Judging

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Judging Criteria

Entries are assessed by a large independent panel of industry experts. The Judging Panel assesses each entry according to the criteria and merits, taking into account all information provided. Full and completed submissions have the best chance, so be sure to include as much information as possible and adhere to the word limit. The judging panel will then select finalists and winners for each category.

For entries to be fully assessed, it is important that you provide as much detail in your entries as possible and specifically relate this to the entry criteria for each Award. Greater transparency with the judges will enable them to score you fairly. All judges are required to sign a non-disclosure agreement before participating. Judges will not be involved in any categories where commercial conflict could arise.

Our panel of seasoned digital experts will carefully judge each nomination against the judging criteria. Scores will be collated and reviewed by the Executive Judging Panel. The judging process will take place from 4-18 September 2025.

Executive Judges

CRAIG DELANY

GENERAL MANAGER COMMERCIAL

METSERVICE

GARETH CODD

GENERAL MANAGER OF PRODUCT, TECHNOLOGY & DATA

MEDIAWORKS

IRIS BENEDIKT

CHAPTER LEAD, HEAD OF DIGITAL PERFORMANCE MARKETING

AIR NEW ZEALAND

JOHN BUCKLEY

DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL REVENUE & STRATEGY

STUFF

KATIE MACDIARMID

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

NZME

SPENCER BAILEY

HEAD OF NEW ZEALAND

META

VALERIE WALSHE

CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

TVNZ

VANESSA WILLIAMS

GENERAL MANAGER MARKETING & MEDIA

REALESTATE.CO.NZ

Judges

ADNAN KHAN

CO-FOUNDER

STITCH & STITCH PREDICT

AKSHAYA ARUN

DIGITAL MARKETING PLATFORM MANAGER

ANZ BANK

ALEX MACKRILL
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
HYPE & DEXTER

ALICIA TUTTY
MEDIA DIRECTOR
VML

ANITA GREENFIELD
HEAD OF PRODUCT
WPP MEDIA

ANKIT PATEL

HEAD OF DATA AND ANALYTICS
STANLEY ST

ANTONY YOUNG
PARTNER
THE MEDIA LAB

ASH HOUGHTON
VP SALES, NZ
PERION

ASHWIN SUNDARAM

General Manager, Data & Performance

ACQUIRE DATA DRIVEN ADVERTISING

BEN MORRIS
ADVERTISING & PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
REALESTATE.CO.NZ

BLAINE HUDSON
HEAD OF PRODUCT & DATA

MARKET MEDIA

BRAD GLADING
HEAD OF RESEARCH & INSIGHTS
MEDIAWORKS

BRENDAN GINNEVER
SENIOR STRATEGIST
OMD NEW ZEALAND

BRIAN WOODWARD
DIGITAL SEARCH & ATTRIBUTION MANAGER
ANZ

BRIDGET WHALLEY
GM - STRATEGY
TOGETHER

CAMPBELL JARVIS
SENIOR PARTNER MANAGER
GOOGLE NZ

CHARLOTTE BELL
MANAGING DIRECTOR
PLUG MEDIA

CHARLOTTE RING
HEAD OF ROVA COMMERCIALSTRATEGY
MEDIAWORKS

CHRISTINA SO
GROUP DIGITAL PLANNING DIRECTOR
IPG MEDIABRANDS

CONOR BREEN
PRODUCT DIRECTOR
PMX

COURTNEY NEWTON
JOINT HEAD OF MEDIA
STANLEY STREET

CRAIG WHITAKER
HEAD OF GOOGLE MARKETING PLATFORM
GOOGLE NZ

DAN PUTLAND
CHAPTER LEAD - STRATEGIC PLANNING
SPARK

DONALD SAW
COUNTRY MANAGER, NEW ZEALAND
BLIS

DUNCAN COLLINS
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LEAD
WPP MEDIA

