Cannes Lions Official Programming at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026

Side events hosted by Cannes Lions Official Programming around Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026.

• Creative Control: Premium AI Meets the Big Screen — 13:15, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• What I Learnt Changing Sides in Advertising — 14:00, Basement Stage, The Palais
• Careers Reimagined: AI and the New Rules of Creative Work — 17:30, Campus Stage, The Rotonde
• Making Things That Make Things: A Playbook for the Intelligence Age — 11:45, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• Lion of St Mark Seminar | Susan Credle — 11:15, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• Care Point 1, Palais des Festivals, Care Point 1
• Care Point 2, Care Point 2
• Care Point 3, Care Point 3
• Bronze and Silver Winners Announcement — 14:15, Lumière Theatre, The Palais
• Effectiveness Decoded: Outsmart to Outlast — 14:30, The Forum, Rotonde
• Eddy Cue | Entertainment Person of the Year — 12:15, Lumière Theatre, The Palais
• Brewing Connection: How Heineken Refreshes Social Life in Asia — 12:15, The Forum, The Rotonde
• Future Gazers: The Trends Defining the Next 18 Months — 13:15, The Forum, The Rotonde
• From Local to Global: China Inside Out — 12:45, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• Career Ladder Live: I'll Guess Your Job — 15:15, The Terrace, The Palais
• Japan's Creative Code: Storytelling That Endures — 16:30, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• Monday Awards Show — 19:00, Lumière Theatre, The Palais
• Glass: The Lion for Change Shortlist Presentations – Live Judging in Action — 09:00, Redac 2, The Palais
• Celebrating Creativity Made in France — 14:30, Lumière Theatre, The Palais
• The Gutter Bar — 22:00, The Gutter Bar
• Lessons in Creativity. What Africa Can Teach the World. — 15:45, The Forum, The Rotonde
• Stop Listening to the Customer. Build Brands That Last Forever. — 13:00, Basement Stage, The Palais
• Inside One of the World's Most Creative Industries: Brazilian Carnival — 17:00, The Forum, The Rotonde
• How to Thrive in the Age of 'More with Less' — 14:45, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• Explore the Global Creative Hub! — 10:30, Global Creative Hub, The Rotonde
• CMOs in the Spotlight: Klarna, Snap — 10:30, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• Exhibition of the Work: A Showcase of Creativity — 10:30, The Exhibition, The Palais
• LIONS Impact Hub – Meet, Network, Connect — 10:30, Debussy Foyer, The Palais
• NEW VOICES: Spotlighting the Next Generation of Creative Leaders — 11:10, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• ROUNDTABLE: How to Move at the Speed of Asia — 11:15, The Terrace, The Palais
• Innovation Lions Shortlist Presentations – Live Judging in Action — 09:00, Salle de Presse, The Palais
• Takeshi Sano: A New Era of Innovating to Impact — 15:30, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• World-Changing or Death by Post-it: Meet-Up with Goodvertising's Thomas Kolster — 15:30, The Terrace, The Palais
• Tour of the Work: Pharma Lions — 15:45, The Exhibition, The Palais
• Tour of the Work: Print & Publishing Lions — 14:45, The Exhibition, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: Pharma Lions — 15:00, Basement Stage, The Palais
• LIONS Insights & Strategy Summit Closing Remarks — 16:10, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
• Tuesday Awards Show — 19:00, Lumière Theatre, The Palais
• Unscripted: How Stories Earn Attention across Culture and Media — 16:00, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• Creative Impact Unpacked: Is Sport Incompatible with Marketing Effectiveness? — 15:45, The Forum, The Rotonde
• The Trojan Cow: How Planted is Infiltrating the Meat Industry From Within — 11:25, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
• Synthetic Personas: What's Possible When Your Buyer is Always Available — 12:25, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
• From Survey to Sales: Insights in the Agentic Era — 14:35, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
• Discovery vs Belief: Where Does Brand Power Really Sit Today? — 16:45, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• LIONS B2B Summit — 08:30, Carlton Hotel Cannes
• LIONS Insights & Strategy Summit Welcome — 09:00, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
• From IKEA's Brand Tracking to Brand Growth — 09:10, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
• No Safe Calls: Leading While The Playbook Rewrites Itself — 09:40, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
• Fueling Marketing and Business Strategies with Insights — 10:10, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
• Inside the Jury Room: Creative Brand Lions — 10:00, Basement Stage, The Palais
• G.R.I.T. or Get Out: The Untaught Craft of Creative Endurance — 17:30, Campus Stage, The Rotonde
• How Consumer Segmentation Transformed Portfolio Strategy at Gianbia Performance Nutrition — 11:55, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
• The Festival Lowdown: What You Missed from Monday — 11:00, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• Is There Something in the Water at e.l.f. Beauty? — 11:45, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• Tour of the Work: Outdoor Lions — 11:45, The Exhibition, The Palais
• Tour of the Work: Creative Brand Lions — 12:00, The Exhibition, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: Audio & Radio Lions — 12:00, Basement Stage, The Palais
• CMOs in the Spotlight: Grupo Boticario, Kraft Heinz — 10:30, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• How to: Design Experiences People Can Actually Feel — 11:00, The Forum, The Rotonde
• Inside the Jury Room: Outdoor Lions — 11:00, Basement Stage, The Palais
• Insights to Impact Throwdown — 13:45, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
• Inside the Jury Room: Health & Wellness Lions — 13:00, Basement Stage, The Palais
