stuff with talented actors.

PhD researcher. Alpaca keeper.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

Cannes is like nothing else on earth. The sheer intensity of it. I come away with my head spinning, scribbled notes everywhere; it takes a while to process it all. It means forgetting everything I think I know. Running between talks, so much to see. Pure joy. Sore feet.

 

Tarne Neilson

UK Young Lions Design Winner,
Senior Designer, Ogilvy Health

Tarne Neilson

UK Young Lions Design Winner
Senior Designer, Ogilvy Health

Biography

I have a BA in design (vis com) that I completed in Sydney. I have worked at a range of design and advertising agencies. My key skillset lies in branding, typography, conceptual & web creative across both print & digital mediums, and I have particular passion for illustration.

 

Matt Nicholas

UK Young Lions Film Winner,
Creative, Sky Creative Agency

Matt Nicholas

UK Young Lions Film Winner
Creative, Sky Creative Agency

Biography

I grew up wanting to be a rock star, a playwright, a filmmaker and…well just about anything where you get to make stuff. 5 years ago I accidentally stumbled into advertising which, luckily for me, encompasses them all! Love it. Still wouldn’t mind being a rock star though…

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

After our failed 1998 Young-Eurovision audition, it’s great to finally be representing the UK as a Creative pair.

We learnt a lot taking part in the UK competition and we’re really excited to take on a new challenge while soaking up the buzz of Cannes.

This summer, it’s coming home.

 

Georgina Osei-Hwere

UK Young Lions Design Winner,
Account Manager, Ogilvy Health

Georgina Osei-Hwere

UK Young Lions Design Winner
Account Manager, Ogilvy Health

Biography

Prior to working at Ogilvy, I studied Biological sciences at Brighton University and graduated in 2016. Whilst studying, I ran a science blog which ignited my love for writing. At Ogilvy Health, I work within the digital department as an SAE however strategy excites me greatly too!

 

 

 

Justin Pahl

CEO,
VMLY&R

Justin Pahl

CEO
VMLY&R

Biography

Justin is responsible for expanding the agency footprint in the UK, focusing on growing capabilities to create connected brands. VMLY&R London is proud to serve some of the world’s most recognized and respected brands and businesses, including Ford, Diageo, Danone, Nestlé, and many more.

Justin is passionate about developing talent, and building culture that can provide creative answers to the newest, toughest questions brands and businesses are facing. Throughout his career, he has worked with some of the most exciting local and global brands from BT, Aviva and Walkers, to Skoda, More Th>n, and Rexona.

Before leading VMLY&R, Justin was at AMV BBDO, where he held various leadership positions over ten years, most recently serving as Group Chairman. Under his leadership, AMV BBDO was named the 2nd most awarded agency in the world at the Cannes Lions Festival in 2018.

 

David Pemsel

Chief Executive Officer,
Guardian Media Group

David Pemsel

Chief Executive Officer
Guardian Media Group

Biography

David was appointed CEO in 2015, having joined GMG in 2011.  He has previously held a number of senior roles including at ITV and Shine Entertainment.  He is also chair of GMG Ventures, a $50m fund making early stage investments in the media technology sector.

David is a member of The Scott Trust, the ultimate owner of the Guardian, a non-executive director of The British Fashion Council and a voting member of BAFTA.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

Cannes continues to be one of the key annual moments where clients and publishers like the Guardian can discuss the future of advertising and marketing. As someone who’s spent time in both worlds, it’s a great chance to meet colleagues and see the best of advertising creativity.

In Cannes

David spoke at the ‘How do you lead world class creativity?’ event on Thursday 20th June.

 

 

Ramanpreet Rai

Roger Hatchuel Academy Student,
Philosophy Undergraduate, University of York

Ramanpreet Rai

Roger Hatchuel Academy Student
Philosophy Undergraduate, University of York

Biography

My name is Ramanpreet Rai and I am finalist Philosophy undergraduate studying at the University of York. I am born in London and am interested in photography, dance, travel and hiking.

Participating at Brixton Finishing School last summer has made me want to pursue a career in the creative industry.

What does it mean to you to be attending the Roger Hatchuel Academy at Cannes this summer?

Roger Hatchuel Academy will allow me to bring diversity into the creative industry by learning new ways of envisioning and capturing story-telling. Most importantly, it will give me the chance to build strong, global relationships with young creatives and experts in the industry.

 

Frederico Roberto

EMEA Senior Creative Director,
Oliver

Frederico Roberto

EMEA Senior Creative Director
Oliver

Biography

Frederico Roberto is the EMEA Senior Creative Director at the U-Studio/Oliver, Unilever’s onsite agency. Having won more than 40 international awards, including Cannes Lions, the South American El Ojo and the UK’s DADIs and BIMAs, he believes Creativity can still change the world we live in.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer? 

I’ve been following the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity for the past 20. I’ve witness its growth, its development, its expansion. The growing excitement year-on-year. I always expect to be inspired and motivated by this week in June. And Cannes never disappoints. It’s the staple of our Creative year.

