Welcome to Dubai Lynx 2020

Dubai Lynx is where MENA's creative industry sets the bar for creative excellence.

Dubai Lynx brings together top creatives, the world’s smartest brands and sharpest marketers, fledgling start-ups and everyone in between to learn, network and celebrate creativity in communications. In 2020, the festival is happening from Sunday 8 to Wednesday 11 March. Save the dates!

FERNANDO MACHADO

Burger King

WENDY CLARK

DDB Worldwide

RICHARD FRANKEL

Spotify

CHRISTINA MALLON

Wunderman Thompson

NIGEL HOLLIS

Kantar

ANA ANDJELIC

Mansur Gavriel

ROB NEWLAN

VIRTUE by VICE

JENNIFER FISCHER

TBWA\RAAD

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Creativity, innovation and tech collide at the two-day festival, where the industry - that's everybody from the region's most senior decision-makers to emerging new talent - come together to set the agenda for creative communications.

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2019 Festival Highlights

Over 2,000 delegates attended Dubai Lynx in 2019. Take a look at what happened.

The Lynx is MENA's most coveted award for creative excellence and winning one puts you at the forefront of the region's marketing communications industry. Enter by 6 February 2020.

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Some exciting initiatives in store for the up-coming edition of Dubai Lynx.

“I’d rate the Dubai Lynx as the best creative event in the MENA region. There’s the right blend of local and international, of creativity and insights to get everyone in the industry (or wanting to enter the industry) thinking about how they can create better campaigns.”

Alex Maalouf

Corporate Communications - IMEA, P&G

Young talent can develop and thrive at Dubai Lynx. Gain experience and industry recognition through a raft of opportunities, including the Young Lynx Competitions, with a new competition for marketers, the Student Award for Print and the MBC Youth Award and Student Hack, all wrapped up in the Young Lynx Experience.

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"The insights gained from the industry’s best minds, along with the fantastic work on display, help us realize that good is not good enough anymore."

Tahaab Rais

Regional Head of Strategic Planning, FP7/MENA

Key Dates

4 November 2019 | BUY YOUR FESTIVAL PASS
20 November 2019 | ENTRIES OPEN
After 18 December 2019 | FIRST LATE FEE APPLIES TO ENTRIES
23 January 2020 | DELEGATE EARLY BIRD ENDS MIDNIGHT GST
After 23 January 2020 | SECOND FEE 2 APPLIES TO ENTRIES
6 February 2020 | ENTRIES CLOSE
8 March 2020 | FESTIVAL OPENING PARTY WITH AWARDS SHORTLIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
9–10 March 2020 | FESTIVAL IN SESSION
11 March 2020 | WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY