ONE-CHANNEL DRUM JURY PRESIDENT
One-Channel Drum Jury President Calvin Innes, General Manager and Creative Director of JvM NERD, brings over two decades of expertise in concept design, creative direction, and brand storytelling. He is an absolute powerhouse in the creative world, especially when it comes to blending brands with the excitement of gaming, anime, and everything nerdy. His experience spans across some of the biggest names out there, from Super Mario to Fortnite.
Joining Calvin Innes at the Golden Drum is a team of professionals including: Robert Bohinec, Creative Director, AV Studio, Slovenia, Kaspars Eglītis, Executive Creative Director, TBWALatvia, Latvia, Christian Hellinger, Managing Partner and Chief Creative Officer, Wien Nord Serviceplan, Austria, Bartosz Jeglejewski, Creative Director, McCann, Poland, Nina Modebadze, Creative Director, Redberry, Georgia, Jörg Riommi, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Creative Officer, AIN’T, Italy, Hanna Stenwall, Executive Creative Director, INGO Stockholm, Sweden, Annu Terho, Creative Director, SEK/Part of Grey, Finland, Dorottya Tóth, Creative Director, DDB Budapest, Hungary and Rona Yakobi, Owner and VP Creative, RONA&IDO Advertising agency, Israel.
Omni-Channel Drum
The Omni-Channel Drum Jury President John Mescall, Global Creative Chair, by The Network, USA, recognised as one of AdWeek’s Creativity 50 and ranked 8th by Business Insider among the globe’s top creative talents in advertising, John’s impact is profound. Under his visionary guidance, McCann Worldgroup achieved the prestigious distinction of being named both Cannes and Effies Network of the Year. His portfolio boasts iconic campaigns like Fearless Girl, Dumb Ways to Die, and ThisAbles. His remarkable career is further highlighted by his impressive achievement of winning over 100 Cannes Lions.
Jury members for the Golden Drum working with John Mescall are Fredric Antonsson, Creative Director, Havas, Sweden, Jessica Buch, Head of Strategy, Grey, Germany, Andrea Horváth, Creative Director, Café Communications, Hungary, Aleka Papadia, Executive Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup, Greece, Karpat Polat, Founder and Creative Chairman, KARPAT, Turkey, Annukka Puttonen, Creative Director and Brand Strategist, Think Again, Finland, Ana-Maria Țarălungă, Creative Director, Digitas Romania / Publicis Groupe, Romania, Kristi Veskus, Head of Work in Estonia, Estonia, Jens Petter Wærnes, Chief Creative Officer, VML Copenhagen, Denmark and Stefano Zanoni, Creative Director, LePub, Italy.
CRAFT DRUM
The Craft Drum Jury President, Julia Neumann, Chief Creative Officer and Partner, Le Truc, USA, is a trailblazer in advertising, shaping the future for global brands. Prior to Le Truc, Julia held pivotal roles at renewed agencies including Johannes Leonardo, TBWA/Chiat Day, Saatchi & Saatchi, Wieden+Kennedy, BBH, MullenLowe, and Y&R. She has collaborated with top-tier clients such as Kraft Heinz, Instagram, Uber, and Volkswagen, delivering ground-breaking campaigns like Unfrosted (Kellanova Pop-Tarts), Billie Jean King Your Shoes (Adidas), FlyBabies (JetBlue), and Major Melon (MTN Dew). Julia’s career is defined by award-winning work and influential campaigns that shape industry culture.
Helping Julia Neumann evaluate the Golden Drum projects are Nikola Foktová, Creative Director, Publicis Groupe, Czech Republic, Michele Mariani, Executive Creative Director, Armando Testa Group, Italy, GerganaMincheva, Creative Lead, Next DC, Bulgaria, Grace O’Brien, Creative Director, AKQA Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Nurlan Satarov, Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, Kazakhstan, Bogdan Teodorescu, Executive Creative Director, VML, Romania, Zeynep Tonguç, Founder and Creative Director, PEP Brand Agency, Turkey and Anselmo Tumpić, Creative Director and Co-Founder, Studio Tumpić/Prenc, Croatia.
