Earlier this year IAPI, in line with International Women’s Day launched their 2024 Female Futures Fund programme. Over the past few weeks IAPI received an impressive response, as over 60+ high calibre women from IAPI’s member agencies applied for this prestigious programme.
25 exceptional women will receive a bursary sponsored by Diageo, enabling them to participate in a leadership coaching programme facilitated by Danica Murphy, PRISM Leadership. Supported by both IAPI and Diageo's female leadership, this programme will consist of three full-day workshop sessions designed to empower participants with essential leadership skills and insights.
The judging will be a two-part process. The first round, of judging commenced early last week, as the esteemed panel of judges review each application form and video submission.
This year the panel comprises of a record breaking 47 members. For this year's judging process, IAPI engaged senior leaders, industry experts and former participants from all member agencies to collaborate on the panel.
With careful consideration, judges were organised into groups of five, each assigned a specific set of candidates avoiding conflicts of interest. Furthermore, in a commitment to diversity and inclusion, male leaders have been actively recruited and involved in the judging process. Each group includes at least one senior male leader, contributing their insights and perspectives alongside their female counterparts, all dedicated to identifying the next cohort of female leaders that will be joining the programme.
The second round of judging will take place via online interviews scheduled for April 30th and May 1st with this year’s recipients announced shortly thereafter.
With the selection process well underway we wish all applicants the very best of luck and look forward to announcing the winners shortly. For any queries about this year's programme, please email shreesha@iapi.com
- Áine Kavanagh, Marketing Manager, Baileys Global Brand Team, Diageo
- Ali Donnelly ,Head of Digital, Spark Foundry
- Amanda Carwood, Managing Director, Pluto
- Aoife Murphy, Group Strategy Director, Core
- Bairbre McGlade, Creative Director, TBWA/Dublin - BBDO Dublin (Past FFF Participant)
- Bridget Johnson, Creative, Freelance
- Charley Stoney, CEO, IAPI
- Christopher Cashen, IAPI Board Member/ Managing Partner Strategy, Mindshare
- Claire Butterly, Chief Operating Officer, Omnicom Media Group
- Craig Farrell, Head of Media Planning, Core
- Darragh Rea, Managing Director Brand, Digital & Creative, Edelman
- David Fogarty, Digital Board Director, Core
- David Monaghan, Managing Director, Kick
- Emer Lawn, Managing Director, Starcom Ireland.
- Emma Morris, Creative director, Invention, part of Group M (Past FFF Participant)
- Emma Williams, Senior Director, Edelman
- Enda Kelly, Head of Strategy, Folk VML
- Geraldine Jones, IAPI Board Member/ Managing Director, Publicis
- Gráinne Morrison, Strategy Director, MCCP
- Jack Gilligan, Managing Partner, Wavemaker Ireland
- Jane Gray, Client Service Director, Showrunner
- Jason Nebhenzahl, Chief Executive Officer, Omnicom Media Group
- Jen Walsh, Digital Board Director, Starcom
- Jimi McGrath , CEO, Droga5 Dublin
- Karen Yoacham , Head of AV Implementation, OMG (Past FFF Participant)
- Kate O’Connell, HR Director, Dentsu Ireland
- Keith Lacy , Managing Director, Dentsu Ireland
- Kieran O'Donovan, Head of Client Service, THINKHOUSE
- Laura Daley, MD Head of Growth, Folk VML
- Laura Rickard, Chief Strategy Officer, Initiative (Past FFF Participant)
- Linda Bradley, Head of Planning and Insights, Diageo
- Madhumita Chandrasekaran, Senior Planner, F&B Huskies (Past FFF Participant)
- Manuel Yoacham, Business Director, EssenceMediaCom
- Meagan Hyland, Associate Design Director, Teneo
- Niall Cowley , Managing Director , We The People
- Niamh Ryan, Senior Creative Copywriter, Boys+Girls (Past FFF Participant)
- Nicola Gillen, Chief of Staff, Core
- Oonagh Cahill, Senior Account Director, Elevate PR (Past FFF Participant)
- Peter Snodden, Creative Director, Brill Building
- Roisin Ni Raighne, Managing Director, Dynamo
- Rosie Rogers, Managing Partner, Droga5 Dublin
- Ross Giles, Creative Lead, Dynamo
- Sarah Chadwick, Free Lance Producer, Clickety Clack (Past FFF Participant)
- Sarah Love, Managing Director, Goosebump
- Sharon Murphy, CEO, Wilson Hartnell
- Sinead Dennis, Business Director, Publicis Dublin (Past FFF Participant)
- Terri Turner, Group Account Director, The Public House
