Young Creatives From 18 Countries Named 2026 Portfolio Night All-Stars

Nov. 13, 2026

The One Club for Creativity today announced the latest group of Portfolio Night All-Stars, the top young creatives as selected by industry professionals from each of the city hosts around the world who participated in its recent Portfolio Night 2026.

Established in 2003, Portfolio Night is recognized as the world’s largest advertising portfolio review program. This fast-paced evening of advice, networking, and recruitment takes place globally in dozens of cities to help the next generation of creative talent entering the industry.

A highlight of this one-of-a-kind program is Portfolio Night All-Stars, where industry professionals from each host city select young creatives in their market with the best portfolios.

The 2026 Portfolio Night All-Stars, by region, along with host organizations, to date are as follows:

APAC

Delhi: Daaksh Lamba, art director, graphic designer, animator (hosted by Storm Communications)
Jakarta: Maverick Lee, art director (hosted by Leo Indonesia)
Kathmandu: Agrima Rana, illustrator, painting (hosted by Storm Communication)
Manila: Michael Gabriel Bacungan, graphic designer, illustrator (hosted by adobo Magazine)
Mumbai: Aadya Adukia, copywriter, graphic designer (hosted by Omnicom Advertising India)
Pan-India: Aaradhya Gandhre, art director, copywriter, photographer (hosted by Omnicom Advertising India)
Singapore: Joanna Feodora Likito, art director, graphic designer (hosted by Leo Singapore)
Taipei: Yi-En Geng, graphic designer, illustrator (hosted by Rock Yu Creative & Bremen Digital Creative)

Europe

Barcelona: Michelle Schipper, graphic designer, (hosted by RED and Elisava Barcelona School of Design and Engineering)
Lisbon: Beatriz Almeida, art director (hosted by Clube da Criatividade de Portugal)
Paris: To be announced (hosted by BBDO Paris)

Latin America

Buenos Aires: Mateo Isetta, art director, (hosted by Círculo de Creatividad Argentina)
Guatemala City: Astrid Mijangos, copywriter (hosted by EstoEsMarte and ei taier Worldwide)
Mexico City: Diane Pérez Ortega, art director (hosted by Wieden+Kennedy)
Santa Cruz: Tamara Bascopé, copywriter (hosted by Circulo Creativo Bolivia)
Santiago: To be announced (hosted by Inbrax)
São Paulo: Raissa Maia, art director (hosted by Africa Creative)

Middle East

Baghdad: Abbas Raad Sadeq, graphic designer (hosted by Sketch Iraq)
Beirut: Marya Itani, graphic and animation designer (hosted by International Advertising Association [IAA], Lebanon)
Dubai: Manahil Azeem, art director, illustrator (hosted by Impact BBDO)

US & Canada

Atlanta: Suhylah Sharif, art director, graphic designer (hosted by Dagger)
Charleston: Jillian Springer, art director (hosted by book180)
Dallas: Tina Nguyen, art director, graphic designer, illustrator (hosted by Dieste)
Miami: Sahaj Vyas, copywriter, filmmaker (hosted by Alma)
San Francisco: Aamani Sharma, art director (hosted by Goodby Silverstein & Partners and Odysseus Arms)
Toronto: To be announced (hosted by Rethink Toronto)
Washington DC: Eduardo Mejia, graphic designer, photographer, filmmaker (hosted by Nobody)

Portfolio Night 2026 All-Stars in Paris, Santiago, and Toronto will be announced separately.

The 2026 Portfolio Night All-Stars will work in global teams on a brief from a global brand, and attend seminars and recruiting sessions. At the end of the week, each team presents their pitch, with the Grand Prize winners flown to New York by The One Club for Creative Week 2027, and attend The One Show 2027, ADC 106th Annual Awards, Young Ones Student Awards ceremonies, and more.

Kevin Swanepoel, The One Club CEO said:

"These Portfolio Night All-Stars are the best of the best, picked by the people who will one day hire them, in cities on every continent. Now they come together to crack a real-world brief for a global brand. It's a showcase of what emerging talent can achieve, and a glimpse of the people who are about to shape our industry."

Since starting 23 years ago, Portfolio Night has taken place in 70 cities across 45 countries, with more than 14,000 portfolios reviewed.

It is an important event in advertising because it serves as the gateway for young talent to enter the industry or find a new job, enabling the best of the present — hundreds of renowned international creative directors — to meet and mentor the leaders of the future in industry hubs around the world.

Portfolio Night has also become a crucial tool for agencies in recruiting top young talent, providing a platform for recognition from local industry peers, and giving agencies a place on the global stage as the ad world tunes in to this one-of-a-kind event.

Branding for Portfolio Night 2026 was created by award-winning New York–based multi-disciplinary artist, designer, typographer, and creative director Juan Carlos Pagan. Special thanks to Sharp Type for generously donating the type family Centra No.1, and to Sunday Afternoon for donating the typeface Cinderblock.

For more information, please visit Portfolio Night 2026.