Eurobest, Europe's leading annual awards competition for the creative and communications industry, is delighted to announce the first three of eight jury presidents who will take the lead at this year's Festival taking place in Lisbon 28, 29 and 30 November.
Sergio Valente, CEO and President of DDB Brasil, will take the role of Film, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury President. Over 25 years in the industry have seen him lead his agency to win the prestigious Agency of the Year award at Cannes Lions in 2009 as well as the Interactive Agency of the Year and a Cyber Grand Prix in 2005. Elected as a leader of the new generation of agency leaders in the domestic market by Meio & Mensagem, Sergio has held previous jury posts on both the Film and the Titanium and Integrated juries at Cannes Lions.
Commenting on his appointment Sergio Valente says, "Being a Eurobest jury president is a great opportunity to get a privileged look at what the European market is doing best. It's a huge challenge, but the opportunity for exchange and learning is even better. The expectations are high."
The Direct and Promo & Activation Jury will be led by Dagan Cohen, Executive Creative Director of Draftfcb, The Netherlands. Having worked as an independent artist before starting a career in advertising inspired Dagan to continually look to experiment and push the boundaries between traditional disciplines. The result is work that that has won numerous national and international awards, including two Cannes Lions. He has been a board member of the Dutch Art Directors Club for five years and has served as a juror at many award shows.
"In this category there's a lot of very inventive stuff being made. Besides, the borders between traditional, activation and digital are getting blurrier by the year, which makes sense, as engagement is becoming increasingly important. I am very excited to see this year's level of engagement," says Dagan Cohen about his role.
Heading up the PR Jury is David Gallagher, CEO of Ketchum Pleon Europe and Chairman of Ketchum Pleon London. David has been awarded with some of the highest awards in public relations and has served on juries and panels for more than a dozen public relations awards competitions. He councils international clients of some of the world's leading brands and companies on product communications, issues management and third-party advocacy. His commitment to the development and growth of PR is evident in his activities with the International Communications Consultants Organisation (ICCO) where he sits on the board; he is also a member of the PR Guild, the Global Health Advisory Board and the Global Agenda Council on Media, Entertainment and Information of the World Economic Forum in Geneva.
On his appointment, David Gallagher says, "Public relations has come of age, and Eurobest affords a unique opportunity in two parts - to see PR thinking at its best as a stand-alone activity and to see its power as a driver and amplifier of integrated communications efforts."
"Sergio, Dagan and David all have biographies that really do speak for themselves. Truly active and influential within their industry they have a mass of achievements between them and are all strongly committed to the development of their sectors. With the Festival growing year on year we need to ensure that we have the right people heading up the juries and in these three we have not only true talent but people that we can trust to lead their juries to award the best in European advertising," comments Philip Thomas, Eurobest CEO.
Eurobest entries are now open. For further details and information on how to enter, or register to attend, please visit http://www.eurobest.com/enter.
More About The Jury Presidents:
Film, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury President
Sergio Valente
CEO, President
DDB Brasil
On January 1, 2005, 46-year-old Sergio Valente assumed the presidency of DDB Brasil, one of the largest and most award winning advertising agencies in the country. With degrees in Civil Engineering and Business Administration, and graduate work at Harvard University, Sergio has built a solid career in advertising both in Brazil and abroad. Of his 25 years of experience, 15 were dedicated to DDB Brasil. His management style has focused on a partnership between creative excellence and commitment to corporate brand management, which allowed him to lead his team to winning Cannes Lions Agency of the Year (2009), Interactive Agency of the Year (2005) and a Cyber Lions Grand Prix (2005). Under his leadership the agency's client portfolio was redesigned to include global brands such as Intel, Phillips, Johnson & Johnson, C&A, Whirpool and Sadia, who all joined existing clients such as Banco Itau, Telefónica and Honda, which have been with the agency since the 90s.
