Panos Sambrakos is the Chief Creative Officer of Ogilvy Greece and one of the country's most awarded advertising creatives. His work has earned 9 Cannes Lions, 2 Clios, a One Show and a D&AD pencil, 7 LIA, 2 Webbys, and 3 Effie Awards Europe. In Greece, his work has earned over 250 Ermis Awards, including 18 Grand Ermis, and over 25 Effie Awards Hellas, including 2 Grand Effies.Leading a distinguished team of talented creatives, Panos has helped Ogilvy Greece repeatedly be named "Agency of the Year" at both the Ermis Awards and the Effie Awards Hellas from 2018 to 2024, as well as the “#2 Most Effective Agency in Europe” at the 2022 Global Effie Index.A pioneer in Branded Entertainment, Panos is also a screenwriter. He has created numerous fiction films, series, and documentaries for brands that have been popular with audiences and won international acclaim. These include the feature film "Love in the End" (2013) for Mondelez's Lacta chocolate, which became a box office hit in cinemas and a Valentine's Day classic on TV, winning two Silver and one Bronze Lions as well as a Gold Clio. Then Lacta's interactive TV movie "Love Like There's No Tomorrow" (2016) that won a Silver Lion, and its web series "From the Start" (2017) that won a Gold and a Silver Lion for its unashamed product integration in a hopelessly romantic storyline. Also, the feature-length documentary “The Real Robokids” (2020) for COSMOTE Telecom which won a Silver Lion, and Lacta's dramatic short "Don't Ever Leave Me" that earned a Gold Lion in Glass: The Lion for Change in 2022. And most recently, the short film "Stop Bullying," created for the Greek Ministry of Education, that won a Bronze Lion in 2024.Panos has been a judge at Cannes Lions, D&AD, One Show, and LIA, and as an Executive Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), he is a Webby Judge. He has also been the president of the Ermis Awards in Greece. Panos has frequently been invited to speak at advertising conferences in Greece and abroad, including MIPTV in Cannes. His work has been featured in global industry publications, like AdAge, Adweek, and Contagious magazine, and showcased in books like "The Art of Branded Entertainment."Bringing customers and brands together through some of the country's most innovative digital campaigns, Panos previously contributed to OgilvyOne Athens being named Digital and Direct Agency of the Year for ten years in a row from 2007 to 2017.Panos maintains a blog at panos.gr and was the founder of the historic James Bond fan site, Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang!