2025 Juries

Each year we assemble the best creative talent from around the globe.

The best shows have the best judges. Like attracts like.

So, appointing the right judges is a serious business. LIA puts careful thought and consideration into selecting the best frontline practitioners to sit on the juries. Every year, the jury members are high-profile professionals from diverse communities internationally; each accomplished in their field and acclaimed by their counterparts in the industry. Having a diversified jury (DEI) across the world - companies, networks, holding companies, independent companies to clients means having different points of view that would eventually lead to the best work being funneled through.

There is a big weight of responsibility to push the most notable work to the top. That’s why, in the interest of total fairness, every jury member must see every piece of work from the get-go. No pre-judging off-site. And any juror who has a vested interest in a piece of work must abstain.

2025 Integration and Direct Jury

Jury President
Rob Doubal
Global Chief Creative Officer
M+C Saatchi

Rob Doubal is Joint Global Chief Creative Officer of M+C Saatchi Group, the world’s largest independent creative network.

Rob (and long-term creative partner Laurence ‘Lolly’ Thomson) joined M+C last year to spearhead and drive creativity across the network, which spans 6 regions and 26 countries.

The appointment followed a 12-year stint at McCann London, where they were instrumental in turning around McCann’s creative prowess and making the UK an unrivalled hub of advertising excellence – elevating the company from an unranked outlier to the #1 UK Creative Agency (Cannes), #3 on the WARC Creative 100, and #6 on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list.

Previously, the duo worked out of hot shops W+K London and Mother London, creating some of the best work of that decade.

Regularly featured amongst the world’s top-ranking creatives they’ve amassed 1200+ awards from all the major UK & international shows, and 190+ Cannes Lions including Titanium & several Grand Prix.

Proud creator of work that moves culture, grows brand and delivers impact, Rob believes that pure creativity is amongst the most precious human commodities on the planet - and soon to be the most valuable.