The Advertising Club has announced the jury chair line-up for the ABBY Awards 2026. The jury chairs for this year’s edition include Gaëtan du Peloux for Still Print, Mauro Ramalho for Creative Commerce, Use of Data & B2B, Bianca Guimaraes for Still Digital, Rajdeepak Das for AV Film (TV), Ashish Khazanchi for AV Film (Digital & OTT), Anupama Ramaswamy for Direct, Raj Kamble for Outdoor, Senthil Kumar for Integrated, Niraj Ruparel for Technology, Ashish Chakravarty for Audio & Radio, Neha Tulsian for Design, Praful Akali for Health, PG Aditiya for Digital, Deepshikha Dharmaraj for PR, Pavita Puri for Publisher, Josy Paul for Sustainable Development Goals, Minakshi Achan for Branded Content & Entertainment, Mayur Hola for Brand Experience & Activation, Shashanka Chaturvedi for Video Craft, Sumona Sen for Broadcaster, Pallavi Chakravarti for Young Maverick ABBY, and Jessica Apellaniz for Social Content & Influencer Marketing.
The Goafest 2026 edition of the awards is scheduled to take place from May 20 to 22, 2026 at Taj Cidade de Goa Horizon.
The awards will be spread across three days at Goafest 2026, with different category partners aligned to each day. Publisher & Media ABBY categories, powered by Z in association with Times Network, will take place on May 20. On May 21, SET India & Sony SAB, powered by Republic and in association with Mobavenue, will spotlight Broadcaster, Public Relations, Design, Direct and Technology categories, alongside Sharechat |MOJ-backed Digital & Digital Craft, Young Maverick ABBY, Health ABBY and Sustainable Development Goals ABBY categories. The final day, May 22, will feature Snapchat-powered awards in association with Z5 & Mediakart across categories including Video Craft, Audio & Radio, Social Content & Influencer Marketing, Creative Commerce, Branded Content & Entertainment, Brand Experience & Activation, Outdoor, Print, Still Digital, AV Film, Digital & OTT, and Integrated.
