Published on: October 1, 2026
Mumbai | September 30, 2026: The One Club for Creativity, in collaboration with Omnicom Advertising India, is set to host the fifth edition of Portfolio Night in India. The event will take place virtually on October 8, and in-person in Mumbai on October 9, with registrations closing on October 3, 2026.
Portfolio Night is a one-of-a-kind mentorship platform where budding creatives get direct access to some of the industry’s most respected creative leaders. The participants get to showcase their ideas and receive real feedback in dynamic, one-on-one sessions with creative leaders, who assess and score their work as jurors. For jurors, it’s a unique platform to meet emerging creatives and attract promising talent.
The participant with the winning portfolio will be eligible for Portfolio Night All-Stars, a week-long virtual programme, where winners from each market work in teams on a brief from a major global brand. At the end of the week, each team presents their pitch, with the winning team being flown to New York by The One Club for a week of events and networking opportunities.
Josy Paul, CCO, BBDO Group India, and Chairman, BBDO India, said, “Every great creative journey begins with someone saying, ‘I have an idea.’ Portfolio Night is a beautiful celebration of that courage. Come with your work. Come with your questions. Come with your unfinished thoughts. You don’t have to prove that you are ready. Just show us that you are willing to begin. The portfolio is you.”
Rahul Mathew, Chief Creative Officer, McCann India, said, “The One Show Portfolio Night is more than just an event, it’s our long-standing commitment to talent. For a young creative, the opportunity to be able to get a pat of reassurance from the top creative heads of the country is quite invaluable. And for us creative heads, it’s a reassurance that there’s still good talent coming into the industry and that creativity will continue to live strong and healthy.”
Adding on Russell Barrett, Chief Creative Experience Officer, TBWA\Lintas, said, “Every great creative career starts with someone taking a chance on an idea. Portfolio Night is our chance to find those ideas, those voices and those people. I’m hoping we leave the room having discovered a few futures we didn’t see coming.”
Jury Panel
