MAD STARS 2025 reveals final jury for Busan judging lead by Tawana Murphy, Ashish Chakravarty, Alejandro Di Trolio + Alex Abrantes
MAD STARS, the global festival celebrating marketing, advertising, and digital content, has officially announced the Final Jury for its 2025 edition.
Of 336 jurors from 75 countries taking part in this year’s competition, 34 experts from 20 locations have been appointed as Final Judges to evaluate the final round entries on-site in Busan.
Grouped into six thematic groups, the Final Jury of MAD STARS 2025 will evaluate the most outstanding entries from around the world, spanning categories such as film, print, design, data, entertainment, strategy, AI, SDGs, and more. The diverse and multidisciplinary panel will select the winners of this year’s prestigious creative awards.
Film, Diverse Insights, Branded Entertainment, Game, Music, Sports, PIVOT (Special Category)
• Alex Abrantes, Chief Creative Officer, North America, Iris Worldwide (Executive Jury)
• Andrea Ogunbadejo, President, Eva Nosidam – VaynerX
• Erik Reiff, Chief Creative Officer / Founding Partner, Black Cat White Cat Music
• Herbert Hernandez, Creative Partner, GIGIL
• Hyejin Kwon, Group Creative Director, HSAD
• Leonard Wiguna, Group Chief Creative Officer, Future Creative Network
• Nino Gupana, Global Creative Specialist, Our LEGO Agency of The LEGO Group
• Ricardo Adolfo, Executive Creative Director, TBWA\ Media Arts Lab Tokyo
• Tres Colacion, Executive Creative Director, Droga5
Print, Radio & Audio, Design, Direct, Strategy, SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
• Ashish Chakravarty, Executive Director & India Head of Creative, McCANN (Executive Jury)
• Jiho Park, Executive Creative Director, Daehong Communications
• Livio Grossi, Group Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Creative / Dentsu Redder
• Minseok Seo, Executive Creative Director, TBWA KOREA
• Neo Dikgafela Segola, Chief Creative Officer, Lumis
• Pablo Maldonado, Executive Creative Director, C2
• Pannarai Juanroong, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy Thailand
• Rita-Maria Spielvogel, Creative Director & Member of the Board, DDB Wien / Board Member, ADC*E
Interactive, Mobile, Data Insight, Social & Influencer, Integrated, Innovation
• Alejandro Di Trolio, European Creative Chairman, Cheil (Executive Jury)
• Carlos Camacho, Chief Creative Officer ASIA, GUT
• Hajime Yakushiji, Creative Director / Strategic Planner, Dentsu Inc.
• Jin Yang, Creative Partner, Leo Burnett Taiwan
• Joseph Lau, Global Head of Creative and Design, OPPO
• Mateusz Mroszczak, Chief Creative Officer, VML Singapore
• Pancho Gonzalez, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Inbrax
• Samer Lahoud, Head of Creative Strategy, MENA, Snap Inc
Outdoor, PR, Brand Experience & Activation, Media, Place Brand, Commerce
• Tawana Murphy Burnett, Head of Top Accounts & Agencies, Meta (Executive Jury)
• Chatchai Butsabakorn, Executive Creative Director, VML Thailand
• Geumbyul / Very Bae, Executive Creative Director, INNOCEAN
• Jamie Cordwell, Global Executive Creative Director (Interim CCO), Edelman
• Kimberley Ragan, Group Creative Director, Colenso BBDO
• Martin Cedergren, Executive Creative Director, Xnet
• Sandipan Bhattacharyya, Chief Creative Officer, MONKS
• Sohyun Lee, Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide
• Yoshitaka Kitagawa, Strategic Creative Director, HAKUHODO
The MAD STARS 2025 judging process consists of three stages. The first is conducted online, while the second and final rounds will take place in Busan on August 25, where the Final Jury will gather in person to select the winners. The results will be officially announced at the MAD STARS Awards Show on August 29.