Filipino ad powerhouses joins 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity jury line-up

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Philippines is making waves on the global stage once again, as Cannes Lions, the world’s most prestigious festival for creativity, reveals its 2025 jury line-up.

Representing the country are Margot B. Torres, the Managing Director of McDonald’s Philippines, Raoul Panes the Chief Creative Officer of Leo Manila and Publicis Groupe Philippines, the formidable minds behind the much-lauded Unbranded Menu campaign.

Joining them is BBDO Guerrero’s Creative Director, Nikki Sunga, a former Cannes Young Lion who’s now taking a coveted seat on the Audio & Radio jury.

Margot will be among the esteemed jurors for the Creative Strategy Lions on the Strategy track at this year’s Cannes Lions Festival. She joins a powerhouse panel headed by Pats McDonald, the Global Chief Strategy Officer at Dentsu Creative:

• Aldo Pini: Co-President and Chief Strategy Officer, LePub São Paulo
• Alison Tilling: Chief Strategy Officer, VML
• Dino Myers-Lamptey: Founder, The Barber Shop
• Naila Fattouh: CEO, Impact BBDO
• Pete Case: CEO and Creative Chairman, Ogilvy
• Sarah Styrons Watson: Executive VP, Head of Strategy, Global Brands, McCann Worldgroup
• Sebastien Houdusse: Chief Strategy Officer, BETC
• Yusuf Chuku: Executive Strategy Director, New Gods

Meanwhile, Raoul has been named to the jury for the Entertainment Lions for Gaming under the Entertainment track at Cannes Lions, led by Sue Anderson the Vice President of Creative at Roblox, USA. Raoul joins these impressive roster of creatives for the Entertainment Lions for Gaming jury:

• Agustín Febres-Cordero: Founder and Creative Chairman, Paradais DDB
• Bruna Pastorini: Chief Strategy Officer, DRUID Creative Gaming
• Jamie Cordwell: Global Executive Creative Director and Interim Chief Creative Officer UK, Edelman
• Jamie Lyons: Global Head of Gaming and Virtual Experience, PHD Media
• Laurence Thomson: Joint Global Chief Creative Officer, M+C Saatchi Group
• Rema Vasan: Head of North America Business Marketing, TikTok
• Sidick Bakayoko: Founder and CEO, Paradise Game
• Su Ling Chan: General Manager – Strategy, MBCS

Nikki will be part of the Audio & Radio Lions jury on the Classic Track, headed by Xolisa Dyeshana, the Chief Creative Officer of Joe Public in Africa and Middle East. Joining her are:

• Alexander Nowak: Chief Creative Officer, Creative Partner, Mother
• Ayşe Aydın: Founder, WE Istanbul
• Colin Selikow: Chief Creative Officer, DDB
• Françoise Nottrelet: Global Head of Content Partnerships and Licensing, StarNews Mobile; Head of Business and Content, House of Podcasts
• Guilherme Machado: Executive Creative Director, BLKJ Havas
• Klaartje Galle: Chief Creative Officer, VML
• Leila Katrib: Global Executive Creative Director, Incubeta
• Will Bone: Music Director and Partner, Pingado Áudio

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Work from across the globe will be judged, awarded and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity from June 16-20, 2025.

Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said: “The Cannes Lions Awarding Jury plays a vital role in setting the global benchmark for creative excellence. This year’s line-up brings together some of the most highly respected and accomplished industry talent from around the world. Their expertise will help define the creative standards that continue to drive our industry forward and spotlight the power of creativity as a catalyst for meaningful business growth and transformation.”

Marian Brannelly, Global Director of Awards, LIONS, added: “The Awarding Jury comprises some of the most respected talent from across the global industry. This year, we’re welcoming Jury members from 52 markets, including first-time representation from Ivory Coast and Kazakhstan and our highest-ever representation from Africa, Asia and the Middle East. We’re delighted to bring such a breadth of voices and perspectives into the Jury rooms, and we thank all of our Jurors in advance for the dedication and care they bring to the process.”

