Zenel Batagelj Founder and Partner – Valicon, Slovenia Zenel Batagelj is the founder and partner at VALICON, a marketing research and consulting company. Strategist. Recognized by the advertising industry as Slovenian advertising person of the year for 2015. Zenel works with VALICON’s biggest clients primarily focusing on disruptive business models, platforms, strategic branding, growth, and […]
Category: Jury Round 1
Viken Darakdjian
Viken Darakdjian Strategy Director – Razorfish France Viken graduated in 2007 from ESSEC Business School. After more than 10 years working as a strategist at JWT and BBDO, both in France and the US, he joined Razorfish Paris (Publicis Group) as the Director of Strategy & Data. During his 5 years in the US, he […]
Victor Gutiérrez de Tena
Victor Gutiérrez de Tena Chief Strategy Officer – EssenceMediacom Spain Throughout my entire professional career, I have been closely involved with strategy. From my time as a Strategy Manager at Grey, to my role as Strategy Director at Archibald Ingall Stretton (part of Havas), and Head of Strategy at Havas Media, as well as Chief […]
Venia Koronidi
Venia Koronidi Head of Strategy – McCann Athens Venia is a strategic planner with 12 years of experience, currently holding the position of the Head of Strategy at McCann Worldgroup Athens. She is passionate about uncovering human pain points and transforming them into creative briefs that unleash inspiration and open up new possibilities for […]
Vadims Barisons
Vadims Barisons Managing Director – OMD Latvia Vadims Barisons is a seasoned professional in the advertising industry, currently serving as the Managing Director of OMD Latvia, a prominent media agency. With an extensive background in marketing and brand management, Vadims brings a wealth of experience to the table. Having held key positions at renowned companies […]
Tomaz Zontar
Tomaz Zontar Head of Service Development and Innovations – Europlakat Head of service development and innovations at EUROPLAKAT SLOVENIA (member of JCDECAUX GROUP), Tomaz has been in outdoor advertising for more than 25 years and he still finds challenges and exceptional motivation for his work. He is particularly interested in industry development, research and the […]
Marion Mondoloni
Marion Mondoloni Senior Experience Strategist – DENTSU CREATIVE FRANCE Marion, a senior strategist at Dentsu Creative, has nearly a decade of experience crafting award-winning campaigns for global brands like Durex and Flying Blue, as well as local clients such as France Television, the French Labour Ministry, and French Public Health. With a keen understanding that […]
Sonal Jhuj
Sonal Jhuj Global Brand Director – The LEGO Group One December two years ago, Sonal packed her bags and moved with family in tow from sunny Mumbai to snowy Billund – to join The LEGO Group’s mission to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow aka children. It’s a decision she’s most proud of, even […]
Richie Taaffe
Richie Taaffe Head of Marketing Communications – Three Ireland Richie Taaffe is a senior marketer with almost 15 years’ experience working in the advertising/marketing industry. Richie joined Three, Ireland’s largest telecommunications company, in 2021 and has led the Marketing Communications team for the past year. Prior to Three, Richie worked on the agency side and […]
Radovan Pokojny
Radovan Pokojny Marketing Director – KIA Slovenia As Marketing General manager, Radovan is leading all marketing activities at Kia Sales Slovakia including product and pricing management, PR, ATL and BTL communication. Radovan has a solid background in automotive marketing. Prior to joining Kia, he worked for French vehicle brands – he started his career at […]