ADCE - Art Directors Club of Europe

Big news! We're beyond excited to introduce the confirmed speakers for this year's ADCE European Creativity Festival 🚀 🌟 Hosted by the amazing Kerrie Finch (the FINCH factor), prepare to be inspired by some of the top minds in the industry. Our lineup is packed with global creative powerhouses: • Lucy von Sturmer CEO & Founder of Creatives for Climate Collective. • Cris Trenas Co-Founder & Director of LITTLE SPAIN • Paco Conde Founder & ECD of Activista • Miriam Plon Sauer Executive Strategy Director of AKQA • Philippe Meunier Co-Founder, Global CEO & Chairman of Sid Lee • Viv Greywoode Head of Design at Stink Studios • Kate Mccagg Head of Brand Innovation Lab of Amazon • Aurora Straton Creative Lead at Google • Oriol Villar Founder & Creative Director of ov_oriolvillar Stay tuned…There are more to come! Don’t miss out on the annual gathering of worldwide creative leaders! Grab your tickets now and experience their brilliance in person. 🎟️ Get your tickets: https://lnkd.in/dKayMsD 🗓 November 21st - 22nd 📍 Disseny Hub Barcelona

At the forefront of the #ADCEawards 2024, we proudly present Susana Albuquerque (Portugal), #ADCE board member and Executive Creative Director & Partner at Uzina Lisbon, as the 🌟Overall Jury President🌟 Susana has been working in advertising for 30 years, mostly in Lisbon and also in Madrid. In Uzina, she works for Aldi, Ikea, Samsung and Nespresso, among other local brands ⚡️ She has led creative work that was awarded in local and international festivals, and she’s been a jury for Cannes Lions (2005 and 2013), NY Festivals (2014) , ADC (2017), One Show (2019), Golden Drum (2018), El Sol (2005), El Ojo (2009 and 2022), ADCE (2013), Gerety Awards (2021), LIA (2021) and D&AD (2021 and 2023) 🏅 Albuquerque was elected nº1 ECD in Portugal in 2022 and 2021 in the Portuguese creative rankings. Uzina was Independent agency of the year 2021 in Portugal according to El Ojo de Iberoamerica 🚀 She is the President of the Clube da Criatividade de Portugal and a member of the international board of the The One Club for Creativity 🔝 What moves her most as a professional is to create brand work that matters to people 🤍 . . . 🗓 ADCE Awards Deadline: 27th September 👉 Submit your work: https://lnkd.in/ejW2jUS6

It’s an honour to have the Consultant and Creative Director, Nerea Cierco (Spain), presiding over the Brand Experience Jury of the #ADCEawards ’24 💥 Cierco began her career in 2004 at Double You as a copywriter. She has worked in multinational companies, independent agencies, and media agencies. For the last 15 years, she has dedicated herself body and soul to DDB Spain. In 2018, she was promoted to Executive Creative Director of the Madrid office. Her work has been recognized at major national and international festivals 🌏 In 2019, she was named Creative Woman of LATAM, an award from Disney+ within the framework of the Ojo de Iberoamérica festival. Nerea has also served as a jury member at prestigious festivals such as Cannes, the Latin and European Cyclops, the LIA, El Sol, the National Creativity Awards, the Inspirational, and El Ojo de Iberoamérica, among others 🏆 Currently, Nerea is exploring brand development from a more liberated and independent perspective, with a focus on strategic and creative thinking. She combines her work with the exploration of new creative expressions to create more coherent, current, and unique narratives. Nerea also takes on her role on the board of directors of the c de c - Club de Creativos de España with responsibility and commitment ⚡️ . . . 🗓 ADCE Awards Deadline: 27th September 👉Submit your work: https://lnkd.in/ejW2jUS6