Sergio set DDB Brasil at the forefront of convergent thinking and into a position of prominence in the global standing. He won Brazil's first Interactive Agency of the Year award at Cannes Lions, Meio & Mensagem elected him the leader of the new generation of advertisers in the domestic market, and he is part of the select list of advertising people participating in the juries of the most significant international festivals. In November of this year he will preside over Eurobest, one of the most important European advertising awards. In the first half of the year he presided over the Clio Awards. At Cannes Lions, he was twice a juror, for the Film, and the Titanium and Integrated categories, and also participated as a speaker. In 2010, yet another victory: his agency was the only communications company to be named in Você Magazine's list of Best Companies in Which to Start a Career.
Direct and Promo & Activation Jury President
Dagan Cohen
Executive Director
Draftfcb
Dagan Cohen calls himself an artist converted to advertising. He studied Environmental Art & Design at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, working as a visual artist and creative entrepreneur, before joining Saatchi and Saatchi The Netherlands in 1995 as an art director. Dagan has been Creative Director of Saatchi Interactive, Ammirati Puris Lintas Interactive, Lowe Digital and Draft before becoming Executive Creative Director of Draftfcb in 2006.
Dagan has won numerous national and international awards, including two Cannes Cyber Lions. He was board member of the Art Directors Club Netherlands for five years and has served as a juror at many award shows.
Though he's been active in advertising for more than 15 years, Dagan has always remained connected to the art world; looking for ways to combine communication, culture and technology. He teaches interactive art and design at the Rietveld Academy, is board member of the Creative City Lab of Amsterdam and is Director of Upload Cinema, an organisation dedicated to bringing curated online video to cinemas.
PR Jury President
David Gallagher
CEO, Ketchum Pleon Europe
Chairman, Ketchum Pleon London
David Gallagher is CEO of Ketchum Pleon's European operations and serves as Chairman, Ketchum Pleon London. A member of Ketchum's Global Executive Committee, he counsels international clients of some of the world's leading brands and companies on product communications, issues management and third-party advocacy, and oversees the firm's global corporate social responsibility programs and partnerships.
David joined Ketchum's Washington, D.C. office in 1994 and transferred to London in 2000 to help expand and establish the firm's healthcare business across Europe. In 2005, David was appointed CEO of Ketchum London (now Ketchum Pleon London) and in 2008 he assumed additional responsibilities as CEO, Ketchum EMEA (now President, Ketchum Pleon).
Committed to the development and growth of PR in the U.K. and abroad, David has served as Chairman of the leading U.K. communications constancy trade organisation, the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA). He also sits on the International Communications Consultants Organization (ICCO) executive board and member of the PR Guild. In addition, he is a member of the Global Health Advisory Board and the Global Agenda Council on Media, Entertainment and Information of the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, and active in various charitable and community causes in London.
His work has received the highest awards in public relations in the US, UK and Europe, including commendations and top prizes from the Public Relations Society of America, the Public Relations Consultants Association, PR Week, Holmes European SABRE Awards, the United States Department of Defense and the American Red Cross, among others, and he has served juries and panels for more than a dozen public relations awards competitions. David is a journalism graduate of the University of Texas and a regular speaker at UK, European and American universities and business programmes.
About the Eurobest Advertising Festival:
Launched in 1988, Eurobest is Europe's leading annual awards competition for creative excellence in the categories of TV/Cinema, Print, Outdoor, Radio, Craft, Interactive, Media, Direct, Sales Promotion, Design, PR, Integrated and Mobile advertising. Since 2008, the awards, which are judged by Europe's top creatives, form part of a two-and-a-half day Festival themed to identify and engage specific topics that are relevant to the European market. The festival has been held in Stockholm, Amsterdam and Hamburg where there were close to 900 attendees. Lisbon, Portugal, will be the host city for Eurobest 2011. Organised by the same team behind the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the Dubai Lynx International Advertising Festival and Spikes Asia, the Eurobest Advertising Festival is a purely European event.
