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Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026

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he Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is the world’s leading event for the creative marketing communications industry. It celebrates creativity, effectiveness, and innovation in the global advertising, marketing and communication industries, bringing together professionals from around the world. The festival features awards, talks by industry…

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20Voices
141Underwriters
0Exhibitors
39On the bill · sessions
158Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Cannes, in alphabetical order.
Aaron Starkman
Global Chief Creative Officer · Rethink
Aarti Holla-Maini
Director · United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Adam Biddle
CEO · GH05T
Adam Bullock
Co-Founder · The Multiple Agency
Cindy Rose
CEO · WPP
Demis Hassabis
Co-Founder and CEO · Google DeepMind
Eddy Cue
SVP of Services and Health · Apple
George Russell
Formula 1 Driver · Mercedes AMG Petronas
Joon Silverstein
CMO · Coach
Maurice Lévy
Emeritus Chairman · Publicis Groupe
Mel Robbins
Host, The Mel Robbins Podcast; #1 New York Times bestselling author, The Let Them Theory · SiriusXM
Ndidi Oteh
CEO · Accenture Song
Oprah Winfrey
Global media leader, producer, philanthropist, actress and author
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Actor, Producer and Entrepreneur
Professor Brian Cox
Physicist and Professor · School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester and CERN
Rich Silverstein
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman · Goodby Silverstein & Partners
Stella McCartney
Founder, Owner and Creative Director · Stella McCartney
Steven Bartlett
Founder of Steven.com, Entrepreneur, Investor, Speaker, Author, and host of the world’s second-largest host-led podcast The Diary Of A CEO · Steven.com
Susan Credle
Former Chair & Global Chief Creative Officer · FCB
Takeshi Sano
President & Global CEO · dentsu
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
3C Ventures
AB InBev
Accenture
ACT Responsible
Adlatina
Adobe
Adweek
Aleph
Amazon
AOI Pro.
Attain
Axios Media
BEET.TV
Billion Dollar Boy
Black Cat White Cat Music
Bloomberg Media
Brand Innovators
Braze
Campaign
Canva
Cheil Worldwide
CivicScience
COGNITIV
Contagious
Creative Arts Agency | CAA
CRITEO
Databricks
Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment
Deloitte
Dentsu
DEPT®
Diageo
DoorDash
DoubleVerify
Edelman
Electronic Arts
EQUATIV
Experian
Fetch Rewards
FilmBrazil
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The Programme

Selected from 39 sessions on the bill.
  • Monday 22nd June 09:00

    Innovation Lions Shortlist Presentations – Live Judging in Action

    Awards & Winners
  • Monday 22nd June, 09:00 (All Day Event)

    Innovation Lions Shortlist Presentations – Live Judging in Action

  • Monday 22nd June 10:00

    AB InBev: Creative Marketer of the Year

    Creative Impact
  • Monday 22nd June 10:00

    FESTIVAL OPENING SEMINAR: Creative Marketer of the Year

    Creative Impact
  • Monday 22nd June, 10:00

    AB InBev: Creative Marketer of the Year

    Creative Impact
  • Monday 22nd June 10:30

    CMOs in the Spotlight: Klarna, Snap

    Creative Impact
  • Monday 22nd June 10:30

    CMOs in the Spotlight: Klarna, Snap, Airwallex

    Creative Impact
  • Monday 22nd June, 10:30

    CMOs in the Spotlight: Klarna, Snap, Airwallex

    Creative Impact
  • Monday 22nd June 11:10

    NEW VOICES: Spotlighting the Next Generation of Creative Leaders - Sabrina Carpenter and Why Marketers Should Care

    Talent & Culture
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 158 companies show up — and 1 bet on three roles at once?

158 companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
1All threespeak · spons · exh
140Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
17Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

dentsu

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

70% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite945%
  • Founder / Owner315%
  • VP-level15%
  • Director / Head of15%
  • Other roles630%

Of 20 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01dentsuSp1V
  2. 023C VenturesSp
  3. 03AB InBevSp
  4. 04AccentureSp
  5. 05ACT ResponsibleSp
  6. 06AdlatinaSp
  7. 07AdobeSp
  8. 08AdweekSp
  9. 09AlephSp
  10. 10AmazonSp
  11. 11AOI Pro.Sp
  12. 12AttainSp
  13. 13Axios MediaSp
  14. 14BEET.TVSp
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
unspecified141
100% of 141
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters