The organisers of the Good Ads Matter Awards have revealed the jury for the inaugural Piyush Pandey Polaris Award.

The award has been conceptualised with a vision to immortalise his brilliance. 

Piyush Pandey, recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, has long held an eternal place in the industry's hearts for the wonderfully gifted man that he was. The organisers aim to pay tribute to the 'Man of the Match' of Indian advertising with a vision to immortalise his brilliance.

The jury for this prestigious award is:

• Abhijit Avasthi, founder, Sideways
• Hepzibah Pathak, executive chairperson, Ogilvy India
• Joe Sciarrotta, deputy chief creative officer, worldwide, Ogilvy
• Josy Paul, chairperson and chief creative officer, BBDO India
• Prasoon Pandey, co-founder and director, Corcoise Films
• Sonal Dabral, writer, director and creative consultant, and founder, Tribha
• Sneha Iype, founder partner and executive producer, Nirvana Films

The trophy has been designed by Vijay Sawant, along with Mahesh Gharat and Dharam Valia at Hungry Films behind its concept.

The second edition of the Good Ads Matter Awards is scheduled to be held on 29 May. 

Manifest is the knowledge partner for the Good Ads Matter awards.

The title sponsor for this edition of the awards is invideo, while Morphic is the co-sponsor.