MONSTER JUDGES
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Robert Wong
Executive Creative Director - Google Creative Lab Robert was born Chinese, grew up Dutch, was Canadian, and is now American. While practicing accounting in Toronto, Robert woke up one day, flew to New York, and became a graphic designer instead. Since then, he has had the privilege of working on some of the world's most loved brands — Apple, Harley-Davidson, Jack Daniel's, Timberland, ESPN, MTV, NPR and other acronyms. Before Google, Robert was Executive Creative Director of Arnold Worldwide. Before that, he was Vice President of Creative at Starbucks. His work has won every industry award and has been showcased at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. But he's most proud of his loving wife and his two perfect daughters. Robert has no plans of ever going back to accounting. |
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Andreas Ullenius
Executive Creative Director - Åkestam.Holst Andreas stumbled trough the door of the independent creative agency Åkestam.Holst in Stockholm about ten years ago when it still was a small and rather new agency. He started out as an art director assistant pretty much because he needed the money, but a decade later he is still there, now the executive creative director at one of the worlds most awarded independent agencies and working with clients all over the world. He’s still wondering what he should do for work, someone said that if you find a job that you love – you wont work a day in your life. Andreas couldn’t agree more. Andreas loves writing about himself in third person, a fantastic chance, with almost unbelievable possibilities to make himself seem interesting and successful. |
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Michael Lebowitz
Founder & CEO - Big Spaceship Michael Lebowitz is Founder and CEO of Big Spaceship, one of the most recognized and awarded creative agencies in the world. Since launching Big Spaceship in 2000, Michael has been integral in acquiring and serving the agency’s high profile clients, including 20th Century Fox, A&E;, ABC, Adobe, Chobani, Coca-Cola, Crayola, General Electric, Glaceau, Google, Gucci, HBO, Linden Lab, Microsoft, MoMA, NBC Universal, Nike, OfficeMax, Royal Caribbean, Sony Pictures, Target, Victoria's Secret and Wrigley. Over the past decade, Michael has led Big Spaceship to attain countless awards of high distinction. This includes a Creative Arts Emmy Award nomination and One Show “Campaign of the Decade” recognition for the agency’s work with HBO Voyeur, Cannes Lions, Clios and One Show Interactive Pencils, as well as numerous Webby, FWA, Communication Arts, W3 and Pixel Awards. Michael was also named among the 2010 Creativity 50 and the 2008 OMMA Online All-Stars. Michael serves as chairman of the IAB Agency Advisory Board and as a member of Procter and Gamble’s Design Board. He is also a founder and was an inaugural board member of SoDA, the Society of Digital Agencies. In addition, Michael is a member of AIGA’s Visionary Design Council and the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. Speaking on creativity, innovation and the evolution of digital communications, Michael participates in and leads seminars across the globe and has engaged audiences at AIGA, Adweek, SXSW, Click:NY, ad:tech, OMMA, CaT: Creativity and Technology, St. Louis University’s Institute for Private Business and the Stern School of Business at NYU, to name a few. As a champion of the digital and creative industries, he frequently chairs and sits on juries for creative awards, including the ANDY Awards, Cannes Lions, Hive Awards, One Show Interactive Awards, Effie Awards, ADC Interactive Awards, Tomorrow Awards, Communication Arts Awards and more. Michael has been published in “Breaking In,” which compiles advice from over 100 advertising creative leaders, as well as the “Taschen Guidelines for Online Success.” Prior to starting Big Spaceship, Michael spent three years at Thoughtbubble in New York. Michael is a graduate of Vassar College. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife Stacie and two sons, Isaac and Oliver. |
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Masako Okamura
