Grand Jury – Effie Awards Europe

Achim Rietze

Creative Strategy Lead, Google – Grand Judging Moderator […]

Ioana Cadir

General Manager – Jam Session Agency […]

Jan Binar is the Managing Director of McCann Prague. He has served as the President of the Czech Association of Communication Agencies for 12 years and has been both President and Board Member of Edcom. Additionally, he is an external lecturer at the University of Economics in Prague, University of Creative Communication, and University of […]

Doris Danner

Doris works with a very diverse and fast-developing region within the TBWA\ collective. She is leading and supporting her teams to deliver the best growth strategies, ensures that all clients experience innovative, disruptive creative solutions, strategic knowledge and brand leadership in any of the almost thirty markets across the territory. Having more than three decades of […]

Jane Ostler

EVP Global Thought Leadership – Kantar Jane is Chief Product Officer at Kantar. She oversees Kantar’s thought leadership on AI, brand, media and creative, and is a frequent public speaker, podcast host and media commentator. She is lead author of the Blueprint for Brand Growth, Kantar’s unified view of how brands grow, based on the […]

Rob van Griensven

Rob leads the global digital marketing communication and consumer connections practice at Heineken®. He brings over 15 years of experience and expertise in developing impactful brand campaigns, dedicated multifunctional teams, strong agency partnerships and innovative operating models. Within the HEINEKEN company, Rob started in the Dutch OpCo and led several campaigns and brand activation initiatives […]

Brian McCarter

Brian first joined Ogilvy’s Planning department in London in 1992, returning twenty years later as Chief Strategy Officer for EMEA. In the intervening years he worked at BBH London and as a brand strategy Consultant in London, New York and Los Angeles. In his current role Brian is responsible for developing and implementing Ogilvy’s proprietary […]

Eric Benoist

Eric Benoist is currently Global Chief Marketing Officer at Pernod Ricard. Eric brings 40 years of international experience in Marketing and General Management. Starting at Pernod Ricard HQ in 1993, he has led marketing and commercial teams in multiple markets and brand companies, working in France, Hong Kong, Japan, UK and Poland. Prior to his […]

Emily Somers

Emily is an entrepreneurial, customer-led Senior Marketer, with a unique blend of agency and executive-level client experience. Her career has spanned high profile creative agencies, the BBC’s in-house creative team and senior positions at well-loved brands like McDonald’s, Domino’s Pizza and Deliveroo. Her first client role was as VP for Marketing and Product Development at […]

Berit Block

Berit is the Global Marketing Director for WeTransfer’s advertising business, bringing over 16 years of expertise in crafting and leading successful marketing strategies and teams. Her journey includes six impactful years at Meta, where she leveraged strategic thinking, creativity, and a data-driven approach to deliver significant results. At WeTransfer, Berit combines her leadership skills with […]