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2025 Jury Members

Dozie

Okafor

MD/CEO, PHD Nigeria & President MIPAN

Channel Jury President

Abibatou

Gendry

Managing Director, Havas Africa Senegal, Dakar, Senegal

Channel Jury Member

Brenda

Nwagwu

CEO, QVT Media Limited, Lagos Nigeria

Channel Jury Member

Chike

Oputa

Cluster Managing Director, Dentsu Location Services and Dentsu X Nigeria

Channel Jury Member

Colette

Amaeshi

Managing Director, Pulse Ghana

Channel Jury Member

Nadine

Helal

Nadine Helal ,Head of Spark Foundry, Egypt

Channel Jury Member

Peter

Maina

Data & Insights Specialist, GroupM SSA, Nairobi, Kenya

Channel Jury Member

Tale

Oladapo

Head, Strategy & Planning at All Seasons Zenith, Lagos, Nigeria

Channel Jury Member

Mike

Miller

Executive Creative Director X3M Ideas Lagos Nigeria

Craft Jury President

Aymeric

Austry

Creative Director and Cofounder, WALLACE Senegal & Benin

Craft Jury Member

Benjamin

Anyan

Regional Creative & Strategy Director, Publicis West Africa

Craft Jury Member

CEDRIC

EKAMBI

Senior Copywriter, Caractère Sénégal, Dakar

Craft Jury Member

Eric

Mwangi

Creative Director, 3Verse | 3VR, Nairobi, Kenya

Craft Jury Member

Najib

GHADDAR

Founder, CEO & CCO - L'Agence X, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Craft Jury Member

Nurveen

Ratty

Executive Creative Director, Crayons Couleur Advertising - Mauritius & Rwanda

Craft Jury Member

Olawale

Olukoya

Creative Director, digitXplus, Lagos, Nigeria

Craft Jury Member

Nthabiseng

Lekoaletsoe

Advertising Consultant Ogilvy South Africa

Culture Jury President

Ayodeji

Razaq

Group CEO, RED MEDIA Africa.

Culture Jury Member

Christine

Kariuki

Marketing Manager - Tusker (East African Breweries Ltd), Kenya

Culture Jury Member

Elizabeth

Akinyele

GM, Dentsu Performance Nigeria

Culture Jury Member

Myriam

AMANI

Client Relationship Director at Agence Efées, Côte d’Ivoire

Culture Jury Member

Ojie

Ehianeta

Head Of Portfolio, Pernod Ricard Nigeria

Culture Jury Member

Safo

Mallet

Chief Operating Officer, Optimal OMD, Ghana

Culture Jury Member

Samuel

Sokale

Head of strategy and insights, UpInTheSky Limited, Lagos, Nigeria.

Culture Jury Member

Zelalem

Woldemariam

CEO and Chief Creative Director of Zeleman Communications Ethiopia

Culture Jury Member

Yash

Deb

Co-Founder & Creative Partner, The Bar Africa, Kenya

Digital Jury President

Lord

Adansi

Group Creative Director, EchoHouse Africa, Ghana

Digital Jury Member

Lynne

Murrey

Digital Strategy Lead Dentsu Kenya

Digital Jury Member

Oluwatosin

Oyedeji

Chief Operating Officer, BrandEye Media, Lagos, Nigeria

Digital Jury Member

Ronald

Magondo

Director Of Awe Inspiring Feats, Nerdware South Africa

Digital Jury Member

Toyin

OSEBEYO

Chief Operating Officer, digitXplus, Lagos Nigeria

Digital Jury Member

Uduakabasi

Akpan

Creative Director, Anakle Limited, Nigeria

Digital Jury Member

Christophe

Courcelle

Creative Director, McCann Dakar, Senegal

Digital Jury Member

Obi

Asika

Director General/CEO, National Council For Arts & Culture, Nigeria

Entertainment Jury President

Awo

Somuah

Event Director, EchoHouse Africa, Accra Ghana

Entertainment Jury Member

Darey

Art Alade

Chief Creative Director, Livespot360

Entertainment Jury Member

Kennedy

Thiong'o

Associate Creative Director, The Quollective, Nairobi, Kenya

Entertainment Jury Member

Luc

Aboussou

Group Creative Director, Publicis Group Africa

Entertainment Jury Member

Selom Eric

DOSSOU-YOVO

Partner & Executive Creative Director, Baton Rouge Group, Cote D'Ivoire

Entertainment Jury Member

Yaa

Boateng

Managing Director and Chief Creative Officer, The Storytellers, Accra, Ghana

Entertainment Jury Member

Yusuf

Adejumo

Creative Director, TBWA\Concept, Lagos, Nigeria.

Entertainment Jury Member

Dawn

Rowlands

CEO Dentsu Africa

Good and Effectiveness Jury President

Carolina

Rodriguez

Director, Dilucidar, Singapore

Good and Effectiveness Jury Member

Edna

Njau

Tandem Digital Company Limited, Nairobi Kenya

Good and Effectiveness Jury Member

HILLARY

BAGUMA

Brand Manager, Mainstream Spirits, Uganda Breweries Limited, Kampala, Uganda

Good and Effectiveness Jury Member

Oge

Maduagwu

Head of Marketing. Samsung Electronics West Africa.

Good and Effectiveness Jury Member

Oriane

Canfrin

Head of Marketing & Communications Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire

Good and Effectiveness Jury Member

Tracey

Afuwape

Chief Strategy Director, PHd Nigeria, Lagos Nigeria.

Good and Effectiveness Jury Member

Fiona

Falconer

Associate Content Director, Publicis Groupe, Dubai

Good and Effectiveness Jury Member

Karim

Yermeche

Chief Executive Officer, Lotus Conseil, Hydra, Algeria

Heritage Jury President

Adebayo

Arisilejoye

Deputy Creative Director, Insight Publicis, Lagos, Nigeria

Heritage Jury Member

Anthony

Eigbe

Vice President: Creative & Comms, UACN

Heritage Jury Member

Gerald

Ssali

Creative Director, TheQuollective, Uganda

Heritage Jury Member

Jean

Taochy

Creative Director, McCann Abidjan et Douala

Heritage Jury Member

Jesujoba

Popoola

Deputy Creative Director, Noah's Ark Communications, Ltd.

Heritage Jury Member

Pria

Thacoor

Managing Director P&P Link, Mauritius

Heritage Jury Member

Tumisang

Moyo

Director, Badisa Communications, Gaborone, Botswana

Heritage Jury Member

Sharon

Mills

Lead Consultant, SMC Consulting, Accra

Heritage Jury Member

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