They’re data specialists, creative technologists and innovation experts.

There are two Cannes Lions Innovation juries for two awards: Innovation Lions, which celebrate pioneering technological creativity and Creative Data Lions, which award creativity enabled by data.

Finch Australia’s director of applied technology, Emad Tahtouh is president of the Innovation Lions.

Emad Tahtouh

Rob Dembitz, Head of Lions Innovation commented, “Once again we welcome a diverse mix of backgrounds to the Festival, from creative technologists to venture capitalists. They will identify the innovative ideas that will make a dramatic difference to how creativity is being enhanced and enabled by new technologies now and in the future.”

In the Creative Data Lions jury are:

 Jury president: Tash Whitmey, Chief Executive Officer, Havas helia, Global

Kieran Ots, Digital Creative Director, Leo Burnett, Australia

Carolina Coppoli, Head Business Intelligence & Strategy Latam, Geometry Global, Argentina

Manjiry Tamhane, Worldwide COO and CEO EMEA, Gain Theory, Global

Petra Sammer, Chief Creative Officer, Ketchum, Germany

Yuya Furukawa, Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu, Japan

Edmund Choe, Chief Creative Officer, Singapore & Southeast Asia, TBWA, Singapore & SE Asia

Marc Maleh, VP, Managing Director, Data Science and Visualization, R/GA, USA

Jason Kodish, Global Chief Data Scientist, DigitasLBi, Global

Arun Kumar, Global President, Cadreon, Global

Mark Zagorski, CEO, eXelate, a Nielsen Company, Global

In the Innovation Lions jury are:

Jury President: Emad Tahtouh, Director, Applied Technology, Finch, Australia President

Tuomas Peltoniemi, President, Asia and Innovation Director, TBWA/Digital Arts Network, APAC

Yaron Kniajer, Managing Director, Rhodium, Israel

Masaki Mikami, Corporate Officer, Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Japan

Fred Saldanha, Americas Chief Creative Officer, Isobar, Brazil

Nicole Yershon, Director of Innovation Solutions, Ogilvy Labs, UK

Ray Velez, Chief Technology Officer, Razorfish, USA

Susan Lyne, President + Managing Partner, BBG Ventures, USA

Patrick Chaupham, Executive Vice President, Creative Technology, Weber Shandwick, Global

JC Oliver, Global Head of Innovation, AOL, Global

In a new addition to Lions Innovation this year, Tash Whitmey and Emad Tahtouh will hold President’s Masterclasses, providing insight from the jury rooms and talking about their love affairs with the worlds of data and technology and the opportunities they both hold.

Lions Innovation takes place on 21-22 June, during Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.