Key Dates:
Delegate registration: Now open
Entries: Now open
Entries deadline: 23 September, 2011
Festival dates: 28-30 November 2011, São Jorge Cinema, Lisbon, Portugal
Awards Show and After Party: 30 November 2011, São Luiz Theatre, Lisbon Portugal
Sergio Valente, CEO and President of DDB Brasil, will take the role of Film, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury President. Over 25 years in the industry have seen him lead his agency to win the prestigious Agency of the Year award at Cannes Lions in 2009 as well as the Interactive Agency of the Year and a Cyber Grand Prix in 2005. Elected as a leader of the new generation of agency leaders in the domestic market by Meio & Mensagem, Sergio has held previous jury posts on both the Film and the Titanium and Integrated juries at Cannes Lions.
Commenting on his appointment Sergio Valente says, "Being a Eurobest jury president is a great opportunity to get a privileged look at what the European market is doing best. It's a huge challenge, but the opportunity for exchange and learning is even better. The expectations are high."
The Direct and Promo & Activation Jury will be led by Dagan Cohen, Executive Creative Director of Draftfcb, The Netherlands. Having worked as an independent artist before starting a career in advertising inspired Dagan to continually look to experiment and push the boundaries between traditional disciplines. The result is work that that has won numerous national and international awards, including two Cannes Lions. He has been a board member of the Dutch Art Directors Club for five years and has served as a juror at many award shows.
"In this category there's a lot of very inventive stuff being made. Besides, the borders between traditional, activation and digital are getting blurrier by the year, which makes sense, as engagement is becoming increasingly important. I am very excited to see this year's level of engagement," says Dagan Cohen about his role.
Heading up the PR Jury is David Gallagher, CEO of Ketchum Pleon Europe and Chairman of Ketchum Pleon London. David has been awarded with some of the highest awards in public relations and has served on juries and panels for more than a dozen public relations awards competitions. He councils international clients of some of the world's leading brands and companies on product communications, issues management and third-party advocacy. His commitment to the development and growth of PR is evident in his activities with the International Communications Consultants Organisation (ICCO) where he sits on the board; he is also a member of the PR Guild, the Global Health Advisory Board and the Global Agenda Council on Media, Entertainment and Information of the World Economic Forum in Geneva.
On his appointment, David Gallagher says, "Public relations has come of age, and Eurobest affords a unique opportunity in two parts - to see PR thinking at its best as a stand-alone activity and to see its power as a driver and amplifier of integrated communications efforts."
"Sergio, Dagan and David all have biographies that really do speak for themselves. Truly active and influential within their industry they have a mass of achievements between them and are all strongly committed to the development of their sectors. With the Festival growing year on year we need to ensure that we have the right people heading up the juries and in these three we have not only true talent but people that we can trust to lead their juries to award the best in European advertising," comments Philip Thomas, Eurobest CEO.
Eurobest entries are now open. For further details and information on how to enter, or register to attend, please visit http://www.eurobest.com/enter.
More About The Jury Presidents:
Film, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury President
Sergio Valente
CEO, President
DDB Brasil
On January 1, 2005, 46-year-old Sergio Valente assumed the presidency of DDB Brasil, one of the largest and most award winning advertising agencies in the country. With degrees in Civil Engineering and Business Administration, and graduate work at Harvard University, Sergio has built a solid career in advertising both in Brazil and abroad. Of his 25 years of experience, 15 were dedicated to DDB Brasil. His management style has focused on a partnership between creative excellence and commitment to corporate brand management, which allowed him to lead his team to winning Cannes Lions Agency of the Year (2009), Interactive Agency of the Year (2005) and a Cyber Lions Grand Prix (2005). Under his leadership the agency's client portfolio was redesigned to include global brands such as Intel, Phillips, Johnson & Johnson, C&A, Whirpool and Sadia, who all joined existing clients such as Banco Itau, Telefónica and Honda, which have been with the agency since the 90s.
