The New York Festivals Health Awards has announced the 2023 executive jury, a brain trust of some of the most respected thought-leaders in healthcare, who will judge the work shortlisted by the online grand jury. This year, the newly rebranded NYF Health Awards will resume face-to-face live executive jury sessions. Its 2023 jury panel is a collection of awarded creative leaders whose teams are responsible for some of the most ground-breaking work within healthcare and pharmaceutical advertising.
Adam Hessel, chief creative officer for Ogilvy Health New York will preside over the live judging panel. He brings years of creative leadership experience and a 360-degree perspective of work in the pharma, health, and wellness arenas. Adam has been an integral figure in the evolution of what creative looks like in the healthcare space. His history of award-winning work has won many of the industry’s top awards with Adam himself recently being internationally ranked #1 by Lürzer’s Archive.
The Live executive jury sessions will take place in April in New York City.
“2023’s NYF Health Executive Jury are recognised for their exceptional reputation and world-renowned award-winning work,” stated Scott Rose, president, New York Festivals Advertising Awards Competitions. “Their years of leadership experience and discerning creative perspective guarantee that all campaigns will be judged fairly and with consideration assuring that only the most deserving work will be honoured and celebrated with an NYF Health trophy.”
“Our Executive Jury is made up of some of the most talented, experienced and highly-awarded people in the industry. As a team, we’ll be working together to not only evaluate this year’s submissions for quality, impact and creativity, but we share a dual purpose in our aim to help NY Festivals set the bar for what excellence looks like across the spectrum of health, wellness and pharmaceuticals. This is the show to watch this year,” Hessel added.
2023 LIVE NYF Health Awards Executive Jury:
* Executive Jury President: Adam Hessel, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy Health New York
* Bruno Abner, EVP, Chief Creative Officer, FCB McCann Health New Jersey
* Jon Chapman, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Health
* Kathy Delaney, Global Chief Creative Officer, Saatchi Wellness/Publicis Health
* Collette Douaihy, Global Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Health
* Amy Fortunato, VP, Group Creative Director, Klick Health
* Tim Hawkey, Chief Creative Officer, Area 23
* Tim Jones, Chief Creative Officer (Pharma), Grey
* Marty Martinez, Chief Creative Officer, Tank USA/Canada/UK
* Kathleen Nanda, Chief Creative Officer, FCB Health
* Susan Perlbachs, Chief Creative Officer, Eversana Intouch
* Roger Stephens, Group Creative Director, McCann Health NY
* Shamel Washington, Associate Creative Director – Health Equity, Deloitte Digital
* Aleisia Wright, Healthcare Managing Director, Lippe Taylor
View the 2023 executive jury bios here.
A new interview series, Executive Jury Sit Down, features Ogilvy Health New York chief creative officer, Adam Hessel and 5 creative leaders recruited for the 2023 panel. Hessel and the jury engage in a conversation that includes the evolving healthcare advertising industry, creative healthy momentum within the industry, and their thoughts regarding Dr Google. Panellists include Bruno Abner, EVP, chief creative officer at McCann Health NJ; Jon Chapman, chief creative officer, Health at BBDO New York; Tim Jones, chief creative officer (Pharma) at Grey; Susan Perlbachs, chief creative officer at Eversana Intouch, and Roger Stephens, group creative director at McCann Health NY.
In addition to selecting the Best of Show, Gold, Silver, and Bronze award-winning work, the Executive Jury will judge and determine the 2023 Student Health Challenge winning entry. The jury panel will review the social campaign entries created by students based on a brief for A Walk on Water https://awalkonwater.org/ (AWOW), a non-profit organisation supporting athletes with unique needs through surf therapy. During this session, the executive jury will award the top-scoring entry that merits an NYF Health Awards trophy, and a paid internship with Ogilvy Health New York.
The deadline to enter the NYF Health Awards is March 3, 2023.
Find more information on the 2023 NYF Health competition and enter here.
Find more information and review the Student Health Challenge brief here.
