The New York Festivals Health Awards has announced the 2023 NYF Health Awards Grand Jury, 100+ international healthcare advertising leaders and creatives from 15 countries on 6 continents. The Grand Jury panel includes some of the most innovative minds in healthcare advertising and their extensive industry experience has been recognised for exceptional achievement within the industry.

Meet the jurors here.

“2023’s Health Awards Grand Jury reflects the diverse range of talent prevalent in today’s healthcare advertising and marketing space,” stated Lauren Murray, associate executive director, NYF Health Awards. “I’m thrilled these prominent executives are sharing both their time and industry expertise.”

To introduce the 2023 NYF Health Grand Jury, Ogilvy Health New York chief creative officer and NYF Health Awards Executive Jury President 2023, Adam Hessel, met with six of 2023’s jurors for a Grand Jury Sit Down to discuss working in the healthcare space. The series of interviews discusses the future of healthcare advertising, emerging technological mediums, and includes advice from the panel on behalf of fellow industry creatives. Panellists include Nicholas Capanear, executive craft director at Eversana Intouch; Mateus Coelho, associate creative director at TBWA\Chiat\Day; Josh Grossberg, executive creative director at McCann Health; Renata Maia, EVP, group creative director at Area 23; Patrick Moos, executive creative director at VMLY&R Health, and Roberto Vilhena, SVP, creative director at FCB Health New York.

NYF and Ogilvy Health have also partnered to create an opportunity for the next generation of creatives, a student creative brief competition. For the first NYF Health Student Challenge, entrants will be asked to create a new social campaign for A Walk on Water (AWOW), a non-profit organisation that supports young people with unique needs through surf therapy. Students will be provided a brief and the work will be judged by Adam Hessel and the NYF Health Executive Jury. The 2023 NYF Health Student Challenge winner will receive a NYF Health Awards trophy and be provided a paid internship at Ogilvy Health New York.

Find more information and review the brief in Student Categories here.

“As a supporting partner, Ogilvy has really stepped up to offer a double win for the student entrants. Adam’s idea to supply a brief to showcase student work and offer the winner the opportunity for a paid internship at Ogilvy Health New York truly supports the next generation as they advance into the healthcare advertising industry,” stated Scott Rose, executive director, NYF Health Awards.

“This is a great opportunity to work on a brief for an amazing brand that does an incredible amount of good. Those who create the winning work will be offered the opportunity to intern at one of the best advertising agencies in the world, Ogilvy. My message to all interested students is ‘go for it and go big’,” Hessel added.

The final deadline to enter the NYF Health Awards is March 3, 2023. Find more information on the 2023 NYF Health Awards and enter here.