Jury

Ranked amongst the Top 15 Creative Directors and the Top 10 Art Directors in the world by The Directory, and named the 2018 South Asia Creative Person of the Year by Campaign magazine, Ali Rez has won more than 350 international awards in his 19+ year career across USA, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. These include Grands Prix, Golds and several other metals across Cannes Lions, Clios, D&AD, Effie, One Show, Dubai Lynx, Spikes and many more.

Besides leading BBDO to be named Campaign Brief Asia Agency of the Year three years in a row, and being named Agency of the Year 2019 at Dubai Lynx, Rez has also been part of prestigious jury panels at Cannes Lions, D&AD, Clios, Effies, and President of the Design Jury at Spikes Asia and Adfest. Rez focuses on socially responsible campaigns and is the proud recipient of the Glass for Change Award at both Spikes Asia and Dubai Lynx.

Rez has lectured at Oxford University, exhibited at Tate UK, spoken at Tedx, captained a cricket team in California, and – being a firm believer that curiosity leads to creativity – has traveled to 123 countries.