Publicis Groupe’s CEO APAC, Jane Lin-Baden, has been selected to represent the Asia-Pacific region as a member of the Dan Wieden Titanium Lions Jury at the 70th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Lin-Baden will be joining a panel of 10 globally renowned advertising executives overseeing this year’s Titanium category, which recognises boundary-breaking, game-changing work.
Renamed in tribute to advertising icon Dan Wieden, who played a pivotal role in creating the award, the Titanium Lions continue to celebrate provocative, boundary-busting, envy-inspiring work. With the opportunity to unearth the work that is making the industry stop in its tracks, Lin-Baden is excited to judge the Dan Wieden Titanium Lions and discover ideas that may challenge her to rethink everything she thought she knew.
Most of all, I hope that this year’s Titanium shortlist will reflect some of the energy, innovation and optimism that is emerging in our own APAC region – I can’t wait to see who rises to the top.
Lin-Baden
Leadership and Industry Experience
At Publicis Groupe, Lin-Baden leads a team of 15,000 people and 20 agency brands across the APAC region. She joined Publicis Groupe in 2018 and was appointed to lead Publicis Groupe North Asia the following year. She added South Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia to her remit as APAC CEO last September.
With 22 years of industry experience, Lin-Baden has been named China’s Top 50 Business Innovators by CBN Weekly, Women to Watch by AdAge USA, and Fastest Growing Company CEO of the Year by the China 4A Association. She holds an MBA from the Wharton Business School, part of the University of Pennsylvania, and an MA in History of Contemporary Arts from Goldsmith, the University of London. Lin-Baden is a Fellow of the sixth class of the China Fellowship Program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
2023 Dan Wieden Titanium Lions Jury
Aside from Lin-Baden, other members of the 2023 Dan Wieden Titanium Lions Jury include David Droga, CEO & Creative Chairman of Accenture Song, who will serve as Jury President, and Susan Hoffman, Chief Creative Officer of Wieden + Kennedy, among others.
The 2023 Dan Wieden Titanium Lions jury includes:
- Jury President – David Droga, CEO & Creative Chairman, Accenture Song, Global
- Jane Lin-Baden, CEO APAC, Publicis Groupe, APAC
- Marcel Marcondes, CMO, AB InBev, Global
- Kate Rouch, CMO, Coinbase, Global
- Piyush Pandey, Chairman of Global Creative & Executive Chairman, India, Ogilvy, Global
- Susan Credle, Global Chair & Global Chief Creative Officer, FCB, Global
- Susan Hoffman, Chief Creative Officer, Wieden + Kennedy, USA
- Ukonwa Ojo, CEO, Zaia Ventures, USA
- Vicki Maguire, Chief Creative Officer, Havas London, UK
- Yang Yeo, Creative Officer, Hakuhodo International, APAC
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The 70th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will be held from June 19 to 23, 2023, where Lin-Baden and the other advertising executives will judge the most provocative and boundary-busting work from around the world.
