TikTok announces 2023 TikTok Agency Accelerator Program participants
"The 2023 cohort represents the bright future of our media industry"
TikTok has announced the 30 future media agency leaders selected to participate in the 2023 cohort of the TikTok Agency Accelerator Program.
The program is part of TikTok’s commitment to fostering the development of talented professionals within the Australian media industry. Participants of the TikTok Agency Accelerator Program will be given the opportunity to participate in three interactive sessions that will be held both virtually and in-person across New South Wales and Victoria.
The program will then culminate in a three-day residency, with the ambition of further up-skilling the next generation of media industry professionals via captivating commentary and insights into the ever-evolving ad space.
One of the judges, Andrew Cambridge, head of agency, TikTok Australia and New Zealand said; "With a significant increase in entries since our launch in 2022, we have once again been blown away by the diverse talent across Australia. The 2023 cohort represents the bright future of our media industry - I can't wait to see the impact of bringing these brains together over the coming months."
The list of winners and their respective agencies are as follows:
• Abigail Charlesworth, EssenceMediacom
• Alexander Fleming, Mindshare
• Alison Bongailas, Initiative
• Andrea Maldonado Potter, PHD
• Arielle Lafleche, Wavemaker
• Callum Henderson, PHD
• Cassie Tomlinson, Half Dome
• Catriona Barthram, OMD
• Dee Hamza, Resolution Digital
• Emma Baston, PMG
• Hattie Dinger, OMD
• James Lever, Wavemaker
• Josh Iselin, Dentsu
• Joshua Green, Spark Foundry
• Joshua Chan, Razorfish
• Katherine Williams, Wavemaker
• Lucile Dattin, Zenith
• Luisa Dalli, Havas Media
• Luke Egan, CHEP
• Michaela Tan, GroupM
• Nolan Yu, OMD
• Onam Khatri, Starcom
• Paige Cho, Bolster
• Patrick Tully, Reprise Digital
• Rahma El Sayed, UM
• Rebecca Reeder, Nunn Media
• Rosalie Odtojan, Zenith
• Ryan Hancock, Match & Wood
• Shahrzad Eftekhar, Mindshare
• Sharyn Keller, Initiative
Program winners were selected based on a nomination from their leader as well as their current and future leadership potential in the media industry. Last year's winners can be found here.
