Stephen Li

Stephen Li is the CEO of OMD Asia Pacific. Leveraging over two decades of experience in fostering strong client partnerships, driving digital growth, evangelizing creativity and inspiring teams, Stephen leads a network of over 2,700 OMDers in 28 offices across 17 markets in Asia Pacific, managing upwards of $6 billion in marketing investments for many of the world’s most prolific brands, including Apple, McDonald’s, Nissan and Beiersdorf.

Throughout his career, Stephen has established a reputation of delivering profitability, efficiency and building a culture of positive change within the industry. Today, he rallies OMDers across the network to ensure all of their efforts empower clients to make Better Decisions, Faster. A firm believer in sharing best practices and nurturing future talent within the industry, Stephen is a regular speaker and jury member at prominent regional and global industry events and awards platforms.

Why I am judging the awards this year... “This year, it will be interesting to see how brands are using creativity and diversity to tackle the business challenges that we are facing. On top of that, we’re also seeing that technology is only as useful as it is adaptable to our consumers and clients. I am looking forward to approaches that are truly proactive in this space because leaning on previous “learnings” is a rear view mirror mentality which alone does not provide us with any insights, anymore.”