Jury Members

Abhisheik
Joshi

Industry Observer and Expert

Abhishek Pande

Head of Digital, Consumer Healthcare- India and EM

Sun Pharmaceuticals

Aditi Mathur
Kumar

Vice President: Business & Creative Lead @ IPG Mediabrands

IPG Mediabrands (IA)

Amit Lall

Principal Partner : Digital

Mindshare

Bharat Subramaniam

Founder & Director

BigTrunk Communications Pvt Ltd

Deepali Naair

Group CMO - CK Birla Group

CK Birla

Harikrishnan Pillai

Founder & CEO,

TheSmallBigIdea

Harish Iyer

EVP

Interactive Avenues PVT LTD

Kanika Mohan Saxena

VP Digital Content Services

Vodafone Idea Limited

Kannan V

Brand Marketing Lead

Eurogrip Tyres

Kaushik Chakraborty

Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications

Tata Capital

Kosal Malladi

Vice President Madison Loop

Madison

Manesh
Swamy

MD & CCO at LS Creative

LS Digital

Misha H

Media Head

Cavinkare Pvt Ltd

Neel Pandya

CEO, APAC, EMEA & Global Partnerships Head

Pixis

Prabakaran Kandan

Digital Center of Excellence

Britannia Industries Ltd

Prasad Pimple

Executive Vice President & Head - Digital Business Unit

Kotak Life

Rahul Vengalil

CEO & Co-Founder

Tgthr

Reethika Nair

Head - Omnichannel Marketing

Dr. Reddy’s , India

Rohan C

Chief Digital Officer

Havas Media India

Sairam Ranganathan

Chief Digital officer

Wavemaker

Shibu Shivanandan

Founder & Managing Director

PivotRoots (Havas Media)

Simantini Ghosh

SVP/National Head - Entertainment & Sports

dentsu India

Srinivasulu
Yaramreddy

DVP

Lighthouse Learning

Varun
Mundra

Group Head Media and Innovations

Motilal Oswal

Pravin Menon

Chief Marketing Officer

Veranda Learning Solutions Ltd

C S BALAJI

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

GRT JEWELLERS (INDIA) PVT LTD

Varun Mohan

Chief Commercial Officer - India

India & SAARC MiQ

Yesudas S Pillai

Founder Y&A Transformation and Strategic Advisor

Channel Factory

Vignesh Murali Bhat

Senior Vice President & Head - Marketing , Brand & Corporate communications

Equitas Small Finance Bank

Ms. Rachna Anbumani

VP, Marketing

Lotte India Corporation Ltd

Amit Kumar
Singh

Deputy General Manager @ Madison World

Madison

Chirag Alawadhi

Co-founder & CEO

The Leapfrog Network

Janvi Mehta

Senior Director, Investments

GroupM India

Kewal Lohia

AVP – Buying & Accountability

Interactive Avenues

Meenakshi Mohan

Principal Partner - The Exchange

Mindshare

Monish Shah

Founder & CEO

Illuminati

Nimesh Shah

Founder and CEO

Whoppl

Praanesh
Bhuvaneswar

CEO

Qoruz

Ramya
Ramachandran

Founder and CEO

Whoppl

Sandeep
Balani

Vice President

JIOAds

Sunil W

Category & Media Manager

Himalaya Wellness Company

Sunitha Latha
Natarajan

Director - Digital Strategy

SocialPanga

Sweta B Shukla

Ass. Chief Manager - Digital Marketing

Parle Biscuits Pvt Limited

Satyen Kishan

Chief Revenue officer

Cheggout

Vineet Shah

General Manager

Madison World Madison

Ankit Saxena

AVP - Digital

Publicis Groupe India

Hari Hara Sudhan

Lead - Marcomm, Decorative Paints Division

Nippon Paint India

Manoj Vasudevan

Chief Sales & Marketing Officer

DRA Homes

Benjamin Joy

Agency Lead - India

LinkedIn

Ashok Nain

Founder & CEO

ADZ Junction Media Private Limited

Dinyar Mistry

Industry Head, Agency Partnership Business at Google

Google

Nabajit Nath

Sales Director, India

Kargo

Sumit Bhansali

Chief Strategy Officer

Mobavenue Media

Surej Salim

Co-Founder & COO

Digitally Inspired Media

Vishal Rupani

Co-Founder & CEO

Sprect.com

AWARD : OVERVIEW

The South Indian Digital Awards 2025 (SIDA 2025) is the premier platform celebrating excellence, innovation, and creativity in digital marketing campaigns targeting the South Indian market. Organized by Medianews4u.com in collaboration with industry leaders, SIDA 2025 is designed to honor the brightest minds, groundbreaking campaigns, and transformative strategies that are redefining the digital and marketing landscape.
This prestigious event showcases the very best in digital excellence across categories such as content marketing, SEO, social media, performance advertising, and more. In addition, SIDA 2025 honors outstanding achievements in leveraging advanced technology, tools, and platforms that are pushing the boundaries of advertising and marketing, driving exceptional results for brands.
Whether you’re a trailblazer in technology-driven strategies or a creative powerhouse in digital campaigns, SIDA 2025 is your stage to shine. Celebrate digital brilliance, and join us in honoring those who are shaping the future of marketing in South India!

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