Young creatives Jake Ausburn, Lucas Fowler, Alex Polglase and Talia Stone selected for LIA’s 2023 Creative LIAisons program in Las Vegas
London International Awards has invited 120 young creatives from around the globe to Creative LIAisons, the onsite training academy that runs concurrently with LIA Judging in Las Vegas. LIA created the exclusive and sought-after program in 2012 as a way of giving back to the industry that supports them. There are no delegate fees and flights and hotel accommodations are funded by LIA.
This year four creatives from Australia will be crossing the Pacific to experience this game-changing training academy including Jake Ausburn, senior copywriter at The Monkeys; Lucas Fowler, senior creative at Thinkerbell; Alex Polglase, senior art director at The Monkeys and Talia Stone, copywriter at Deloitte Digital.
They will spend four days in Las Vegas, from 8th October through 11th October 2023 attending seminars, panel discussions and interactive workshops led by some of the top professionals in our industry and related industries.
What is truly unrivalled in this journey towards creative excellence is that attendees have access to the LIA Judging rooms for the invaluable opportunity to observe statue discussions. Mentees get to see first-hand what it takes to create work that exemplifies the next level of creative excellence. LIA is the only global festival to offer this opportunity.
LIA’s intimate environment will provide these young professionals unparalleled access to jurors, speakers and top-level creatives. Unlike other large festivals, LIA’s size and events are designed for emerging talent to enjoy unfettered access to the leaders of the industry.
LIA does not directly select mentees. LIA allocates placements to companies that support LIA, advertising clubs and associations, trade press (including Campaign Brief in Australia and NZ), regional competitions and a select number are self-nominated.
In addition to the onsite program, the Creative LIAisons Virtual Coaching program is underway, offering over 180 young creatives worldwide the opportunity to have one-to-one coaching sessions with respected industry luminaries.
Eight creatives from Australia are taking part in the virtual program receiving e-mentoring sessions with three established industry leaders. Each bespoke session is determined by mentor and mentee and is designed to develop and grow young talent, coaching them to their full potential.
Creative LIAisons alum, Firrdaus Yusoff, head of creative at Forsman & Bodenfors, Singapore says: “It’s nice to read about the restart of the LIA Creative LIAisons program in Las Vegas. I was lucky enough to be there in 2014. And for a young creative, it’s a ridiculously awesome event. You get to be a fly on the wall during the judging sessions, and that experience has helped shaped my own jury duties. You also get to meet other young creatives. People like Alok Mohan, John-John Skoog, Rayna Vihuela Reyes, Zoe Kessler, Morgan Tierney and countless others. Many of whom have continued to kick ass, wherever they are. So, if you’re a young creative, please bug your creative lead on how you can get involved. Mine was through the OG creative guru, Ronald Ng.”
View the 2023 Creative LIAisons Coaches: https://www.liaawards.com/creative_liaisons/coaches/2023/
View the 2023 Creative LIAisons Mentees: https://www.liaawards.com/creative_liaisons/mentees/2023/
For more info on Creative LIAisons: https://www.liaawards.com/creative_liaisons/
4 Comments
Ripped off that we didn’t go to vegas! Screw you Covid.
Yes Lucas!! Best in the game
F*CK yeah mate!
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