Completely international: More than 30 established industry experts will decide who wins the DCA 2025.
The DCA jury is comprised of experienced digital leaders from different sectors including business, academia, non-profit, finance and more. This ensures that your applications will be thoroughly evaluated from a wide range of independent perspectives at the highest standards.
Here, we present you our first 8 jury members – stay tuned for more proficient jury members to be announced very soon!
The DCA Jury will evaluate the applications on the following criteria:
- Idea & Creativity
- Strategy & Implementation
- Results & Effectiveness
Prof. Dr. Ana Adi
Vice President | Professor of PR and Corporate Communications
Quadriga University of Applied Sciences

Florian Amberg
Group Head of Public Relations & Communications Intelligence
Allianz
Stephanie Bauer-Pramhas
Teamlead Digital & Social Media Communications
voestalpine
Daniel Berndt
Head of Community Management
Evonik Industries

Barney Brown
Head of Digital Communications
University of Cambridge

Jacqueline Casini
SVP Corporate Communications, Brand & Marketing
Rolls Royce Power Systems AG
Mischa Coster
CPO
Greymatters

Laura Dabulyte
Lecturer at the Faculty of Communication
Vilnius University
Fabio Delton
Senior Marketing Communication Professional
UniCredit
Jolanta Derkevica-Pilskunga
Head of agency “JDP Integrated Communications”, Director of Doctoral Programs
Turiba University, Latvia
Ana-Maria Diceanu
President
Global Women in PR Romania
Annette Frijns-Schilder
Director Communication
Van Oord
Prof. Dr. Alexander Gutzmer
Professor of Communication and Media
Quadriga University of Applied Sciences
Tina Hentley
Head of Communication & Engagement
TotalEnergies
Lasse Høgfeldt
Independent Media and Communication Expert
Magnus Hüttenberend
Group Director Media Relations, Social Media & Sponsorship
TUI Group
Dr. Lina Jakučionienė
Assist. Prof.
Vilnius University
Tanja Kampa
Director Communications Digital Mobility & Integrated Systems
Alstom
Julia Klupsch
Head of Digital Communications
E.ON
Eero Loonurm
Head of Marketing & Communications Central Europe
Estonian Education and Youth Board
Duccio Manetti
Chief Communications & Government Affairs Officer
Kedrion Biopharma
Mazen Mroueh
Head of Performance Product & Operations – Middle east
Publicis Media
Martin Schneider
Founder & Managing Partner
10 ops BV
Dominik Schneider
Senior Director, Global Head of Digital Marketing & Customer Engagement
Straumann
Nikos Sourmelakis
Digital Communication Manager | Global Head of Digital Governance and Platforms
UNICEF
Ken Thorsteinsson
Executive Social Media Manager
Porsche
Stephanie Tönjes
Lead Digital Channel
Deutsche Telekom
Prof. Dr. Marnix van Gisbergen
Professor Digital Media Concepts
Breda University of Applied Sciences