Events for Marketers at Cannes Lions 2026

Every side events for Marketers around Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026, curated for AI and tech executives by Chief in AI.

• Experian's Cannes Happy Hour (Sunday Kickoff) — Experian, 18:00, Canopy Hilton Rooftop
• Welcome Reception: Setting the Stage — Fluent, 16:00, Carline
• ADWEEK Kickoff Soiree — Adweek, 19:00, WACL Empower Cafe Powered by Propeller (Esplanade de Pantiero)
• NBCUniversal at Le Studio — NBCUniversal, 09:00, Le Studio
• Cannes Adtech Kickoff Lunch — Limelight, 13:00, Beefbar, Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic
• Meta Beach @ Cannes Lions 2026 — Meta Beach, 09:00, Plage Barrière Le Majestic Canne
• RTL Beach at Cannes Lions 2026 — Rtlbeach, 09:00, La Môme Plage
• Five Marketing Truths We Can Actually Agree On — MiniMBA & Ehrenberg-Bass, 15:30, Debussy Theatre
• 3C Ventures @ Cannes (Plage 3CV) — 3C Ventures, 09:00, La Plage 3CV
• XP Land: Doors in 5 Tours — Xp, 09:00, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• VaynerX Chez Vayner Café — Vaynerx, 09:00, Chez Vayner Cafe
• Microsoft Gardens — Microsoft, 09:00, Ondine Cannes
• Le Monks Cafe — Canneslions, 09:00, Les Monks Café
• Maison New Digital Age — Newdigitalage, 09:00, Maison NDA
• Canva Creative Cabana at Cannes Lions 2026 — Canva, 09:00, Vega La Plage
• T-Mobile Advertising Cabana at Cannes Lions 2026 — T-Mobile Advertising Cabana, 09:00, T-Mobile Cabana
• Retail Media Couples Therapy — Retail Media Couples Therapy, 17:00, Cave Gencel — Wine Cellar & Bar.
• Digiday Brand Leaders Dinner — Digiday, 19:00, Le Cirque
• The List Cannes Kickoff — Adageevents, 17:00, TBA
• Adform Empower Café: Respect as a Strategic Growth Driver — Adform Empower Café, 14:30, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• OpenHouse at Cannes 2026 (The Trade Desk) — OpenHouse, 09:00, Cabana Row
• Adform Cannes 2026 — Adform, 09:00, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• LiveRamp at Cannes Lions 2026 — Liveramp, 09:00, Gray d'Albion
• Semrush Villa: Cannes Lions 2026 — Semrush Villa, 09:00, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• VIA in Cannes — Sunset Drinks Aboard the Stad Amsterdam — Vianederland, 14:30, Clipper Stad Amsterdam, Ponton Débordoir, Cannes Harbour
• Samsung Ads at Cannes Lions 2026 — Samsung Ads, 09:00, Samsung Ads Marina Lounge
• ADWEEK Sunset Cocktail Series — Adobe & ADWEEK, The Majestic Hotel
• Carlton Rooftop Panels — Adobe & LinkedIn, The Carlton
• Uber Advertising Villa — Uber Advertising, Uber Advertising Villa
• Le Cadent Salon — Cadent & Factory360, CD Coiffure
• Cartier Rooftop Suite by PubMatic — PubMatic, Cartier Rooftop
• Breakfast & Panel: The Unconsidered Channel — Fluent, 09:00, Belle Plage Beach Club
• WP Executive Roundtable Lunch: Creator as Authority — Washingtonpost, 12:00, WP Studio at Cannes
• Business Insider at Cannes Lions 2026 — Business Insider, BI Suite, First Croisette
• Salesforce Beach — Salesforce, Salesforce Beach
• LinkedIn Rooftop — LinkedIn, LinkedIn Rooftop
• Freewheel at Cannes Lions 2026 — Freewheel, TBA
• Infillion at Cannes Lions 2026 — Infillion, TBA
• OOH Yacht Party — OOH Yacht Party, Yacht, Port de Cannes
• Mediaocean @ Cannes Lions 2026 — Mediaocean, Mediaocean Yacht
• Amazon Port — Amazon, Port de Cannes
• mediasense at Cannes Lions 2026 — Media-Sense, 19:30, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• Kantar: Turbo-charging marketing performance with AI-driven campaign intelligence — Kantar, 12:00, The Kantar Content Studio
• EA Sports Roundtable: Passive to Participant — EA Sports, 15:00, Sport Beach, La Plage du Festival
• Comcast Advertising Happy Hour at FreeWheel Beach — FreeWheel & Comcast Advertising, 17:00, FreeWheel Beach, Plage Goeland
• Annual LWS Cannes Breakfast — Annual LWS, 10:30, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• Get Real! by JCDecaux, Displayce & VIOOH — JCDecaux, Displayce & VIOOH, 14:00, Yacht Nela, Jetée Albert Edouard
