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Marketing & Creative Awards Judging Committee

Chair:
Allyson Stewart-Allen, Chief Executive Officer 
International Marketing Partners Ltd., London, United Kingdom

Allyson Stewart-Allen is a renowned advisor, author, speaker, educator, and Non-Executive Director whose expertise in brand internationalization is sought by leading businesses globally through her consultancy, publications, appearances, and corporate education. A Californian based in Europe for over 30 years, Allyson applies her extensive international consulting experience, MBA education with Dr. Peter Drucker, and languages (French, German) to the company she founded, International Marketing Partners. Having advised over 260 organizations across 27 countries, including Aegis, BAE Systems, Burberry, Cadbury, Chanel, HSBC, Lufthansa, NBC Universal, Ricoh, SAB Miller, and Shell, Allyson helps leaders successfully and profitably span international and functional boundaries by giving them the tools to be more effective in a global arena.  The benefits clients enjoy as a result include better localization, increased corporate diplomacy capability, and more effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Following her early career with blue-chip consulting firms PwC, PA Consulting Group and Hay Management Consultants, Allyson now advises Boards of Directors and corporate leaders in the services (legal, property and financial), luxury, retail, travel, hospitality, and industrial sectors to name a few.  Her expertise enables them to lead across cultures, achieve marketing and business development strategies, integrate acquisitions, and build their corporate diplomacy skills.  Allyson is the creator of the LinkedIn learning program Leading International Growth, as well as author of both editions of the best-selling book Working with Americans, the first-ever business manual exclusively about how to negotiate, communicate and influence in the US business culture.  Allyson is also a contributing author of The FT Handbook of ManagementWin New Business and author of all 3 editions of Marketing in the USA for the UK Government’s Department for Business and Trade.  

Allyson is an experienced and frequent commentator lending her insights to TV, radio, print and digital media across the globe.  Besides her 4-year slot for Sky News as The Muse of Marketing, she has appeared on several television shows, including 5 seasons on BBC’s The Apprentice and CNBC’s The Business Class.  Other outlets applying her insights include BBC News, Bloomberg, Business Week, CNN, Deutsche Welle, Fortune, FT, France 24, New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal amongst others. Allyson served as a Non-Executive Director for the Chartered Institute of Marketing, the UK’s professional body for the Marketing profession, having been elected by its members in November 2017.  She currently serves as a Member of the Advisory Board for the UK’s British Business Excellence Awards and IORMA, and formerly as an Advisory Board member for the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. A frequent keynote speaker at international conferences, Allyson has appeared on the platforms of The Drucker Forum, The Conference Board, Wilton Park, Economist Conferences, Institute of Directors Conferences, British American Chamber, Marketing Society, Content Marketing Association, Retail Week, Festival of Marketing, and American Marketing Association amongst others to share her international business expertise.  She also serves as a Mentor for the Mayor of London’s GROW LONDON program as well as for numerous female leaders. 

Committee:

Dishant Banga, Sr. Marketing Analyst
Bridgetree LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Dishant received his Master’s degree in Engineering Management with a specialization in Data Analytics and Data Science from UNC, Charlotte. With six years of experience, his interests include applications of Machine Learning and Data Science to solve complex business problems. Currently, he is working as a Senior Data Analyst at Bridgetree.

 

Aditya Bansal, Senior Director
Procter & Gamble, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Tom Conti, Founder & CEO
SweetScience  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Tom Conti is the Founder and CEO of SweetScience, a technology-forward marketing agency launched in 2016 to support challenger brands. Prior to SweetScience, Tom served as President of G2 USA, the digital agency network of Grey Group, and held senior leadership positions at agencies of MRM/McCann WorldGroup and Ketchum Communications.

Carolina Dulcey, Graphic Designer
Ford's Theatre Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Juan Carlos Gozzer, Partner and Chief Operating Officer Latin America
LLYC - LLORENTE & CUENCA, São Paulo, Brazil

Juan Carlos is a reputation management and communication strategist with 15 years of experience at LLYC. He has coordinated strategic positioning projects in Latin America and led operations in Brazil and the Southern Region. With a degree in Political Science and a Master's in International Relations from the University of Bologna.

Lisa Marie Heitman-Bruce, Marketing Director
Labosport Group (France), Highland Scotland, United Kingdom

Lisa Marie, Marketing Director of Labosport, is a British-American marketing professional with a remarkable career spanning 28 years. She's a Sun'aq Tribe member and founder of Kodiak Summer Science and Salmon Camp, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Lisa Marie is also a writer, songwriter, playwright, and journalist.

