Festivals and award shows occur worldwide throughout the year, and we’re proud to recognize VML team members selected as jurors. Their expertise and dedication reflect the best of our agency.
Explore the events happening in 2026 and see which of our colleagues are representing VML on the global stage.
Every year in June, Cannes Lions brings the creative community together for a week in Cannes, France – to learn, network, explore and celebrate creativity in advertising and communications.
Rafael Pitanguy
Deputy Global Chief Creative Officer
Daniel Payan
Chief Creative Officer, VML Colombia
Dhruv Warrior
Executive Creative Director, VML India
Ellie Bamford
Chief Strategy Officer, VML North America
Firas Ghannam
Executive Creative Director, VML Riyadh
Fran Palines
Creative Director, VML Manila
Jake Barrow
Chief Creative Officer, VML Czech Republic
Kim Pick
Group Executive Creative Director, VML New Zealand
Park Wannasiri
Chief Creative Officer, VML Thailand
Raimundo Undurraga
Chief Creative Officer, VML Chile
Ryan McManus
Chief Creative Officer, VML UK
Sandra Bold
Chief Creative Officer, VML Spain
Arjen Tarras
Executive Creative Director, VML Belgium
David Fischer
Creative Director/ Executive Board Member, Scholz & Friends Switzerland
Dawid Szczepaniak
Creative Chairman, VML Poland
Dimitri Guerassimov
Chief Creative Officer, VML France
Mateusz Mroszczak
Chief Creative Officer, VML Singapore
Rafael Barthaburu
Chief Creative Officer, VML Uruguay
Richard Williams
Global Executive Creative Director, VML Australia
Rodrigo Casas
Global Creative Director, VML Mexico
The Clio Awards brings together leading creative talent for an exclusive and collaborative judging experience to select the entries that will win the coveted Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Clio statues.
Debbi Vandeven
Global Chief Creative Officer
Dimitri Guerassimov
Chief Creative Officer, France & CCO, WPP EMEA Colgate-Palmolive
Kalpesh Patankar
Group Chief Creative Officer, India
Marielle Wilsdorf
Partner & Creative Managing Director, Scholz & Friends
Each year, D&AD Awards gather the world's best creative work from across the commercial design, advertising, production, and craft disciplines to be judged by more than 330 global creative leaders, practitioners, and innovators.
Bas Korsten
Global Chief Creative Officer, Innovation & Chief Creative Officer, EMEA
Graham Lang
Chief Creative Officer, Canada
Gui Possobon
Creative Director, New York
Mukund Olety
Chief Creative Officer, TCCC Europe
Philipp Weber
Creative Director, Scholz & Friends
Raymond Chin
Chief Creative Officer, Innovation, APAC
The One Show is the world's most prestigious award show in advertising and design and has a rich legacy of honoring some of the most groundbreaking ideas created by some of the most remarkable minds in creativity.
Jason Xenopoulos
CEO, NY & CCO, Global Accounts
Christian Sánchez
Chief Creative Officer, Peru
Dario Gonzalez
Chief Creative Officer, Argentina
Gabriel Jardim
Executive Creative Director, NY
Jason Carmel
Global Lead, Creative Data
Jen Waernes
Chief Creative Officer, Denmark
Lulu Lu
Chief Creative Officer, Taiwan
Maan Bautista
Executive Creative Director, Philippines
Oswaldo Sa
Executive Creative Director, NY
Park Wannasiri
Chief Creative Officer, Thailand
Roberta Harada
Executive Creative Director, Brazil
Sofia Cursach
Executive Creative Director, Argentina
Yasushi Arikawa
Chief Creative Officer, Japan
The ADC Awards, organized by The One Club for Creativity, celebrate global excellence in design, advertising, and creative communications. Established in 1920, they honor craft, innovation, and artistry across categories.
Basel Jumaa
Executive Creative Director, VML Jordan
Luis Madruga Enriquez
Chief Creative Officer LATAM, VML Mexico
Dubai Lynx has set the creative bar for the MENA region. The Festival brings together decision-makers from the creative marketing community, global speakers, and young talent together.
Carlos Baer
Chief Content and Production Officer, VML
Lulu Lu
Chief Creative Officer, Taiwan
The Clio Health Awards recognizes creative marketing, advertising, and communications in the fields of physical, mental, and social well-being. Award winners are determined by an industry-specific jury of creative leaders who determine which entries earn the Grand, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Shortlist distinctions.
Mel Routhier
Global Chief Creative Officer, Health + Wellness and CCO, Chicago
Bruno Guimares
Group ECD, VML
Cesar Perez Puyod
Creative Director, VML
Eduardo Domínguez
Global Creative Director
Fabio De Vecchi
Executive Creative Director, VML
The Gerety Awards brings together a jury to select the best in advertising that resonates most with a female audience, creating a benchmark that is relevant to the market reality, all while redefining the standard to which advertising has traditionally been held.
Babita Baruah
Chief Executive Officer, India
Iva Welker
Chief Executive Officer, Czech Republic
Kaleeta McDade
Global Chief Experience Design Officer
Ellie Bamford
Chief Strategy Officer, VML North America
Juliana Paracenio
ECD, VML UK
United Kingdom Jury
Lydia Tamarat
Senior Strategist, VML France
Paris Jury
Maggie Wong
CEO VML Hong Kong
Hong Kong Jury
Maria Carolina Rubiano-Groot Gómez
Chief Strategy Officer, VML Mexico
LATAM Jury
Perle Arteta
Group Creative Director, VML NY
New York Jury
Sofia Cursach
ECD, VML Argentina
LATAM Jury
Vito Reig
ECD, VML The Cocktail
Madrid Jury
Vito Reig
ECD, VML The Cocktail
Madrid Jury
The region's oldest and most prestigious award for creative advertising. The awards serve as the definitive benchmark for not only creative excellence but also for marketing strategy and effectiveness in Asia-Pacific.
Richard Williams
Group Executive Director, Australia
Mark Brenndorfer
Creative Director, China
This page will be updated periodically throughout the year to reflect the latest information.
Updated 06/15/26
