Mumbai: Times Network has come on board as presenting sponsor for the fifteenth edition of Goafest, announced the Goafest 2022 Organising Committee on Friday. The three-day industry event will be held between 5-7 May at Grand Hyatt, Goa.

Goafest is a definitive annual festival that celebrates milestones in the Indian advertising, marketing, and media industry. The event is back on-ground for its latest edition, after a gap of two years. The grand festival will be helmed by Jaideep Gandhi as chairman of the Goafest 2022 Organising Committee, along with Rana Barua as chairman of the Awards Governing Council for the Abby Awards 2022.

As per the earlier announcement, Goafest 2022 was scheduled to be held from 7-9 April. The orgainising committee is optimistic that the agencies and organisations will be more enthusiastic to participate in the festival as the number of Omicron cases has started receding.

“We are truly excited that after a gap of a couple of years Goafest is coming back. And I’m sure it will be the biggest yet, considering the fact that most of us have been restrained by the pandemic all this while and are literally straining at the leash to be let out," stated Times Network MD and CEO MK Anand. "I am particularly looking forward to the event as Times Network is once again returning as presenting sponsor of this most awaited advertising festival in South Asia.”

“Times Network has been associated with almost every edition of Goafest from its inception, in some way or the other,” remarked Goafest 2022 organising committee chairman Jaideep Gandhi. “It is our pleasure to welcome back Times Network as presenting sponsor in the 15th year of the festival,” he added.  

The event is jointly organised by two industry bodies – Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and The Advertising Club (TAC).

“It is wonderful to have Times Network as presenting sponsor yet again,” said AAAI vice president and GroupM Media South Asia CEO Prasanth Kumar. “Goafest is a platform where great work is reflected and thought leadership is demonstrated. Having such an opportunity to be inspired and learn is incredibly valuable to all of us. We look forward to having yet another wonderful Goafest.”

According to the statement, the delegate registrations and Abby Award entries are now open and more details are available on www.goafest.com.