Stephan Schwarz is the Executive Creative Director of LePub Singapore, leading the agency's Asia-Pacific headquarters. A German who transitioned from corporate communications to advertising at age 38, he honed his creative skills at French agencies including Change, Herezie, and BETC. He moved to Singapore in 2022, initially leading the Vaseline account in APAC. In 2024, Schwarz was part of the team that won Singapore's first-ever Cannes Lions Grand Prix while at Ogilvy. He has won major advertising awards from Cannes Lions, D&AD, One Show, and Clios, working with brands across FMCG, F&B, and retail.

Born in Melbourne to an advertising family (mother a Creative Director and father a Client Lead), Jessica moved to Shanghai in 2004 and started a career spanning over 20 years across five countries in local, regional, and global roles.

Working with some of the biggest brands in the world, including Google, Coca-Cola, Unilever, L’Oréal, Samsung, Heineken, and Nestle, Jessica prides herself on building deep partnerships with clients by solving business problems with creativity. Campaigns she has led have been awarded across multiple shows, including Cannes Lions, One Show, D&AD, AdFest, Spikes, and Effies.

Her roles have included Global Managing Partner, Chief Marketing Officer, and Global Client Lead, through which she has worked across all facets of the industry, bringing together cross-capability teams, deep specialists, and performance while putting creativity at the centre of everything. She is a frequent speaker and judge at industry events, including Spikes Asia, AdFest, APAC Effies, and IPA Effectiveness.

Ajay has spent most of his working life in Southeast Asia, much of it in Singapore. The people he’s worked with, learned from, and been inspired by along the way are all responsible for any achievements that led to his being on this jury. He would like to use this opportunity to contribute and serve, with gratitude, the industry that has given him so much in the first place.

At Ogilvy Singapore, Nicolas manages some of Asia’s largest accounts and leads a multidisciplinary team behind award-winning campaigns for global brands including Unilever, Coca-Cola, Mondelez, Philips, and Nestlé. His work has consistently earned international acclaim, from Cannes Lions to One Show, Clio, and D&AD. Notably, he helped secure Singapore’s first Cannes Grand Prix in 2024 and its first Titanium Lion in 2025, alongside multiple Golds across diverse categories. Named Campaign Asia’s 2022 Creative Person of the Year, Nicolas continues to elevate Singapore’s creative reputation worldwide.

Tay Guan Hin is a Singaporean creative powerhouse, award-winning speaker, and best-selling author of Collide: Embracing Conflict to Boost Creativity. As APAC Regional Director for The One Club for Creativity, he is on a mission to inspire bold ideas and push creative boundaries across the region.

He has taken the stage at TEDx, Spikes Asia, and The One Show, captivating audiences with high-energy talks on AI, storytelling, and the magic that happens when emotion and technology collide. Named a Hall of Fame Advertising Visionary by AAMS, Tay’s career is built on transforming challenges into opportunities for innovation.

His client list reads like a global brand hall of fame—US Grain Council, Tencent, TikTok, Meta, Unilever—and he has helped them craft campaigns that don’t just win awards but win hearts. From AI: Friend or Foe to Imperfect Beauty, his keynote topics spark ideas, challenge comfort zones, and equip audiences with tools to think differently.

A past Asia Professional Speakers Association president, Tay also mentors the next generation of creative leaders. Whether on stage, in the boardroom, or one-on-one, he inspires people to embrace discomfort, lean into conflict, and create stories that connect on a deeply human level—and leave a lasting mark.

For nine years, Marco has been Global Creative Head for Unilever's most iconic brands, including LUX, Pond's, Vaseline, Clear, and Sunsilk. His leadership has earned wins at Cannes Lions, Clio, D&AD, New York Festivals, and The One Show. In 2024, he helped secure Singapore's first Cannes Grand Prix for Vaseline, contributing to VML's Global Agency of the Year title. In 2025, he led two more Grand Prix wins and Singapore's first Titanium Lion with Vaseline Verified — Unilever's most awarded campaign. Formerly CCO at DM9DDB Brazil, he drove record wins, including its 100th Cannes Lion, and was named Brazil's Creative of the Year in 2015.

Jeet has over 20 years of experience in a range of marketing roles at Unilever, spanning diverse categories and markets globally, including India, China, the US, and Southeast Asia. Throughout her career, she has worked on global brands like Comfort, Pepsodent, Signal, Closeup, Vaseline, and Love Beauty & Planet. In her current role on Vaseline, she leads the rapidly growing platform of Vaseline Gluta-Hya to deliver business growth and world-class unmissable marketing campaigns.

Over the past 20 years, Agnieszka has built brands people love, from Desperados to Heineken, across the world, shaping strategies and campaigns celebrated at Cannes Lions, Effie, and beyond. Her journey spans Paris, Amsterdam, and Shanghai, and opens doors to what's next. Known for blending intuition with logic, and aesthetic craft with impact, she thrives on making ideas and people flourish.

With over two decades in advertising, Khalid still approaches every brief with the same hands-on passion. His dedication has earned him countless awards, including Grand Prix in Spikes and numerous Cannes Lions, where he also serves as a respected jury member. He co-founded BLKJ, a top independent agency whose reputation continues to thrive under Havas. Despite his achievements, Khalid stays grounded and is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of talent.