DAY 1Wednesday, 20 May 2026

  • Sponsors/ CategoryTimeProgramme / Speakers
  • NDTV Presents Inaugural Lunch

    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

    Inaugural Lunch & Champagne Launch

  • Mediakart presents

    Live Performance by Sukhbir

    Streaming Partner Spotify Advertising

    in associations with B4U

    1:30 PM - 2:50 PM

    Live Performance by Sukhbir - Prince of Bhangra

  • Inauguration of Goafest

    2:50 PM - 3:10 PM

    Inauguration, Lamp Lighting, Welcome Address

  • 3:10 PM - 3:20 PM

    Tribute to Piyush Pandey & Arun Nanda

  • 3:20 PM - 3:50 PM

    Resetting Brand India: From Growth Story to Growth Strategy

    Inaugural Session with

    Dr Rajiv Kumar - Chairman of Pahle India Foundation and Former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog

    Padma Shri Prasoon Joshi - Chairman, Omnicom Advertising, India and Chairman Prasar Bharti

    Nikhil Sharma - Managing Director, Perfetti Van Melle, India

    in conversation with: Padmaja Joshi Managing Editor, NDTV

  • Sony LIV presents

    Resetting the Rules: Building Brands That Don’t Play Safe in association with iAvatarZ Digital

    3:50 PM - 4:20 PM

    Resetting the Rules: Building Brands That Don’t Play Safe

    Aman Gupta -Founder of boAt,Founder of OFF/BEAT, Shark of Shark Tank India Show

    Moderated by Anuradha SenGupta - Independent journalist and producer

  • Sony LIV presents Resetting the Limits of What’s Possible Powered by Sakal Media Group in association with Dainik Jagran

    4:20 PM - 5:00 PM

    Resetting the Limits of What’s Possible

    Harmanpreet Kaur - Cricket Captain & Legend of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team, in conversation with

    Mandira Bedi - Actor, Anchor, Author & Fitness Enthusiast

  • Keynote by LinkedIn-

    Meet the Indian Prosumer; Reaching High-Value Professional Consumers

    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

    Meet the Indian Prosumer; Reaching High-Value Professional Consumers

    Dave Yang - Managing Director - SMB & Mid Market - APAC, LinkedIn Marketing Solutions

  • Spotify Advertising presents Sound-On Sundowner

    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

    By Invite Only

  • Amazon Ads Presents Abby One Show Awards Powered by Z in association with Times Network & affle

    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Publisher & Media Abby

  • The Hindu Group presents Gala Dinner

    8:30 PM Onwards

    Gala Dinner

  • JioStar presents After Hours Party

    9:30 PM Onwards

    After Hours Party with DJ Salil

DAY 2Thursday, 21 May 2026

  • Sponsors/ CategoryTimeProgramme / Speakers
  • Mediakart presents

    AI Washing: The Truth About AI

    in association with The Times of India & Vijas Digital

    10:30 AM - 11:10 AM

    AI Washing: The Truth About AI

    Why using AI is easy, but becoming AI-first is hard

    Gulrez Alam – Chief Revenue Officer, Affle

    Niraj Ruparel – Creative Technology Lead, WPP & WPP Media

    Puneet Gupt – Chief Operating Officer, Times Internet

    Rohan Mehta – Chief Transformation Officer, Omnicom Advertising Group

    Smriti Mehra – CEO English and Business News. Network18

    Moderated by Shubhranshu Singh - Member of the Board of Directors, Effie LIONS Foundation & Forbes Most Influential Global CMO 2025

  • Keynote by Google-

    There's an Agent for That - Excelling in the AI Era

    11:10 AM - 11:25 AM

    There's an Agent for That - Excelling in the AI Era

    Satya Raghavan - Director, Marketing Partners at Google India

  • NDTV presents

    All About Ads: The Hook Between Attention, Emotion And Recall

    11:25 AM - 12:05 PM

    All About Ads: The Hook Between Attention, Emotion And Recall

    Darshana Shah – Chief Marketing Officer, Aditya Birla Capital Rahul Kanwal – CEO & Editor in Chief, NDTV Rana Barua – Group Chief Executive Officer, Havas India, SE Asia & North Asia (Japan & South Korea) Rohit Kapoor – Chief Executive Officer, Swiggy Sam Balsara – Chairman, Madison World in conversation with Alex Matthew - Associate Executive Editor, NDTV Profit

