The Ad Club has appointed Shashanka Chaturvedi, Co-Founder of Good Morning Films, Sumona Sen, Senior Vice President – Network Marketing Strategy & Growth at Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., and Pallavi Chakravarti, Founder and CCO of Fundamental, as Jury Chairs for the ABBY Awards 2026 powered by The One Club | The One Show. They have been assigned to the Video Craft, Broadcaster and Young Maverick Abby categories, respectively.
Shashanka Chaturvedi has been appointed as Jury Chair for the Video Craft category. He has been a filmmaker with close to 150 awards, including two Gold Lions at Cannes. His work has also been recognised at platforms such as The One Show, Adfest, Spikes Asia, Kyoorius and the ABBY Awards. Good Morning Films has been recognised as Production Company of the Year in India in 2022, 2023 and 2024. He has worked with brands including Thums Up, Mahindra Thar, Asus, Clinic Plus, Honda, Tata Safari, Bournvita, Cadbury, Vodafone and Bajaj. His debut feature film Do Patti has ranked as Netflix India’s number one film in 2024 and has also entered the global Top 10 for non-English films.
Sumona Sen has been appointed as Jury Chair for the Broadcaster category. She has over two decades of experience in marketing and has been leading network marketing strategy and growth at Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. She has worked on brand positioning, revenue growth, and market expansion, while integrating analytics, marketing technology and AI-led solutions into marketing functions.
Pallavi Chakravarti has been appointed as Jury Chair for the Young Maverick Abby category. She has been working in advertising for over two decades and has founded Fundamental in 2023. The agency has delivered campaigns for brands such as WhatsApp, Airtel, Facebook, WeWork India, Adidas, Urban Company and Parle. Prior to this, she has handled accounts including Instagram, McDonald’s, Pepsi, Uber, Johnson & Johnson, Unilever and Procter & Gamble. Her work has been recognised across global platforms including Cannes Lions, D&AD, The One Show, Adfest Asia Pacific, Spikes Asia, Kyoorius and the ABBY Awards. She has also served on juries at multiple international award shows.
