Announcing the Roger Hatchuel Student Academy Class of 2025
Find out who made it this year.
After an intense selection process, this year’s Roger Hatchuel Student Academy cohort has been announced.
31 students from 31 different countries will be joining us at Cannes Lions 2025 to learn firsthand from the world’s greatest brands, creative minds and industry leaders. They’ll kick-start their creative careers by exploring different avenues of the industry, with topics including the value of diversity, building your personal brand and working with purpose.
This year’s cohort sees participants from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Venezuela for the very first time. Each student was nominated by our partner organisations in their respective countries, and then chosen by our global selection panel made up of industry experts from nine countries.
Take a look at the 2025 panelists below:
Lissy Calienes, Associate Instructional Professor, Advertising Department, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, United States (Academy Dean)
Claudia Matjushin Castro, Account Executive Trainee, VML, Spain (Academy Tutor)
Abnia Loriston, Program Director, The Creative Ladder, United States
Adrianne C. Smith, SVP/Senior Partner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, FleishmanHillard, United States
Andy Del Rosario, Associate Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup Philippines, Philippines
Anusheela Saha, National Creative Director, FCB India, India
Courtney Williams, Marketing Manager, Le Coq Sportif, South Africa
Gilda Valle, Strategy Director, BBDO Ecuador, Ecuador
Juan Carlos Ortiz, CEO, IdeasJCO, United States
Lex Bradshaw-Zanger, Chief Marketing & Digital Officer, South APAC & MENA, L'Oreal, Singapore
Maks Kallhed, Innovation Director, Amongst Friends, United Kingdom
Ndubuisi Uchea, CEO & Co-Founder, Word on the Curb, United Kingdom
Sandro Gelashvili, Head of Creative Works, MENA and Global Gaming and Tech Google, United Arab Emirates
The Roger Hatchuel Student Academy will be welcoming the following students in 2025, plus additional students from the Dominican Republic and Colombia who’ll be announced soon:
Name
Country
Institution
Partners
Xinyue Wang
China
Shanghai Normal University
China Advertising Association
Ana Laura Benavides
Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica
Comunidad
Daniela Michnová
Czech Republic
Tomas Bata University in Zlín
Lionhearted
Yonis Abdirizak Mahamed
Denmark
UC Syd. School of Visual Communication
Creative Circle Denmark
Arianna Cárdenas
Ecuador
Universidad Casa Grande
El Universo
Rana Aksoy
Egypt
University of Ankara
The Worx
Annaliisa Roots
Estonia
Estonian Academy Of Arts
Northern Lights Group
Jaani Piirainen
Finland
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
Marketing Finland
Tekle Gujabidze
Germany
Miami Ad School Europe
Weischer
Hoi Kiu Zoi Lau
Hong Kong Sar
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of Hong Kong
Bálint Szénási
Hungary
Corvinus University
MAKSZ
Hannah Murphy
Ireland
TU Dublin
IAPI
Giorgia Aiolfi
Italy
IED – Istituto Europeo di Design
ADCI
Ayazhan Maulitova
Kazakhstan
Turan University
A-3 School of Creative Bravery
Ephantus Kiige
Kenya
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA
The Quollective
Mohammad AlSanee
Kuwait
American University of Kuwait
International Advertising Association
Isabel van Munster
Netherlands
University of Amsterdam
Orange Lions
Emily Solem-Young
Norway
Kristiania Professional College
CAPA Kinoreklame AS
MIKHAIL CARLOS
Philippines
University of the Philippines – Diliman Quezon City
4AS Philippines
Beatriz Rações
Portugal
ETIC – Escola de Tecnologias, Inovação e Criação
MOP – Multimédia Outdoors Portugal
Diana Neagu
Romania
The Alternative School
The Alternative School for Creative Thinking
Florencia Molina
Spain
Universidad Complutense
SCOPEN
Vera Lin
Taiwan
Taipei Medical University
Kleinerfisch
Yalcin Inan
Türkiye
Ege University
Kapital Medya Hizmetleri A.S.
Asmaa Nowbandi
United Arab Emirates
American University in Dubai
Motivate Val Morgan Cinema Advertising
Imogen Sillitoe
United Kingdom
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University
John Marenic
United States
VCU Brandcenter
VCU Brandcenter
Bahora Abdusaidova
Uzbekistan
Westminster International University in Tashkent
creativity.kz
Alessia Iachini
Venezuela
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB)
FEVAP
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