  • Keynote by Comscore-

    AI, Audiences & Cross-Platform Clarity

    12:05 PM - 12:20 PM

    AI, Audiences & Cross-Platform Clarity

    Smriti Sharma - Executive Vice President, Analytics & Managing Director, Custom IQ, Comscore

  • mFilterIt presents

    12:20 PM - 12:40 PM

    The Resets That Shaped Indian Advertising  

    And the One We’re Living Through Now

    Dheeraj Sinha - Chief Executive Officer, McCann Group

    in conversation with Annurag Batra - Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of BW Businessworld group and the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the exchange4media group

  • Saptharushi presents

    THE WAR ON DATA - Who Owns The Signal?

    12:40 PM - 1:10 PM

    THE WAR ON DATA - Who Owns The Signal ?

    Mayank Shah - Vice President at Parle Products

    Anjali Madan - Director, Consumer Experience, Global Marketing, Mondelez International

    Sanjay Sindhwani - CEO, Indian Express Online

    Saikat Sinha - Director, Consumer Experiences, The Coca Cola Company

    Moderated by Gowthaman Ragothaman - Founding Chief Executive Officer, Saptharushi

  • Vijayavani presents Lunch

    1:10 PM - 1:50 PM

    Lunch

  • TV Is Dead. Long Live TV. in association with Think Result & B Natural

    1:50 PM - 2:25 PM

    TV Is Dead. Long Live TV.

    Resetting the Role of Television in the Age of Fragmentation

    Akshay Agrawal - Head Linear Ad Sales, Sony Pictures Network India

    Rajiv Dubey – Vice President Media & Marketing Activations, Dabur India Limited

    Arpan Biswas - Chief Marketing Officer, Ajio

    Avinash Pandey - Secretary General, IBDF

    Moderated by Tamanna Inamdar - Managing Editor, NDTV profit

  • Keynote by Spotify Advertising-

    2:25 PM - 2:40 PM

    "Make Some Noise: Why Your Next Big Idea Should Be SOUND-ON

    Haran Ramachandaran - Head of Creative Lab JAPAC, Spotify"

  • Amazon Keynote : From Fragmentation to Integration: The Power of Full-Funnel Advertising

    2:40 PM - 2:50 PM

    From Fragmentation to Integration: The Power of Full-Funnel Advertising

    Gulshan Verma - Director, Amazon Ads

  • IAA Voice of Change: Resetting the Narrative to Break the Bias

    Powered by Sun Neo & iAvatarZ Digital

    2:50 PM - 3:30 PM

    IAA Voice of Change: Resetting the Narrative to Break the Bias

    Amitesh Rao – Chief Executive Officer, South Asia Leo & VP – TAC

    Preeti Jhangiani – Entrepreneur, Sports Leader

    Prasun Kumar – Chief Marketing Officer & Business Head, MagicBricks

    Riya Joseph – General Manager – Media, Britannia Industries Limited

    Veetika Deoras – Senior Vice President – Marketing and Brands, IHCL

    Moderated by Megha Tata - Strategic Advisor & Independent Director

  • New Games, New Gods: India’s Sporting Reset in association with Bingo

    3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

    New Games, New Gods: India’s Sporting Reset

    Aditi Chauhan – Former Indian Women’s National Team Captain, Founder – She Kicks

    Parvinn Dabass – Founder, Pro Panja League

    Rahul Chaudhari – Indian Kabaddi Player

    Sameer Pathak – President, Pickleball World Rankings, The Times Group company

    Moderated by Anand Narasimhan - Managing Editor Spl Projects & Senior Anchor, CNN News18

  • BIG FM presents Advertising Rocks Grand Finale, Powered by BAE by ABP Network

    4:15 PM - 5:30 PM

    Advertising Rocks Grand Finale

    judged by Neeti Mohan - Bollywood Singing Diva & Padma Shri Prasoon Joshi - Chairman, Omnicom Advertising, India Rajeev Raja - Founder & Soundsmith, BrandMusiq Merlin Dsouza - Founding Partner, Brand Musiq and Director of Music ModeComposer-Director, Pianist, and World Leadership Inspirational Award-winning Musician

