New York, 9 October 2025: The 果冻传媒n鈥檚 UK Advertising Exports Group (UKAEG) has recognised Cindy Gallop with the prestigious Leadership Icon Award at a flagship reception hosted during Advertising Week New York. The award recognises exceptional leaders who have played a pivotal role in strengthening UK-US relations within the advertising industry. Gallop was presented with the Golden Apple trophy for her pioneering work in bringing UK advertising to New York with BBH, and for her lasting influence on leadership and collaboration across both markets.

鈥淚 am honoured to receive the Leadership Icon Award. When I came to New York in 1998 to open BBH鈥檚 US office, I said to my team, we鈥檙e a British agency brand 鈥� here in the US, we鈥檙e an American agency. That was how seamless I wanted our integration of the talent, creativity and skills of both nations to be. Decades later, I鈥檓 proud to see the extraordinary bonds between the UK and US advertising industries continuing to grow stronger, fuelled by bold ideas, diverse talent, and fearless leadership on both sides of the Atlantic,鈥� said Cindy Gallop, Founder and CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn.

The Leadership Reception was hosted by Alan Gogbashian, Deputy Trade Commissioner for North America, in partnership with UKAEG and Advertising Week New York. The invite-only event brought together over 100 senior executives from the UK and US advertising industries, highlighting the importance of collaboration between the two world-leading markets. The award was presented by Julian Douglas, International CEO of VCCP and Chair of UKAEG, and Aisling Conlon, International Trade Director for UK Advertising at the 果冻传媒n, on behalf of UKAEG.

Aisling Conlon, International Trade Director, UK Advertising at the 果冻传媒n, said: 鈥淭he Leadership Reception is our flagship event at Advertising Week New York, bringing together senior UK and US advertising leaders in a truly exceptional setting at the British Residence. It is a unique opportunity to connect, share insights, and explore new collaborations at the very heart of one of the world鈥檚 largest advertising markets. With UK advertising exports reaching a record 拢17.9 billion in 2024, including over 拢3.9 billion to the US, gatherings like this play a central role in showcasing the UK鈥檚 creativity and driving growth across both markets.鈥�

Julian Douglas, Chair of UKAEG and Group CEO of VCCP, added:
鈥淐indy Gallop is being recognised with the Leadership Icon Award for her outstanding role in strengthening connections between the UK and US advertising industries. From her early work bringing UK advertising to New York to the influence she has had on leaders across both markets, Cindy has consistently helped build bridges and create opportunities for collaboration in both directions.鈥�

This week marks a pivotal moment for UKAEG as it hosts its largest delegation in New York for Advertising Week, including five invite-only roundtables with C-suite leaders from the US, networking dinners, and the flagship Leadership Reception.

This follows last year鈥檚 announcement of a partnership with the event, which aims to underscore the importance of bringing together the creative and business communities to collaborate and drive further growth. It also demonstrates the significance of New York City to UK Advertising and its ongoing commitment to strengthening its presence there.

To find out more about how to get involved, please contact Aisling Conlon, International Director for UK Advertising at the 果冻传媒n.

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Jury nominations for Cannes 2026 are now CLOSED!

The main criteria for being on the Jury are:

• Highly creative, innovative, leaders in their field, well known and respected in their industry, a specialist in their category of interest;
• Ideally creatives should be at CCO or ECD level for creative categories;
• Ideally, should have won Lions in the past five years or won other recognised global awards. Preference will be given to Lions Winners.
• We understand there are certain categories where the Lions have been won by non-specialists or that top level executives are not credited on certain pieces of work. For these reasons, it may be the case that not all the candidates have won Lions but they must be pure specialists, senior and acknowledged聽in their field and have won other major international awards relevant to their category;聽
• We are committed to gender parity on the juries so please be conscious of this, we will not accept an unequal gender split of nominations;
• Ethnic diversity on our juries is paramount – please be conscious of this when sending nominations so we can continue to build truly diverse juries;

In order to ensure you are nominating the right people for each category, please carefully read through the

All nominees will need to be available and committed to all aspects of judging in Cannes.

To be on the Cannes Lions jury is the highest accolade in the industry. Demand to be on the jury is therefore extremely high but places are limited so please only nominate your top contenders and which category they are most qualified to judge. Please also note that nominating someone does not guarantee them a place on the jury and that the Cannes Lions team will make the final selections.

We look forward to seeing your nominations!

List of categories you can put nominations forward for:聽

• Audio & Radio
• Brand Experience & Activation
• Creative B2B Lions
• Creative Business Transformation Lions
• Creative Data
• Creative Commerce
• Creative Effectiveness
• Digital Craft
• Direct
• Entertainment
• Entertainment Lions for Gaming
• Entertainment Lions for Music
• Entertainment Lions for Sport
• Film
• Film Craft
• Glass: The Lion for Change
• Health & Wellness
• Industry Craft
• Innovation
• Luxury & Lifestyle
• Media
• Outdoor
• Pharma
• PR
• Print & Publishing
• Social & Creator
• Sustainable Development Goals
• Titanium Lions

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