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Here’s the line-up for Goafest 2019 presented by Viacom18 and powered by MX Player, the advertising & marketing industry’s largest convention

MUMBAI: Fulfilling its promise to be the apex knowledge sharing platform in India for the advertising & marketing industry, Goafest 2019 presented by Viacom18 and powered by MX Playerannounces its power-packed three- day agenda. The industry conclave, knowledge sessions, masterclasses and ABBY Awards have been brought together in a way to ensure maximum engagement and bring in most value to the attendees.

After a day full of insightful sessions and big wins at ABBY Awards, the celebrations at Goafest 2019 will continue with the after parties. On 12th April, Nucleya will enthrall all at the MTV Beats Swag Night after-party.

A detailed schedule of Goafest 2019 is below:

GOAFEST 2019 SCHEDULE

11th April 2019
Category	Time	Programme
ABP One Lunch	1:30 – 3:00 pm	Lunch
Welcome Drink	2:30 – 3.15 pm	CHAMPAGNE launch
Inauguration	3.15 – 3.30 pm	Inauguration ofGoafest
Discovery presents Inaugural Live Performance & Industry Conclave	3.30 – 4.00 pm	SHAAN unplugged
	4.00 – 6.00 pm	Dr. A. Velumani – Creator & Managing Director, THYROCARE
		Ravi Desai – Director, Mass & Brand Marketing, AMAZON
		Vijay Sharma – Associate Director, Brand Marketing & Heads Digital Media, FLIPKART
		Achint Setia – Vice President Marketing, MYNTRA
Abby Awards by Viacom18	6.30 pm onwards	Publisher & Media Abby's
MX Player Gala Dinner	8.30 pm onwards	Gala Dinner
Star presents After Hours Party	9.00 pm onwards	After Hours Party
12th April 2019
Category	Time	Programme
Welcome Drink	9.30 am	CHAMPAGNE Morning
Colors Marathi presents Knowledge Seminars	10.30 – 12.30 pm	Madonna Badger – Chief Creative Officer/Founder, Badger and Winters
		Gordon Bowen – Founder & Global Chairman, McGarryBowen
		Siddhant Chaturvedi – Bollywood Actor, Crtically acclaimed film Gully Boy&Kalki Koechlin – Bollywood Actress & Writer
ABP One Lunch	12.45 – 1.45 pm	Lunch
ABP One Lunch	12.45 – 1.45 pm	Lunch
Live Performance	1.45 – 2.15 pm	JONITA GANDHI unplugged
MX Player presents Knowledge Seminars	2.15 – 3.15 pm	Barry Wacksman – Vice Chairman & Global Chief Strategy Officer, R/GA
MX Player presents Knowledge Seminars
MTV presents Knowledge Seminars		HarshwardhansinhZala – Founder & CEO Aerobotics 7
MTV Youth Insights	3.15 – 3.30 pm	Navin Shenoy – Marketing Head – Youth, Music & English Entertainment, Viacom 18
Times Network presents Leadership Summit	3.45 – 5.15 pm	Lt. Gen. D. S. Hooda – commander during "surgical strike" in conversation with Maroof Raza – Consulting Editor, Times Now
Times Network presents Leadership Summit	3.45 – 5.15 pm	Virender Sehwag – Renowned Indian Cricketer in conversation with Swati Joshi, Principal Correspondent, Times Now
Broadcasters Abby by Tribes Abby Awards by MX Player	6.00 pm onwards	Broadcaster, Public Relations, Still Craft, Design and Direct Abby's
Vijayavani Gala Dinner	8.30 pm onwards	Gala Dinner
MTV Beats Swag Night	9.00 pm onwards	After Hours Party
13th April 2019
Category	Time	Programme
Welcome Drink	9.30 am	CHAMPAGNE Morning
Keynote by Google	10.30 – 11.00 am	Ross Jauncey– Head of Create With Google
Lokmat presents Knowledge Seminars	11.00 – 12.30 pm	Navi Radjou & Jaideep Prabhu – Authors of famous books: Jugaad & Frugal Innovation
Lokmat presents Knowledge Seminars	11.00 – 12.30 pm	Mary Kom – Six Times World Amateur Boxing Champion in conversation with BoriaMajumdar – Indian Sports Journalist.
ABP One Lunch	12.45 – 1.45 pm	Lunch
Live Performance	1.45 – 2.15 pm	MOHAMMED IRFAN unplugged
National Geographic presents Knowledge Seminars	2.15 – 4.15 pm	Matt Eastwood – Global Chief Creative Officer, McCann Health
National Geographic presents Knowledge Seminars		Noelle LaCharite – Director, Developer Evangelism- DevCollective, Microsoft
MTV presents Knowledge Seminars		Phil Kemish – Co-Founder, Disrupt Marketing &Brandtrepreneur
Jagran presents Knowledge Seminars	4.15 – 5.45 pm	Ambarish Mitra – CEO and Founder, Blippar
Jagran presents Knowledge Seminars	4.15 – 5.45 pm	Pankaj Tripathi – Ace Bollywood Actorin conversation with Film Critic & Author Anupama Chopra
Radio Abby's by Big FM Abby Awards by Star	6.30 pm onwards	Video Craft, Radio, Radio Craft, Branded Content & Entertainment, National Geographic Green Award, Digital & Mobile, Digital Craft, Out of Home, Ambient Media/Activation, Still Content, Audio Visual Content, Young Abby by MTV, Special Abby(Gender Sensitive) and Integrated Abby's
National Geographic Gala Dinner	8.30 pm onwards	Gala Dinner
Dangal TV & Pernod Ricard present After Hours Party	9.00 pm onwards	After Hours Party
MASTERCLASS AT GOAFEST on 12th & 13th April
Masterclass	10.00 – 10.45 am	Parveen Shaikh- M Power, a Workshop on Mindfulness
Masterclass	11.00 – 12.00 pm	David Slocum – Visiting Professor & Advisor- Berlin School of Creative Leadership
Masterclass by Facebook	3.00 – 4.00 pm	Ram Cobain – Creative Strategist, Facebook India
Masterclass at Salao 1, near Atrium, by registration only

