LIA Announces the 2019 Jury Presidents

London International Awards (LIA) has announced the 2019 Jury Presidents.

Now entering 34 years, LIA is a show created for creatives, that strives for honesty and openness. Standing for great creative ideas and execution, the awards assemble the best talent annually.

Barbara Levy, President LIA, says, “Our mantra is that we are a show for creatives. We want to award the best creative ideas that surface every year. That’s why we only invite the top people, who are themselves celebrated and awarded individuals, to preside as Jury Presidents. The LIA Staff and I investigate and discuss, through a very lengthy process, the selection of our presidents and our jurors. You can only have the best creative show when you have the best and most credible juries.”

This year, as in past years, more than 150 jury members from around the world will convene in Las Vegas to be part of the judging process. All rounds of judging are done on-site at the Encore-Wynn Hotel. Every judge is required to see every piece of work in their respective media. These panels decide on the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Statue Winners, as well as the Finalists. Each panel at their discretion also decides on whether a Grand LIA will be awarded.

When all the awards are decided, every judge on each jury knows the results of their deliberations.

This year, to reflect the dynamic and shifting landscape of communications, LIA is introducing two new standalone competitions – Social Influencers and Podcasts. While both media were part of other competitions in the past, they will be completely separate competitions in 2019. This is to make sure that work that has successfully used Social Influencers and Podcasts in innovative, engaging and creative ways is acknowledged and awarded.

The 2019 Jury Presidents:

Branded Entertainment
Kristin Emhoff
Co-founder / President
Pretty Bird

Design and Package Design
Borja Borrero
Chief Creative Director EMEA & LATAM Interbrand

Digital
Tiffany Rolfe
EVP / Chief Creative Officer, US
R/GA Media Group

Health & Wellness
Debra Polkes
Managing Partner / US Executive Creative Director
CDM

Health & Wellness – Craft and Pharmaceuticals – Craft
Bernardo Romero
Executive Creative Director, Healthcare & Wellness
Grey Group

Integration
Rob Doubal
CCO McCann UK / Co-President McCann London
McCann London

Music & Sound
Joel Simon
President / Chief Creative Officer
JSM Music

Non-Traditional
Mark Tutssel
Executive Chairman / Global Chief Creative Officer
Leo Burnett Worldwide

Pharmaceuticals
Brett O’Connor
Founder / Executive Creative Director
VCCP Health

Print/Poster/Billboard/Ambient
Leslie Sims
Chief Creative Officer USA
Ogilvy

Production & Post Production and Music Video
Wilf Sweetland
CEO
Sweetshop