 

 

Phoebe Sallitt

Events Executive,
Advertising Association

Phoebe Sallitt

Events Executive
Advertising Association

Biography

Phoebe works as the Events Executive at the Advertising Association, where she has worked since March 2019. Phoebe graduated from Leeds Beckett University with a degree in Events Management BA (Hons) in June 2018, whilst at University Phoebe created and hosted various events as part of her course.

Phoebe’s role as Events Executive involves supporting the communications team on the different events that the AA hosts throughout the year.

Phoebe is very excited to be able to go to Cannes to help represent the AA as the UK representatives at the festival.

 

Phil Smith

Director General,
ISBA

Phil Smith

Director General
ISBA

Biography

Phil is Director General of ISBA, the voice of British advertisers. His broad marketing and general management career spans packaged goods, grocery retail, consultancy and marketing technology start-ups.  He is also the Chair of the Marketing Group of Great Britain.

He spent 10 years at Kraft, latterly as Vice President, Strategy for Western Europe. He was Marketing & Trading Director for Kwiksave before joining the board of Somerfield as Group Marketing Director. He joined Camelot, the National Lottery operator in 2002, becoming Commercial and Operations Director before being appointed Managing Director of Musgrave GB in 2007.

He was Commercial Director for the 1,000 boat Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in 2012.

Phil has also worked on a number of early stage and start-up digital businesses, most recently with Ecrebo, the Point of Sale marketing specialist.

He has a degree in Classics from Jesus College, Oxford and is married with five children.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

Cannes is powered by conversation. And you meet people you simply don’t come across normally. For ISBA, we need to have those conversations and communicate the challenge with accountability and trust that the industry faces. A really positivething about Cannes is that it enables fascinating informal conversations to emerge alongside the more structured meetings and events.

This year? This year I’m looking forward to seeing the Festival’s response to the demand to take more concerted action on climate change.

In Cannes

Phil spoke at the ‘Rebuilding public trust in advertising’ on Wednesday 19th June.

 

Andrew Spurgeon

Member of the Pharma Jury,
Executive Creative Director, Langland

Andrew Spurgeon

Member of the Pharma Jury
Executive Creative Director, Langland

Biography

Andrew has led Langland’s creative teams for over a decade. His belief that the work must be simple, empathetic and surprising has resulted in a multi-award winning portfolio, widely acknowledged as setting standards for creative excellence in the health and wellness communications sector.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

Cannes is a perfectly mixed cocktail of celebration and intimidation. You get to wonder at the world’s best work, whilst being constantly reminded that you really must try harder. I’m looking forward to another week of feeling uncomfortable.

 

Karen Stacey

CEO,
Digital Cinema Media

Karen Stacey

CEO
Digital Cinema Media

Biography

Karen Stacey is Digital Cinema Media’s CEO, overseeing the transformation of cinema’s role in the modern media mix to raise the medium’s profile and position it as THE BEST SEAT IN MEDIA.

Karen’s business strategy is grounded in the belief that cinema’s core proposition is getting stronger in this cluttered world where growing trust and creating impact for a brand is at a premium. Since joining DCM in 2015 she has successfully created a vision which has repositioned cinema as a lead AV medium, expanding the business to deliver sustainable long-term growth for four consecutive years.

Karen has worked in the media industry for over 25 years, holding senior positions at Bauer Media UK and Channel 4. She is also a member of WACL (Women In Advertising and Communications, London), The Marketing Society, is President of The Solus Club in 2019, a keen supporter of NABS and a member of the Advertising Association’s Front Foot Committee. In 2016, Karen was also honoured as one of the Ad Age’s Women to Watch Europe.

In Cannes

Karen spoke at the ‘Rebuilding Public Trust in Advertising’ event on Wednesday 19th June.

 

Louise Stubbings

Creative Director,
Clear Channel UK

Louise Stubbings

Creative Director
Clear Channel UK

Biography

As Creative Director at Clear Channel, Louise is responsible for driving creativity across the business and helping both clients and agencies to deliver the most effective, eye-catching, and impactful Out of Home campaigns.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer?

Cannes is the moment where my part in our business feels truly relevant. Seeing, feeling and being part of a global creative industry is important. Intangible, but important. It excites me.

It’s also the best Woliday (work holiday) ever, and I love spending quality time with my work family.

 

Holly Tavana

UK Young Lions Marketers Winner,
Campaign Manager, Tesco

Holly Tavana

UK Young Lions Marketers Winner
Campaign Manager, Tesco

Biography

My friends would describe me as enthusiastic and positive. I’ll bring boundless energy to any situation and will most likely bake you a cake too. I’ve spent time working agency and client side but have loved the last year the most working on Tesco food campaigns.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer? 