Creative Director - Dentsu Inc. Advertising can do things that politics or other systems can't." More than fifteen years ago, these were the words of a reckless girl, Masako Okamura. Masako is the first Female Creative Director at Dentsu and a pioneer among women. Masako’s works are recognized in many awards, including Cannes, Clio, Spikes, London International Awards and AdFest. She has judged for Clio, YoungGuns, AdFest, Cannes, Mediaspikes, One Show, NY ADC and many regional awards. Her clients include the Liberal Democratic Party (for PM Junichiro Koizumi), Toyota, Shiseido, Suntory, Thai Airways International and Shizuoka broadcasting. She was chosen one of the Asian Top 10 Creative Directors in 2007 by Media magazine. She is a trendsetter who spread the word ‘Kawaii’ in introducing culture of Japan in many countries. Her first book is ‘How to Be a Copywriters’. And she is also a university lecturer. She loves wine football and on weekendss stays busy as a SAKE sommelier. |
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PJ PEREIRA
Chief Creative Officer - Pereira & O’Dell PJ Pereira is Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder of Pereira & O’Dell with 20 years of experience in the technology and advertising industry. He has been featured Creativity’s annual “Creativity 50” featuring those who have made a significant mark on the creative consciousness of our industry. PJ was also named in Advertising Age’s “40 under 40” for his bold creative strategies. A seasoned entrepreneur, PJ has held executive roles both at start up agencies such as AgênciaClick, which PJ also founded, to established international agencies such as AKQA where he was ECD working on global accounts such as McDonald’s, Nike, Coca-Cola, Visa, Red Bull, Target and Microsoft. He has received more than 60 international awards during the last 10 years and has served as President of juries at Cannes Lions, London International and One Show Festivals. |
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Sergio Mugnaini
Creative Director “I’m passionate about advertising and art, both using technology as an excuse. I started my career gluing papers in a paste-up department in a little agency and grew up inside advertising companies, little by little, all the time learning by doing.” Right now, Sergio Mugnaini helps Goodby Silverstein & Partners create a smooth move from traditional ads to digital projects, working beside other creative directors in a seamless process. He has a degree in Communication, and he completed his studies at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Recently, he graduated from the Berlin School of Creative Leadership through Steinbeis University in Berlin. He has worked at Futura Propaganda, Ogilvy Interactive, J. Walter Thompson, DM9DDB and Almap BBDO, and now he is a creative director at Goodby Silverstein & Partners. Sergio has nine Lions from the Cannes Festivals, along with other awards from One Show Interactive, the Art Directors Club of New York, D&AD;, the New York Festivals, the London International Advertising Awards, El Sol, El Ojo de Iberoamerica, FIAP and some national awards. He has also participated on international juries for shows such as Cannes, One Show Interactive, D&AD;, the Tomorrow Awards, El Ojo de Iberoamerica, the London Festival Awards, FIAP, CCSP and MMonline/ MSN. In 2005 he was elected the creative of the year in MSN/MMonline, and the same year he led Almap BBDO to be elected the agency of the year. In 2007 and 2008 Almap BBDO was among the 10 most awarded agencies, and in 2009, the company was in the top five in the Gunn Report Interactive. Client list: IBM, Volkswagen, Audi, Pepsi, Telefónica, Renault, Unilever, Honda, Havaianas, TAM, Philips, Greenpeace and others. More information: mug9.com and seamlessmind.com |
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Steve Mykolyn VP
Chief Creative Officer - TAXI Steve Mykolyn joined TAXI in 2001 as Creative Director of Interactive and Design. During the last six years he has focused on integrating all creative disciplines and today TAXI is recognized globally for seamlessly combining advertising, interactive and design under one roof. Mykolyn has produced campaigns for brands large and small and has racked up hundreds of awards in the process. Before TAXI, Steve was Creative Director at Organic Inc. and ICE. In 2007 he was elected to the Executive Committee of the London-based D&AD; and joined the Board of the One Club in 2009. He has a passion for books and film and pretty well anything that provides a creative challenge. In 1997, he wrote and directed El Dia La Noche Y Los Muertos, a documentary about Mexico’s Day of the Dead Festival which was chosen to close Hispanic Heritage Month at the Smithsonian Institute. In 2008, Mykolyn was part of the team that represented Canada at the Venice Biennale for Architecture. |