April 8, 2019

Goafest 2019 announces list of artists and schedule for ABBY Awards

MUMBAI: The advertising & marketing industry’s apex convention, Goafesttoday announced the illuminating line-up of artists who will engage and enthrall the audiences at the 3-day festival. Some of the biggest artists who will be performing are Shaan, Jonita Gandhi and Mohammed Irfan. The famed ABBY Awards Nights that applaud the best minds in the creative world of advertising & media will also be presented across the 3 days of the festival from 11th to 13thApril, 2019.

Here’s presenting the line-up for the most exciting days in the advertising & marketing industry:

11th April

3.30 pm Inaugural Performance for Goafest 2019 and Industry Conclave 2019 – Shaan Unplugged

6.30 pm – Abby Award Night by Viacom 18 featuring Media and Publisher Abby’s

12thApril

1.45 pm – Performance: Jonita Gandhi Unplugged

6.00 pm – Abby Award Night by Tribes and MX Player – featuring Broadcaster; PR; Still Craft; Design & Direct Abby’s

13th April

1.45 pm – Performance: Mohammed Irfan Unplugged

6.30 pm – Abby Award Night by Big FM & Star – featuring Video Craft; Radio; Radio Craft; Branded Content & Entertainment; Digital & Mobile; Digital Craft; Out of Home; Ambient Media/ Activation; Audio Visual; Integrated; Special Abby Gender Sensitivity; National Geographic Green Award & MTV Young Abby.

Presented by the Advertising Club and AAAI the Goafest 2019 will once again see the entire advertising and marketing fraternity come together in Goa from 11th April, 2019 to 13th April 2019.

