IMPACT Top 30 Under 30, 2025 jury meet today

A distinguished jury, chaired by Prasoon Joshi, CEO & CCO of McCann Worldgroup India & Chairman of McCann APAC, is all set to select the 30 rising stars from the agency ecosystem

by e4m Staff
Published: Sep 19, 2025 9:04 AM | 2 min read

The 12th edition of IMPACT Top 30 Under 30 brings together a distinguished jury to identify the future leaders of India’s advertising industry. This year’s jury meet will be chaired by Prasoon Joshi, CEO & CCO, McCann Worldgroup India & Chairman, McCann APAC, alongside Dr. Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld & Founder, exchange4media, as Co-Jury Chair.

Joining them is an eminent panel of stalwarts including Dheeraj Sinha (Group CEO - India and South Asia, FCB), RajDeepak Das (Chairman, Leo Burnett - South Asia and Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe - South Asia), Sukesh Nayak (CCO, Ogilvy), Lara Balsara (Executive Director, Madison World), Anupama Ramaswamy (Joint MD and CCO, Havas India), Smit Shukla (Zone Leader, Philips Personal Health, India Subcontinent), Amit Wadhwa (CEO, Dentsu Creative and Media Brands, South Asia), Paritosh Srivastava (Chief Executive Officer at Saatchi & Saatchi, BBH India, Saatchi Propagate and Publicis Beehive), Tarun Khanna (President & Head - Digital, Marketing & Strategy, Reliance General Insurance), Niraj Ruparel (Head of Mobile and Emerging Tech, GroupM), Shubhra Saraf Sethi (Head of Entertainment Ad Strategy (TV + Digital), JioStar Network), Prrincey Roy (Co-Founder & CEO, Huella), Adarsh Atal (Chief Creative Officer, Tilt Brand Solutions), Mandar Natekar (Co-founder & CEO, NeuralGarage), Siddharth Dabhade (Chief Business Officer, Lemma), Benedict Hayes (Co-Founder, Ethinos), Jignesh Shah (Co-Founder, Think Result), Aryan Bhasin(Founder, Socio Hub Digital Agency).

From around 250 nominations, 55 young achievers from across the advertising and media landscape have made it to the shortlist, 30 women and 25 men vying for a spot on the coveted list.

The jury will evaluate candidates on parameters such as:

Body of work, particularly over the past year

Testimonials from clients and reporting managers

Leadership ability and potential

Career trajectory and growth

Industry recognition at leading forums

IMPACT Top 30 Under 30 celebrates the young achievers of today and the leaders of tomorrow. It is a unique initiative that spotlights exceptional talent from India’s creative, design, media, and digital agencies recognizing and applauding their contribution through an exclusive, rigorous, and highly respected listing.