CREATIVE MEDIA EXCELLENCE DRUM
The Creative Media Excellence Drum Jury President Jo-ann Robertson, Chief Executive Officer, Global Markets, Ketchum more than two decades of communications consultancy expertise, following her early career as a political advisor and broadcast journalist. Throughout her professional trajectory, Jo-ann has collaborated with numerous distinguished clients, including Mastercard, The LEGO Foundation, P&G, Samsung, Philips, Nissan, BNFL, and Nestlé. Her exceptional leadership was acknowledged in 2022 with several prestigious accolades: “PR Communicator of the Year” by Women in Marketing, “DE&I Champion” by Management Today, and “PR Leader of the Year 2022” by the International Communications Consultants Organisation.
Alongside Jo-ann Robertson at the Golden Drum will be Patrícia Čertek, Head of Strategy, Zaraguza, Slovak Republic, Mariann Forgács, Co-Founder and Co-President, Be Social, Hungary, Gianna Katopodi, Creative Director, Ogilvy, Greece, Stella Litou, Chief Executive Officer, Pro Plus Slovenia and RTL Croatia, Arthur O’Neill, Worldwide Head of Invention, Mindshare, Maria Tudor, Chief Operating Officer, Publicis Groupe, Central and Eastern Europe, Tolga Üner, Chief Executive Officer, GroupM, Turkey and Małgorzata Węgierek, Chief Executive Officer, Havas Media Network, Poland.
Creative Business Excellence Drum
The Creative Business Excellence Drum Jury President, Anthony Chelvanathan, Global Creative Partner and Chief Creative Officer at Edelman Canada stands as a visionary force driving creative innovation and strategic leadership across Edelman’s global creative team. Throughout his career, Anthony has amassed an impressive tally of over 500 international awards. Since joining Edelman Canada, Anthony has helped the company make history as the first PR agency in the country to win a Gold Lion at Cannes with IKEA SHT. At the 2024 Cannes Lions, Edelman took home awards for its work on ‘Code My Crown’ (Dove) and ‘The Move to -15’ (DP World), winning the agency its first Titanium Lion.
The Creative Business Excellence Drum Jury consist of the following members: Aleš Brichta, Executive Creative Director, Triad Advertising, Czech Republic, Nicola Gotti, Chief Creative Officer and Partner, Bitmama Reply & Reply Ai Studios, Italy, Jenny Elisabeth Kaiser, Independent – former CEO of Åkestam Holst NoA, Sweden, Hloni Mohope, Chief Marketing Officer, KFC, Central and Eastern Europe, Gosia Nierodzińska, Partner Marketing Creative, Netflix, Central and Eastern Europe, André Pedroso, Chief Creative Officer, MullenLowe Delta, Ecuador, Lucia Petrášová, Chief Brand and Communications Officer, O2 Slovakia, Elena Plakhova, Chief Reputation and Marketing Officer, Nova Post Group, Ukraine, Jan Sederlöf, Executive Creative Director, N2 Creative, Finland and Marcin Sosiński, Chief Creative Officer Poland and CEE, Dentsu Creative.
YOUNG DRUMMERS COMPETITION
Young Drummers Competition at the Golden Drum Jury President Alexis Champa, Freelance Executive Creative Director, has honed her creative career in NYC, working at the likes of R/GA, Mother, KBS, Havas and Virtue Worldwide with iconic brands such as Airbnb, Sour Patch Kids, Ritz, Trident, Samsung, Target and Google Chrome. Currently, Alexis is based in Berlin, where in the past years of her career she’s worked at Granny Berlin and Media.Monks as digital-first company’s executive creative director. She currently works freelance across Europe.
For the All Juries Drum the Golden Drum jury members are Calvin Innes, General Manager and Creative Director, JvM NERD, UK, John Mescall, Global Creative Chair, by The Network, Julia Neumann, Chief Creative Officer and Partner, Le Truc, USA, Jo-ann Robertson, Chief Executive Officer, Global Markets, Ketchum, Anthony Chelvanathan, Global Creative Partner, and Chief Creative Officer, Edelman, Canada, Christian Hellinger, Managing Partner and Chief Creative Officer, Wien Nord Serviceplan, Austria, Jens Petter Wærnes, Chief Creative Officer, VML Copenhagen, Denmark, Zeynep Tonguç, Founder and Creative Director, PEP Brand Agency, Turkey, Arthur O’Neill, Worldwide Head of Invention, Mindshare and Aleš Brichta, Executive Creative Director, Triad Advertising, Czech Republic.
