Mumbai: Spikes Asia, APAC's most prestigious and sought-after award for creativity and marketing effectiveness, announced its 2023 jury line-up on Tuesday. Out of the entire jury list, there are three jury presidents and 11 jurors from the Indian sub-continent.
The three jury presidents at Spikes Asia 2023 from India include dentsu, APAC CEO Media Prerna Mehrotra (Media), FCB India creative chairperson Swati Bhattacharya (Social and Influencer) and Pointblank Healthcare Communications India CEO and co-founder Bindu Menon (Healthcare).
The 11 jury members at Spikes Asia 2023 from India include DDB Mudra Group India chief creative officer & executive director Rahul Mathew (Creative Effectiveness), Conran Design Group India head of design Mayuri Nikumbh (Design and Industry craft), Cheil Worldwide India chief creative officer Vikash Chemjong (Digital craft and mobile), Dentsu Creative India art director Manasi Sheth (Direct and outdoor), Thinkstr India founder & chief creative officer Satbir Singh (Entertainment and music), Havas Worldwide India chief creative officer Anupama Ramaswamy (Film), Wunderman Thompson India senior national creative director Priya Shivakumar (Film craft), Lodestar UM India CEO Aditi Mishra (Media), AvianWE India group CEO Nitin Mantri (PR), Dentsu Creative India group head – copy Farishte Irani (Print and Publishing, and Radio and Audio) and Reckitt South Asia regional marketing director Saurabh Jain (Strategy and Effectiveness).
The 110 industry experts from across APAC, including global brands such as TikTok and Reckitt, joined the wagon for the first time. Cambodia is also represented on the juries for the first time. The jury will return to in-person judging in Singapore next year for the first time since 2019.
Spikes Asia events director Jenny Lau commented, "The Spikes Asia Awards set the future focus of the industry, and we are delighted to welcome such esteemed jury members to represent the Spikes Awards in 2023 and ensure that the creative benchmark for Asia Pacific is set. To resume in-person judging this year truly amplifies the judging experience for each jury member. We are extremely grateful to our jurors for their time, dedication, and expertise and look forward to welcoming them back to Singapore."
