Howatson+Company CCO Gavin Chimes selected as LIA 2025 Jury President for Creativity In B2B and Transformative Business Impact category
London International Awards (LIA) is open for entries for its 40th show. This year, 18 Jury Presidents will be presiding over 30 Categories at Encore @ Wynn, Las Vegas to set the standard of excellence for creativity in 2025.
Gavin Chimes, Chief Creative Officer at Howatson+Company, this year’s Campaign Brief Agency of the Year, has been named Jury President for the Creativity In B2B and Transformative Business Impact competition.
Aussie expat Samira Ansari, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy New York has also been named Jury President for the Digital and Use of Social Media & Influencers competition.
Each year, LIA assembles the best creative people, who themselves, are highly awarded people, to judge. Barbara Levy, President of LIA, said, “We take great care in inviting the best people to judge as it is a big responsibility. These are highly respected industry leaders who create and look at ideas all the time, so they can distinguish between mediocre, good and excellent work in terms of creativity.”
The 2025 Jury Presidents:
Ambient & Activation | Billboard | Poster | Print
Chaka Sobhani, President / Global Chief Creative Officer, DDB Worldwide
Audio & Radio
Sbu Sitole, Chief Creative Officer, The Odd Number, Johannesburg
Branded Content and Branded Entertainment
Javier Campopiano, Global Chief Creative Officer, McCann Worldgroup & McCann
Creative Strategy
Sandi Preston, Chief Strategy Officer, Translation – Division of United Masters, Brooklyn
Creativity In B2B and Transformative Business Impact
Gavin Chimes, Chief Creative Officer, Howatson+Company, Sydney
Creativity In Media
Linda Cronin, EVP Global Media, Monks
Creativity In PR
Judy John, Global Chief Creative Officer, Edelman
Design and Package Design
Thomas Mueller, Global Head of Design / Chief Design Officer, EMEA, Accenture Song
Digital and Use of Social Media & Influencers
Samira Ansari, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy NY
Evolution and Creative Use of Data
Gabriel Schmitt, Global Chief Creative Officer, Grey
Health & Wellness
Stephanie Berman, Global Chief Creative Officer, The Bloc
Health & Wellness-Craft and Pharma & Medical-Craft
Steve Martin, Creative Director – EMEA & Global, Syneos Health
Integration and Direct
Chris Beresford-Hill, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, BBDO
Music & Sound
Lucas Sfair, CEO / Head of Audio, Bumblebeat, São Paulo
Non-Traditional
Marco Venturelli, Global CEO / CCO Leo | CEO / CCO Publicis Conseil | CCO Publicis Groupe France
Pharma & Medical
Collette Douaihy, Global Chief Creative Officer, Health, Dentsu Health
Production & Post-Production and Music Video
Paul Hunter, Co-Founder, PRETTYBIRD
TV & Cinema and Online Film
Vicki Maguire, Chief Creative Officer, Havas London
LIA Entry System is now open. There is currently a 25% discount for entries finalised before 10th June.
Judging in Las Vegas commences on 25th September and will be completed on 3rd October 2025. All rounds of judging are done onsite at the Encore @ Wynn Hotel. Every judge is required to see every piece of work in their respective categories. 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.
As there is no off-site pre-judging, all judges are fully involved from the beginning to the end, so everyone is privy to the final results before they are published.
LIA is one of five global shows that is included in the WARC Creative 100 Rankings.
For more information on the juries, categories and/or requirements, visit our website at: www.liaawards.com.
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