See the full list of 54 jury members from Asia below:

Singapore (14):

• Guilherme Machado: Executive Creative Director, BLKJ Havas
• Janna Wan: APAC Head of Brand Social, Google
• Jessica Tan: Digital Creative Director, Design Bridge and Partners
• Melissa Daniels: Regional Head of Innovation TBWA Asia and Singapore, TBWAAsia
• Nicolas Courant: Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy
• Rachel Kennedy: Group Creative Director, Forsman & Bodenfors
• Rohini Miglani: VP, Procter & Gamble Singapore
• Sapna Nemani: Chief Solutions Officer APAC, Publicis Groupe
• Shilpa Sinha: Chief Strategy Officer APAC, McCann Worldgroup
• Stephan Schwarz: Executive Creative Director, LePub
• Theresa Ong: Head of Creative Shop, Meta, Southeast Asia and India
• Valerie Madon: Chief Creative Officer, APAC, McCann Worldgroup
• Vinod Savio: Chief Creative Officer, DDB Group
• Wendy Walker: VP Marketing ASEAN, Salesforce

Malaysia (2):

• Emir Shafri: Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe
• Su Ling Chan: General Manager – Strategy, MBCS

India (13):

• Archana Jain: CEO, PR Pundit Havas Red
• Harshad Rajadhyaksha: Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy
• Harman Dhillon: Executive Director – Beauty & Wellbeing, Hindustan Unilever Limited
• Josy Paul: Chairperson and Chief Creative Officer, BBDO
• Mahima Mathur: Creative Director, DDB Mudra Group
• Mayuresh Dubhashi: Chief Creative Officer, FCB
• Murtuza Madraswala: Head of Marketing, Content & Communications, NBA
• Pallavi Chakravarti: Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Fundamental
• Prasanth Kumar: CEO South Asia, GroupM Media India
• Prasoon Joshi: Chairman – APAC, McCann Worldgroup
• Russell Barrett: Chief Creative Experience Officer, TBWAIndia
• Vikram Pandey: Chief Creative Officer, Leo

Taiwan (2):

• Jason Chang: General Manager, Elite PR Group
• Lulu Lu: Chief Creative Officer, VML

Philippines (3):

• Margot Torres: Managing Director, McDonald’s
• Nikki Sunga: Creative Director, BBDO Guerrero
• Raoul Panes: Chief Creative Officer, Leo Manila and Publicis Groupe Philippines

Indonesia (1):

• Leonard Wiguna: Group Chief Creative Officer, Future Creative Network

Japan (8):

• Atsuko Kuchiba: Chief Diversity Officer and Head of Sustainability, dentsu
• Ayami Nakao Pelata: Senior Corporate Officer and International Chief Client Officer, Hakuhodo Inc.
• Kentaro Kimura: International Chief Creative Officer, Hakuhodo Inc.
• Mariko Fukuoka: Creative Director, Dentsu Inc.
• Naoki Tanaka: Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Lab, Dentsu
• Qanta Shimizu: Tech Director, Co-Founder, BASSDRUM
• Taro Taniwaki: Copywriter, Hakuhodo
• Yuki Koda: Chief Consultant, PR Consulting Dentsu Inc.

Thailand (3):

• Parattajariya Jalayanateja: CEO, VML
• Pathida Akkarajindanon: Executive Creative Director, Wolf BKK
• Wuthisak Anarnkaporn: Film Director and Founder, Factory01

China (3):

• Adams Fan: Chief Creative Officer, F5 Shanghai
• Jody Xiong: Founder and Creative Director, The Nine
• Leong Wai Foong: Founder and Chairman, NOTE DUET

Korea (1):

• Soo Hee Yang: Chief Creative Officer, VP, Publicis Groupe Korea

Hong Kong (1):

• Jane Lin-Baden: CEO APAC, Member of the Global Management Committee, Publicis Groupe

Vietnam (2):

• Chandu Rajapreyar: Group Executive Creative Director, Hakuhodo International Group
• Geoffrey Hantson: Chief Creative Officer, Happiness, an FCB alliance

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