AdFest has announced its full list of jury presidents for the 2022 Lotus Awards. Jason Williams, chief creative officer, Leo Burnett Australia, Melbourne is jury president of eCommerce Lotus, Media Lotus, and PR Lotus.
Vinit Suraphongchai, chairman of AdFest, stated, “Our family of juries include 63 creative specialists and spans the length and breadth of Asia Pacific and the Middle East, from Australia to China, from Japan to the UAE and everything in between, representing and celebrating the diversity of the region. Our seven jury presidents have the responsibility to maintain the high values and standards we set for judging criteria and to endorse the achievements of award-winning work.”
The AdFest 2022 Lotus Awards jury presidents are:
Merlee Jayme
Grand Jury President
Jury President of Audio Lotus, Film Lotus, Outdoor Lotus & Press Lotus
Jury President of INNOVA Lotus & Lotus Roots:
APAC Chief Creative Officer
Dentsu International
Manila
Hemant Shringy
Jury President of Brand Experience Lotus & Direct Lotus
Chief Creative Officer
BBDO India, Mumbai
Kentaro Kimura
Jury President of Branded Entertainment Lotus & Effective Lotus
Corporate Officer & International Chief Creative Officer, Hakuhodo
Founder & Executive Creative Director, Hakuhodo Kettle
Tokyo
Paul Chan
Jury President of Design Lotus, and Print and Outdoor Craft Lotus
Chief Creative Officer
Cheil Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Claudia Cristovao
Jury President of Digital Lotus, Digital Craft Lotus & Mobile Lotus
Global Creative Director & Head of Google Brand Studio APAC
Google, Tokyo
Jason Williams
Jury President of eCommerce Lotus, Media Lotus, and PR Lotus
Chief Creative Officer
Leo Burnett Australia, Melbourne
Wuthisak Anarnkaporn
Jury President of Film Craft Lotus and New Director Lotus:
Film Director & Founder
Factory 01 Co., Ltd., Bangkok
AdFest is one of only eight regional festivals included in the WARC Rankings, successor to The Gunn Report.
The Adfest 2022 Virtual Lotus Awards Ceremony will be held on Thursday April 7 2022 at 12 pm (UTC +7). Find more information here.