ELLA GRIBBEN
COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
NEILSEN

ELLA FITTON
HEAD OF DIGITAL AD OPERATIONS
NZME

ELLYN RICKETTS
MARKET LEAD, MID-MARKET SOLUTIONS
GOOGLE NZ

EMILY ISLE
CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER
MBM

GALIB HOSSAIN
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
GROUPM

HAMISH SCOTT-KNIGHT
PARTNER - INNOVATION & PRODUCT
LASSOO MEDIA & PR

HANNAH JAWAD
SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR
MBM

HANNAH MERRITT
PLANNING DIRECTOR
PHD MEDIA

HANNAH WEIR
PERFORMANCE LEAD
GOOGLE NZ

HARRISON BOYS
GENERAL MANAGER, ACTIVATION & GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
IPG MEDIABRANDS

HAYDEN TAN
PROGRAMMATIC & AD TECHNOLOGY MANAGER
STUFF

HUGH JANNINGS
PARTNER
TEAM CIRCLE

IVAN ATKINS
GM DIGITAL
PHD

JACK MANNING
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
VISTAR MEDIA

JACK PLOWRIGHT
GM - PROGRAMMATIC
LUMO DIGITAL OUTDOOR

JAKE CALDER
FOUNDER
FUGAZAI

JAMES CARTWRIGHT
SALES DIRECTOR ANZ
AZIRA

JANE ORMSBY
MANAGING DIRECTOR
SCROLL MEDIA

JANE STANLEY
CEO AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
HEARTS & SCIENCE

JANINE CASAS
DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER
KIWIBANK

JANINE WINTER
GROUP BUSINESS DIRECTOR
WAVEMAKER

JESSICA MILES
COUNTRY MANAGER, ANZ
INTEGRAL AD SCIENCE

JILL VARANI
HEAD OF SEARCH
MBM

JOHN WALTMANN
RETAIL INDUSTRY MANAGER
GOOGLE

JONAS JAANIMAGI
TECHNOLOGY LEAD
IAB AUSTRALIA

JUSTIN KEOWN
ACCOUNT MANAGER EXPORT
GOOGLE

KATE GRIGG
HEAD OF PMX
PUBLICIS MEDIA EXCHANGE

KATE ADDIS
CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER
OMD NEW ZEALAND

KATRINA RICHMOND
HEAD OF MEDIA
HEMISPHERE

KEVIN VAN WYK
PROGRAMMATIC DIRECTOR
GO MEDIA

KRIS HADLEY
MANAGING PARTNER
TOGETHER

KRISTINE GONZAGA
SENIOR ACTIVATION DIRECTOR (SEARCH)
TOGETHER

KYRA LYDEN
JOINT HEAD OF STRATEGY
SPARK FOUNDRY

LAUFILI LAVULO
PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR
OMD NEW ZEALAND

LEE UNDERWOOD
BUSINESS DIRECTOR
MINDSHAREWORLD

LISA ISON
HEAD OF DIGITAL PRODUCT MONETISATION
SKY NZ

LLOYD AICKIN
HEAD OF DIGITAL REVENUE STRATEGY
NZME

LOUIS NIVEN
CLIENT PARTNER
TIKTOK

LUCINDA MOON
CONSULTING DIRECTOR
FIRST DIGITAL

MARK GRIFFITHS
HEAD OF DIGITAL
SALESFORCE

MARK HAYES
NZ MARKETING MANAGER, DIGITAL EXPERIENCE
ADOBE

MARK REEKIE
OWNER/DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENT MEDIA

