Co-chair of Judges

Headshot of James Lusher
Headshot of Clare Parsons

James Lusher 

Director of External Communications, Virgin Media O2

Clare Parsons 

Director and Co-Founder, Lansons

2025 Judges

Anna Geffert

Managing Director, Hera Communication Strategies

Baljit Gill

Founder, Serani Communications

Beth Gaudin

Head of People, Forster

Charlie Tarr

Founder & CEO, Woodrow

David Woodward

Managing Partner, Fight or Flight

David Hamilton

Exec Director of Engagement, Marketing and Communications, BFI - British Film Institute

Emer Delaney

Director of Communications, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Erin Hayward

Corporate Communications Manager, Virgin Media O2

Ishtar Schneider

Global People, Inclusion & Diversity Communications Lead, Mars Petcare

Janita Lakhanpal

Director, Business Development and Inclusion Chair, Ketchum UK

Jo Patterson

Managing, Director, Zeno London

Jo Bartlett

VP, Corporate Communications, BMG

Kalay Maistry

Partner & Head of Corporate Reputation and Advisory, Razor PR

Katie Spreadbury

UK CEO, Vested

Laura Franklin-Hollier

Digital Director, MWW

Louise Vaughan

Cofounder & Chief Client Officer, Definition

Lucy McGettigan

Partner, The Romans

Martin Currie

Chief Executive, Citypress

Megan Carver

Founder & MD, Carver PR

Michael House

Chief Operating Officer, Aspectus

Nick Price-Thompson

Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Nick Price-Thompson

Nicola Dodd

Managing Director, Ogilvy PR

Nina Webb

CEO, Brazen

Oliver Bradley

Managing Director, Words + Pixels

Ondine Whittington

President, Golin and Virgo Health London, Golin

Orla Houston-Jibo

Associate Director, Riot Communications

Patricia Macauley

Founder & Director, Multicultural Marketing Consultancy

Paul Joseph

Managing Director, Full Fat

Phil Caplin

Founder, Broadcast Revolution

Rachael Laird

CEO HAVE RED EUROPE AND UK, HAVAS RED

Rachel Minty

Managing Director, Blurred

Rachel Friend

Executive Chair, Harvard

Rebecca Williams

Director of People and Planning, WPR

Riki Neill

Director, RNN Communications

Sam Gregory

Co-CEO, Tangerine Communications

Satnam Rana-Grindley

Director of Communications, University of Warwick

Satyen Dayal

MD, Technology, Edelman

Sheeraz Gulsher

co-founder, People Like Us & Braver

Shilpa Saul

Director, The Unmistakables

Sian Trew

Director of Marketing and Communications, Crown Commercial Service

Subhani Rawat

Talent Director, MSL

Tom Hashemi

CEO, Cast from Clay

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