Ali Rez
Named Creative Person of the Year three times by Campaign magazine and Advertising Person of the Year 2024 at Dubai Lynx, Ali Rez is the most awarded creative leader in the Middle East, and currently leads output for the IMPACT BBDO Group across the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan region. Following more than a decade of advertising experience in the US, Rez's creative leadership has seen Impact BBDO ranked as the No.2 agency in the world on the World Creativity Rankings, while winning more than 30 different No.1 Regional Agency accolades in the last three years. He has spoken on advertising and marketing at more than 50 international venues, including Oxford University, Cannes Lions, 4As China, TedX, London School of Economics, amongst several others. Rez has won almost 1000 international awards in his career spanning four continents over 20 years, which include 3 Grands Prix at Cannes Lions, and a United Nations Peace Medal. In 2023, he became the first jury president in Cannes Lions' 70 year history to represent the Middle East.