In October 2015, M&M Global kicked off a campaign to seek out the hottest rising stars in international media and marketing.

We were astounded with the quality of submissions, which arrived from global locations as far and wide as the US, Sweden, Australia, Japan, France, Russia, South Africa, Denmark, Germany, Singapore, the Netherlands and the UK.

We assembled a judging panel including Alex Altman, managing director, MEC Global Solutions; Jodie Stranger, president global network clients, Starcom MediaVest Group; Beth Gordon, head of business marketing EMEA, Twitter; and Ivor Falvey, global talent planning director, Dentsu Aegis.

Entrants were judged on their achievements in international media to date, and their prospects of becoming a future media leader. The only criteria for entry? That they work across two or more international markets, and were born in or after 1985.

Take a look at the 24 prodigiously talented individuals selected by our judges