Jury

Judite Mota has been a copywriter and creative director for most of her professional life. She has a degree in journalism and studied classical ballet but creative departments have been her home for more than 20 years now. Currently Chief Creative Officer and MD of VMLY&R Lisbon, she has collected awards in all major shows including Cannes, Clio, London Festivals, New York Festivals as well as the main award shows in Portugal. She has also served in many international jury panels like Cannes Lions, D&AD, Clio and The One Show. Also chaired Portugal’s Creative Club for 4 years. Nowadays she is responsible for a multidisciplinary team aiming to connect creativity, technology and culture for the benefit of brands. Judite believes that creative thinking must lead every step in a client/agency relationship and that ideas are the force that moves the world forward. Loves to travel either for real or through the pages of a book as she is an avid reader. She has two sons that she drags around museums all over the world.