32 print buyers to judge samples from 100 top firms
Coming at a time when the industry is recovering from the hang-over of Drupa, PrintWeek India Awards hopes to offer a welcome respite.
26 Jul 2012 | By PrintWeek India
For those who don’t know, PrintWeek India Awards is not merely an awards show, we aim to increase awareness of the print industry amongst the community that matters: the one who buy and consume print.
Some of the biggest names in the Indian print industry will assemble on 30 August for the PrintWeek India Awards Night which is scheduled to be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai.
More than 100 print firms are competing in the fourth edition of the Awards for top honours in 19 quality categories and six performance categories.
The main aim of the awards is to play a pivotal role in raising the standard of print, distinguishing those who have produced exceptional print jobs and skills according to the Indian market needs and provide recognition to the truly trendsetting print jobs from India.
The ensemble of entries and print firms will be evaluated at the Canon presented PrintWeek India Awards judging process at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai on 28 July.
“We've the biggest names in the industry who are part of the panel - and in an attempt to shout about the legitimacy and validity of our Awards, we have published the list prior to the Jury Day,” said D'cunha.
The Awards Night and a full day Conclave which include a match-making session between print buyers and print firms will be hosted on 30 August at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai, where the winners will be honoured.
Canon India is the main sponsors of the event. While the list of associate sponsors includes Advanced Graphic Systems (AGS), Bobst India, Dupont India, Garnett Papers, Goss International & SLKCG, GMC Software Technology, Henkel Adhesive, Kala Jyothi and Welbound Worldwide.
The Jury Panel for PrintWeek India Awards 2012
Arun Malkani | Chief marketing officer, Birla Sun Life Insurance |
Ashwini Ashish Deshpande | Founder director & design practice head, Elephant Design |
Farooqui Fazal | Packaging development manager, Heinz India |
Gayatri Jayaraman | Writer, Mint Lounge |
Geetanjali Bhattacharji | Chief executive officer, Spatial Access |
Hemal Kapadia | Founder and design director, Olive Design |
Hitesh Pravin Shah | Studio manager, BBDO India |
Huzefa Kanorwala | India and ME country manager, HH Print Management India |
Indrajit Sen | Executive director, Indian Outdoor Advertising Association |
Indranil Roy | President, Outlook Group at Outlook Publishing |
Jayshree Joshi | Programme officer, Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai |
Karan Rawat | Executive creative director, Grey |
Kiran Prabhakar Prayagi | Director, Graphic Arts Technology & Education |
Madan Mohapatra | Chief marketing, Future Group |
Nandini Dias | Chief operating officer, Lodestar |
Nitin Nair | Godrej CP |
Oona Dhabhar | Marketing director, Condè Nast India |
Paroma Sadhana | Production and design supervisor, Majlis |
Paulose Parakkadan | Operations director, r-pac India |
Pratap Bose | Chief operating officer, ddbmudragroup.com |
Pronoti Datta | Assistant editor, Times of India |
Raja Sanyal | Head of marketing - India, Barclays |
Runali Sawant | Assistant manager- packaging development, Hindustan Unilever Limited |
Saurav Roy | Director, Idea Spice Design |
Shaziya Khan | Executive planning director and vice president, JWT |
Sheetal Dandekar | Senior product manager, Lupin India |
Shormista Mukherjee | Founder, Rickshaw |
Soma Roy | Packaging executive-quality, Marico |
Sridhar Kondiparthi (POPS) | National creative director, Leo Burnett |
Vijay Sampath | Chief executive officer, ACK Media |
Vijay Sawant | Group creative director, Ogilvy and Mather |
Yogesh Bambal | Packaging development manager, Cadbury India |