April 5, 2019

Focusing on multi-facets of the industry, Goafest 2019 announces a stellar line up on speakers

MUMBAI: The advertising & marketing industry’s apex convention, Goafest has announced its list of illustrious speakers for 2019. The 3-day convention of the best minds in the industry will see prestigious speakers from premier global and Indian advertising, smart technology, software development, entertainment, sports and others. Renowned cricketer Virender Sehwag, Bollywood actors Pankaj Tripathi, Kalki Koechlin and Siddhant Chaturvedi of the recent Gully Boy fame, global advertising maven Gordon Bowen, boxing legend Mary Kom, creative genius Madonna Badger and authors Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu, will be amongst many others to address the knowledge sessions.

Nakul Chopra – Chairman Goafest said “At Goafest our aim has been to create a platform that provides learning, inspiration, collaboration and celebration. Content is the heart of the festival. Jaideep and his team have laboured from August last year to put up this stellar list of speakers. I am sure all delegates – especially the young guns – will have a lot to learn and be inspired from.”

Jaideep Gandhi – Chairman Industry Conclave and Knowledge Seminars said “Every year we try and bring an array of speakers that will provide a window to the current global perspectives in our ever-changing industry. As we do, to bring speakers, from allied fields and other arenas like sports who can inspire our young talent. I am confident that this year too the width and depth of our speaker panel will cover all of these facets.”

Here is a glimpse into Goafest 2019’s dynamic speaker list:

Knowledge Seminars

Name	Designation	Company
Madonna Badger	Chief Creative Officer/Founder	Badger and Winters
HarshwardhansinhZala	Founder & CEO	Aerobotics7
Barry Wacksman	Vice Chairman and Global Chief Strategy Officer	R/GA
Gordon Bowen	Founder and Global Chairman	McGarryBowen
Lt. Gen. DS Hooda	Lt. General – Indian Army
Virender Sehwag	Renowned Indian Cricketer
Kalki Koechlin	Indian Born French Actress and Writer	Duo Session
Siddhant Chaturvedi	Bollywood Actor & Writer	Duo Session
Phil Kemish	Co-Founder	Disrupt Media LTD
Mary Kom	Boxing Legend
Navi Radjou	Author of famous books: Jugaad & Frugal Innovation
Jaideep Prabhu	Authors of famous books: Jugaad & Frugal Innovation
Noelle LaCharite	Director, Developer Evangelism	Dev Collective- Microsoft
Matt Eastwood	Global Chief Creative Officer	McCann Health
Ambarish Mitra	CEO and Founder	Blippar
Pankaj Tripathi	Ace Actor

Industry conclave

Name	Designation	Company
Dr. A. Velumani	Creator & Managing Director	Thyrocare
Ravi Desai	Director, Mass and Brand Marketing	Amazon
Vijay Sharma	Associate Director, Brand Marketing & Heads Digital Media	Flipkart
Achint Setia	Vice President, Marketing	Myntra

Presented by the Advertising Club and AAAI the Goafest 2019 will once again see the entire advertising and marketing fraternity come together in Goa from 11thApril, 2019 to 13th April 2019.

April 1, 2019

Advertising Agencies Association of India &The Advertising Club announce the Awards Governing Council for ABBY Awards 2019

MUMBAI: The 14th edition of the premiere Advertising Festival – Goafest 2019, presented by Viacom18 is just around the corner and the preparations are in full momentum for the apex industry event and awards. Celebrating creative excellence in the Advertising and Media industry, the ABBY awards presented every year at the festival is a key focus area for the fraternity to showcase their their best work. The Advertising Agencies Association of India &The Advertising Club have now announced the Awards Governing Council for the prestigious awards.

The celebrated Awards Governing Council for the ABBY’s 2019 are.
Awards Governing Council on behalf of The Advertising Club
•   Shashi Sinha: Chairman of the Awards Governing Council, ABBY Awards 2019, Secretary – The Advertising Club and CEO, IPG Mediabrands India
•   Vikram Sakhuja: President, The Advertising Club & Group CEO – Madison Media & OOH – ‎Madison World
•   Ajay Kakar: Chief Marketing Officer, Aditya Birla Capital
•   Ajay Chandwani: Director, Percept Ltd
•   Aditya Swamy: Head – Agency Partnerships , Google
•   Sapangeet Rajawat: Head – Marketing, Hindi Mass Entertainment

