Manifest at Goafest 2026: Day three highlights

The last day of the festival witnessed sessions on in-house agencies, trust-led marketing, content relevance and the future of measurement.

Surjo Dutt gets additional role at Dentsu Creative Webchutney

He joined the agency in September 2023 as CCO for West and South India.

A PGP MBA student from IIM Calcutta, states how she came looking for perspective and found it everywhere.

Prasoon Joshi, chairperson, Omnicom Advertising Group India, talks about his new role with Prasar Bharati and the relevance of Goafest.

BMEG and VML share 'Design Agency of the Year', Tribes is 'PR Agency of the Year', while Zee bags 'Broadcaster of the Year'.

The second day of the festival saw sessions focused on how ad conceptualisation is changing, AI and data.

From cultural confidence to manufacturing ambition, the talk spotlighted India's next leap needs a mindset reset, not just growth metrics.

Wavemaker was second, while Mindshare and Tribes shared third place. WPP Media bagged the 'Network of the Year' title.

The festival encompassed a high-energy performance, lamp lighting ceremony and heartfelt tributes to industry legends.

Past presidents addressed a gathering of senior industry practitioners at the event on the eve of Goafest 2026.