Goafest 2025: Day 1 in Pictures

Here are some special moments from the first day of Goafest

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Published: May 22, 2025 12:44 PM  | 2 min read
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The 18th edition of Goafest, South Asia’s largest creative festival, began on May 21 in Goa. Goafest 2025 is being held at the Taj Cidade de Goa Heritage and Horizon from May 21 to 23. This year, the festival has onboarded Amazon MX Player as the ‘Title Sponsor’. For the first time ever, Goafest 2025 will bring alive the concept of the ‘Goafest Village’ with multiple venues and experiences under one roof.

Designed to be fluid and adaptable, the 2025 theme ‘Ignite’ unlocks an array of critical conversations that spark change. Each session, panel, and keynote during the three-day festival is set to explore different facets of the industry through multiple themes that resonate with the evolving landscape of brands, creativity, and consumer engagement.

On Day 1 of Abby One Show Awards at Goafest 2025, GroupM’s Wavemaker and ABP Pvt Ltd were adjudged the Media Agency of the Year and the Publisher of the Year, respectively.

Here are some special moments from Day 1:

Prasanth Kumar, CEO of GroupM, South Asia and President of AAAI 

Dheeraj Sinha, Group CEO - India and South Asia, FCB

Kareena Kapoor Khan with Atika Farooqi 

Rana Barua, Group CEO of Havas India, South East and North Asia and President of The Advertising Club

Media Agency of the Year - Wavemaker India

Publisher of the Year - ABP Pvt. Ltd.

Grand Prix - Wavemaker India for Dream11: India's New Local Language

Published On: May 22, 2025 12:44 PM