21 young creatives from Asia to attend LIA Creative LIAisons in Las Vegas; 13 Global CCOs to inspire the Creative LIAisons Cohort

LIA has announced the 21 talented emerging creatives from Asia chosen to participate in LIA’s Creative LIAisons onsite educational program in Las Vegas.

Onsite Creative LIAison mentees from Asia include:

Panupong Putong, Senior Art Director, Wolf BKK
Quynh Trang Dang Xuan, Art Director, TBWA\Singapore
Yanz Sven Paddie Madelo, Art Director, Ace Saatchi & Saatchi Makati City
Giannina Tiempo, Art Director, Ace Saatchi & Saatchi Makati City
Sakhi Vijay Shah, Creative Director, Leo India
Siddharth Sapre, Senior Copywriter, Dentsu Creative Webchutney Mumbai
Soham Ghosh, Group Head -Copy, Havas Creative India
Siddharth Kumar, Copy Supervisor, Digitas India
Tanvi Shah, Senior Copywriter, Toaster India
Mina Sugioka, Copywriter, Dentsu Inc. Tokyo
Elise Meng, Associate Strategy Director, TBWA\Media Arts Lab Tokyo
Kotaro Tamaru, Planner / Copywriter, Hakuhodo Tokyo
Kana Hamano, Art Director, Droga5 Tokyo part of Accenture Song Tokyo
Akihito Omi, Copywriter, ADK Marketing Solutions Tokyo
Sam Wong, Senior Art Director, Leo Hong Kong
Jeongah Seok, Art Director, Cheil Worldwide Seoul
Wai Boon Tee, Strategic Planner, Ogilvy Malaysia
Qian (Simone) Zhiyan, Groupe Head Creative, Leo Burnett Shanghai Advertising
Leah Li, Senior Art Director, Cheil Greater China
LingHui (Vicky) Dai, Group Head Copy, Havas Shanghai
Bad Ngoc Vuong, Creative Director, Leo Ho Chi Minh City

This year, LIA’s specially curated Creative LIAisons onsite educational program for emerging talent will have the privilege of featuring 13 Global Chief Creative Officers, as well as, a stellar line up of top industry professionals from around the world. This highly anticipated and exclusive five-day training program for young talent worldwide takes place concurrently with LIA judging at Encore @ Wynn Las Vegas commencing on 27th September and runs through 1st October.

Established in 2012, the Creative LIAisons Global Coaching Academy is LIA’s educational initiative for creatives between the ages of 21 to 30. There are no delegate fees. LIA funds this program by reinvesting the money from entry submissions back into the industry; covering airfare, hotel accommodation, all program activities, lunches and a networking dinner for those lucky enough to be selected for this onsite program.

“Helping to support, nurture, up-skill and inspire the future stars of the industry is so Important,” explains Laurissa Levy, LIA Creative LIAisons and Educational Initiatives Director. “And we are very grateful to all the Global CCOs, Chief Creative Officers and top industry practitioners, who are giving their time to share their knowledge, expertise and experience with these up-and-coming creatives. The whole program has been curated to be a masterclass in accelerating career learning.”

As usual, this year’s program is designed to be a career game-changer and confidence booster for young talent. The LIAisons attendees learn from seminars and very open and honest panel discussions with the top creative people. All sessions in Creative LIAisons are two-way. They get to listen as well as ask questions in a campus-like atmosphere. They will also get to roll up their sleeves, work together with their contemporaries from different parts of the world on a real client brief.

Perhaps the steepest learning curve comes from sitting in the judging rooms to witness in real-time the final statue discussions, opinions and debates of the jury members as they talk through every piece of work that is contending for a Statue.

LIA re-wrote the rule book over 10 years ago with its jury room open door policy and not only have the Creative LIAisons attendees been privy to the magic behind the curtain, but press and creative excellence managers can go into the rooms anytime to witness judging as it happens. No other global show allows such transparency.

A preview of LIA’s all-star program includes, but is not limited to:

‘Create For All Of Us’ with Westfield x Disney Workshop
In Partnership with AKQA
Panels and Speakers sessions featuring some of the world’s top creatives
Javier Campopiano, Global Chief Creative Officer, McCann Worldgroup & McCann
Liz Taylor, Global Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy
Chris Beresford-Hill, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, BBDO
Marco Venturelli, Global CEO/CCO Leo, CEO/CCO Publicis Conseil, CCO Publicis Groupe France
Chaka Sobhani, President and Global Chief Creative Officer, DDB Worldwide
Gabriel Schmitt, Global Chief Creative Officer, Grey
Pancho Cassis, Global Chief Creative Officer / Partner, DAVID
Justine Armour, Global Chief Creative Officer, Forsman & Bodenofors
Andrés Ordóñez, Global Chief Creative Officer, FCB
Rob Doubal, Global Chief Creative Officer, M&C Saatchi
Judy John, Global Chief Creative Officer, Edelman
Collette (Coco) Douaihy, Global Chief Creative Officer, Health, Dentsu Health
Stephanie Berman, Global Chief Creative Officer, The Bloc
Susan Credle, Global Creative Advisor, IPG and Former Global Chair & CCO, FCB, Interpublic
Thomas Mueller, Global Head of Design / Chief Design Officer, EMEA,
Accenture Song, Munich
Linda Cronin, EVP, Global Media, Monks
Perry Fair, Head of Creative, Mattel, El Segundo
Vicki Maguire, Chief Creative Officer, Havas, London
Marjorieth Sanmartin, Chief Creative Officer, Philipp und Keuntje, Hamburg
Rey Tiempo, Chief Creative Officer, Minotaur, Manila
Paul Hunter, Co. Founder / Director, PRETTYBIRD, Culver City
Michael Ritchie, Managing Director / Co-Owner, Revolver, Sydney
Steve Martin, Creative Director – EMEA & Global, Syneos Health
Daniela Varel, Group Creative Director, Weber Shandwick, New York
Courtney Richardson, Creative Director, Droga5 New York, New York

“There’s more to come. We take great efforts to ensure that the LIAisons curriculum meets the needs of the young talents and gives them a broader perspective of the business. It’s a program that has something for everybody. Everyone comes away from it enriched,” adds Laurissa Levy.

VIEW THE FULL 2025 CREATIVE LIAISONS PROGRAM

LIA also holds a virtual component of Creative LIAisons that offers one-on-one coaching sessions between established industry leaders and young creatives. This program, also known as the Creative LIAisons Global Virtual Coaching Program, is designed to develop, educate, inspire, and nurture emerging talent in the advertising and creative industries. The virtual aspect allows for bespoke coaching sessions tailored to the mentee’s needs, focusing on skill development, idea elevation, and career advancement. The virtual coaching sessions take place from April through to November 2025.

Click here to view the Virtual Mentees from Asia who are taking part.