Sergio set DDB Brasil at the forefront of convergent thinking and into a position of prominence in the global standing. He won Brazil's first Interactive Agency of the Year award at Cannes Lions, Meio & Mensagem elected him the leader of the new generation of advertisers in the domestic market, and he is part of the select list of advertising people participating in the juries of the most significant international festivals. In November of this year he will preside over Eurobest, one of the most important European advertising awards. In the first half of the year he presided over the Clio Awards. At Cannes Lions, he was twice a juror, for the Film, and the Titanium and Integrated categories, and also participated as a speaker. In 2010, yet another victory: his agency was the only communications company to be named in Você Magazine's list of Best Companies in Which to Start a Career.
Direct and Promo & Activation Jury President
Dagan Cohen
Executive Director
Draftfcb
Dagan Cohen calls himself an artist converted to advertising. He studied Environmental Art & Design at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, working as a visual artist and creative entrepreneur, before joining Saatchi and Saatchi The Netherlands in 1995 as an art director. Dagan has been Creative Director of Saatchi Interactive, Ammirati Puris Lintas Interactive, Lowe Digital and Draft before becoming Executive Creative Director of Draftfcb in 2006.
Dagan has won numerous national and international awards, including two Cannes Cyber Lions. He was board member of the Art Directors Club Netherlands for five years and has served as a juror at many award shows.
Though he's been active in advertising for more than 15 years, Dagan has always remained connected to the art world; looking for ways to combine communication, culture and technology. He teaches interactive art and design at the Rietveld Academy, is board member of the Creative City Lab of Amsterdam and is Director of Upload Cinema, an organisation dedicated to bringing curated online video to cinemas.
PR Jury President
David Gallagher
CEO, Ketchum Pleon Europe
Chairman, Ketchum Pleon London
David Gallagher is CEO of Ketchum Pleon's European operations and serves as Chairman, Ketchum Pleon London. A member of Ketchum's Global Executive Committee, he counsels international clients of some of the world's leading brands and companies on product communications, issues management and third-party advocacy, and oversees the firm's global corporate social responsibility programs and partnerships.
David joined Ketchum's Washington, D.C. office in 1994 and transferred to London in 2000 to help expand and establish the firm's healthcare business across Europe. In 2005, David was appointed CEO of Ketchum London (now Ketchum Pleon London) and in 2008 he assumed additional responsibilities as CEO, Ketchum EMEA (now President, Ketchum Pleon).
Committed to the development and growth of PR in the U.K. and abroad, David has served as Chairman of the leading U.K. communications constancy trade organisation, the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA). He also sits on the International Communications Consultants Organization (ICCO) executive board and member of the PR Guild. In addition, he is a member of the Global Health Advisory Board and the Global Agenda Council on Media, Entertainment and Information of the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, and active in various charitable and community causes in London.
His work has received the highest awards in public relations in the US, UK and Europe, including commendations and top prizes from the Public Relations Society of America, the Public Relations Consultants Association, PR Week, Holmes European SABRE Awards, the United States Department of Defense and the American Red Cross, among others, and he has served juries and panels for more than a dozen public relations awards competitions. David is a journalism graduate of the University of Texas and a regular speaker at UK, European and American universities and business programmes.
About the Eurobest Advertising Festival:
Launched in 1988, Eurobest is Europe's leading annual awards competition for creative excellence in the categories of TV/Cinema, Print, Outdoor, Radio, Craft, Interactive, Media, Direct, Sales Promotion, Design, PR, Integrated and Mobile advertising. Since 2008, the awards, which are judged by Europe's top creatives, form part of a two-and-a-half day Festival themed to identify and engage specific topics that are relevant to the European market. The festival has been held in Stockholm, Amsterdam and Hamburg where there were close to 900 attendees. Lisbon, Portugal, will be the host city for Eurobest 2011. Organised by the same team behind the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the Dubai Lynx International Advertising Festival and Spikes Asia, the Eurobest Advertising Festival is a purely European event.
Key Dates:
Delegate registration: Now open
Entries: Now open
Entries deadline: 23 September, 2011
Festival dates: 28-30 November 2011, São Jorge Cinema, Lisbon, Portugal
Awards Show and After Party: 30 November 2011, São Luiz Theatre, Lisbon Portugal
