The Festival
10 - 12 March 2019 | Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
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.
Introducing a streamlined, two-day festival
Dubai Lynx has a slick new, streamlined format in 2019, mirroring the changes that our sister festival, Cannes Lions, successfully implemented in 2018.
The two-day programme will reduce time spent away from the office while maximising value for delegates attending the festival.
First Speakers Confirmed
ROB REILLY
Global Creative Chairman
McCann Worldgroup
CAITLIN RYAN
Regional Creative Director, EMEA
Facebook and Instagram
HESSA ALSUDAIRY
Creative Director
J. Walter Thompson KSA
SCOTT GOODSON
CEO
StrawberryFrog
BILL YOM
Global Creative Director
Cheil Worldwide
ALI ALI
Film Director
Good People
TAMARA HOWE
Chief Content Officer
EMEA Vice Media
VICTOR KNAAP
Main Monk & CEO
MediaMonks
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.
10 March: Festival Launch Party
11 & 12 March: Inspirational onstage content
13 March: The Dubai Lynx Awards Show and After Party
In 2018, speakers included:
John Mescall
Global Executive Creative Director
McCann Worldgroup
Ilkay Gurpinar
Chief Creative Officer
TBWA\ISTANBUL
Fernando Machado
Global Chief Marketing Officer
Burger King
Jen Heazlewood
Creative Director
R/GA London
Jose Miguel Sokoloff
President
MullenLowe Group
Tahaab Rais
Regional Head of Strategy, MENA Director - Truth Central
FP7/MENA (A part of McCann Worldgroup)
Anne de Schweinitz
Global Managing Director, Healthcare
FleishmanHillard
Ahmed Al Sahhaf
General Manager, Marketing Communications
Saudi Telecom Company
Have you got what it takes to impress?
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 four fast-paced Young Lynx competitions. The challenges cover Print, PR, Integrated and Media and 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 Integrated Competition, Student Creative Competition for Print, MBC Youth Award and the MBC Student Hack.