The 12th edition of IMPACT Top 30 Under 30 brings together a distinguished jury to identify the future leaders of India’s media and advertising industry. This year’s jury meet will be chaired by Prasoon Joshi, CEO & CCO, McCann Worldgroup India & Chairman, McCann APAC, alongside Dr. Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld & Founder, exchange4media, as Co-Jury Chair.
Joining them is an eminent panel of stalwarts including Dheeraj Sinha (Group CEO - FCB, India and South Asia,), RajDeepak Das (Chairman, Leo Burnett - South Asia and Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe - South Asia), Sukesh Nayak (CCO, Ogilvy), Amit Wadhwa (CEO, Dentsu Creative and Media Brands, South Asia), Paritosh Srivastava (Chief Executive Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi; BBH India, Saatchi Propagate and Publicis Beehive), Lara Balsara (Executive Director, Madison World), Anupama Ramaswamy (Joint MD & CCO, Havas India), Niraj Ruparel (Head of Mobile and Emerging Tech, GroupM), Shubhra Saraf Sethi (Head of Entertainment Ad Strategy (TV + Digital), JioStar Network), Prrincey Roy (Co-Founder & CEO, Huella), Smit Shukla (Zone Leader, Philips Personal Health, India Subcontinent), Tarun Khanna (President & Head - Digital, Marketing & Strategy, Reliance General Insurance), Adarsh Atal (Chief Creative Officer, Tilt Brand Solutions), Mandar Natekar (Co-founder & CEO, NeuralGarage), Siddharth Dabhade (Chief Business Officer, Lemma), Benedict Hayes (Co-Founder, Ethinos), Jignesh Shah (Co-Founder, Think Result), Aryan Bhasin(Founder, Socio Hub Digital Agency).
From over 200 nominations, 55 young achievers from across the advertising and media landscape have made it to the shortlist, 30 women and 25 men vying for a spot on the coveted list.
The jury will evaluate candidates on parameters such as:
Body of work, particularly over the past year
Testimonials from clients and reporting managers
Leadership ability and potential
Career trajectory and growth
Industry recognition at leading forums
IMPACT Top 30 Under 30 celebrates the young achievers of today and the leaders of tomorrow. It is a unique initiative that spotlights exceptional talent from India’s creative, design, media, and digital agencies recognizing and applauding their contribution through an exclusive, rigorous, and highly respected listing.