  • LinkedIn presents "C Suite Soiree"

    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

    By Invite Only

  • SET India & Sony SAB presents Abby One Show Awards, Powered By Republic, in Association with Mobavenue

    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Broadcaster, Public Relations, Design, Direct, Technology

  • Sharechat | MOJ presents Abby One Show Awards, Powered By Republic, in Association with Mobavenue

    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Digital & Digital Craft, Young Maverick Abby Award, Health Abby & Sustainable Development Goals Abby

  • Lemma presents Gala Dinner

    8:30 PM Onwards

    Gala Dinner

  • Spotify Advertising presents After Hours Party

    9:30 PM Onwards

    After Hours Party with Lost Stories

DAY 3Friday, 22 May 2026

  • Sponsors/ CategoryTimeProgramme / Speakers
  • The Client Who Also Became the Agency

    Powered By Hindustan Times in association with Britannia NutriChoice

    10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

    "The Client Who Also Became the Agency

    When Brand Owners Take Creative Into Their Own Hands

    Raj Kamble – Founder & CCO, Famous Innovations

    Gaurav Ramdev - CMO - India & South Asia, Visa

    Ajay Kakar – Head – Corporate Branding, Adani Group

    Chandan Mendiratta – Chief Brand Officer, Zepto

    Harsh Deep Chhabra – Global Head – Media, Godrej Consumer Products Limited

    Moderator: Rohit Ohri - Founder, Ohriginal"

  • LinkedIn presents The Great Attention Reset: Because Growth Today Is Built on Trust, Not Traffic

    11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

    The Great Attention Reset: Because Growth Today Is Built on Trust, Not Traffic

    Punit Dharamsi – Executive Vice President, Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)

    Tuhina Pandey – Director, APAC Communications & Chief Marketing Officer, India and South Asia, IBM

    Jahid Ahmed - Senior Vice President and Head of Digital, HDFC Bank

    Moderated by Devajit Roy - Head of India, Mid Market & Growth - Marketing Solutions, LinkedIn

  • From Platform-Defined to Brand-Aligned: A Reset in Measurement Powered By Mediakart & Times Network

    11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

    From Platform-Defined to Brand-Aligned: A Reset in Measurement

    Aditi Mishra – Chief Executive Officer, Lodestar

    Dhiraj Gupta – Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, mFilterIt

    Neha Markanda – Chief Business Officer, ShareChat

    Shahad Anand – Business Head, Mediakart

    Moderated by Ashish Sehgal - Chief Executive Officer - Times TV Network & CGO - Times Media & Entertainment

  • Scale vs Soul: Creativity in the Age of Agency Consolidation Powered By CNN News18

    12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

    Scale vs Soul: Creativity in the Age of Agency Consolidation

    In the race to get bigger, are we becoming better or just safer?

    Ashish Chakravarty – Managing Partner & CCO, Garage Worldwide

    Ashish Khazanchi – Managing Partner, Enormous

    Senthil Kumar – Storyteller & Film Director

    Tarun Bhagat – Chief Marketing Officer, PepsiCo

    Moderated by Delshad Irani - Storyboard, Network18 Group

  • Dangal TV presents Lunch

    1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

    Lunch

  • Affle presents Live Entertainment in association with Sakal Media Group

    1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

    Live Entertainment performance by Neeti Mohan- Bollywood Singing Diva

  • Resetting for Growth: Why Bravery Is the Only Real Strategy Powered By MakeMyTrip

    2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

    Resetting for Growth: Why Bravery Is the Only Real Strategy

    Eugene Cheong - Creative Director & Partner, Euge Publishing

  • Age of Outrage Powered By Eenadu

    3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

    Age of Outrage - AAAI Subhas Ghosal Memorial Lecture

    Lecture by Santosh Desai - Founder & Director, Think9 Consumer Technologies Pvt Ltd. Author, Columnist, Social Commentator