MATT GARDINER
DIGITAL DIRECTOR
OMD NEW ZEALAND

MATT MCNEIL
MANAGING DIRECTOR
THE MEDIA LAB

MATTHEW HOLDRIDGE
COMMERCIAL MANAGER -
ODT, DIGITAL, CIRCULATION, MARKETING
ALLIED PRESS LTD

MAX CHARNIN
HEAD OF PROGRAMMATIC OUTDOOR & RADIO
MEDIAWORKS

MELISSA EVANS
PROGRAMMATIC OUTDOOR & RADIO
STUFF

MICAELA BOS
ACTIVATION DIRECTOR
OMD NEW ZEALAND

MIKE DELANEY
HEAD OF DIGITAL STRATEGY
HEARTS & SCIENCE

MIRI KANG
HEAD OF DIGITAL CONNECTIONS & PLANNING
SPARK FOUNDRY

MURTAZA FIDAHUSEN
CHAPTER LEAD, PERFORMANCE CHANNELS
SPARK NZ

NASTASSIA SUBRITZKY
HEAD OF DATA & ANALYTICS
MEDIAWORKS

NICK BOULSTRIDGE
MANAGING PARTNER MRB DIGITAL

NICK HENDERSON
LEAD, REVENUE SOLUTIONS
MAGNITE

NICK WHITEHEAD
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
NIELSEN

NICOLA YATES
SENIOR MEDIA MANAGER
WOOLWORTHS NZ

NIKKI ROGERS
PARTNER LEADER
GOOGLE

NIKO BATINICA
PARTNER
TEAM CIRCLE

NIVIN SEWPERSHAD
GSM OF PROGROMMATIC NZ
JCDECAUX

OLLY KING
HEAD OF STRATEGY
SPARK FOUNDRY

PETER SMYTH
COO
VMG DIGITAL

PHIL CLEMAS
CO-FOUNDER & CEO
LUMO DIGITAL OUTDOOR

POURIA ASGHARI
HEAD OF PROCUCT & AI
MEDIAWORKS

QASSEM NAIM
FOUNDER AT CIRCLE
TEAM CIRCLE

RACHEL BAYFIELD
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION OFFICER
PHD MEDIA

RAVNEEL CHANDRA
CLIENT PARTNER
TIKTOK

REBECCA DIDOVICH
GROUP DIGITAL DIRECTOR
MBM

RHYS HERON
FORMER IAB NZ CHAIR

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

RICHARD CULPH
HEAD OF DIGITAL AUDIO,
ROVA AND PODCASTS
MEDIAWORKS RADIO

RICHARD MCRAE
MEDIA & DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER
ONE NEW ZEALAND

RICHARD POOK
DIRECTOR & FOUNDER
PRODUCTIFY MEDIA

RICK GOODWIN
PRODUCT INNOVATION & SOLUTIONS DIRECTOR
OOH!MEDIANZ

ROB CLIFFORD
CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER
INTEGRAL ADS

ROB HUTCHINSON
GM DIGITAL - COMMERCIAL
TVNZ

RORY MCDONALD
GM MARKET MEDIA
MARKET MEDIA

RUFUS CHUTER
MANAGING PARTNER
TOGETHER

SAHRI THOMSON
DIGITAL STRATEGY DIRECTOR
PHD

SAM BONIFACE
CLIENT PARTNER
TOGETHER

SAM BURNS
SENIOR DIGITAL LEAD
OMD NEW ZEALAND

SANDRA SCOTT
SALES AND PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR
VISTAR MEDIA NZ

SARAH CATRAN
HEAD OF DIGITAL AUDIO
NZME

SARAH O'CAROLL
DIRECTOR OF CLIENT PARTNERSHIPS NZ
VDX.TV

SCOTT ALLAN
JOINT HEAD OF MEDIA
STANLEY ST

SCOTT BIBBY
AGENCY PARTNER
META

SETH ZWART
AGENCY LEAD - BRAND
GOOGLE

SHIV MANE
PRODUCT OWNER - DIGITAL MEDIA SQUAD
SPARK

SIMON BIRD
PARTNER STRATEGY & MEASUREMENT
LASSOO

SKIPPER LOMIWES
PROGRAMMATIC AND DATA ACTIVATION MANAGER
TVNZ

SOPHIE VAN DUVIEN
INDUSTRY MANAGER GOVERNMENT, BANKING, TELCO
GOOGLE

STEPHEN OLD

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
FORMER IAB NZ CHAIR

SURAJ BARNAWAL
CHIEF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
TOGETHER

SUSAN BENSEMAN
HEAD OF MEDIA & MARKETING PERFORMANCE
ANZ

TERESA LY
GROUP BUSINESS DIRECTOR AUNZ
ACAST

TIM POINTER
FOUNDER
REASON

TINA TRENKNER-MEADE
INDEPENDENT COMMERCE STRATEGIST

TONY BOYTE
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT

TRAVENA ADDENBROOKE
DOMAIN CHAPTER LEAD FOR PERFORMANCE MARKETING
SPARK NEW ZEALAND

VICTORIA KUM
DIGITAL SALES MANAGER
TVNZ

VINAY SHIRYAN
PROGRAMMATIC & AD OPERATIONS MANAGER
METSERVICE

YAEL MILBANK
MANAGING DIRECTOR AUSTRALIA & NZ
MAGNITE

ZANE FURTADO
GM TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
ACQUIRE DATA DRIVEN ADVERTISING