Seminars

At the heart of the Festival is an engaging two-and-a-half-day seminar programme. Speakers include Tom Eslinger, Digital Creative Director Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide.

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Young Lynx Competition

Teams of three young creatives answer a brief within 24 hours that calls for an integrated solution and challenges their creative thinking and media planning skills. More >>

Lynx Networking

Dubai Lynx is the perfect place to network in a relaxed environment. You can meet key contacts from MENA during each of the networking events. More >>

Exhibitions & Screenings

There are exhibitions of the shortlisted Dubai Lynx entries and winning creative work from Cannes Lions, Spikes Asia and Eurobest. Screenings of the best advertising campaigns around the world provide some more creative inspiration.

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Workshops

Four interactive workshops get delegates working with each other on real-life briefs and problems. Patrick Collister, Publisher, Directory delivers a workshop analysing the winning work at Cannes Lions 2011.

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Lynx Academy

2012 sees the return of the Leo Burnett Lynx Academy which provides 20 selected students with an unrivalled, tailored study programme. More >>

Lynx Awards & After Party

The Dubai Lynx Awards celebrate the most mould-breaking ideas in the industry.

Winners will go on stage to pick up their coveted Dubai Lynx trophy at the Madinat Arena in the Madinat Jumeirah.

Afterwards, you can party with your newly-made friends at the Big Kahuna Films Official After Party held at the Trilogy Nightclub, Madinat Jumeirah.

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Festival Programme

Young Marketers School

Dubai Lynx 2012 sees the launch of the Wunderman / Y&R Young Marketers School which explores why creativity is important for brands today. More >>

Dubai Lynx's stellar line-up of speakers includes (from L-R): Alex Schill, Chief Creative Officer/Partner at Serviceplan Group, who has won over 30 Cannes Lions, Michael Wall,  CEO at Lowe + Partners, who was the founding partner of Fallon London, Michael Nederlof, CEO MENA at Aegis Media, who has successfully founded over 10 businesses, Jean-Marie Dru Chairman at TBWA\Worldwide, who has been President of the Cannes Lions Film Jury twice, Sajan Raj Kurup, Founder, Creative Chairman at Creativeland Asia, who has won over 350 awards at festivals including Spikes Asia and Cannes Lions, Tony Hertz, Owner of Hertz:Radio, who has served twice on the Cannes Lions Radio Jury, Katharine Viner, Deputy Editor at The Guardian, who was the previous editor of Weekend magazine, Gilad Coppersmith, SVP, Digital and Innovation Catalyst, World Markets (FOOW) at Initiative & UM, who is responsible for driving a culture of media innovation across the world markets for the two Mediabrands networks and Kamal Dimachkie, Executive Regional Managing Director at Leo Burnett, who serves on the IAA UAE Chapter board. View all speakers >>