Portfolio Night 2026 to Bring Young Creative Talent Together in India

The One Club for Creativity’s Portfolio Night 2026 is set to return to India, giving emerging creative professionals an opportunity to present their work, receive expert feedback and build connections with leading figures from the advertising industry.

The global portfolio review initiative, which was launched in 2003, will be held across several Indian markets this year. Omnicom Advertising India and Storm Communications will lead the Indian editions, with events scheduled in Delhi, Mumbai and online.

Delhi will host Portfolio Night on October 3 through Storm Communications, while Omnicom Advertising India will conduct the Mumbai edition on October 9. A virtual pan-India edition is scheduled for October 8, also hosted by Omnicom Advertising India. Kathmandu will hold its event on October 10 through Storm Communications.

Portfolio Night is designed to connect young creatives with creative directors and advertising professionals through portfolio reviews, mentoring, networking and potential career opportunities. In 2026, the programme will take place across 27 cities worldwide.

A key feature of this year's initiative will be Portfolio Night All Stars, a weeklong virtual programme bringing together standout young creatives from participating cities. Each location will nominate one promising creative based on the strength of their portfolio.

The selected participants will form international teams and work on a brief developed for a global brand. Alongside the creative challenge, they will take part in seminars and recruitment sessions before presenting their final concepts to a panel that will include representatives from the participating brand.

The team emerging as the overall winner will receive an opportunity to travel to New York for Creative Week 2027, with The One Club for Creativity covering the trip.

The visual identity for Portfolio Night 2026 has been developed by New York-based multidisciplinary artist, designer, typographer and creative director Juan Carlos Pagan. Sharp Type has contributed the Centra No.1 type family, while Sunday Afternoon has provided the Cinderblock typeface for the programme’s branding.