DDB Mudra Group has partnered with WARC to introduce Portfolio Evening: Strategy Edition, an industry-first initiative that has created a dedicated platform for emerging brand strategists. The event is scheduled to take place on November 26, 2025, in Mumbai, with registrations open until November 15, 2025.
The inaugural edition has been designed for professionals with 0–5 years of experience and has brought together rising strategy talent and some of the country’s most respected agency leaders as jurors. Each participant has been invited to present their work in 20-minute sessions to two jurors, receiving direct feedback on their strategic thinking. The winner has been granted exclusive access to WARC’s Creative Impact Unpacked from Cannes report, extending the learning experience beyond the competition.
Participants have been required to submit two pieces of work, either from their existing portfolio or newly developed in response to provide briefs, demonstrating their ability to define problems, identify consumer insights, and craft actionable strategic recommendations.
The evening has also marked the India launch of WARC’s Future of Strategy 2025 report. The report has mapped the evolving role of strategic planning in an AI-driven, fragmented media ecosystem and has offered key insights into how global agencies and brands are reimagining the discipline of strategy.
The jury for the 2025 edition has included leading strategy professionals such as Aditi Patwardhan (Former CSO, Sideways Consulting), Dheeraj Sinha (Group CEO – India and South Asia, FCB), Ekta Relan (CSO, L&K Saatchi and Saatchi), Kawal Shoor (Planner and Founding Partner, The Womb), Menaka Menon (President and Managing Partner – Growth and Strategy, DDB Mudra Group), Prem Narayan (CSO, Ogilvy India), S Subramanyeswar (Group CEO – India and CSO- APAC, MullenLowe Lintas Group), and several others from across the Indian advertising landscape.
