Obeyers? Players. Dreamers!
Drumroll please! We are proud to announce that in October the creative community will be celebrating 30 years of Golden Drum!
The friendliest, highly respected International Festival of Creativity will take place in Grand Hotel Bernardin, Portorož, Slovenia from 9 to 10 October 2024.
Much has changed in the last 30 years, but the heart of the Golden Drum is still beating strong. Drummers, prepare yourself for an unforgettable festival. Long live strong competition, good school, devilish challenge, and crazy party!
Announcing the first three Jury Presidents leading the One-Channel, Omni-Channel and Craft Juries
One-Channel Drum Jury President- Guy Wieynk,Global Chief Executive Officer, AnalogFolk Group (AFG), UK
Guy has in-depth experience scaling future focused agencies and helping brands leverage digital channels and technology to deliver tangible results. In 2021, Guy became CEO of AnalogFolk Group (AFG), the progressive global marketing and technology group creating a smarter future for people, brands and society. Previously, Guy launched and sold the creative consultancy, Serum Consulting, he ran Publicis Worldwide UK and Western Europe as CEO and he held numerous roles over his 17-year tenure at AKQA.
“I’m delighted to seek out and celebrate work that harnesses the unique strength of a singular medium to cut through the noise and truly resonate with the audience. I invite brands to bring their most compelling one-channel wonders to the table and share how they’ve turned limitations into their greatest strengths.”
Omni-Channel Drum Jury President- Kentaro Kimura, International Chief Creative Officer and Corporate Officer, Hakuhodo & Founder, Hakuhodo Kettle, Japan
Kentaro is a hybrid, multi-tasking person. He established Hakuhodo Kettle, a multiple award-winning creative boutique in 2006 with the mission of breaking through the boundaries of traditional advertising methods to provide innovative integrated solutions to clients such as Toyota, Sony, Google, Suntory, etc. He has won more than 150 awards including 10 Grand Prix prizes in several international award shows. As International CCO of Hakuhodo, Kentaro leads creatives in international offices and is responsible for strengthening Hakuhodo as a network to better serve its clients. He also leads popular seminars on creativity at international conferences around the world.
“The world has become more complex, the problems of society more difficult to solve to the extent that there is no longer a correct answer. We now have to create other solutions that push our abilities, that take us beyond our imagination.”
Craft Drum Jury President- Pum Lefebure, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Design Army, USA
Pum oversees all creative coming through the agency’s doors. An award-winning creative director and savvy business leader, Pum has developed numerous international campaigns for high-profile clients such as Adobe, MORPHE, Netflix, Neenah Paper, The Ritz-Carlton, PepsiCo, Saucony, Hong Kong Ballet, and the Smithsonian.
Pum was named one of Adweek’s Creative100; recognized as one of the top 50 People to Watch by Graphic Design USA; and designated a Rising Star by the Washington Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business.
“We always hear that design is in the details, but that isn’t true—design IS the detail. It’s what makes good design great. It is all the more important as many artists now live in a world where AI can do almost anything a human can do. But craft? That’s the human element it cannot grasp.”