Mumbai: The Advertising Club has officially announced the appointment of four of India’s leading creative minds—Ashwini Deshpande, Ashish Chakravarty, Raj Kamble, and Ashish Khazanchi—as Jury Chairs for the ABBY Awards 2025 powered by One Show. These industry stalwarts will preside over the judging of the Design, Audio, Out of Home and Ambient, and Direct categories, respectively.
Ashwini Deshpande, Co-founder and Director at Elephant, has been named Jury Chair for the Design category. A visual communications designer from the National Institute of Design, Ashwini co-founded India’s pioneering design practice, Elephant, more than 35 years ago. Her extensive international jury experience includes Cannes Lions, The One Show, Pentawards London, Spikes Asia, and many more.
Ashish Chakravarty, Executive Director and India Head of Creative at McCann Worldgroup, will chair the Audio category. Known for his work across leading agency networks, Ashish has over 500 national and international awards to his name and has served on juries across the world.
Ashish has served as jury or jury chair at many top international advertising awards as well as all the top Indian award shows. Ashish has been recognized as one of India’s top 10 Creative Directors, and was also ranked among the top ECDs in the world in industry rankings.
Raj Kamble, Founder and CCO of Famous Innovations, has been appointed Jury Chair for the Out of Home and Ambient category. A globally recognized creative leader, Raj has worked with major global brands and won over 150 international awards. He currently heads Famous Innovations, one of the most awarded independent agencies in South Asia.
Raj is a frequent lecturer at institutes such as the Kellogg Institute of Management and Columbia University. He is the Director of Miami Ad School in India… and plays a prominent role in shaping the future of education in India.
Ashish Khazanchi, Managing Partner and CCO of Enormous Brands, will chair the Direct category. With over a decade of leadership at Enormous Brands, Ashish has crafted iconic campaigns for Tata Sky, Lenskart, OLX, and more, winning more than 350 awards globally.
Ashish’s recent work on Jaguar has caught the fancy of many ad aficionados. His focus on blending creativity with business results has made a lasting impact on advertising in India.
The ABBY Awards 2025 powered by One Show will take place during Goafest 2025, scheduled for May 21 to 23, 2025, at the Taj Cidade de Goa Heritage and Horizon, Goa. Goafest continues to be the flagship event of the Indian advertising industry, jointly hosted by the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and The Advertising Club.
