The Saniss Awards, the global festival dedicated to recognizing excellence in Health, Pharma & Wellness communication, is announcing the first confirmations for its international jury for the 2026 edition. Early judging will be conducted online, followed by in-person gatherings in Barcelona and Santiago de Chile.

As Saniss’ jury begins to take shape, creative agencies from around the world still have time to participate in Saniss: registrations will remain open at no cost until April 11, allowing agencies and brands to present their best Health, Pharma and Wellness cases.

• Ashhad Kazi (Director Professional Oral Care – Procter & Gamble UAE)
• Maria Matachana (Digital Communications Manager – Nestlé Health Science Spain)
• Anna Ewer (Director of PR & Social – Clue UK)
• Indraneel Sinha (Marketing Lead – Strategic Marketing Intelligence – Medtronic EurAsia)
• Montse Blanco (CMO – Fundación ”la Caixa” Spain)
• Maitha Ahmed (Director – Communications – PureHealth UAE)
• Claudia Prat (Marketing Director – AB-BIOTICS Spain)
• Sara de Frutos (Marketing Manager – Almirall Spain)
• Yan Fossat (SVP, Digital Health R&D – Klick Applied Sciences Klick Health | Canada)
• Renata Kwiatkowska (L’Oréal, Communication Director – WaveMaker Poland)
• Trine Gaudino (Senior Client Director at Ogilvy Denmark & Grey Health EMEA)
• Davor Bruketa (Chief Creative Officer – Bruketa&Zinic&Grey Croatia)
• Trent Thompson (Executive Creative Director – Cossette Toronto)
• Fulya Candas (Digital Communications Lead – Kimm Agency Turkey)
• Valentina Malievskaia (Senior Project Manager – VML – Prague)
• Bassem Gamal (Creative Strategies & Event Experiences Director – Aspire Group Gulf Saudi Arabia)
• Leandro Raggio (General Creative Director – Tribeca Media Peru)
• Yury Lesnikov Bejarano (Creative Director Latam – EML)
• Henry Medina (Creative Chairman & Founder – McCarthy Bolivia)
• Michel Motta (Chief Creative Officer & Co-Managing Partner – Triunfo Sudler Brazil)
• Ángel Rodríguez (Co-Founder & Head of Creative – Thanks Agency Mexico)
• Felix Castro (VP of Creative Services – WOW MKTG United States)
• Ibay Prieto (Creative Director – mká Comunicación Health Spain)
• Victor Vetancourt (Creative Director – Dieste Omnicom United States)
• Dagmara Witek-Kusmider (Chief Creative Officer – Publicis Warsaw)
• Matteo Maggiore (Global Creative Director – Jung von Matt Germany)
• Daniela Varela (Group Creative Director – Weber Shandwick United States)
• Raul Terashima (Global Creative Leader, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer Don Mostachón Mexico)
• Diego Sánchez (Chief Creative Officer – McCann Buenos Aires)
• Cliff Moturi (CEO – Brand2D Kenya)
• Nico Smith (Creative Director – Grey Health Unites States)
• Rafael Barbosa (Senior Art Director – Publicis Brazil)
• Victor Sotero (Senior Creative Copywriter – GUT Brazil)
• Mostafa Sherif (Executive Creative Director – FP7 McCann Cairo)
• Douglas Rockhill (Co-Founder / Creative, UX, & Strategy – The Experience Design Studio (XDS))
• Gonzalo Montero (Chief Creative Officer – Go Comunicación Ecuador)
• Lasse Vintersbølle (Founder & Creative Director – Newfinal Denmark)

The official judges’ gathering will be held on June 4 at the Renaissance Barcelona Hotel, where an academic and networking event will be held for leaders of the creative industry, and those who’ve dedicated their careers to health marketing and scientific communication. This space will also be the stage for the winners to receive their trophies and to celebrate the ideas transforming the way brands and organizations communicate health and wellness in the world.

The Saniss Awards continues to position itself, year after year, as an international benchmark for ideas that combine creativity, science, and that have a real impact on people’s lives.