MUMBAI: Kyoorius, in association with D&AD has announced that the 2015 Kyoorius Advertising & Digital Awards jury sessions will be open to the public. Kyoorius will offer jury tours from 29 April to 1 May, where creative professionals too can interact and learn from the jury members, through a series of Kyoorius FYIdays, which will also be held over the three days.

The 2015 Kyoorius Advertising & Digital Awards jury sessions will take place from 29 April to 2 May at Indian School of Design & Innovation at Lower Parel in Mumbai. The award show will see all jury members gathering in Mumbai to review, discuss and recognise the best work entered over an intensive session. Last year, Kyoorius opened its doors to professionals, media and the community at large to observe jury members debate over entries as well as peruse some of the most cutting edge work in advertising and digital produced. This year, it is looking at making the sessions more interactive through the Kyoorius FYIdays.

Jury tours will be offered at 10 am, 2.30 pm and 5.30 pm on 29 April, 30 April and 1 May. Kyoorius FYIdays will be led by specialist speakers on a defined subject as a series of seminars, workshops or training sessions. With a limited attendance of 80 people - Kyoorius FYIday is all set to offer a platform to interact more directly with the speaker, industry leaders, and peers.

There will be five FYIday sessions, the schedule is as follows:

Day 1: 29 April

9 - 9.45 am: Isobar China chief creative officer Tim Doherty

6 - 6.45 pm: Grey London deputy executive creative director Vicki Maguire

Day 2: 30 April

6 - 6.45 pm: D&AD deputy president and Havas Work Club creative partner Andy Sandoz 

Day 3: 1 May

9 - 9.45 am: SapientNitro APAC executive creative director Andy Greenaway

6 - 6.45 pm: Made By Many co-founder Tim Malbon

Kyoorius founder CEO Rajesh Kejriwal said, “Kyoorius and D&AD are committed to providing the Indian creative community a completely neutral and transparent platform. These tours allow anyone to observe exactly what happens at the Kyoorius Awards jury sessions and be a part of the action. At the same time, we strive to create opportunities to inform and stimulate local talent. This year we’ve introduced a series of FYIdays conducted by our Advertising & Digital Awards jury members – a chance to meet and interact with some of the most respected creative minds in the world. These sessions are completely free to attend and I encourage everyone to sign up.”