The global Art Directors Club, part of The One Club for Creativity, announced 18 creative professionals based in APAC who are among the more than 100 from around the world who will serve on the jury for the global ADC Young Guns 24 competition.
ADC Young Guns is the industry’s only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies and celebrates today’s vanguard of young creative professionals. The program is open to those ages 30 and under who have been working for at least two years, full-time or freelance. Eligible entrants can submit a combination of professional and personal work.
Jury members in APAC
Australia
- Andrew Maynard, Director, Austin Maynard Architects, Melbourne (YG4)
- Chris Rowson, Head of Creative, Good Drinks Australia, Perth
Mainland China
- Wen-Xi Chen, ECD, Design Bridge and Partners, Shanghai
- Young Huale, Art Director, By-Enjoy Design, Fujian
Chinese Taipei
- Hsiao-Ron Cheng, Illustrator, Taipei
Hong Kong SAR China
- Wai Ming Cheung, Founder, for&st, Hong Kong SAR China
India
- Pallavi Chakravarti, Founder, CCO, Fundamental, Mumbai
- Sonam Gautam, Head of Creative, ULKA (A BBDO Group), Mumbai
- Kopal Naithani, Ad Filmmaker, Superfly Films Pvt Ltd, Mumbai
Indonesia
- Albert Chan, Founder, Lup, Jakarta
Japan
- Kuki Iwanski, Visual Artist, Kuki Studio, Tokyo and Lodz, Poland
- Mina Tabei, Art Director, Graphic Designer, Tabei Mina Inc., Tokyo
New Zealand
- Robert Wallace, Director, Parallel Teeth, Lower Hutt (YG11)
Philippines
- Nikki Golez, Founder, CCO, Passionade Creative, Makati City
Singapore
- Kelley Cheng, Founder, Creative Director, The Press Room, Singapore
- Felix Sng, Design Director, Swell; Lecturer, Lasalle College of the Arts, University of the Arts Singapore, Singapore
South Korea
- Boyoung Lee, CCO, HYBE, Seoul (YG3)
- Jeseok Yi, Founder, Creative Director, Jeski Social Campaign, Seoul (YG8)
The complete list of all ADC Young Guns 24 judges can be viewed here.
The online entry system is now open, with the reduced-fee regular deadline of August 27, 2026, and final deadline September 24, 2026. Winners will be announced in January 2027, with the YG24 awards ceremony and party slated for January 27, 2027, in New York.
