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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
