Kent Boswell, Alison Tilling and Jason Williams named Spikes Asia 2023 jury presidents

Spikes Asia has announced the jury presidents for the 2023 competition, which includes three from Australia.

 

The 2023 Jury Presidents will lead the juries in determining Asia Pacific’s benchmark for creative excellence. The 15 industry experts from across Asia Pacific include markets such as Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore and for the first time, Malaysia.

Jury presidents from Australia include:

Kent Boswell, national director of Interactive, Traffik (Clemenger Group) – Digital Craft and Mobile

Alison Tilling, chief strategy officer of VMLY&R Australia and New Zealand – Strategy & Effectiveness

Jason Williams, head of creative excellence, Publicis Groupe, APAC, Middle East and Africa – Film

Says Boswell: “Getting asked to take on the role as Jury President for both Digital Craft and Mobile at Spikes Asia in 2023 is extremely humbling and such an incredible honour and responsibility. I’m absolutely thrilled to take on the opportunity and look forward to sinking my teeth into all the best-in-class work that awaits us in the new year.”

The full list of jury presidents are:

Brand Experience & Activation and Creative Commerce Jury President:
Yasuharu Sasaki, Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Inc., Japan

Creative Data and Innovation Jury President:
Claudia Cristovao, Head of Google Brand Studio, Google, APAC

Creative Effectiveness Jury President:
Sindhuja Rai, Senior Director, Global Media Investment and AMEA Consumer Experience, Mondelez International, Global

Design and Industry Craft Jury President:
Alvin Lim, Founder, Creative Chairman, Good People Basically, Hong Kong

Digital Craft and Mobile Jury President:
Kent Boswell, National Director of Interactive, Traffik, Australia

Direct and Outdoor Jury President:
Graham Drew, Chief Creative Officer, Grey, APAC

Entertainment and Music Jury President:
Angel Lee, Marketing Music, Netflix, APAC

Film Jury President:
Jason Williams, Head of Creative Excellence, Publicis Groupe, APAC, Middle East and Africa

Film Craft Jury President:
Mitsuaki Timo Otsuki, Chief Development Director, Black Cat White Cat Music, Japan

Healthcare Jury President:
Bindu Menon, CEO and Cofounder, Pointblank Healthcare Communications, India

Media Jury President:
Prerna Mehrotra, CEO Media, dentsu, APAC

PR Jury President:
Pully Chau, President, Edelman, Greater China

Print & Publishing and Radio & Audio Jury President:
Eugene Cheong, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Worldwide, Asia

Social & Influencer Jury President:
Swati Bhattacharya, Creative Chairperson, FCB, India

Strategy & Effectiveness Jury President:
Alison Tilling, Chief Strategy Officer, VMLY&R, Australia and New Zealand