Proud to welcome Monks' Chief Creative Officer, Jouke Vuurmans (Netherlands), as the head of our Integrated & Innovation Jury at the #ADCEawards 2024! 🙌 Jouke started his career as the first creative at MediaMonks when MySpace was still a thing. Since then the digital creative world has evolved rapidly. That changing landscape became his creative playground and became the foundation of Jouke’s (and MediaMonks’) growth into a creative powerhouse with international recognition 🌏 He shines as a paragon of creative versatility, blending storytelling with the tactile essence of tangible experiences and always infused with the cutting-edge realms of technology. As the digital domain evolved, Jouke adeptly navigated the creative industry changes, transitioning from digital production prowess to broader agency ambitions, all while forging a unique path that transcended conventional industry paradigms 🚀   Next to working on hundreds of award-winning projects, Jouke has also played a key role establishing MediaMonks' reputation as a global creative & production partner as the Global CCO. In the landscape of transformation, Jouke cultivated a philosophy that prized creative freedom and innovation, shaping a culture where imagination flourishes unrestrained 💥 As the digital age advances, with AI reshaping the creative landscape, Jouke is on the frontlines of this next now. He is advocating for a future where technology serves to enhance human creativity, where the machines will make the work more human ✨ . . . 🗓 ADCE Awards Deadline: 27th September 👉 Submit your work: https://lnkd.in/ejW2jUS6 With: ADCN | Club for Creativity

This is Almut Becvar (Austria), the Creative Director & Partner of Studio Riebenbauer that will take the lead of the #Design jury for this 2024 #ADCEawards 🏆 Born 1983, Becvar studied Information Design at the University of Applied Science in Graz / Austria. Studio Riebenbauer is an award winning global creative studio working in all fields of creativity with offices in Vienna and Los Angeles. Before she became part of Studio Riebenbauer, she worked for various design studios with a focus on beauty and fashion ✨ Almut is a member of the CCA Creativ Club Austria and has been a member of different international creative juries. She has a visiting professorship at the University of Applied Science in Graz where she teaches at the Department Media and Design the lecture “Brand Experiences” 🚀 · · · And remember! 💥 The call for entries to the #ADCEawards of 2024 is still open. Be part of the only international competition to gather awarded works from the most prestigious national European competitions. 🗓 Deadline: 27th September 👉 Submit your work now: https://lnkd.in/ejW2jUS6

Get to know a little bit more of Nele Erikson (Estonia), Co-Founder and Creative Partner of NOPE Creative, that will preside the Interactive & Mobile Jury at the 33rd edition of the #ADCEawards 🌟 Nele Erikson is the visionary founder NOPE Creative, a design women-led agency redefining the intersection of creativity and strategy. With over a decade of experience in branding and digital design, Nele has spearheaded transformative designs for established brands and startups alike. Nele’s philosophy is simple – design with purpose, create with passion and always find something new and exciting to inspire both the work and the people behind it. Her passion for storytelling through design has led NOPE to win numerous awards, not only for their exceptional work but also for their inspiring company culture. Beyond her professional achievements, Nele is a dedicated mentor and educator. She has been instrumental in organizing industry meetups and has shared her expertise as a university lecturer, passionately guiding the next generation of designers. Through her teaching, she not only imparts essential skills but actively helps young creatives break into the industry by offering valuable internship opportunities. . . · 🗓 Deadline: 27th September  👉 Hit the link to submit your work: https://lnkd.in/ejW2jUS6

We are thrilled to have the Chief Creative Officer of Wieden + Kennedy, Hermeti Balarin (United Kingdom), presiding over the #Print&Outdoor Jury at the #ADCEawards 2024 🌟 Alongside his creative and life partner, Ana Balarin, Hermeti is the Chief Creative Officer of Wieden+Kennedy London. They were previously the CCOs of W+K headquarters in Portland, Oregon, and Executive Creative Directors and Partners of Mother London. Hermeti began his career at Mother London as a creative placement, and eight years later, he and Ana became Mother’s first-ever Executive Creative Directors. Hermeti has created culturally provocative and multi-award-winning ideas for some of the world’s biggest brands, such as “FCK” ad for KFC, “Rang Tan” for Greenpeace, and IKEA’s first-ever Christmas ad in the U.K., “Silence the Critics." More recently, Supercell’s fake 40th-anniversary campaign, “Clash from the Past,” launched under his and Ana's leadership as CCOs of Wieden+Kennedy Portland and earned two Grand Prix wins at Cannes Lions 2023. Beyond advertising, Hermeti's creative pursuits include exhibitions at the London Design Museum and contributions to acclaimed documentaries like “The Good Fight” at the Tribeca Film Festival and “Careful How You Go,” a Sundance-nominated short drama. · · · 🔥 Reminder 🔥 Deadline for the #ADCEawards 2024 submissions is coming up soon! Submit your work before the 27th of September 👉https://lnkd.in/ejW2jUS6 With: Creative Circle Awards

