Google to serve as exclusive global sponsor for the world’s largest annual same-night ad portfolio review.
Young creatives in Saudi Arabia and UAE looking to break into the industry can soon get tickets for The One Club for Creativity’s long-running global Portfolio Night, taking place on October 30, 2025.
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 in dozens of cities around the world on or near the same date to help the next generation of creative talent entering the industry.
The UAE version of the event takes place in Dubai, with the city still to be determined for Saudi Arabia. Both events are hosted by Impact BBDO, tickets will be available shortly.
The complete list of 24 cities and hosts around the world hosting Portfolio Night 2025 can be viewed here.
Portfolio Night is an important event in advertising because it serves as the gateway for young talent to enter the industry, 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.
It 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.
The program includes Portfolio Night All-Stars, a weeklong virtual program where each city host selects one young creative in their market with the best portfolio to participate.
Google will serve as the exclusive global sponsor of this year’s edition of Portfolio Night, providing and evaluating the Portfolio Night All-Stars brief competition.
The All-Stars will work in global teams on a brief from Google, and attend seminars and recruiting sessions. At the end of the week, each team presents their pitch to a panel including representatives from Google, with the Grand Prize winning Portfolio Night All-Stars flown to New York by The One Club for Creative Week 2026.
Branding for Portfolio Night 2025 was created by 2022 Young Guns Winner, Ana Miminoshvili represented by Glasshouse Artists in North America.