• Basis at Cannes Lions 2026 — Basis, 09:00, Basis Oasis
• DoubleVerify on the DV Yacht ASYA — DoubleVerify, DV Yacht ASYA, Yacht Row
• DoubleVerify 80s Retro Rendezvous Yacht Party — DoubleVerify, DV Yacht ASYA, Yacht Row
• Teads VIP Welcome Party — Teads, 20:00, Teads space, Vieux-Port de Cannes
• NDA Live Podcast feat. Sir Martin Sorrell — Newdigitalage, 09:00, Upstairs at Maison NDA
• NielsenIQ at Cabana 1 — NielsenIQ, 09:00, Cabana 1, Cabana Row
• NIQ Kickoff Cocktail Hour — NielsenIQ, 16:00, On the Croisette
• Walmart Connect at Cannes 2026 — Walmart Connect, 16:30, Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic
• Magnite on Yacht King Benji — Magnite, Yacht King Benji, IGY Marina
• StackAdapt at Cannes — StackAdapt, Private venue overlooking the Croisette
• Braze Cabana Club — Braze, Braze Cabana, Cabana Row
• Innovid at the Mediaocean Yacht — Innovid & Mediaocean, Mediaocean Yacht, Yacht Row
• Smartly Penthouse — Smartly, Smartly Penthouse
• Viant at Cannes Lions 2026 — Viant, Viant activation
• Cognitiv at Cannes Lions 2026 (Performance Parlor) — Cognitiv, 09:00, Cognitiv Yacht E-Motion, Jetée Albert Edouard Nord
• SiriusXM Media & AdsWizz @ Cannes Lions 2026 — Siriusxm, 09:00, SiriusXM Media & AdsWizz Cabana, Cabana Row (waterfront), Cannes
• Seedtag at Cannes Lions 2026 — Seedtag, 09:00, La Perle
• Reddit Art of Conversation Dinner — Reddit, 19:00, Reddit Community Deli
• Instacart at Cannes Lions 2026 — Instacart, 09:00, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• VideoAmp Sea Change at Cannes 2026 — Videoamp, 09:00, VideoAmp Penthouse
• Mediaocean: An Evening with St. Lucia — Mediaocean, Mediaocean Yacht, Yacht Row
• PayPal Ads Pâtisserie — PayPal Ads, La Croisette
• ADWEEK House Cannes — Adweek, 09:00, Hotel Barriere Le Majestic
• SIGNAL at Cannes — Experiencesignal, 09:00, Hotel le Suquet
• Campaign House: Does the board trust your marketing? — Campaignatcannes, 11:30, Campaign House, Cannes
• AB InBev: Creative Marketer of the Year — AB InBev, 10:00, Lumière Theatre
• Bain & Company at Cannes Lions 2026 — Bain, 09:00, The Mondrian Hotel
• AirOps Yacht Cruise — AirOps, 14:00, Catamaran Lagoon 560
• Teads: The Front Door to Omnichannel — Teads, 11:30, Teads space, Vieux-Port de Cannes
• Adform @ Cannes Lions 2026 — Adform, 09:00, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• How brands and agencies can get back their AI investment — Campaignatcannes, 09:00, Campaign House, Cannes
• CMOs in the Spotlight: Kraft Heinz — Kraft Heinz, 10:30, Rotonde Stage
• Advertising in the Age of AI — OpenAI, 11:15, Debussy Theatre
• Robots Can't Build Brands — P&G, 14:30, Lumière Theatre
• Discovery vs Belief — Edelman, LinkedIn & Reddit, 16:45, Rotonde Stage
• Blueprint for Brand Growth Awards 2026 — Kantar & Microsoft, 18:00, Microsoft Gardens
• The Darkroom CPG Garden — Darkroom, Triple Whale & Motion, 11:00, Villa, 123-129 Avenue Maréchal Juin
• The Trade Desk Roundtable: Premium Placement — The Trade Desk, 11:30, Sport Beach, La Plage du Festival
• FreeWheel: Full Velocity — Winning at the Pace of AI — FreeWheel & McKinsey, 10:15, FreeWheel Beach, Plage Goeland
• Teads x Dentsu: The Brand Reset — Teads & Dentsu, 09:00, Teads space, Vieux-Port de Cannes
• You're Among Fans: Why Fandom Matters for Brands — StackAdapt & Spotify, 12:00, Spotify Beach
• A Seat at the Worlds Table — BBC Studios & Expedia, 18:30, BBC Studios HQ
• Mediaocean Backyacht BBQ — Mediaocean, 20:30, Mediaocean Yacht, Yacht Row
• BIMA House at Cannes Lions 2026 — BIMA House, 09:30, Hotel Le Suquet, Cannes
• BIMA House Cannes Golden Hour — BIMA House, 17:00, Hotel Le Suquet
• Reddit Community Deli — Reddit Community Deli, 12:30, Cannes
• Breakfast and Programming: Commerce Connections by SMG — Adweek, 08:15, ADWEEK House | Le Majestic Hotel
• Campaign x Talon One roundtable — Campaignatcannes, 09:00, Campaign House, Cannes
• Campaign House: Get Back Your AI Investment — Campaignatcannes, 09:00, Campaign House, Hilton Canopy, Cannes
