Seven young creatives from across the Asia-Pacific region have been named among this year’s Portfolio Night All-Stars, The One Club for Creativity announced.
The distinction honors standout participants in the One Club’s annual Portfolio Night. First held in 2003, the event brings together aspiring creatives and industry professionals in cities worldwide for an evening of feedback, networking, and recruitment.
Each year, industry professionals from host cities select top participants to be named Portfolio Night All-Stars, recognizing those with the most impressive portfolios.
The 2025 Portfolio Night All-Stars in APAC
- Auckland: Ellie Williams, art director (hosted by Droga5)
- Jakarta: Elva Gracia, art director (hosted by Publicis Groupe)
- Kathmandu: Swarnima Shrestha, art director, graphic designer, illustrator (hosted by Storm Communications Kathmandu)
- Manila: Louise Pearce, multimedia designer, illustrator, printmaker (hosted by Adobo Magazine)
- Mumbai: Sumit Kumar, art director, graphic designer (hosted by BBDO India, DDB Mudra Group, and TBWA India)
- Pan-India: Kareena Bathija, graphic designer, illustrator, strategy (hosted by BBDO India, DDB Mudra Group, and TBWA India)
- Singapore: Kien (Trung) Nguyen, copywriter (hosted by LEO Singapore)
Google is the exclusive global sponsor for the 2025 edition of Portfolio Night and will also provide and evaluate this year’s All-Stars brief.
Since starting 22 years ago, Portfolio Night has taken place in 70 cities across 45 countries, with more than 13,000 portfolios reviewed.
The All-Stars will work in global teams on a brief from Google, and attend virtual seminars and recruiting sessions. At the end of the week, each team will present their pitch to a panel including representatives from Google.
Grand Prize-winning Portfolio Night All-Stars will be flown to New York by The One Club for Creative Week 2026, and get complimentary tickets to attend The One Show, ADC 105th Annual Awards, Young Ones Student Awards, Type Directors Club competition events, and more.
Global All-Stars
MENA
- Dubai: Amar Salim, art director, graphic designer, photographer (hosted by Impact BBDO)
- Riyadh: Ahmed Shohoud, art director, graphic designer (hosted by Impact BBDO)
Europe
- Bristol: Lauren Jefferis, art director (hosted by Taxi Studio)
- Helsinki: Kaisa Kettunen, art director, graphic designer (hosted by DDB Nord)
- Lisbon: Rafael Periera, animator, illustrator, graphic designer (hosted by Clube da Criatividade de Portugal)
- Milan: Roberto Schettino, copywriter (hosted by SBAM)
- Paris: Camille Rouchon, art director, and Maxime Drillaud, copywriter (hosted by DDB Paris)
Latin America
- Buenos Aires: Mathias Chattah, copywriter (hosted by Círculo de Creatividad Argentina)
- Guatemala City: Natalia Maria Mendizabal Widder, animator, graphic designer, photographer (hosted by EstoEsMarte and El Taier DDB)
- Santiago: (to be announced after November 24th event, hosted by Inbrax)
- São Paulo: (to be announced shortly, hosted by Africa Creative)
North America
- Atlanta: Claire Yu, art director, graphic designer, production (hosted by Dagger)
- Charleston: Katrina Trinh, art director, graphic designer (hosted by book 180)
- Dallas: Adriana Garris, animator, art director, graphic designer (hosted by Dieste)
- Los Angeles: Grace Hwang, art director, graphic designer (hosted by TBWA\Chiat Day and TBWA\Media Arts Lab)
- Miami: Nicole Ulerio, copywriter (hosted by alma and The One Club-Miami chapter)
- New York: Carlos Loaiza, art director (hosted by The One Club)
- San Francisco: Spriha Kundu, graphic designer (hosted by Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Odysseus Arms, and The Club SF)
The Portfolio Night All-Star from Delhi, hosted by Storm Communications Delhi, will be announced shortly. The complete list can be viewed here.
Branding for Portfolio Night 2025 was created by 2022 Young Guns Winner, Ana Miminoshvili represented by Glasshouse Artists in North America.
For more information, visit Portfolio Night 2025.
