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ABBY Awards 2018 announces jury chairs
MUMBAI: After announcing the master jury for the creative category, the eminent ABBY Awards that recognises and rewards excellence across advertising, marketing and media has now announced the illustrious jury chairs for the media, broadcaster, publisher, branded content & entertainment, specialist and craft categories. Chairing the jury for each of these categories are stalwarts and veterans who have played an instrumental role in leading the respective categories towards new echelons of growth.
Presented by the Advertising Club and AAAI, the ABBYs 2018 will be a highlight at the leading advertising convention, Goafest, where once again the entire advertising and marketing fraternity is expected to come together in Goa, between 5-7 April 2018, at The Grand Hyatt, Bambolim, North Goa.
ABBY awards governing council chairman Ajay Kakar says, “The guiding principle of ABBYs 2018 is that an award is as good as the jury that judges it. Having identified and announced the master jury for the creative ABBYs, we have extended the ‘Jury of Masters’ principle to all the other categories of ABBYs 2018. Each of them is a celebrated and iconic veteran of their crafts.”
The eminent Jury Chairs include stalwarts as below:
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JURY CHAIR “ABBY AWARDS 2018” |
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Media |
Sam Balsara, Chairman, Madison World |
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Public Relations |
Madan Bahal, Managing Director, Adfactors PR |
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Direct |
Raj Nair, CEO and Chief Creative Officer, Madison BMB |
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Design & Still Craft |
Viral Pandya, Co-Founder, Chief Creative Officer, Out of the Box |
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Radio Craft |
Ramanuj Shastry, Co-Founder & Director, Infectious |
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Broadcaster |
Rohit Gupta, President, Network Sales And International Business, Sony Pictures Networks, India |
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Publisher |
Pradeep Dwivedi, CEO, Sakal Media Group |
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Branded Content & Entertainment |
Tarun Katial, CEO, BIG FM |
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Digital & Mobile and Digital Craft |
Sidharth Rao, CEO & Co-Founder, Webchutney |
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Video Craft |
Vinil Mathew, Director, Breathless Films |
Brands
Anupam Sengupta joins L&T LTM in senior leadership role – strategy & global business development
AI and media tech veteran to steer global business push in CME vertical
MUMBAI: Larsen and Toubro has brought on board seasoned media and technology executive Anupam Sengupta in a senior leadership role within its LTM division, tasking him with shaping strategy and global business development for its communications, media and technology vertical.
In his new role at L&T LTM, Sengupta will focus on driving consulting-led growth, sharpening global go-to-market strategies, and building deep-tech partnerships, with a particular emphasis on AI-led transformation.
Sengupta joins from Camb.ai, where he served as business head for SAARC and Southeast Asia. There, he played a key role in establishing the company’s regional presence, accelerating adoption of voice AI solutions and securing high-profile enterprise partnerships.
His career spans more than two decades across AI infrastructure, SaaS, consumer technology and media, with leadership roles at companies such as immerso.ai and Eros Innovation, where he worked at the intersection of streaming, gaming and enterprise AI applications.
Earlier, Sengupta spent over a decade at Sony Group, leading digital sales and partnerships across South Asia and managing large P&L portfolios. His experience also includes stints at WPP Group, Zee Group and Standard Chartered Bank, giving him a cross-sector view of both media and non-media ecosystems.
Known for building high-value partnerships and scaling new business lines, Sengupta has worked across global markets, handling enterprise SaaS sales, strategic alliances and large deal cycles, often in emerging technology environments.
His appointment comes as Larsen and Toubro sharpens its focus on digital and media technology services, an area seeing strong demand as AI, streaming and content platforms converge.
With Sengupta at the helm of strategy and global growth initiatives, the company appears set to deepen its play in the fast-evolving media tech landscape, where scale, speed and smart partnerships increasingly define success.