    Moderated by Anuradha SenGupta - Independent journalist and producer

  • 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

    Keynote Session by Adam Izen, Chief Awards Officer – One Show

  • Advertising Plays Powered by Mediakart in association with Republic

    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

    Advertising Plays Prize Distribution

  • News18 presents Yeh Dhurandhar Zindagi - Resetting to Stay Relevant in association with Amar Ujala

    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM

    Yeh Dhurandhar Zindagi - Resetting to Stay Relevant

    Rakesh Bedi - Bollywood Legend

    In conversation with Anand Narasimhan - Managing Editor Spl Projects & Senior Anchor, CNN News18

  • Snapchat presents Abby One Show Awards Powered by Z5 & Mediakart in association with Sakal Media Group

    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Keynote Session by Adam Thomas Eisenhut, Chief Awards Officer – One Show Video Craft, Audio & Radio, Social Content & Influencer Marketing, Creative Commerce, Use Of Data, B2B, Branded Content & Entertainment, Brand Experience & Activation, Outdoor, Print, Still Digital, Audio-Visual TV, Audio-Visual, Digital & OTT (Below 1 min & Above 1 min), Integrated.

  • Z presents Gala Dinner in association with Z5

    9:30 PM Onwards

    Gala Dinner

  • Mediakart presents After Hours Party Powered by B4U

    10:30 PM Onwards

    After Hours Party with DJ Ganesh - Celebrity DJ

Disclaimer : Tentative schedule - speakers, date & time slots, awards schedules are subject to change

Our Partners
  • Integrated Media Partner

    Hindustan Times

  • Signage Partner

    Think Result

  • Travel Partner

    MakeMyTrip

  • T-Shirt Partner

    Eenadu

  • Cap Partner

    Hook | MensXP | iDiva

  • Brew Zone

    Britannia NutriChoice

  • Walk of Work

    Pudhari Publications

Kiosk Partner
  • Times Internet

    Mediakart

  • Britannia NutriChoice

    ShareChat | MOJ

  • LinkedIn

    Hook | MensXP | iDiva

  • Google

    ITC Foods

  • Times Network

    BIG FM

  • Hindustan Times

    LG Electronics

Tea Partner
  • Day 1

    Mathrubhumi

  • Day 2

    Malayala Manorama

  • Day 3

    Malayala Manorama

Canapes Partner
  • Day 1

    Think Result

  • Day 2

    Sakal Media Group

  • Day 3

    Snapchat

CEO Lounge Lunch (By Invite Only)Partners
  • Lunch Day 1

    NDTV

  • Lunch Day 2

    Comscore

  • Lunch Day 3

    mFilterIt

Over The Top Moment
  • Day 1

    Dainik Bhaskar - Media

  • Day 1

    Sakal - Publishers

  • Day 2

    Think Result

  • Day 3

    Sakal Media Group

CEO Lounge Dinner (By Invite Only)Partners
  • Dinner Day 1

    Mediakart

  • Dinner Day 2

    NDTV

  • Dinner Day 3

    Hindustan Times

All Eyes On You
  • Day 2

    mFilterIt

  • Day 3

    Rocketship Films

Organised By:

Advertising Agencies Association of India

Mr. Sudesh Kapoor: +91-22-23080870 / 23012565 / aaai@aaai.in

Mr. Chetan Salian: +91-9820435654 / aaai@aaai.in

ABBY Awards:

The Advertising Club

Mr. Bipin Pandit: +91-22-23813034 / 23894091/23810213 / bipin@theadclub.in

Ms. Smita Khot: +91- 9869022258 / smita@theadclub.in

Mr. Gopal Singh: +91- 9867138115 / gopal@theadclub.in

Delegate Registrations

Ms. Ruchira Mestry / Ms. Snehal Kadam:

+91-22-40203650/51 / goafestreg@tecogis.com

For Sponsorship Enquiry :

Mr Sohail Shaikh: +91-8169334274

Mr Aman Bheda: +91-8976525017

sponsorships@goafest.com

Speaking Opportunities:

Ms Amrita Keny: +91-8879340454 amrita@goafest.com

/ speakers@goafest.com

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