• by Joe Mandese  @mp_joemandese, January 18, 2024

Prerna Mehrotra, Chief Client Officer and CEO Media at Dentsu APAC, has been named the media jury president for the 2024 Cannes Lions awards.

The Lions, which will be held June 17-21 in Cannes, France, also announced that its awards are now open for submission through April 11.

The Cannes Lions 2024 Jury Presidents have been announced as follows: 

Audio & Radio Lions President

Simon Vicars, Chief Creative Officer, Colenso BBDO, New Zealand

Brand Experience & Activation Lions President

Anselmo Ramos, Founder, Creative Chairman, GUT, Global

Creative B2B Lions President

Andisa Ntsubane, Managing Executive: Brand, Marketing and Communications Africa, Vodacom Group, Africa

Creative Business Transformation Lions President

Ariana Stolarz, Global Chief Strategy Officer, Marketing, Accenture Song, Global

Creative Commerce Lions President

Amy Lanzi, CEO, Digitas NA, Digitas, North America

Creative Data Lions President

Rose Herceg, Country President Australia and New Zealand, WPP, Australia and New Zealand

Creative Effectiveness Lions President

Harjot Singh, Global Chief Strategy Officer, McCann and McCann Worldgroup, Global

Creative Strategy Lions President

Vita M. Harris, Global Chief Strategy Officer, FCB, Global

Design Lions President

Fura Johannesdottir, Chief Creative Officer, Huge, Global

Digital Craft Lions President

Kentaro Kimura, International Chief Creative Officer and Corporate Officer, Hakuhodo, Global

Direct Lions President

Pancho Cassis, Partner and Global Chief Creative Officer, DAVID, Global

Entertainment Lions President

Geoffrey Edwards, Executive Creative Director, GALE, USA

Entertainment Lions for Gaming President

Lydia Winters, Chief Storyteller, Mojang Studios, Global

Entertainment Lions for Music President

Madeline Nelson, US Head of Independent Label Relations, Amazon Music, USA

Entertainment Lions for Sport President

Louise Johnson, CEO, Fuse, UK/EMEA

Film Lions President

Tor Myhren, VP Marketing Communications, Apple Inc, Global

Film Craft Lions President

Prasoon Pandey, Ad Film Maker, Corcoise Films, India

Glass: The Lion for Change President

Cindy Gallop, Founder and CEO, MakeLoveNotPorn, Global

Health & Wellness Lions President

Wendy Chan, Health Creative Lead, Asia Pacific, Edelman, APAC

Industry Craft Lions President

Kalpesh Patankar, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, UAE

Innovation Lions President

Diego Machado, Global Chief Creative Officer, AKQA, Global

Outdoor Lions President

Marco Venturelli, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe, France

Pharma Lions President

Collette Douaihy, Global Chief Creative Officer, Health, Dentsu Health, Global

PR Lions President

Kat Thomas, Founder and Global Chief Creative Officer, One Green Bean, Global

Print & Publishing Lions President

John Raúl Forero, President and Chief Creative Officer, DDB, Colombia

Social & Influencer Lions President

Amy Ferguson, Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Chiat\Day New York, USA

Sustainable Development Goals Lions President

Gustavo Lauria, Co-Founder, President and Chief Creative Officer, We Believers, USA

The Dan Wieden Titanium Lions President

Debbi Vandeven, Global Chief Creative Officer, VML, Global

The jury president of the new Luxury & Lifestyle Lions will be announced shortly.