McCann Health Japan’s Shunsuke Kakinami and Ward6 Singapore’s Sara Badr named on London International Awards Heath & Wellness jury

London International Awards, the award that stands for the belief that creativity is everything, announces the juries for its 2023 Health and Pharma competitions. From Asia McCann Health Japan Tokyo’s ECD Shunsuke Kakinami and Ward6 Singapore’s Creative Director Sara Badr have been named on 2023 LIA Health & Wellness jury.

Rich Levy (pictured below left), Chief Creative Officer at Klick Health will preside over the Health & Wellness jury. This Jury will honor creative excellence in work that promotes consumer health products and services with the intention of personal care, self-diagnosis and regaining or maintaining health and well-being.

Levy said: “I’m honored to be chairing LIA’s Health & Wellness jury this year and have no doubt that the work will continue to inspire and raise the bar. With health and wellness in the public spotlight more than ever, the commitment to our craft and the ability to make a real difference in people’s lives have never been stronger. While it’s certainly going to be tough to choose from the abundance of bar-raising ideas, LIAs jury room is one like no other; it’s always a fun time, especially when we’re all together in Vegas.”

Rachel McCready (pictured below middle), Chief Creative Officer at Evoke will lead the Pharma & Medical jury. This jury will judge the work on the creativity in the highly-regulated sector where the focus is on conditions and diseases that require prescription medications and a doctor’s recommendation as treatment.

McCready said: “How we create has been going through so much evolution recently – it’s never been more important to zoom out and recalibrate on what excellence looks like for our industry. I can’t wait for the debates around what defines “best” in 2023.”

Alessandra Gomes (pictured below right), Executive Creative Director at McCann Health Brazil will lead the Health & Wellness – Craft and Pharma & Medical – Craft jury. Entries in this category will be judged on the execution and production value of work created for the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry and for non-pharmaceutical / non-regulated products/services, focused on the promotion of progressive and/or healthy living.

Gomes said: “I am extremely honored to chair the 2023 Health & Wellness – Craft and Pharma & Medical – Craft jury this year. I’ve been following how the quality of Craft within this category has been surpassed year after year, and as one of the most important festivals in the world, LIA shines a light on this. I’m thrilled for what’s to come.”

Barbara Levy, LIA President stated: “We are very selective as to who we invite to judge LIA entries and the process in which they judge. The names of this elite group speak for themselves. We are very proud of our judging process as we have no pre-judging, every juror is required to see every piece of work in their respective categories and they must participate in all rounds of judging. All of the judging is done onsite in Las Vegas.”

Other distinguished jury members include:

Heath & Wellness:
Rich Levy, Chief Creative Officer, Klick Health – Jury President
Sara Badr (pictured top left), Creative Director, Ward6 Singapore
Sandra Bold, Chief Creative Officer, Wunderman Thompson Benelux, Amsterdam
Tim Condrick, Creative Director, Orchard, Sydney
Shunsuke Kakinami (pictured top right), Executive Creative Director, McCann Health Japan, Tokyo
John McPartland, Creative Director – Health, Leith Agency, Edinburgh
Joy Panday, Executive Creative Director, No Fixed Address Health, Toronto
Susan Perlbachs, Chief Creative Officer, Eversana Intouch, New York
Orrin Pollard, EU Director of Creative Expression, Syneos Health Europe, London
Chris Rudnick, Executive Creative Director, TBWA\WorldHealth, Chicago
Andrew Spurgeon, Chief Creative Officer, Europe, Publicis Health
Shamel Washington, Associate Creative Director / Health Equity, Deloitte Digital, New York
Eric Weisberg, Global Chief Creative Officer, Havas Health & You

Pharma & Medical:
Rachel McCready, Chief Creative Officer, Evoke – Jury President
Stephanie Berman, Chief Creative Officer, Hill Holliday Health, New York
Joao Camacho, Global Creative Director, Novartis, Dublin
Laura Florence, Executive Creative Director, Havas Health & You, São Paulo
Amy Fortunato, VP, Group Creative Director, Klick Health, New York
Andy Mathurin, Creative Director, Heartbeat, New York
Tom Richards, Global Chief Creative Officer, 21GRAMS
Xavier Sánchez Civil, Founder / Chief Creative Officer, Umbilical, Barcelona
Eduardo Tavares, Global Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Health
Franklin Williams, EVP, Director of Experience Design, Area 23, New York

Health & Wellness – Craft and Pharma & Medical – Craft:
Alessandra Gomes, Executive Creative Director, McCann Health Brazil – Jury President
Pete Chambers, Executive Producer, Mad Cow Films, London
Jon Chapman, Chief Creative Officer – Health, BBDO New York, New York
Collette Douaihy, Global Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Health
Adam Hessel, Chief Creative Officer, North America, Ogilvy Health, New York
Nathanael Holley, Creative Director, Digitas Health, Philadelphia
Karl Johnson, SVP, Group Creative Director, Wildtype, New York
Tim Jones, Chief Creative Officer, Pharma, Grey New York, New York
Renata Maia, Global Chief Creative Officer, Wunderman Thompson Health
Jane Motz Hayes, Global Chief Creative & Design Officer, Havas Health Cx
Ludmilla Aud Timsdottir, Creative Lead, Art Direction, NoAHealth, Copenhagen

For more information on the juries, categories and/or requirements, visit the LIA website.