Ten Australian and two New Zealand creatives have been invited to judge the 2016 D&AD Awards in April.

They are:

• Ben Cooper, Group Innovation Director, M&C Saatchi Sydney, Australia
• Brigid Alkema, Creative Director, Clemenger BBDO, New Zealand
• Dave Bowman, Creative Director, Special Group. Australia
• Corey Chalmers, Executive Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi, New Zealand
• Hilary Badger, Senior Copywriter, Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, Australia
• Jo deFina, Executive Producer, The Otto Empire, Australia
• Michael Hillard, Executive Producer, Partner, Finch Company, Australia
• Murray Bell, Founder and Director, Semi-Permanent, Australia
• Richard Bullock, Director, Hungry Man, Australia
• Tara McKenty, Creative Director, Google Australia, Australia
• Wilf Sweetland, Managing Director, The Sweet Shop, Australia
• Zoe Politt, Founder and Director, Eskimo, Australia 

Every year, D&AD gathers hundreds of the world’s top creatives in London to debate and award the year’s best work. This year, Judging Week at The Old Truman Brewery becomes the D&AD Festival, where the worlds of advertising and design celebrate the best in global creativity over eight days.

Tim Lindsay, D&AD CEO commented, “We didn’t want to call it a “festival” without delivering exactly what people would expect, an event that buzzes with creative energy. This isn’t just a chance to meet the makers of some of your favourite creative work, it’s a forum to listen to what they have to say about our industry and be inspired. None of this would be possible without the participation of our dedicated jurors, they are the ones who bring the D&AD awards to life.”

Find the full list of judges here 

These will be their foremen:

• Luiz Sanches, Partner, Creative, AlmapBBDO, Brazil
• Gaston Bigio, Founder, David, Argentina
• Wain Choi, Vice President, Executive Global Creative, Chiel WW, South Korea
• Mark Tutssel, Global Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Chicago, USA
• Nick Law, Chief Creative Officer, RGA, USA
• Khai Meng Tham, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy & Mather, USA
• Spencer Wong, Chief Creative Officer, McCann & Spencer Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Vince Frost, Executive Creative Director, CEO, Frost Collective, Australia
• Balakrishnan ‘Balki’ Rajagopalan, Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Chairman, Chief Creative Officer, Lowe Lintas, India