Awards Governing Council on behalf of the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI)
•   Nakul Chopra; Chairman – Goafest 2019
•   Ashish Bhasin: Chairman & CEO South Asia Dentsu Aegis Network – ‎Aegis Group plc
•   Anupriya Acharya: CEO, Publicis Media India
•   Rohit Ohri: Group Chairman and CEO, FCB India
•   Jaydeep Gandhi: Chairman & Director, Jaya Advertising

Speaking on the focus of the AGC for the upcoming edition, Shashi Sinha, Chairman of the Awards Governing Council, ABBY Awards 2019 & Secretary, The Advertising Club said “The newly appointed Awards Governing Counicl is committed to ensuring that the awards are inclusive and have multi sectoral representation. The combined experience and the expertise of the council is sure to ensure that all aspects of the awards from jury selection to jury deliberation and review and winner announcement thereafter is conducted with the highest standards of due diligence.”

Speaking about the awards, Mr. Ashish Bhasin, President of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) said, “ABBY Awards have always been the highlight of the festival and a key plaform for the young minds from the industry to showcase the pioneering work done by them through the year . The awards governing council council formed to conduct this marquee awards includes industry thought leaders and media mavens who will come together to deliver another inclusive , highly represented and successful year of the ABBY’s.”

Speaking about the AGC appointment, Vikram Sakhuja: President, The Advertising Club said “Winning an ABBY has always been a careed defining moment for and the awards have year on year ensured that only the best in class campaigns that have showcased effectiveness and creativity are lauded. The newly appointed Awards Governing Counicl will ensure that the ABBYs continue to live up to its repute of being the ultimate industry awards that celebrate meritorious campaigns.”

Mr. Nakul Chopra, Chairman – Goafest 2019 said “ Every year ABBY’s have not just recognized the best in best work done by the industry but also encouraged individuals from the industry to innovate and push boundaries to deliver the best creative campaigns. We are sure that this year too will see a lot of innovative work entered that will be judjed by a renowned jury panel curated by the eminent Awards Governing Council.”

Presented by the Advertising Club and AAAI the Goafest 2019 will once again see the entire advertising and marketing fraternity soon come together in Goa in April 2019.

February 28, 2019
Viacom18 presents India’s premier advertising festival “Goafest 2019”

MUMBAI: The apex industry event that celebrates milestones in the Indian media and advertising industry – Goafest is all set to be held on 11th, 12th and 13th April, 2019 at India’s festival destination. Presented by Viacom18, Goafest 2019 will see the A&M fraternity celebrate sucessul campaigns and facilitate idea exchange on categtory growth drivers and game changing global trends.

Speaking about the 14th edition of the festival, Mr. Ashish Bhasin, President of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) said, “Goafest is the Indian advertising industry’s largest and most representative event . It is not just a festival but an ode to the industry and the pioneering work done through the year. This year too we will bring to fore an immersive event that will bring together the industry’s most creatively curious, transformational and inspiring thoughtleaders and innovators from across agencies, brands and media houses. .

Mr. Nakul Chopra, Chairman Goafest 2019 said “Goafest is all geared up for an inclusive and engaging 2019 edition. Our endeavor this year is to ensure that multi-category representation and participation, interactivity and thought leadership is at the forefront of all our initiatives. This year too the apex industry event will continue to establish its eminence as a leading knowledge sharing and networking platform and we are happy to have partnered with Viacom18 in building this to further scale.”

Speaking about partnering with Goafest 2019, Sudhanshu Vats – Group CEO & MD at Viacom18 said ““Goafest has, over the years, cemented it’s reputation as the country’s foremost amalgamation of the best and brightest of the creative and marketing minds of the Indian business. Our association with them is an extension of our belief that knowledge sharing leads to knowledge enhancement thereby benefitting the entire industry.”

Talking about the focus at the upcoming edition of the festival Vikram Sakhuja: President, The Advertising Club said “ABBY’s are the gold standard in creative awards and has always recognized agencies and talent that push boundaries and challenge status quo. Our endeavor with the festival and the awards this year is to ensure exceptional speakers, inclusive participation and thereby gain a headstart on decoding transformational global advertising and communication trends.”

