The international ‘Super Jurors’ who will select the national top student for AWARD School 2026 have been announced.
The 2026 Super Jury members are:
- Joe Staples, Vice President Creative, Coinbase, USA / LA
- Dave Bowman, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe, AUS / SYD
- Justine Armour, Chief Creative Officer International, 72andSunny, GLOBAL
- Tara Ford, Chief Creative Officer, Droga5, UK
- Simon Vicars, Chief Creative Officer, Colenso BBDO, NZ
- Emma Robbins, Executive Creative Director, Droga5, AUS / MLB
- Kirsten Rutherford, Executive Creative Director, DoorDash, USA / LA
- Dan Watts, Chief Creative Officer, Pablo London, UK
- Gunjan Poddar, Creative Head, Amazon, INDIA
Tom Lawrence, AWARD School national co-head, said: “The Super Jury plays an incredibly important role in recognising the very best emerging creative talent each year, so having work reviewed by creatives of this calibre brings enormous credibility to the process. These are people shaping world-class work every day, and there are very few opportunities for emerging talent to have their ideas judged at this level.”
The AWARD School state graduation events will take place across NSW, VIC, WA, QLD, SA, and virtually for the Online Program on 4 August, with all state winners automatically qualifying for the Super Jury round.
The national top student announcement will be made on the evening of 13 August at the 47th AWARD Awards.
The 2026 program is supported by Outdoor Media Association (OMA), Meta, Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA), and Eardrum, alongside B&T and Creative LIAisons.
