Five Indians in the running for Women Leading Change Awards

The awards will be presented on June 4 in Singapore.

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(Clockwise from top left) Anita Kotwani, Valerie Pinto, Eshwari Pandit, Anita Nayyar and Sindhu Janardhan

Mindshare's Anita Kotwani, Anita Nayyar of Havas Media Group, Valerie Pinto of Weber Shandwick India, Eshwari Pandit and Sindhu Janardhan of Interactive Avenues - A Reprise Network Company have figured in the shortlist for the 2019 Women Leading Change Awards.

The jury for the 2019 Women Leading Change Awards has announced it shortlist, which includes 70 individuals and five companies across 14 categories. The awards take place at the Parkroyal on Pickering in Singapore starting at 6:30 pm on 4 June. Booking for the awards ceremony is available now.

Now in its third year, the Women Leading Change Awards sets out to champion change makers, leaders, achievers and rising stars who have shown outstanding leadership and fostered groundbreaking innovation in the media and marketing industry in Asia.

The awards follow the full-day Women Leading Change conference.

Category	Organization
Game Changer of the Year	Initiative Media
	IPG Mediabrands
	MediaCom APAC
	OMD Australia
	TBWA\Singapore

Category	Nominee	Company
Rising Star	Dove Subingsubing	Evident Communications
	Justine Hsu	TBWA\Shanghai
	Ruhana DaSilva	Lemonade - Dentsu Aegis Network
	Sophie Abdi	Foolproof
	Victoria Thoo	Primal Digital Agency
Young Business Leader	Cheska Teresa	Lion & Lion
	Katherine Reyes	Foolproof
	Nicky Wang	WE Red Bridge
	Rachel Nathani	Label Ideas & Co
	Rina Marie Simon	Wavemaker Philippines
	Sammy Li	Mindshare Hong Kong
Business Leader	Anita Kotwani	Mindshare India
	Lara Hussein	M&C Saatchi Malaysia
	Masayo Nagai	APCO Worldwide
	Maya Carolina Watono	Dentsu Aegis Network Indonesia
	Melissa Fein	Initiative Media
	Penny Chow	REPRISE
	Vivian Wang	iQIYI
Vision Leader	Anita Nayyar	Havas Media Group
	Kumiko Ohashi	J. Walter Thompson Japan
	Lara Hussein	M&C Saatchi Malaysia
	Penny Chow	REPRISE
	Rachel Renucci-Tan	Chen YI Agventures
	Sonia Fernandes	MediaCom
	Valerie Pinto	Weber Shandwick India
Diversity Champion	Adrian Warr	Edelman Hong Kong
	Alexandra Beneville	Wunderman Japan
	Ali Haider	m/SIX Pakistan
	Elizabeth Faber	Deloitte Asia Pacific
	Scott Laird	Initiative Media
Technology Chief	Catherine Candano	Google Asia Pacific
	Doudou Li	Mindshare China
	Manasa Denning	Integral Ad Science
	Mickey Zhang	GroupM China
	Sian Whitnall	OMD Australia
Creative Captain	Anne Rihi	Wunderman Japan
	Eshwari Pandit	Interactive Avenues - A Reprise Network Company
	Jihye Lee	Google
	Penny Chow	REPRISE
	Sindhu Janardhan	Interactive Avenues - A Reprise Network Company
Innovator of the Year	Golda Aguilar Roldan	J. Walter Thompson Philippines
	Nao Miura	J. Walter Thompson Japan
	Penny Chow	REPRISE
	Tara McKenty	Google
	Vivian Wang	iQIYI
Entrepreneurship of the Year	Kristy Castleton	Rebel & Soul
	Valerie Liu	KIWI Communications
	Vivian Wang	iQIYI
Mentor of the Year	Chi Nguyen	Havas Media Vietnam
	Christine Gokiao-Ching	Wavemaker Philippines
	Germaine Tse	MediaCom Hong Kong
	Malyn Molina	Edelman Vietnam
	Zarka Khan-Iltaf	IPG Mediabrands
CEO of the Year	Aimee Buchanan	OMD Australia
	Joanna Catalano	Dentsu Aegis Network and iProspect
	Joanne Lao	TBWA\Greater China
	Lara Hussein	M&C Saatchi Malaysia
	Malu Vasallo	Wavemaker Philippines
	Melissa Fein	Initiative Media
Women Leadership Program	Alice Chow and Mediacom Team	MediaCom
	Fiona Chilcott, Sarah Scott Paul, Anya Campbell and Jenna McGarrity	The Enero Group
	IPG Mediabrands Women Leadership Team	IPG Mediabrands Philippines
	Sonia Fernandes	MediaCom
	Zarka Khan-Iltaf and Catherine Haddad	IPG Mediabrands
Women Leading Change of the Year	Elsie Cheung	South China Morning Post
	Kristy Castleton	Rebel & Soul
	Mickey Zhang	GroupM China
	Penny Chow	REPRISE
	Pisey Jessica Lim	Comzone (Cambodia)
	Sonia Fernandes	MediaCom