• Campaign x Seedtag panel — Campaignatcannes, 11:00, Seedtag House @ Le Perle, Cannes
• The Future of Retail Media Roundtable (Maison NDA) — Newdigitalage, 11:30, Upstairs at Maison NDA,
• Fuel up with Fortune — Fortune, 12:00, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• Digiday Panel & Cocktail Reception — Digiday, 15:00, 15 Rue Louis Blanc, Cannes
• Modern Heritage: The Three Step Path to Timeless Brands — Modern Heritage, 15:30, 70 Avenue de Grasse, Cannes
• Scaling advertiser access: unlocking commerce-driven audiences — Scaling Advertiser Access, 16:00, Hotel Barriere Le Majestic, Penthouse 7th floor
• The Cannes Social — Exchangewire, 16:00, Ma Nolan's Irish Pub, Cannes
• Retail Media Age Panel + Networking Drinks — Newdigitalage, 16:00, Upstairs at Maison NDA
• Campaign and Bauer Media — Campaignatcannes, 16:30, Campaign House rooftop, Hilton Canopy, Cannes
• Kargo: Sea & Scene — Kargo, 12:30, Hôtel Belles Rives, Juan-les-Pins (Cap d’Antibes)
• Roundel Cocktails & Connections — Roundel, 16:30, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• The Brands&Culture Day — Brandsnculture, 12:30, Brands&Culture Villa, Cannes (address shared upon registration)
• The PMW Powerlist Watch Party — Campaignatcannes, 20:30, Campaign House, Cannes
• Cannes Panel & Cocktail Reception — Digiday, 15:00, Cannes Panel & Cocktail Reception
• Ad Age Cannes Lawn Party — Adageevents, 17:30, The Lawn at Mondrian Cannes
• AirOps Happy Hour feat. Anthropic & Clay — AirOps, Anthropic & Clay, 16:00, Sea View Private Beach
• OUTFRONT Private Cocktail — OUTFRONT, 20:00, Yacht Hana, Port de Cannes
• Intimate Dinner: Spent — The Wind Down — Fluent, 18:00, EMORA
• Creativity Over Clicks — Mars & Ipsos, 16:45, The Forum, Rotonde
• Cocktail Hour in Cannes (Covatic) — Covatic, 17:00, The Barrel Pub, Cannes
• From culture to cart: creativity that converts — From Culture To Cart, 16:00, Hotel Barriere Le Majestic, Penthouse 7th floor
• Modern Heritage: How Do You Build Equity That Outlives Trends? — Modern Heritage, 15:30, Transform Magazine
• Leading Women at Cannes Breakfast — Adageevents, 08:30, Ad Age The List Lounge
• NDA Live Podcast feat. Brian O'Kelley — Newdigitalage, 12:00, Upstairs at Maison NDA
• The digital advertising reset: A balanced diet for 2026 — Campaignatcannes, 09:00, Campaign House, Cannes
• Nectar360 session amplification with Campaign — Campaignatcannes, 09:00, Campaign House, Cannes
• WOMEN IN AI: Designing a Safer, Smarter Future — WOMEN IN AI, 10:30, TBA
• Our World of Contradictions — Stagwell & American Eagle, 13:45, Rotonde Stage
• Get Real! DOOH Masterclass & Sunset Aperitivo — Displayce, JCDecaux & VIOOH, 16:30, Yacht Nela, Cannes Port
• Mediaocean: The Future of Creativity Workshop — Mediaocean & Digilearning, 09:30, Mediaocean Yacht, Yacht Row
• Powering the Future of Fandom — BBC Studios & IBM, 09:30, BBC Studios HQ
• Campaign Party at The Carlton — Campaignatcannes, 18:30, The Carlton Beach, Cannes
• Brands&Culture: Fandoms, Communities & Niches — Brandsnculture, 12:30, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• XP Next: The Future of Experiential @ LinkedIn — Xp, 16:00, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• The List Closing Breakfast — Adageevents, 09:00, Ad Age The List Lounge
• Campaign multi partner roundtable — Campaignatcannes, 09:00, Campaign House
• Teads & Beet.TV Cocktail Party — Teads & Beet.TV, 20:00, Teads space, Vieux-Port de Cannes
• NIQ Bounce-Back Brunch — NielsenIQ, 09:00, On the Croisette
• Sunset Cocktail (MarkApp & SpinX) — Sunset Cocktail (MarkApp & SpinX), 18:30, Moka
• From retail media to results: proving what works — From Retail Media To Results, 09:15, Journal House
• Everyone Is a Seller — eBay & Stella McCartney, 12:45, Rotonde Stage
• The Business of XP Brunch at Canva Beach — Xp, TBD, Canva Beach, Vega La Plage
• CMOs in the Spotlight: Visa, Diageo, Opella — Visa, Diageo & Opella, 11:00, Rotonde Stage
• Influential Beach — Farewell Brunch — Influentialbeach, 10:00, La Mandala Beach