The Advertising Club has announced 23 jury chairs for the upcoming Abbys which will be announced during Goafest 2024 which will be held in Mumbai at The Westin Powai between 29-31 May. 

Ajay Kakar, chairperson, Awards Governing Council, Abby Awards 2024 Powered by One Show, managing committee member, The Advertising Club, said, “I have always believed that an award is as good as its jury. This year too, the Abby Awards powered by One Show have a stellar line up of both domestic and international luminaries as Jury Chairs, across 23 categories. Over the last 2 years the number of women jurors have been significant, and this year, with over one-thirds being women masters of their craft. To win recognition from such respected Jury Chairs is a matter of immense pride for the AdClub, the participating agencies and brands.”

This year, a new category - health has been announced by the Awards Governing Council. This jury is headed by Medulla's MD and founder, Praful Akali.

Here's the complete list:

Audio: Ashish Chakravarty, executive director, and head – creative, McCann Worldgroup India 
Branded content and entertainment: Jon Austin, co-founder, Supermassive
Brand activation and promotion: Rahul Mathew, chief creative officer, DDB Mudra Group
Broadcaster: Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP Network
Design: Mayuri Nikumbh, head – design, Conran Design
Digital: P G Aditya, CCO and co-founder, Talented
Direct: Prateek Bhardwaj, chief creative officer and head of creative (India), Lowe Lintas
Diversity, equality and inclusion: Pallavi Chakravarti, founder and CCO, Fundamental
Film (below one minute): Rajdeepak Das, chief creative officer Publicis Groupe, South Asia and chairperson, Leo Burnett, South Asia
Film cinema digital OTT (above one minute): Kate Stanners, chairperson and global chief creative officer, Saatchi & Saatchi
Green: Tista Sen, founder (former), Ladyfinger
Health: Praful Akali, MD and founder, Medulla    
Integrated: Senthil Kumar, chief creative officer, VML India
OOH and ambient: Raj Kamble, founder and CCO
Mobile: Chandni Shah, COO, FCB Kinnect
PR: Madan Bahal, co-founder and managing director, Adfactors PR
Publisher: Sudha Natarajan, director – response, The Times of India Group
Red: Chandani Samdaria, executive creative director, L&K Saatchi & Saatchi, India
Still digital: Anupama Ramaswamy, chief creative officer, Havas Worldwide India
Still print: Ashish Khazanchi, founder and chief creative officer, Enormous
Technology: Niraj Ruparel, emerging tech lead – WPP, head – mobile, GroupM
Video craft: Amit Sharma, founder director, Chrome Pictures
Young maverick: Malvika Mehra