IAPI would like to thank all the teams that entered the Cannes Young Lions competition 2023, and congratulate those that have now been short-listed.
The 7 winning teams of the Irish competition will go represent Ireland at the global Young Lions competition, held in person at the Cannes Lions festival in June 2023.
The Cannes Young Lions Competition is the most prestigious international award for young talent in advertising and communications - so we'd like to wish each participant the very best of luck as our jury pick the winners during next weeks' judging.
IAPI are proud to announce the professionals who will hear the Cannes Young Lions presentations in person over 3 days from 13-16 March 2023:
YOUNG MARKETERS will be judged by: Salina Janzan, Corporate Partnerships Manager, GOAL, Jimi McGrath, Managing Director, Droga5 Dublin, Sue Cleary, Marketing & Brand Strategy Consultant, Sue Cleary Consulting, Charley Stoney, CEO, IAPI, and Bridget Johnson, Executive Creative Director.
PRINT will be judged by: Lorcan Hanlon, Chief Commercial and Revenue Officer, Business Post, Sue Cleary, Marketing & Brand Strategy Consultant, Sue Cleary Consulting, Charley Stoney, CEO, IAPI, Salina Janzan, Corporate Partnerships Manager, GOAL and Bridget Johnson, Executive Creative Director.
MEDIA will be judged by: Courtenay Pollard, Trusts, Foundations, and Partnerships Manager, GOAL, Media expert Tom Butcher, General Manager, LADbible Group Ireland, Alan Weetch, Chief Planning and Strategy Officer, Mindshare, Charley Stoney, CEO, IAPI, and Bridget Johnson, Executive Creative Director.
PR will be judged by: PR expert Martina Byrne, Chief Executive, PRII/PRCA, Rosie Bissett, CEO, Dyslexia Association of Ireland, Charley Stoney, CEO, IAPI, Paula Donaghy, Head of Consumer PR, Aer Lingus, and Niall Staines, Creative Director, TBWA/Dublin.
DIGITAL will be judged by: Rosie Bissett, CEO, Dyslexia Association of Ireland, Charley Stoney, CEO, IAPI, Lucy Devin, Creative Shop EMEA Lead, Meta Ireland, Lisa Melarkey, Head of Digital Performance, Aer Lingus, Caroline Kelly, Managing Director, Teneo, and Aoife McCleary, Senior Copywriter, In the Company of Huskies.
FILM will be judged by: Roisin Grant, Proven Marketing & Communications Consultant, Grant Marketing, Malcom Murry, Director of Ireland Sales, Sky Ireland, Max Brady, Executive Producer, Pull The Trigger, Aoife McCleary, Senior Copywriter, In the Company of Huskies, and Charley Stoney, CEO, IAPI.
DESIGN will be judged by: Roisin Grant, Proven Marketing & Communications Consultant, Grant Marketing, Emer Cobbe, Group Marketing Manager, Smurfit Kappa, Charley Stoney, CEO, IAPI, Jamie Helly, Executive Chairman, Dynamo, and Niall Staines, Creative Director, TBWA/Dublin.
All the teams received their charity brief on Friday 17 February and had just the weekend to come up with their winning ideas for the following categories:
PRINT (sponsored by Business Post), FILM (sponsored by Sky Media Ireland and Pull the Trigger), DESIGN (sponsored by Smurfit Kappa), YOUNG MARKETERS (sponsored by Droga5 Dublin),
DIGITAL (sponsored by Meta), MEDIA (sponsored by LADBible Ireland) and PR (sponsored by PRII / PRCA).
In addition Aer Lingus came on board this year as the Cannes Young Lions travel partner for Team Ireland.
