London International Awards (LIA) has set the lineup of jury presidents for its 40th show. This year, 18 jury presidents will be presiding over 30 categories.
One of those presidents is Linda Cronin, EVP global media, Monks. She will preside over the inaugural Creativity in Media competition. As the show that is created for creatives, the Creativity in Media jury will be looking to award work that raises standards in the context of media, where inspiring media ideas and innovative channels take center stage.
Cronin said, “Media performance and digital growth have become increasingly reliant on thumb-stopping ad creative, and it’s leading to more collaboration than ever before between media buyers, designers and creative strategists. I’m honored to be part of the jury panel for LIA’s 2025 Creativity in Media to help recognize creative excellence that is making media more effective and more impactful on the bottom line.”
Barbara Levy, president of LIA, said, “We take great care in inviting the best people to judge as it is a big responsibility. These are highly respected industry leaders who create and look at ideas all the time, so they can distinguish between mediocre, good and excellent work in terms of creativity.”
Here’s a rundown of the 2025 jury presidents:
Ambient & Activation | Billboard | Poster | Print
Chaka Sobhani, President / Global Chief Creative Officer, DDB Worldwide
Audio & Radio
Sbu Sitole, Chief Creative Officer, The Odd Number, Johannesburg
Branded Content and Branded Entertainment
Javier Campopiano, Global Chief Creative Officer, McCann Worldgroup & McCann
Creative Strategy
Sandi Preston, Chief Strategy Officer, Translation – Division of United Masters, Brooklyn
Creativity In B2B and Transformative Business Impact
Gavin Chimes, Chief Creative Officer, Howatson+Company, Sydney
Creativity In Media
Linda Cronin, EVP Global Media, Monks
Creativity In PR
Judy John, Global Chief Creative Officer, Edelman
Design and Package Design
Thomas Mueller, Global Head of Design / Chief Design Officer, EMEA, Accenture Song
Digital and Use of Social Media & Influencers
Samira Ansari, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy NY
Evolution and Creative Use of Data
Gabriel Schmitt, Global Chief Creative Officer, Grey
Health & Wellness
Stephanie Berman, Global Chief Creative Officer, The Bloc
Health & Wellness-Craft and Pharma & Medical-Craft
Steve Martin, Creative Director – EMEA & Global, Syneos Health
Integration and Direct
Chris Beresford-Hill, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, BBDO
Music & Sound
Lucas Sfair, CEO / Head of Audio, Bumblebeat, São Paulo
Non-Traditional
Marco Venturelli, Global CEO / CCO Leo | CEO / CCO Publicis Conseil | CCO Publicis Groupe France
Pharma & Medical
Collette Douaihy, Global Chief Creative Officer, Health, Dentsu Health
Production & Post-Production and Music Video
Paul Hunter, Co-Founder, PRETTYBIRD
TV & Cinema and Online Film
Vicki Maguire, Chief Creative Officer, Havas London
The LIA entry system is now open. There is currently a 25% discount for entries finalized before June 10.
Judging in Las Vegas commences on September 25 and will be completed on October 3, 2025. All rounds of judging are done onsite at the Encore @ Wynn Hotel. Every judge is required to see every piece of work in their respective categories. These panels decide on the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Statue Winners, as well as the Finalists. Each panel, at their discretion, also decides on whether a Grand LIA will be awarded.
As there is no off-site pre-judging, all judges are fully involved from the beginning to the end, so everyone is privy to the final results before they are published.
LIA is one of five global shows that is included in the WARC Creative 100 Rankings.
