Ahn Sang-Su (South Korea)

Ahn Sang-Su was born in 1952. In 1977 he graduated from Hong-Ik University, Colledge of Fine Arts, Seoul. In 1981 he received the degree of master, in 1985 – the degree of the Philosophy Doctor at the Hanyang University in Seoul. From 1997 up to 2001 Ahn Sang-Su was a vice-president of Icograda.Since 1991 Ahn Sang-Su is a professor of Hong-Ik University, since 2000 a professor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Peking, since 2001 an Honorable Doctor of Design at Kingston University in London, since 2001 года a member of AGI. (Alliance Graphique Internationale).

Rene Wanner (Switzerland)

Rene Wanner was born in Zurich. He received education in Switzerland, Canada, USA and Germany. At present time he lives in Basel, Switzerland. Rene Wanner is a Philosophy Doctor and creator of the first Internet page devoted to the art of poster - www.posterpage.ch He is the author of many Internet publications, a collector and expert in the field of he poster art.

Subrata Bhoumik (India)

Subrata Bhoumik was born in Daka, India and then he moved to Calcutta. Now Subrata Bhoumik lives in Ahmedabad, West India. For the last for decades he has been dealing with graphic, advertisement and industrial design. Subrata Bhoumik has more than 55 prestigious national and international awards (18 from the President of India) in the categories of graphics, photography and book design. He is a jury member of the National Institute of Closing Design, a member of the Supervisory Council at the Institute of Communication MADRA, etc.

Phil Pisbeck (USA)

Phil Pisbeck was born in 1939 in Kansas City, Missouri. He is a founder and co-director of the International Exhibition of Posters in Colorado, the President and a member of the board of the Club of Art Directors in Denver. Phil Risbeck is a participant and winner of numerous international exhibitions including the International Biannual of Graphic Design in Brno, Chechia (a medal), the International Biannual of the Poster in Kakhti, Finland, the International Triennial of the Poster in Toiama, Japan, a jury member of the Biannual «Golden Bee» in Moscow, the Biannual of the Theater Poster in Zheshov, Pland, the Biannua of the Ecological Poster «The 4th Block». Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Ruth Clotzel (Brazil)

Vice-president of Icograda 2003-2005. Ruth Clotzel was born in San-Paulo where she graduated from the School of Architecture and Urbanism and San-Paulo University in 1982. Now she is the head of the Estudio Infinito and teaches visual communication it two schools —the School of Architecture and Urbanism of Armando Foundation and at the SenacCollege of Communication and Arts. In 1989 Ruth Clotzel became the co-founder of the Associacao dos Designers Graficos in Brazil (ADG-Brazil), representing the organization at national and international levels. She was a jury member of many competitions; she has a lot of publications in Brazil and abroad.

Laurence Madrel (France)

Laurence Madrel was born in Paris. She spent seven years in England and USA. She worked at the studio of her first teacher Malcolm Greere. In 1987 she returned to Paris. Her studio LM communiquer specializes in style development for different public organizations —regional, cultural, governmental ones. She develops everything from polygraph and multimedia up to marks systems and pictograms. Laurence Madrel participated in many international exhibitions, lectures, master-classes and design conferences. She has personal exhibitions and publications. At present time she is the President of the AGI (Graphique Internationale).

Vladimir Lesniak (Ukraine)

Vladimir Lesniak was born in 1949. He is a professor of the chair of graphical design of the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. He participated in many international exhibitions: the Biannual of Applied Graphic in Brno, Czechia, the Biannual of the Poster in Waesaw, Poland, the Biannual of the Poster in Lakhti, Finland, and many others. He is a laureate of the All-Union Competition «Font 89». From 1989 up to 1994 he was a supervisor of the Сreative Studio «design-Graphic Bureau». He took part in the work of the journals «Parade», «36 and 6», «Design».

Yuriy Surkov (Russia)

Yuriy Surkov was born in 1961. He is a laureate of international and national prizes including first ones in 1997 and 2000 of the International Triennial of the Ecological Poster and Graphic «The 4th Block». He is a member of the Russian Designers’ Union, academician of the Academy of Graphic design, a member of the AGI (Graphique Internationale).