Cannes Lions: Babaeko, Olumide-Ojo, Asika, Okenimkpe Make Jury List

The organisers of the Cannes Lions Festival of creativity have named some Nigerian professionals as jury members for the 2024 edition of the prestigious awards.

Steve Babaeko, CEO/ Chief Creative Officer, X3M Ideas Group was named as jury member for the Print & Publishing Lions category.

Also, Nkiru Olumide-Ojo, Executive Head Africa Regions Corporate Communications Marketing and Corporate Social Impact of Standard Bank Group will be judging the Sustainable Development Goals category alongside other global leaders.

Entertainment entrepreneur and Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC),, Obi Asika made the list of jurors for the Entertainment Music Lions category.

Meanwhile, Chima Okenimkpe, Executive Creative Director at Publicis West Africa was selected as Juror for Direct Lions.

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is billed to hold from 17-21 June 2024 in Cannes, France. It is a global event for those working in creative communications, advertising, and related fields. It is considered the largest gathering of the advertising and creative communications industry.

19 creatives, from 14 markets that have been selected to take part in a unique learning and development programme at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, taking place from 17-21 June 2024.