Yahoo Academy's class of 2023

By AdNews | 6 July 2023
 
John McNerney

Yahoo has announced the 40 emerging leaders chosen from a record 250 entries for the Yahoo Academy 2023 program. 

Now in its 12th year, this year’s cohort is made up of individuals across major holding companies, indie agencies and brand marketers from Australia and Singapore. 

The day's agenda will include keynote presentations, discussions, interactive workshops, networking opportunities and a live pitch-off event with the winners rewarded with an exclusive seven-day trip to a global conference in Sydney in October. This year’s program will be led by nomadic strategists Rosie and Faris Yakob from Genius Steals. 

John McNerney, MD of Yahoo AUSEA, says the record number of applications received for this year’s Yahoo Academy is testament to the esteem this program is held in.

"We’re really excited to have Rosie and Faris leading this year’s program. We chose them because they are proven experts at helping people break out of their everyday habits and think more strategically," he said.

"What is really exciting is that while we’ll be training these rising stars, the program is designed so they can share the skills learnt with their wider organisations to help them evolve as well. It’s a truly innovative program which we are certain will have a transformative impact on the industry as a whole into the future.”

Yahoo Academy’s Class of 2023:

  • Alankrita Misra, Half Dome

  • Alex Soetrisno , EssenceMediacom

  • Arabella Robinson, American Express

  • Ashleigh Stead, Rufus Powered by Initiative

  • Bonita Wong, WooliesX

  • Cameron Stewart, UM

  • Claire Bryan, Carat Adelaide

  • Ella Ashworth, Publicis Groupe - Zenith Media Brisbane

  • Elyse Taylor, Half Dome

  • Georgette Gikas, Resolution Digital

  • Harleen Sodhi, dentsu

  • Hooi San Ong, PHD Singapore 

  • Jessica Wagner, OMD

  • Jorge Barbosa, EssenceMediacom

  • Josh Coles, UM

  • Kar Shing Fong, Dentsu Aegis Network

  • Kelsie Jeffers, Starcom

  • Kerryn Josman, Wavemaker

  • Kris Kuhn, PHD

  • Liam Pierce, Initiative

  • Lily Trainor, PHD

  • Lucy McKenna,  PHD

  • Mary Pantahos, Matterkind

  • Max Baum, Matterkind

  • Michael Kwong, Spark Foundry

  • Natassja Corban, Essencemediacom

  • Nikita Waring, Spark Foundry

  • Orla Delaney, APEX, Publicis

  • Peter Hamilton, Kaimera

  • Riccardo Morelli, BCM Group

  • Sam Cook, PHD

  • Sam Orton, UM

  • Shivam Patel, Spark Foundry

  • Simon Molloy, OMD

  • Sophie Gallagher, Slingshot Media

  • Stephanie Hallal, Wavemaker

  • Summer Treseder, Initiative Australia

  • Swastika Gupta, Mindshare Australia

  • Tom Hamilton, EssenceMediacom

  • Tom Trefry, The Brand Agency

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