XAVER: New jury president

Matthias Kindler is one of the most distinguished experts for brand staging and event marketing in Germany. The highly decorated creative and long-time board member of the Art Directors Club works as a consultant, coach and creative director. Kindler is an internationally sought-after speaker and one of the most experienced jurors for events and communication. He has been teaching his own "MasterClass Event & Marketing" since 2011. Kindler studied business administration in Germany and completed his studies in the U.S. as a scholarship holder of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), where he received his MBA. He has been appointed to 17 communications juries to date - 9 times as chairman. His work has been awarded 50 times, nationally and internationally, for example at the New York Festivals, Cannes Lions, Art Directors Club, IF, Red Dot, AME and many more.René EugsterManaging Director of Agentur am FlughafenRené Eugster is a passionate entrepreneur. After in-depth technical and business training and 10 years of experience in sales and marketing on the client side, he has been the creative head and owner of Agentur am Flughafen for more than 10 years. He himself has won more than 200 creative awards. He is a sought-after juror at competitions such as the German, Austrian and Swiss Dialog Marketing Awards, the Caples International Awards in New York, the German BoB Best of "Business-to-Business" Communications Awards and the Cannes Lions. In addition, he has been a lecturer at various training institutes for more than 25 years - including his own and most recently at the Miami Ad School.Nadja SchildknechtManaging Director and Co-Festival Director Zurich Film FestivalNadja Schildknecht founded the Zurich Film Festival together with Karl Spoerri and Antoine Monot Jr. in 2005, which quickly developed into an international film festival. Today, as Managing Director and Co-Festival Director, responsible for finance, marketing, sponsorship, PR and event organization, the entrepreneur makes a significant contribution to the festival's growing success. Schildknecht is a board member of the Zürich Film Festival Donors Association, president of the ZFF Supporters Association and an advisory board member of Generation CEO. In addition, she is a regular speaker at higher business schools on topics such as business development and management, marketing strategy, brand development and sponsoring.Daniel TschudyConsultant, Speaker & JournalistDaniel Tschudy is a consultant, speaker & journalist on intercultural competence in the global business environment, on the international meetings & events industry and specifically on Japan and China. His career in the global hospitality industry spanned four decades; 13 years of which he worked in Toronto, Frankfurt, Tokyo and Shanghai, among others. In 1987, he co-founded the Geneva-based MCI Group and later became founder & CEO of the event agency Spectrum (Zurich, New York).Andree publisherManaging Director abc eventproduction gmbh & co. kg Media artistAndree Verleger is an all-inclusive package when it comes to event productions. He embodies the media artist, show director and creative director in one person. With many years of experience and professionalism in show staging, event technology, stage design, film, music composition, lighting and sound design, he works for clients around the globe. The human being and his culture are always in the center of his attention. For his work, Andree Verleger has already received several awards such as the FAMAB ADAM & EVA AWARD, the Design Award Germany 2011 or Gold Award / Art Directors Club Europe.Stefan VoglerManagement consultant for branding, marketing and communications, lecturer and board memberStefan Vogler was an entrepreneur in the communications industry for 23 years, most recently Chairman & Managing Partner Grey Worldwide (part of WPP, the world's largest agency holding) and Head of Grey Global Group Switzerland with agencies and companies for advertising, direct marketing, public relations, corporate identity and the Internet. In addition to his seats on various boards of directors, he is a lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and at the HWZ University of Applied Sciences and Arts Zurich (among others, head of the CAS Marketing Communications course). As a management consultant for branding, marketing and communications and a recognized communications expert, he is a perfect fit for the jury.Andreas WildHead of Marketing ServicesAndreas Wild began his career in the advertising industry, among others at Publicitas, the advertising agency J.-P. Christen and Wundermann Cato Johnson (Y&R Group). He then moved to Swissair and subsequently to Swiss International Airline as General Manager Market Communication Worldwide. For 12 years he worked at Axpo as Head of Marketing. Since September, he has headed the Marketing Services department at JOWA. As a communications professional, he has learned to develop practical, long-term marketing concepts.