MUMBAI: The International Advertising Association’s (IAA) India Chapter has announced the 5th edition of the IAA Leadership Awards presented by Colors.

The awards recognise excellence towards contribution in marketing, advertising and media sectors as well as celebrate outstanding achievements of individuals and teams. The magnificence of the 5th IAA Leadership Awards will be showcased through an ‘Invite Only’ event on 7 October, 2017, at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai.

Minister of commerce and industry Suresh Prabhu and Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani will be the chief guests. Government of Israel deputy minister of diplomacy - PM’s office Michael Oren will grace the event.

The IAA India Chapter will honour the achievements of various groups in the marketing, advertising and media communities, for their outstanding performance, innovation and creativity in delivering high impact initiatives for the fifth successive year. Twenty-three categories have been identified, based on an exhaustive list of quantitative and qualitative parameters at the IAA Leadership Awards 2017 edition.

IAA president Ramesh Narayan said, “A galaxy of leaders representing advertising, marketing and media will be honoured at the memorable event.”

Viacom18 COO Raj Nayak said: “We are delighted to partner with a renowned industry forum like IAA that recognises category game-changers.”

IAA - India chapter past president Neeraj Roy said: “There is a lot of effort that goes into bringing about objectivity and factual data into the judging process."