AdStars will welcome over 30 judges representing 20 countries, who will
fly to Busan, South Korea in August to judge the 2017 AdStars Awards.
Y&R New Zealand executive creative director Tom Paine (pictured) will represent New Zealand on the AdStars 2017 jury.
This year's judges are:
ChinaJody Xiong, Founder & Chief Creative Officer at The Nine
Steven Marolho, General Manager at Moving Picture Company
Yi Shen, Chairman at WMTAD Advertising Group
Krystie Koh, Managing Partner, Operation & Production Director at TSLA China (The Secret Little Agency China)
Yuxin Cao, Baidu Search Company Marketing Department Business Ecosystem Deputy Manager at Baidu
Yan (Cindy) Chen, Partner & Chief Strategy Officer at Focus Media Group
Hong KongEsther Wong, Executive Creative Director at TBWA Hong Kong
TaiwanI-Fei Chang, Chief Creative Officer at J. Walter Thompson in Taiwan
JapanPeter Grasse, Executive Producer at Dictionary Films Tokyo
Masashi Ariizumi, Creative Director & Senior Communication Director at ADK Tokyo
Morihiro Harano, Creative Director & Founder at Mori Inc
MalaysiaRajay Singh, Film Director & Co-Founder at Directors Think Tank Malaysia & Singapore
Thailand Suthisak Sucharittanonta, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer at BBDO Bangkok (Executive Judge)
South KoreaWain Choi, Chief Creative Officer at Cheil Worldwide (Executive Judge)
Soo-Jin Kim, Creative Director at Daehong Communications
Kiyoung Kim, Executive Creative Director at Innocean Worldwide
Julie Kang, CEO & Managing Partner at Serviceplan Korea
Seowon Park, Chief Creative Officer at ORICOM
AustraliaAdrian Bosich, Managing Partner at AIRBAG
New ZealandTom Paine, Executive Creative Director at Y&R New Zealand
United States
Anselmo Ramos, Chief Creative Officer & Founder at DAVID the Agency (Executive Judge)
Eric Springer, Executive Creative Director at Innocean Worldwide
Canada
Helen Pak, Chief Creative Officer at Grey Group Canada (Executive Judge)
Argentina
Maximiliano Maddalena, Vice President & Executive Creative Director South Latin at Ogilvy & Mather
Austria
Marco Antonio Do Nascimento, Creative Director at Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann in Austria
Czech Republic
Pavel Fuksa, Head of Design at Pavel Fuksa Design
Germany
Doerte Spengler-Ahrens, Managing Director Creation at Jung von Matt/SAGA GmbH
Belgium
Rindert Dalstra, Digital Strategic Director at TBWA
United Kingdom
Adrian Botan, Global Executive Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup
Matthew Leem, Business Director at Ogilvy & Mather
South Africa
Liam Wielopolski, Chief Creative Officer at DDB South Africa