Mr. De Jesus
United States
Board of Directors of the Headquarters of the SHOP! Association
Founder of Universal
Judge of the SHOP! Grand Prix
Universal, founded in 1962 anoheadquartered in Lewisville,Texas, is a global and leadingdesigner and manufacturer ofretail point of purchase displays.Under the management of Mr. DeJesus,sales have increased bymore than 45% since 2013.Universal has successful businesspartnerships with several global.billion dollar brands and multipleUS retailers. Mr. De Jesús serves on the Boardof Directors of Shop! Associationserves as the Chairman of theGlobal Council of Shop!Association, and is the 2ndFounding Chairman of Shop!Great China.
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Prof. Dr. Ken Nah
South Korea
Professor, Hongik University, South Korea
Board Member, World Design Organization (WDO)
Senior Vice President, Korea Federation of Design Associations (KFDA)
Juror for international design competitions including Red Dot Award, Dyson Award, Better Design Award, and Korea K-Design Award
Jarred Evans
United Kingdom
Managing Director of PDR
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Juror for iF Design Award
Eisuke Tachikawa
Japan
Representative of NOSIGNER
Professor at Keio University
Board Director of World Design Organization (WDO)
Former President of Japan Industrial Design Association (JIDA)
Has served as a juror for international awards including Good Design Award, Pentawards, and World Architecture Festival (WAF)
Denys Lapointe
Canada
Chief Design Officer, Design & Innovation at BRP
Leader of the Red Dot Design Team of the Year 2025
Former Vice President of Design at Bombardier
Board Member of the World Design Organization (WDO, 2025)