Goafest 2023: AAAI vows to make Goafest, Abby’s relevant for younger adlanders

Ajay Kakar feels that over the years Abbys has also become a testing ground for international award success because entries that win Abby tend to do well globally as well. (Representative Image: Calvin Craig via Unsplash)

AAAI is looking to engage the new gen and younger advertising executives by hosting discussions on the future of creativity.

Goafest 2023: Is AI friend or foe? Microsoft’s Amrita Thapar and Agnello Dias dispel myths

Amrita Thapar, chief marketing officer of Microsoft India and advertising expert and veteran Agnello Dias, shared their views on what is arguably the hottest trend and most talked about technology this year. So far, at least. (From left to right: Amrita Thapar, Anuradha SenGupta and Agnello Dias)

Artificial Intelligence takes centre stage during a discussion at the curtain raiser of Goafest 2023. Here are the key takeaways.

Goafest 2023: Mullen LoweLintas, Wunderman Thompson, McCann make a comeback at the festival

To increase participation and engagement this year, the committee has also launched ‘Goacast’ which is GoaFest’s official podcast. The podcast will offer exclusive interviews and scoops daily from prominent personalities of the industry. (Image sourced via GoaFest website. Created by ChatGPT)

Goafest 2023 will be held on 24th, 25th and 26th May at Grand Hyatt, Bambolim, Goa. The fest will also witness the 54th edition of the ABBY’s.

Goafest 2023: India’s premier Ad fest kicks off with a bang

Speaking at the Goafest 2023 curtain raiser, Prasanth Kumar, president, Advertising Agencies Association of India and CEO, South Asia GroupM said, “Goafest is known to unite India and South Asia’s creative economy. When we began working on curating Goafest 2023, we were certain that we wanted to present to the industry creativity in a new avatar and our theme is exactly in line with this."

Goafest 2023 kicked off with a curtain raiser where the theme – The Future of Creativity, was unveiled.