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The One Club for Creativity wraps up a successful Portfolio Night 2024
Mumbai: The One Club for Creativity concluded the third edition of Portfolio Night 2024 in Mumbai and has become one of the most important networking events for the creative industry. The event took place on 10 October (virtual) and 11 October (Mumbai) 2024. Fostering connections between emerging talent and established creatives; Portfolio Night is an ecosystem of creative development, the launchpad of careers, and a major force in shaping the future of creativity.
The event was held at the Ecole Intuit Lab in Mumbai and was co-hosted by agencies under Omnicom Advertising Group – BBDO India, DDB Mudra Group, and TBWAIndia. It brought together 110 emerging creatives with diverse academic backgrounds in design, planning, direction, content writing and so on.
BBDO India chairman & CEO Josy Paul, kicked off the event with an inspiring speech. This was followed by an energetic, fast -paced evening of one-to-one portfolio reviews by the jury panel of 30 jurors over the two days.
“Portfolio night is really about a portfolio of creative values: Originality, freedom, fearlessness, love, passion and belief. That’s what I was looking for. It is as much about the people as it is about the work. And I got all of it. For that’s what I saw, felt and experienced at this electric night. Thank you for the collision of emerging talent and established creatives. It was alchemy. The future of creativity is shining bright” said, Josy.
Speaking about this year’s juror experience, DDB Mudra Group CCO Rahul Mathew said, “While the Portfolio Night may come across as a night of evaluation by the creative heads, it’s also an introduction. We’re introduced to where the talent is headed and what the future has in store for our industry. And once again we leave reassured and confident that the future of creativity is bright.”
TBWA India chief creative experience officer Russell Barrett commented, “As always it was an amazing experience to interact with the energy and the openness of the future of our industry. This year I saw a number of portfolios that were not from the traditional areas of creativity – animators, cinematographers, UX, UI designers. While a good number of the other portfolios had experiential and innovation ideas too. It’s great that the portfolios at portfolio night are keeping pace with the rapid changes we’re seeing all around us.”
Sukanya Aggarwal emerged as the winner at the Portfolio Night Mumbai while Udo Döhler Neto won the virtual pan-India Portfolio Night. They’ve both earned the chance to participate in the prestigious global Portfolio Night All-Stars program. This program brings together creatives with winning portfolios from all host cities. These lucky All-Stars will work in global teams on a brief from a major brand and attend seminars and recruiting sessions. At the end of the week, each team presents their pitch, with the winning Portfolio Night All-Stars flown to New York by The One Club for Creative Week 2025.
Jury Panel – Mumbai
|
Sr. No |
Jury Name |
Organization |
|
1 |
Aalap Desai |
tgthr |
| 2 |
Arun Iyer |
Spring Marketing Capital |
|
3 |
Gia Fernandes |
Dentsu Webchutney |
| 4 |
Hemant Shringy |
FCB Ulka |
| 5 |
Josy Paul |
BBDO India |
| 6 |
Kainaz Karmakar |
Ogilvy India |
| 7 |
Mukund Olety |
VML |
| 8 |
Pallavi Chakravarti |
Fundamental |
| 9 |
Priya Shivakumar |
DDB Mudra |
| 10 |
Rahul Mathew |
DDB Mudra Group |
| 11 |
Raj Kamble |
Famous Innovations |
| 12 |
Rajdeepak Das |
Leo Burnett India |
| 13 |
Russell Barrett |
TBWA India |
| 14 |
Shitu Patil |
Publicis India |
| 15 |
Sindhu Sharma |
Enormous |
| 16 |
Sonal Chhajerh |
Leo Burnett India |
| 17 |
Swati Bhattacharya |
LightBox |
| 18 |
Varsha Desai |
MullenLowe Lintas |
Jury Panel – Virtual
|
Sr. No |
Jury Name |
Organization |
| 1 |
Ajeet Shukla |
Dentsu Webchutney |
| 2 |
Akshay Seth |
Ogilvy |
| 3 |
Chandani Samdaria |
L&K Saatchi & Saatchi |
| 4 |
Ishan Mehta |
22feet Tribal Worldwide |
| 5 |
Pooja Manek |
Talented |
| 6 |
Preeti Kaul |
Ogilvy |
| 7 |
Shruti Subramaniam |
BBDO India |
| 8 |
Siddhi Yadav |
McCann |
| 9 |
Snigdha Malhotra |
BBDO India |
| 10 |
Suchitra Gahlot |
FCB Ulka |
| 11 |
Sushant Dharwadkar |
TBWA India |
| 12 |
Vishnu Srivatsav |
22feet Tribal Worldwide |
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ABBY Awards 2026 names 3 jury chairs across digital, PR and publisher
Aditiya, Dharmaraj and Puri to lead key categories at Goafest 2026
MUMBAI: The Ad Club has announced the appointment of PG Aditiya, Deepshikha Dharmaraj and Pavita Puri as jury chairs for the Digital, PR and Publisher categories respectively at the ABBY Awards 2026, powered by The One Club and The One Show.
The awards are set to take place during Goafest 2026 from May 20 to 22 at Taj Cidade de Goa Horizon, bringing together some of the biggest names in advertising and marketing.
PG Aditiya, founder and CCO at Talented, will chair the Digital jury. A former chief creative officer at Dentsu Webchutney, he now leads Talented, an employee-owned independent agency known for its unconventional structure and award-winning work for brands such as Meta, Google, Britannia and Tanishq. The agency has also been recognised as a global ‘Best Place to Work’ by Campaign magazine for two consecutive years.
In the PR category, Deepshikha Dharmaraj, CEO at Burson Group India, brings over three decades of experience in public relations and integrated communications. She oversees multiple entities including Burson Genesis, GCI Health India and Hill & Knowlton India. Known for her strategic counsel and leadership, Dharmaraj has also served as president of industry bodies such as PRCAI and PAFI, and has been a jury member at global platforms including Cannes PR Lions and D&AD Awards.
Pavita Puri, chief brand and marketing officer at The Indian Express Group, will chair the Publisher category. With over 15 years of leadership experience, she has been instrumental in driving the group’s transition into a digital-first media powerhouse, overseeing brands such as The Indian Express, Financial Express, Loksatta and Jansatta. Her earlier stints in advertising include roles at Rediffusion and Lowe India, where she handled marquee clients across sectors.
The appointments reflect a strong mix of creative, communications and media expertise, underscoring the awards’ focus on recognising excellence across evolving industry segments.
As the industry gears up for Goafest, the ABBY Awards 2026 promise to spotlight standout work, with seasoned leaders at the helm of jury deliberations shaping the benchmark for creative excellence.
