Jury

MAKSIM BORITKO
Creative Director / Co-owner, Rockets Growth R&D, UKRAINE

Started his career in 2004, whirling the first years between advertising, as a copywriter, and TV industry, as an editor of comedy shows in Russia and Belarus. In 2007 founded an agency in Lithuania and successfully closed it two years later. Since 2011 he works in Ukraine. Firstly as a Creative Director of Talan Group. During that time agencies of the Group were awarded with the title “Marketing agency of the Year” for 5 years in a row according to All-Ukrainian Advertising Coalition. Later he became Creative Director of Integrated projects in Agama communications Group, which included 13 agencies (media, creative, digital and PR), both local and international (OMD, Publicis, Scholz & Friends, Ketchum).

In 2016 together with partners launched a new type of agency named Rockets Growth R&D, which integrates competencies in product R&D, customer experience design, sales & communications.

Holder of over 150 professional awards, including Eurobest, Golden Drum, ADC*E, EFFIE, Globes Awards, KIAF, White Square, etc. Board member of Art Directors Club Ukraine.