Mediaweek is proud to announce the finalists for the 2024 Next of the Best Awards.
The current and future leaders’ entries were assessed by an all-star judging panel, and a further round of judging will be held to decide on the winners, who will be announced at the awards night on 13 June 2024 at Sydney’s Ivy Ballroom.
Event details and tickets are available here.
The finalists are…
Leadership
Toby Aldred, Saatchi & Saatchi Australia and The Neighbourhood
Kate Blakeley, ARN
Erin Hudson, PHD
Henry Innis, Mutinex
James Lambert, GroupM
Joshua Lee, Zenith
Jaimes Leggett, Today the Brave
John McNerney, Yahoo
Brad Palmer, JCDecaux
Davor Vilusic, carsales
Ad Tech
Janette Higginson, Index Exchange
Surbhi Mishra, oOH! Media
Andie Potter, PHD
Taylor Svarc, OMD
James Vongdara, Paramount
Audio Talent
George Sargent, SCA
Jimmy and Nath, SCA
Leigh Livingstone, Popcorn Podcast
Nicola Dale and Di Edwards, Over the back fence – with Di and Nicola
Sean Brown, SCA
Audio Producer
Jenna Benson, ARN
Luca Gonano, Nine Radio
Lindsey Green, SCA
Leon Sjogren, SCA
Ashleigh Smith, SCA
Changemaker
Ellie Angel-Mobbs, SCA
Tiff Ng, The Social Story
Poppy Reid, The Brag Media
Emma Watkins Emma Memma Films
Sarah Young, oOh! Media
Creative Agencies
Toby Aldred, Saatchi & Saatchi Australia and The Neighbourhood
Celia Garforth, Special Australia
Psembi Kinstan, DDB Group Melbourne
Jaimes Leggett, Today the Brave
Jade Manning and Vince Osmond, Today the Brave
Culture Award
Emily Cook, Dentsu
Andrew Harris, UM
Enrico Resuta, News Corp Australia
Jessica Winch, EssenceMediacom
Data and Research
Stefania Accardo, News Corp Australia
John Cochrane, VMO
Tara Coverdale, oOh! Media
Dan Krigstein, News Corp Australia
Tom Sheppard, Atomic 212
Digital Video – Talent
Dr Matt Agnew
Karla Paniagua Coutinho
Anthony Farah
Justin Hill
Esme Louise James
Marketing – Brands
Rosie Fay, Lion
Antonia Icaza, Advisible
Harry McGregor, Asahi
Jessie Petterd, iSelect
Natascha Rey-Barry, NBCUniversal
Marketing – Media
Brittany Banfield, SCA
Marcus Billingham-Yuen, News Corp Australia
Rosalinde Czysnok, News Corp Australia
Claudine Hall and Joyce Li, Are Media
Holly Moody, Val Morgan
Media Agency – All Agencies
Justin Arlt, Wavemaker
Nicholas Chin, OMD
Sarah Heitkamp, Zenith
Cameron Law, dentsu
Sophie Price, EssenceMediacom
Media Agency – Independent
Jacqui Capel, Today the Brave
Rory Heffernan, Atomic 212
Euan Macdonald, Half Dome
Jonathan Mandel, Bolster Group
Annie Marendaz, The Media Store
New Business Growth – Agency
Emilia Ball, dentsu
Rory Heffernan, Atomic 212
James Lambert, GroupM
Adam Steward, Hatched
Celia Wallace, Today the Brave
On Screen Content – Talent
Michael Genovese, Nine
Ursula Heger, Paramount
Robert Irwin, Paramount
Hannah Sinclair, Nine
Georgie Tunny, Paramount
On Screen Content – Producer
Rachael Brand, Paramount
Ashley Carter, Nine
Chris Perry, Fremantle/ Eureka
Keeshia Pettit, Life Uncut
Caro Wallace, Paramount
PR
Tess Fisher, Paramount
Jonelle Lawrence, Clear Hayes
Hayley O’Connell, Paramount
Brittany Stack, Seven
Julie Wright, Anchor & Co
Publishing
Sohan Judge, Val Morgan Digital
Laura Masia, Pedestrian Group
Scott Purcell, Man of Many
Erina Starkey, News Corp Australia
Salesperson
Marissa Duque, Paramount
Christopher Fifer, Seven
Lisa Marie Lavocah, Mamamia
Sophie Monaco, Paramount
Tim O’Connor, Vevo
Social Media Specialists
Jenna Benson, ARN
Patrick Effeney, Nine
Georgina Harris, Endemol Shine
Kieran Simpson, Paramount / Roving Enterprises
Joshua Summers, Warner Bros
Best Use of News Publishing
Samsung Z Series phone – Nathan Livingston and Brittany Daniel, News Corp Australia
True North – Lucia Ordenes Sanchez, News Corp Australia
The AFR, About Time Watch Fair (ATWF) 2023 – Nine Publishing
High Flyer – Amanda Upton, Nine