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From left to right: Rohit Ohri, Chandan Mendiratta,  Ajay Kakar, Raj Kamble and Harsh Deep Chhabra.

22 May 2026 4:46 PM

Manifest at Goafest 2026: Day three highlights

The last day of the festival witnessed sessions on in-house agencies, trust-led marketing, content relevance and the future of measurement.

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Surjo Dutt

22 May 2026 11:19 AM

Surjo Dutt gets additional role at Dentsu Creative Webchutney

He joined the agency in September 2023 as CCO for West and South India.

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Vaidehi Nerkar

22 May 2026 10:56 AM

Goafest 2026: From the view of a first-timer

A PGP MBA student from IIM Calcutta, states how she came looking for perspective and found it everywhere.

Sports

Harmanpreet Kaur

21 May 2026 4:51 PM

'Looking for some fun work after all serious advertisements'

We caught up with Harmanpreet Kaur, captain of the Indian women's cricket team, on day one of Goafest for a quick tete-e-tete.

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From left: Shubhranshu Singh, Smriti Mehra, Niraj Ruparel, and Gulrez Alam

21 May 2026 1:18 PM

Manifest at Goafest 2026: Day two highlights

The second day of the festival saw sessions focused on how ad conceptualisation is changing, AI and data.

Marketing

Mayank Shah

21 May 2026 1:03 PM

Goafest 2026: PM Modi-Meloni Melody buzz is an opportunity we need to build on - Mayank Shah

On day two, Parle Products' CMO spoke about PM Modi's global ‘Melody' mention turning into an unexpected moment marketing win.

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From left: Padmaja Joshi, Prasoon Joshi, Rajiv Kumar, and Nikhil Sharma

21 May 2026 11:31 AM

Goafest 2026: A clarion call to reset ‘brand India'

From cultural confidence to manufacturing ambition, the talk spotlighted India's next leap needs a mindset reset, not just growth metrics.

Media

Jagran Prakashan

21 May 2026 1:01 AM

Goafest 2026: Jagran Prakashan bags 'Publisher of the Year'

ABP and The Hindu also bag a Gold each.

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Team Tribes (top) and EssenceMediacom

21 May 2026 1:00 AM

Goafest 2026: EssenceMediacom bags 'Media Agency of the Year', Tribes wins the sole Grand Prix

Wavemaker was second, while Mindshare and Tribes shared third place. WPP Media bagged the 'Network of the Year' title.

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Lamp-lighting ceremony.at the festival

20 May 2026 7:51 PM

Manifest at Goafest 2026: Day one highlights

The festival encompassed a high-energy performance, lamp lighting ceremony and heartfelt tributes to industry legends.

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