The Dubai Lynx Festival of Creativity will no longer take place in September 2020 as planned. The next Festival will now be held from 7-10 March 2021.
The impact of Coronavirus continues to be felt both globally and across the MENA region. Health and economic concerns are now determining the priorities of societies and businesses across the world. Our customers and partners in the MENA creative marketing and media industries are facing unparalleled challenges and the need to protect companies and people, and to support consumers, is their priority during this challenging time.
Our difficult decision follows in-depth consultations with our partners and customers in response to the unprecedented global situation. We therefore felt it important to remove uncertainty and provide clarity to our community around the running of the Dubai Lynx awards and Festival.
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The Festival
Dubai Lynx is MENA's premier festival of creativity, bringing MENA’s creative communications industry together to learn, network and celebrate the power of creativity. The next Festival will now be held from 7-10 March 2021.
Shaping MENA's creative communications agenda
In light of recent developments in respect to COVID-19, we are going to reschedule the festival to 6-9 September 2020.
Please note that all entries will be valid for the new festival dates along with passes and awards seats purchased.
We will keep you updated with further information.
What to expect
Get ready to be inspired by senior and influential speakers from the region and beyond. Expect a strong focus on networking, a chance to interact with decision-makers through roundtables, community meet ups, hosted networking and much, much more.
Who will you meet? Our delegates include a wide range of credible, influential, innovative and creative people from big brands, advertisers, start-ups, creative, communications agencies, innovators and tech companies and more.
A place to be inspired
The festival kicks off with a launch party followed by two days of fantastic content, world-class speakers and unparalleled networking opportunities. Then, the region’s best work is awarded and celebrated at the Dubai Lynx Awards Show.
See It Be It
See It Be It is a career-boosting opportunity for ten women working in the communications industry.
See the Speaker Line-up
FERNANDO MACHADO
Burger King
WENDY CLARK
DDB Worldwide
RICHARD FRANKEL
Spotify
GARY VAYNERCHUK
VaynerMedia
NIGEL HOLLIS
Kantar
ANA ANDJELIC
Mansur Gavriel
ROB NEWLAN
VIRTUE by VICE
JENNIFER FISCHER
TBWA\RAAD
Elevating young talent
Our Student Awards and Young Lynx Competitions are now open, giving the next generation of MENA's creative talent the chance to get on stage at the festival and show the world what they're capable of.
Young Lynx Competitions
Talented young professionals test their skills under pressure in five fast-paced Young Lynx competitions. The challenges cover Print, PR, Integrated, Media and, new in 2020, Marketing. They all take place over 24 hours at the Festival.
Student Competitions
Open to full-time university students between 18 and 25 years old, the Dubai Lynx Student Competitions create opportunities for young talent, including the Student Print Competition, the MBC Youth Competition and the MBC Student Hack.