Meet The Drum Awards for Digital Advertising 2021 jury

As a digital marketing exper, Malik specialises in martech and adtech services, and data-driven advertising for Accenture Interactive. He began his career in digital advertising working for Google, focusing on real time optimisation for search advertising. He then joined Microsoft to improve the business's search response optimisation platform for marketers. After working for these two technology companies, he ran the commercial and digital transformation programme at the Daily Mail Group and devised an aggressive programmatic strategy focusing on data acquisition and performance marketing. Alongside his digital role at Accenture Interactive, Amir is the Accent on Ethnicity Lead for the company and represents the leadership team for inclusion and diversity.

One of the “100 people who make advertising great” according to the 4A’s, Juhl is global chief executive officer of GroupM. A member of WPP’s executive leadership team and a key player in WPP becoming a creative transformation company, he is ensuring that GroupM continues to be a powerful growth driver for WPP. Prior, Juhl served as global global chief executive officer of GroupM’s Essence, a data and measurement-driven global agency. He joined Essence in 2013 to lead North America after spending 14 years at Razorfish.

Lakhani is head of ad tech at IAB UK, the industry body for digital advertising. Her remit includes facilitating discussion and collaboration among the ad tech community to address mutual challenges, with a current focus on user ID, brand safety and transparency. She is also the UK liaison for the US based IAB Tech Lab; working to educate and drive adoption of market standards. From a technical perspective, Lakhani inputs on industry taskforces and the IAB Gold Standard.

Sarpong is an experienced marketer in driving omni channel solutions, with a demonstrated history of working in some of the biggest media agencies in the UK. Her experience spans multi-channel and multi-vertical from FMCG, auto, retail, tech, ents and everything in between. She is currently trading director at the7Stars, the largest independent agency driving commercial growth and innovation within the market.

Kanolik began learning his craft during his four years at the7stars media agency, later moving to Omnicom Media Group to onboard their then new account Volkswagen Group. Swapping automotive for telecoms, and agency for client side, he recently made the switch to Vodafone to head up the programmatic team with his first task being, in-housing for the UK.

With over 25 years of industry experience, Conti joined VIOOH when the business launched in 2018. He leads a team of digital out of home and ad tech experts in developing and managing VIOOH’s platform and is also responsible for driving the business’ continued growth. Prior to joining VIOOH, Conti's wide-ranging and international experience included roles in various media and ad tech companies as well as telcos, managing large multi-market commercial and product teams. He held senior roles at Yahoo!, where he spent over 10 years, latterly as vice president, partnerships group for the EMEA region. Following this, he was vice president managing the publishers business unit, EMEA at AppNexus.

Securing her first MD role at the age of 36, Stoker has over 20 years experience in the digital advertising space, with a special focus on creative and technology. Since co-founding Rabbit and Hare in 201, her talent has won her widespread recognition and seen her take multiple leadership positions, as well as a seat at the boardroom tables of Tangozebra, Doubleclick, Flashtalking, Tribal Fusion, Exponential, Scoota and Mobsta. Stoker is passionate about empowering people. She is an active member of the DLL and has been an industry coach and mentor for 15 years, encouraging people to maximise their skills and potential. Most recently she was a mentor for Adweek’s global virtual speed mentoring session.

Antonioni joined LADbible Group in August 2020 to help establish and grow the display and programmatic offering. She started her career with ITV, and has gone on to amass a wealth of experience in the digital content and advertising space, specialising in digital, publisher and programmatic sales with roles at large scale publishers including Hearst Magazines, The Telegraph Group and Trinity Mirror. Prior to joining LADbible Group, she was commercial director at Dentsu, where she was responsible for launching the first specialist Native DSP within a large agency group.

Having previously led a global trading team, Stewart's vast programmatic experience spans many verticals, channels, and aspects of campaign activation. She is currently a senior programmatic consultant at The Programmatic Advisory, where she is responsible for aiding brands to mature their programmatic approaches to best-in-class solutions. She is also a regular trainer for both the IAB UK and The Programmatic University, educating marketers on both the basics and more advanced topics surrounding programmatic.

Del Bono has over eight years specialist experience in Biddable and often speaks on matters of privacy, SPO, brand safety and cross-channel strategy. Her experience in programmatic, paid social and paid search leads her to push the boundaries and find the perfect equilibrium between brand equity and performance across an array of clients in the US and, historically in the UK and Singapore. During her time in the field of Biddable, clients have included Reckitt Benckiser, Toyota, Kohls, Simon Malls, AMC Networks, TickPick, TheStreet and FIFA.

Bushell has over 13 years’ experience in driving business across digital services, products and licences, with expertise in marketing, sales, partner management, analyst relations and client services. Extremely active in the tech community, recent highlights include being named a Sitecore MVP three years running, invitation into the Forbes Business Development Council, 2019 BD100 award, 2020 BIMA100 and being a member of the BIMA Diversity and Inclusion council.

Geno oversees Innovid's global integrated marketing and communications efforts. She has demonstrated a fearlessness and force of intellect that few can match in her 15 years in media and martech. Being one of the few women of colour who has reached a prestigious level in her career, Geno is adamant about paying it forward to the next generation. She has been a thought leader for programs such as CES 2020 and Brand Innovator's Women in Marketing where she shared her real-world experience in fighting for access and opportunity within marketing and technology.

Gierlinska is a seasoned digital leader with 20 year experience as an industry pioneer across adtech, martech and publishers. Joining Google in 2020, she leads the agency and client direct teams focused on helping Polish businesses develop and grow through digital. Prior rolse saw her driving automation, programmatic and data management divisions at Spotify, Oracle and Microsoft. Gierlinska is a long time champion of applying data and technology to drive innovation and deliver results.

Bartoli brings strategic expertise and campaign execution experience to a wide range of accounts at the Media Kitchen, ranging from financial services, CPG, eCommerce, travel and entertainment. Prior to joining The Media Kitchen, she worked at both large and small agencies, including FCB Draft, TBWA Chiat/Day and OMD, where she was vital in the development of the newly formed print strategy department. In addition to her client duties, as a mother of three Caterina serves as a role model and informal advisor for Media Kitchen moms and dads – a critical role during this time of upheaval. Named a “Working Mother of the Year,” a strong motivator for Caterina has been showing other working women, especially young moms, that you can balance a successful career and personal life.