Shantesh S Row

Copywriter & Chief Creative Officer

Shantesh has 25 years of advertising experience — having worked on over 500 brands across agencies in Mumbai and Dubai. Currently, he is the Partner and Chief Creative Officer of Slant Agency, Dubai, UAE — which he co-founded in 2015. His work has been nominated at Epica, New York Festivals, Dubai Lynx and at Cannes WEF Creative for Good.Shantesh is a strident voice on LinkedIn — he has been ranked in the Top 200 Global Creators List for LinkedIn by Favikon in October 2022. He believes in sharing his knowledge with younger writers and creatives — a mission to pay it forward — which he does via regular copywriting workshops and mentorship. He loves deep conversations on films, music, food and cricket.