The Marketing Academy Australia Announces 2023 Scholars

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by Samuel Pordengerg Mar 15, 2023 News
The Marketing Academy Australia Announces 2023 Scholars

Thirty marketing executives from client-side brands, media owners, agencies, and start-ups have been selected to attend the Marketing Academy Australia's scholarship program.

The free but highlyselective development program draws on the collective knowledge of C-suite executives to develop the Scholars' skills and prepare them for being board-level business leaders.

There are over 200 alumni of the program who describe the experience as transformational. This year, each of the scholars will receive a free ticket to this year's festival.

The agenda for this year's edition of the festival is revealed.

The scholars are this year.

  • Ainslie Williams, CEO, Qualie
  • Akshay Sardana, Director, Product Marketing, Optus
  • Belinda Drew, Chief Client Officer, The Monkey’s
  • Ben Clarke-Groom, Marketing Director, Marvel, Lucasfilm & National Geographic The Walt Disney Company
  • Benjamin Cleary, Manager, Performance Marketing & Audience, Insurance Australia Group
  • Bianca Mundy, Acting General Manager, Brand, Digital & Design, Coles
  • Daniel O’Brien, Managing Director, Frontier Australia
  • David Gatt, Director, Deloitte Digital
  • David McDermott, Portfolio Marketing Manager, Mars Petcare Inc.
  • Edward Huges, Client Services Director, BMF
  • James Peereboom, Executive Manager, Brand Communications, Commonwealth Bank
  • Jason Thatcher, Head of Brand & Advertising, SportsBet
  • Jordyn Evans, Founder, Mingle Seasoning
  • Kirsty Bloomfield, Senior VP Global Marketing, Lyre’s Spirit Co.
  • Larissa Nery, Global Manager Digital, Mobile & UX, Tourism Australia
  • Lauren Small, Managing Director, Carat Australia
  • Nick Cook, General Manager, Marketing, Mad Mex
  • Prue Mahar, Head of Marketing, Customer Content & Channels, REA Group
  • Rachael Townsley, Marketing Director, Indeed
  • Rebecca Robertson, Managing Partner, Howatson + Company
  • Robbie Brammall, Director of Marketing and Communications, MONA
  • Rosie McFarlane, Head of Loyalty, Mecca Brands
  • Ruth Goumans, Brand Manager, KFC
  • Sarah Rosales, National Marketing & Customer Experience Manager, Toyota Financial Services
  • Simon Greally, Global Head of Marketing & Comms, harrison.ai
  • Sophie Verow, Senior Strategy & Operations Marketing Manager AU/NZ, Google
  • Toby Gill, AAMI Brand & Marketing Manager, Suncorp Group
  • Trina Ng, Asia Pacific Marketing, Salesforce
  • William Koukouras, National Director, Sport & Entertainment, Publicis Groupe
  • Zunilka C. Whitnall, New Product and Innovation Lead, UNICEF

One-to-one mentoring with board-level execs is included in the Marketing Academy scholarship program.

In addition to mentoring, the scholars will each be assigned an executive coach, attend 3 residential 'boot camps' filled with inspiring speakers, and attend lectures and masterclasses hosted by experts from around the world.

Each Scholar will be given 10 places for their teams and colleagues to enroll in the online development program.

This year is no different, as the founder and global CEO of The Marketing Academy said, "We are blown away by the caliber of talent in Australia and this year is no different." It may be a challenging year for both brands and agencies. The Marketing Academy is committed to supporting these incredible leaders in their personal development. I want to personally thank our selection panel, sponsors, mentors, executive coaches, and speakers for their continued generosity in what many Alumni call a life changing program.

The Marketing Academy Scholarship is a development program like no other. The combination of presenters, mentors, coaches, peers, alumni network and content is life-changing. The program gave me the ability to step up from CMO to CEO.

The Marketing Academy Australia Scholarship Program is funded by a number of long time sponsors. This year they are joined by a new partner.