‘Imagine if we get to go Cannes,’ we said to each other after submitting our entry. Now that image has become a reality and we’re off to Cannes, representing the UK. We’re excited to not only soak up the experience, but to demonstrate our homegrown talent on a global stage.

 

 

Sarah Taylor

Client Partner,
futurefactor

Sarah Taylor

Client Partner
futurefactor

Biography

A UK-native, Sarah lived and worked in Amsterdam for 14 years, returning to London just a few months prior to the referendum result. Having honed her skills in strategic PR consultancy, content creation and brand positioning over the past 16 years, Sarah now oversees futurefactor’s global client portfolio, ensuring both strategy and tactics work to a flexible roadmap. Sarah has developed earned media strategies for creative businesses and brands such as Wieden+Kennedy, MediaMonks, Audi and Airbnb. She champions purposeful and meaningful communication that is designed to engage, inspire and, at times, provoke.

In Cannes

Sarah spoke at ‘The House of Commons in Cannes’ event of Tuesday 18th June.

 

Laurence Thomson

Member of the Creative eCommerce Jury,
CCO, McCann London

Laurence Thomson

Member of the Creative eCommerce Jury
CCO, McCann London

Biography

Photography by Rankin

Laurence (Lolly) is CCO of the McCann UK group.  A creatively astute, incisive and innovative leader, his career spans roles at notable agencies and a portfolio of multi award-winning iconic work for a host of brands, including Coca Cola, Discovery, Sony and Xbox to name a few. Lolly is a champion of ideas that challenge the conventional norm.

What does it mean to you to be representing the UK at Cannes Lions this summer? 

Cannes is The standard for category disruption, vibrancy and innovation – it is the litmus test for stand out work.  Fresh from our 2018 thrill of winning Grand Prix in the augural year of the Creative eCommerce category, I’m doubly excited to see the challengers of 2019. Bring it on.

 

Amy Williams

CEO,
Good Loop

Amy Williams

CEO
Good Loop

Biography

Amy Williams is CEO of Good-Loop, the world’s first purposeful programmatic media platform. Selected as a Forbes 30 Under 30 for Media, The Drum’s Digerati, and speaker at SXSW and AdWeek Europe, Amy is a champion of helping businesses do good, by doing good.

Amy was part of the IPA/Department for International Trade (DIT) trade mission to Cannes. The Mission was part of a wider Promote UK initiative to position the UK as a centre of advertising excellence on the world stage.

 

Cephas Williams

Founder,
Drummer Boy Studios and 56 Black Men

Cephas Williams

Founder
Drummer Boy Studios and 56 Black Men

Biography

Cephas Williams is the Founder of Drummer Boy Studios and 56 Black Men, he previously studied Architecture and has been doing business for around 10 years.

For 56 Black Men, Cephas started a visual campaign documenting 56 black men through a series of portrait pictures ‘Head Shots’ of Black Men in hoodies, challenging the general negative images we see of black men in the media.

Since he launched on 24^th December 2018, the campaign took off and has since been featured by The Guardian, Channel 5, Sky News, BBC, Metro, Aljazeera amongst others.

Cephas believes everyone should have a fair chance to change their narrative and so for Drummer Boy Studios in 2017, Cephas set out to merge his passion for architecture and his passion for the community in a bid to create physical spaces that cater to those who often suffer the brunt of gentrification. The studio runs as a creative hub conducive for growth innovation and collaboration for people interested in the creative sector including Music, Film, Media, Enterprise, Fashion and Gaming.

Cephas wants this space to help people who otherwise feel excluded from the mainstream conversation; Giving them access to opportunities by creating spaces that help develop their skills and expand their network. His vision is to create these environments / Studio Spaces across London, filling this gap and standing as a gateway organization to information and clearer pathways to success by connecting the people that engage, to larger organisations within their area of interest.

In Cannes

Cephas spoke at the ‘Clear Channel Presents: Cephas Williams’ event on Tuesday 18th June.

 

Stephen Woodford

Chief Executive,
Advertising Association

Stephen Woodford

Chief Executive
Advertising Association

Biography

Stephen leads the Advertising Association, which is the UK representative for Cannes Lions this year. As such, Stephen will be playing a leading role in the UK advertising’s involvement and activities at the festival.

Stephen was appointed CEO of the Advertising Association in September 2016. Having held management roles in three agencies (Leo Burnett, WCRS/Engine and DDB/adam&eveDDB), Stephen currently chairs youth marketing agency Livity. He was recently Chairman of Lexis PR and a founder and director of U, a challenger to conventional banks.

Stephen is a past President of NABS and serves on the board of the History of Advertising Trust. He was IPA President (2003-05) where he led both their first ethnic diversity initiative and transformed its professional qualifications for new industry entrants, which over 15,000 people have now sat and passed.

In Cannes

Stephen spoke at the ‘House of Commons in Cannes’ event on Tuesday 18th June and the ‘Where do you Draw the Line’ and ‘Rebuilding Public Trust in Advertising’ events on Wednesday 19th June.