IDMA 2025 jury meet today in Mumbai, HUL’s Rohit Jawa to be Jury Chair

The much-awaited Indian Digital Marketing Awards (IDMA) is back! Ahead of the award ceremony, the jury meet for the 16th edition of the awards will be held today, July 4 in Mumbai. An esteemed panel of jury members including industry luminaries, thought-leaders and experts from marketing and advertising world will come together to finalise the winners of IDMA 2025. The Indian Digital Marketing Awards recognises, honours and celebrates the outstanding work done in the digital media ecosystem.

Rohit Jawa, CEO & MD – HUL, President – Unilever South Asia, and Member – Unilever Leadership Executive, is the Jury Chair of IDMA this year. The other jury members are eminent figures from the advertising, marketing and media world. IDMA aims to recognise, celebrate and encourage the work being done in the digital media space, specifically, internet, mobile, gaming, social media and the blogosphere. The 16th edition of IDMA will be held on July 17, 2025.

Expressing excitement on being the Jury Chair of the 16^th edition of IDMA, Rohit Jawa said, “I'm honoured to be chair for the 16th edition of the Indian Digital Marketing Awards (IDMA) 2025. I've always considered digital marketing a powerful tool, one that enables brands to connect with consumers with agility and impact. As we gear up for this year's awards, I'm excited to see the creativity and excellence that our industry has to offer”.

“Personally, I'm looking for campaigns that not only showcase originality and strategic thinking, but also create a meaningful impact on the audience. Great digital marketing goes beyond metrics, it tells the story and builds lasting connections. I look forward to witnessing some outstanding work that will set new benchmarks in the industry. Wishing all the participants the very best”, Jawa added.

The Indian Digital Marketing Awards recognise and celebrate the exceptional work and achievements of brands and agencies across eight prime categories, which are further divided into several sub-categories. The major categories include Web, Mobile and Tablets, Social Media, Search and PPC campaigns, For Small Medium Business, For Start-Ups, Special Awards and Hall of Fame Awards.

Here are our jury members:

• Rohit Jawa, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) and member of the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE) (Jury Chair)
• Angshu Mallick, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Adani Wilmar (Co Jury Chair),
• Hephzibah Pathak, Executive Chairperson, Ogilvy India
• Alok Jalan, Managing Director, Laqshya Media Pvt. Ltd
• Arun Shukla, CEO, JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd.
• Atul Hedge, Co-founder, Rainmaker Ventures & YAAP
• Dhiraj Relli, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, HDFC Securities
• Gautam Khanna , CEO, P D Hinduja Hospital & MRC
• Geetika Mehta, Managing Director, Nivea India
• Kailash Kulkarni, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Mutual Fund
• Mainak Dhar, Managing Director, India, McCain Foods
• Manish Anandani, Managing Director, Kenvue
• Meenakshi Nevatia, Country President & Managing Director, Pfizer India
• Niranjan Gupta, Former CEO, Hero Motocorp limited
• Noopur Chaturvedi, MD & CEO, NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL)
• Pranav Haridasan, Managing Director & CEO, Axis Securities Limited
• Ramprasad Sridharan, CEO and Managing Director, United Colors of Benetton, India
• Ravanan N, Executive Director & CEO, Oneindia
• Sandeep Khandelwal, Head - India Subcontinent, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
• Shweta Rai, Managing Director India and Country Division Head South Asia, Bayer Pharmaceuticals
• Sudhir Langer, Chief Executive Officer, RPSG - Too Yumm!
• Uday Jadhav, Chief Executive Officer, Sakal Media Group