WPP Media’s Sindhuja Rai has been named media jury president at this year's Cannes Lions Festival in June.  

Based in Singapore, Sindhuja is currently chief client officer for the group’s Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa regions. Earlier she was CEO for Wavemaker’s Asia Pacific region.   

Previously, she spent 13 years at Mondelez, lastly as senior director-global media investment and head of consumer experience for the APMEA region.  

Marcel Marcondes, global CMO, AB InBev, Global, has been named the inaugural jury president for the Creative Brand Lion.    

Here is the full list of Cannes Lions 2026 jury presidents:  
 
Audio & Radio 
Oriel Davis-Lyons | Chief Creative Officer, Mother New York, USA 
 
Brand Experience & Activation 
Rafael Pitanguy | Deputy Global Chief Creative Officer, VML, Global 
 
Creative B2B 
Ty Heath | Global Director, Thought Leadership, GTM Strategy, LinkedIn, Global 
 
Creative Brand 
Marcel Marcondes | Global Chief Marketing Officer, AB InBev, Global 
 
Creative Business Transformation 
Gugu Mthembu | Chief Marketing Officer, Telkom, South Africa 
 
Creative Commerce 
Phil Camarota | Chief Creative Officer, Flywheel, Global 
 
Creative Data 
Anupriya Acharya | CEO, Publicis Groupe, South Asia 
 
Creative Effectiveness 
Bertille Toledano | CEO, BETC and Havas Creative Middle East; President, Havas Creative Network, Global 
 
Creative Strategy 
Sarah Lemarié | Chief Strategy Officer, Publicis, France 
 
Design 
Greg Quinton | Chief Creative Officer, Design Bridge and Partners, Global 
 
Digital Craft 
Andrés Ordóñez | Global Chief Creative Officer, McCann, Global 
 
Direct 
Joaquín Cubría | Chief Creative Officer, GUT, Argentina 
 
Entertainment 
Chris Beresford-Hill | Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Worldwide, Global 
 
Entertainment Lions for Gaming 
Lolly Thomson | Joint Global Chief Creative Officer, M+C Saatchi Group, Global 
 
Entertainment Lions for Music 
Matt Murphy | Global Chief Creative Officer, 72andSunny, Global 
 
Film 
Pelle Sjoenell | Former Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, Droga5, part of Accenture Song, Global 
 
Glass: The Lion for Change 
Monique Nelson | Executive Chair, UWG, USA 
 
Health & Wellness 
Kainaz Karmakar | Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy, India 
 
Industry Craft 
Rafael Gil | Chief Creative Officer, Artplan, Brazil 
 
Innovation 
Kazuhiro Shimura | Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Inc., Japan 
 
Media 
Sindhuja Rai | Chief Client Officer, WPP Media, APMEA 
 
Outdoor 
Aaron Starkman | Global Chief Creative Officer, Rethink, Global 
 
PR 
Dana Tahir | CEO, HAVAS Red, Middle East and Egypt 
 
Print & Publishing 
Jessica Apellaniz | Chief Creative Officer, Wieden+Kennedy, Mexico 
 
Social & Creator 
Mihnea Gheorghiu | Global Chief Creative Officer, LePub, Global 
 
Sustainable Development Goals 
Kazoo Sato | Chief Creative Officer and CEO, Earth Centric Design, Japan 
 
Dan Wieden Titanium 
Chaka Sobhani | Global Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Worldwide, Global