We are honoured to have Ricardo Wolff (Germany), the Executive Creative Director of INNOCEAN Berlin, as the Jury President of the Film & Audio category at this year's #ADCEawards 🌟 Wolff has been ECD at Innocean Berlin since 2018. During this time he grew the shop from 6 to 90 people by nurturing a culture based on ideocracy which led to consecutive Yellow Pencils wins and a Cannes Lions Grand Prix, among other accolades, such as ADC Europe’s No.1 ECD in 2023. Before he worked at AlmapBBDO and DDB Berlin, where he lead the team that won Germany's first Titanium Lion 🏆 Besides being at the helm of transformational brand work, like Kia's recent global rebranding, Ricardo takes special pride in projects that leave a dent in this deranged world, like for Reporters Without Borders and The Anne Frank House 🚀 Born and raised in Brazil, but distilled in Berlin, he has travelled to 60+ countries and written, as well as directed, a couple of award-winning short films. Then married Paula, got two kids, and now wonders where all his free time went 🌟 · · · And remember! 💥 The call for entries to the #ADCEawards 2024 is still open. Be part of the only international competition to gather awarded works from the most prestigious national European competitions. 🗓 Deadline: 27th September 👉 Hit the link to submit your work: https://lnkd.in/ejW2jUS6 With: Art Directors Club (ADC)

The 2024 #ADCEawards is still open for entries and the Jury for this edition has been disclosed 👉 https://lnkd.in/gEi3ZaU A total of 57 leading creatives have been selected from 22 European countries to judge this year’s ADCE Awards. Led by the 7 elected prestigious Jury Presidents, they will set the highest benchmark of creative excellence in Europe this November. If you haven’t entered your work yet, what are you waiting for? The Jury is eager to see your idea 🔗🏆 https://lnkd.in/ejW2jUS6 •OVERALL JURY PRESIDENT: Susana Albuquerque • Film & Audio Jury President: Ricardo Wolff Alexander Bratimirov, Matthias Harbeck, Bairbre McGlade, Marcelo Lourenço, Jaroslav Vígh, Olga Mykhalets, Philipp Skrabal, Judita Ružičková, Angelos Panayides, Serena Di Bruno • Print & Outdoor Jury President: Hermeti Balarin Magdalene Felgenhauer, Miha Avsenik, Mikey Curran, Nadia Charif, Catalin Rusu, Olexandra Doroguntsova, Arantxa Rueda, Anto Chioccarelli • Interactive & Mobile Jury President: Nele Erikson Kristian Lember, Júlía Runólfsdóttir, Oskars Cirsis, Daniel Vachuna, Burkhard Müller, Kika Douglas, Mihai Fetcu • Design Jury President: Almut Becvar Kleanthis Loizou, Karen P., Matilda Diletta, Maria Gudjohnsen, Augustinas Paukste, Luca Ghilino, Matassi Sulakauri, Barry Schwarz, Pau Llop • Brand Experience Jury President: Nerea Cierco Christian Hellinger, Chris Bolton, Dārta Apsīte, Ana Roma Torres, Peter Brönnimann, Adomas Jazdauskas • Integrated & Innovation Jury President: Jouke Vuurmans Maria Todorova, Filip Kukla, Sandra Schilling, Nuno Riça, Alexander Javakhishvili, Patrick Haas, Udi Ovadia, Jesús Revuelta

We're less than a month away from the deadline for both: the ADCE awards and ADCE Student Awards ✨ Whether you're a seasoned pro or a rising student, this is your moment to shine. Don’t miss the opportunity to stand out among Europe’s finest and beyond. 👉#ADCEawardswinners will score in The One Club for Creativity ’s Global Creative Rankings. 👉#ADCEstudentAwards winners will add up points in The One Club’s Global Creative College Rankings. 🗓 September 27th is the final day to submit. 🔗 Hit the link to submit your work in the competition that suits you best - ADCE Awards: https://lnkd.in/ejW2jUS6 ADCE Student Awards: https://lnkd.in/dmrytSXX