Porter is co-founder and chairman of the advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky. Under his leadership, CP+B has become one of the most awarded agencies in the world. As Jury Chairman, Porter will also be speaking at the DStv Seminar of Creativity on 14 August.

The regional judges are Ali Ali, film director and another seminar speaker to look forward to from Cairo, Egypt and Clement Omemnu, ECD of Rosavel Advertising in Lagos, Nigeria.

The rest of the panel includes:
Alistair King of King James; Justin Gomes of FoxP2; Mariana O'Kelly of Ogilvy & Mather; Graham Lang of Y&R; Peter Khoury of TBWA; Brett Morris of FCB; Brad Reilly of Net#work BBDO; Ahmed Tilly of Black River FC; Pepe Marais of Joe Public; and Jonathan Beggs of Saatchi & Saatchi.

More judging panels will be announced soon, so watch this space...