 

Beáta Hives, Founder, CEO and Senior Strategist
Next9 Communications, Budapest, Hungary

Experienced communication and marketing professional with a demonstrated history of working on the client and agency sides. Five years ago, her agency was founded and became one of the biggest, award-winning communication agencies in Hungary. Developed strategies for FMCG, ICT, energy, financial companies, and many more. Guest lecturer at universities.

Astor Keung, Market Development Advisor 
Shell HK Ltd., Hong Kong, Greater China

Currently the Market Development Advisor at Shell Global Environmental Products Business, Astor is a result-driven and seasoned brand and digital innovation leader with extensive B2B and B2C experience that spans across local, regional, and global levels. Astor is passionate about leading brands through premiumization and innovation, treating herself as a brand guardian.

Emin M.O., General Manager
INNOCEAN Turkiye, Istanbul, Kadiköy, Turkey

After working as GM for Turkey offices of Publicis, BBDO, Proximity, Havas WW and serving more than 100 brands, he currently leads Turkiye office of INNOCEAN as GM. He is also board member on Turkish Advertising Agencies Association, Trade Ministry Advertising Board and lectures marketing classes at BAU MBA.

Violeta Niculut, Marketing Manager
Anchor Grup, Bucharest, Romania

Violeta has over 20 years of experience in marketing and communications, specializing in retail and FMCG for international and local brands. She holds an Executive MBA Degree and has over five years of experience managing internal teams and agencies at Anchor Group. Supervised business projects in the CEE, USA, and Asia-Pacific regions.

Sudha Ranganathan, Director
LinkedIn, San Francisco, California, United States

Sudha, a seasoned professional with 17+ years of experience at P&G, Nielsen, and PayPal, is currently a Director of Product Marketing at LinkedIn. She has expertise in diverse B2C and B2B categories, including Beauty, Health Care, HR Tech, E-commerce, and Fintech.

 

Jennifer Jayde Spencer, Founder & CEO
Jennifer Jayde Int'l Inc., Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Jennifer Jayde is an internationally, two time bestselling and multiple award winning Author, International speaker, and Alignment Coach for those who desire to live their purpose full time, positively impact the lives of others, and live freely and abundantly as a result.

Donna Stone, Director/Senior Coach
Stone Business Coaching, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Donna Stone is a multi-award-winning business coach with decades of experience, and formal qualifications in Accounting, Marketing, Business Management and Training. She’s written seven books and has been an invited judge for multiple awards since early 2019. Donna has spoken at many Universities, Chambers of Commerce, conferences, and business events.

Amit Thummar, Global Lead Product Marketing Manager 
TransUnion, Santa Clara, California, United States

Thy-An Tran, Director of Marketing & Advertising
Soberlink, Anaheim, California, United States

Thy-An (pronounced "Tee-Ann") is a well-rounded marketing professional with experience in many aspects of marketing and general management. Self-starter with a drive to find solutions, teaching new skills, and efficiently consolidating thoughts into organized projects. Strives to exceed expectations and deliver work with both pleasing aesthetics and meaningful functionality.

Naz Yöney, Founder CEO, Creative Director, Marketing Consultant, Author
House of Sol, Google, Vogue and Sabancı University, New York City, New York, Turkey

Nazlican is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the House of Sól, a New York-based luxury jewelry brand, an Advisory Board Member of the Sabanci School of Business, a thought leader in technology, and the tech author for Vogue. Before her entrepreneurial career, she held strategic leadership positions in the technology industry.

Maksym Zakharko, Chief Marketing & Technology Officer
ABi Media Holdings, Warszawa, Masovian, Poland

Maksym Zakharko has over 7 years of experience in Digital Marketing and specializes in media buying, analytics, and digital marketing strategy for regional, local, and international clients.

Khaldoun Saleh Zeinati, Founder & CEO, Engineer 
Consulting Engineering's Office, Amman, Jordan
Khaldoun is the founder and CEO of Eng. Khaldoun Zeinati Consulting Engineering's Office KZ'C, providing consultancy, studies, design, adjudication, and project management for electro-mechanical engineering works and solar power stations. He is also the chairman of Smart Green®, Free Radicals for Natural Drinks, LLC, and Aquamarine Company for Innovative Industries, LLC.