Shashi Sinha, Awards Governing Council Chair and Secretary, The Advertising Club said “We are all set for the ABBY’s and are hoping to see some pioneering and clutter breaking work being entered this year. ABBY’s is the ultimate national benchmark for effective creative communication. Winning an ABBY holds a place of pride in the career lifecyle of every advertising and media professional. We sincierly hope that the awards continue to inspire the best minds in the industry to present their best foot forward. “

Presented by the Advertising Club and AAAI the Goafest 2019 will once again see the entire advertising and marketing fraternity soon come together in Goa in April 2019.

January 30, 2019
Advertising Agencies Association of India &The Advertising Club announces 14th Edition of India’s premier advertising festival “Goafest 2019”

MUMBAI: Its time again to celebrate milestones in the Indian media and advertising industry with India's premier advertising festival – Goafest 2019. Curated by the AAA’s of I and The Advertising Club, the 2019 edition of the marquee event will once again be held in Goa in the summer of 2019 at India’s festival destination Goa.

The marquee event will be helmed by Mr. Nakul Chopra, Chairman Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) India, and Immediate Past President of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) who has been elected as the Chairman of Goafest 2019 organizing Committee. Mr. Shashi Sinha, CEO – IPG Media Brands and Secretary, The Advertising Club has been elected as Chairman of the Awards Governing Council for the celebrated ABBY’s 2019.

Speaking about the 14th edition of the celebrated festival, Mr. Ashish Bhasin, President of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) said, “Goafest has continuously been championing the category’s growth agenda. Our continued endeavor through the festival is to facilitate an enriched festival experience that is immersive, transformational and allows us to contribute to the learning enrichment of the Advertising, Media and Entertainment industry.’ He further added “Nakul is an industry veteran and we are sure that his past experience with Goafest and his vision for the industry is sure to translate into an engaging and inclusive festival experience for all.”

Mr. Nakul Chopra, on being elected as Chairman for the festival said “Goafest is a premiere representation of the Indian Advertising and Media industry. Year on year we have focused on increasing scale, driving inclusivity and ensuring that the festival emerges as a leading knowledge platform. This year too our focus at Goafest will be to curate a great panel of thought leaders and provide a world view of the evolving Adverting and Media industry trends.”

Speaking about the focus of the 2019 edition of Vikram Sakhuja: President, The Advertising Club said “Goafest is an idea exchange forum that over the years has emerged into an opportunity where the entire media and advertising fraternity comes together to engage, innovate and share their best work. We are already geared up to bring another immersive edition of this landmark event, promising to up the ante even higher.” He further added “ABBY’s have always been recognized as a gold standard in creative awards and we are sure that Shashi with his deep understanding of the industry and global view will ensure that the awards follow highest standards of due diligence and hold a place of eminence in the advertising, media and entertainment industry.”

Speaking on being elected as the AGC chair, Shashi Sinha, CEO – IPG Media Brands and Secretary, The Advertising Club said “Receiving an ABBY has always been a career milestone and held a pace of pride in the life of every advertising and media professional. We will continue to ensure that ABBY’s that stands for creative excellence continues to inspire game changing brand campaigns, scale in eminence and emerge as a beacon of inspiration for the new generation of marketers of and brand custodians.”

Presented by the Advertising Club and AAAI the Goafest 2019 will once again see the entire advertising and marketing fraternity soon come together in Goa in April 2019.

November 1, 2018

Tag: Goafest 2019

Here’s the line-up for Goafest 2019 presented by Viacom18 and powered by MX Player, the advertising & marketing industry’s largest convention

Goafest 2019 announces list of artists and schedule for ABBY Awards

Focusing on multi-facets of the industry, Goafest 2019 announces a stellar line up on speakers

Advertising Agencies Association of India &The Advertising Club announce the Awards Governing Council for ABBY Awards 2019

Viacom18 presents India’s premier advertising festival “Goafest 2019”

Advertising Agencies Association of India &The Advertising Club announces 14th Edition of India’s premier advertising festival “Goafest 2019”