• Tour of the Work: Health & Wellness Lions — 13:45, The Exhibition, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: Print & Publishing Lions — 14:00, Basement Stage, The Palais
• The Marketing Mentoring Exchange — 14:15, The Terrace, The Palais
• Robots Can't Build Brands: The New S-Curve of Creative Transformation — 14:30, Lumière Theatre, The Palais
• WORKSHOP: Creating Amazing Ideas with a NOT So Amazing Budget — 12:15, The Terrace, The Palais
• The Rebirth of Analogue in the Age of AI — 12:15, The Forum, The Rotonde
• Space Isn't the Future – It's Your Brief — 12:45, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• LIONS Insights & Strategy Summit — 08:15, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
• The Sticking Point: A McDonald's x Minecraft Story — 15:05, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
• Inside the Jury Room: Creative B2B Lions — 15:30, Carlton Hotel Cannes
• Closing Keynote: The Consumer Remains Boss — 15:35, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
• Inside Coach's Playbook: Turning a Product into a Cultural Platform — 15:15, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: Digital Craft Lions — 15:30, Basement Stage, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: Entertainment Lions for Sport — 13:15, Carlton Hotel Cannes
• CMOs in the Spotlight: Heineken, Intuit, Sephora — 10:30, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• ROUNDTABLE: What's Keeping LATAM's Creatives and Marketers Up at Night? — 10:45, The Terrace, The Palais
• WPP's 2026 Seminar — 10:00, Lumière Theatre, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: Industry Craft Lions — 10:30, Basement Stage, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: Design Lions — 11:30, Basement Stage, The Palais
• Winning the AI Discovery Era: Marketing To Minds and Machines — 11:30, LinkedIn Rooftop, Carlton Cannes
• Lilly: An Overnight Success 150 Years in the Making — 11:45, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• WORKSHOP: Retire the Brainstorm To Be More Creative — 12:15, The Terrace, The Palais
• Tour of the Work: Design Lions — 12:15, The Exhibition, The Palais
• Who Carries the Fire? — 11:15, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• How to: Unlock New Creative Depths Like a Freediver — 11:00, The Forum, The Rotonde
• Forward, Not Flawless: The Creative Tension Between Values and Scale — 12:15, The Forum, The Rotonde
• Tour of the Work: Industry Craft Lions — 11:15, The Exhibition, The Palais
• Our World of Contradictions: The Creative-Populace Divide — 13:45, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• WORKSHOP: The Kill List – Ten Assassins. Ten Escapes. — 14:15, The Terrace, The Palais
• Open House for Good! LIONS Impact Hub — 14:30, Debussy Foyer, The Palais
• How to Win in a Volatile World — 15:15, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• From Franchise to Frenzy: The Global Fandom Engine — 15:30, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• Creative Impact Unpacked: How Do We Bring Creativity Closer to Commerce? — 12:45, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• Human Ambition Meets Technology: Engineering the World's Fastest Human — 14:30, The Forum, The Rotonde
• Tour of the Work: Entertainment Lions for Music — 13:30, The Exhibition, The Palais
• DEBATE: Inside Out: In-House or Agency? — 16:45, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• The Startling Power of Surprise — 15:45, The Forum, The Rotonde
• Creativity over Clicks: Reclaiming Retail Media for Brand Building — 16:45, The Forum, The Rotonde
• Wednesday Awards Show — 19:00, Lumière Theatre, The Palais
• The Festival Lowdown: What You Missed from Tuesday — 11:00, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• Cracking B2B Creativity: The Buyability Levers That Power Successful Campaigns — 16:00, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• Building Legacy: Moving Culture through Originality and Borderless Expression — 12:15, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• Everyone is a Seller: Circular Commerce is Redefining Creative Industries — 12:45, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• Creative Impact Unpacked: How Do You Scale Brands in a Social-Led Era? — 15:30, Creators Stage, The Palais
• Mothers of Creative: A Meet-Up with Publicitarias' Melanie Tobal and Julia Rayeb — 15:30, The Terrace, The Palais
• Rich Silverstein Blends AI and Storytelling Into a Broadway Musical — 15:30, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• Thursday Awards Show — 19:00, Lumière Theatre, The Palais
• Tour of the Work: Creative Data Lions — 14:45, The Exhibition, The Palais
• Building Brand Lore. Rethinking Fame for a Fragmented World. — 14:30, The Forum, The Rotonde
• Trading in the Currency of Trust in Consumer Healthcare — 15:45, The Forum, The Rotonde
• 4 NOTES AND NO MORE — 16:45, The Forum, The Rotonde
• Why Most Innovations Fail – And How to De-Risk Yours — 15:15, Basement Stage, The Palais
• The Creator Effectiveness Playbook — 13:45, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: Direct Lions — 13:00, Basement Stage, The Palais
• Stop Working in Advertising.' To Engage You Need to Entertain — 11:15, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• CMOs in the Spotlight: KFC, Mastercard — 10:30, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: PR Lions — 10:30, Basement Stage, The Palais
• ROUNDTABLE: Inside Indies – What's Next for the Agency Landscape? — 10:45, The Terrace, The Palais
• Silence to GreenSHOUTING: A Creative Lab for What Comes Next — 14:15, The Terrace, The Palais
• Thursday Opening Seminar — 10:00, Lumière Theatre, The Palais
• Attention to Belief: What Sport Teaches B2B Marketers about Influence — 13:00, LinkedIn Rooftop, Carlton Cannes
• The Festival Lowdown: What You Missed from Wednesday — 11:00, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• How to: Build Growth Without Greenwashing — 11:00, The Forum, The Rotonde
• Tour of the Work: PR Lions — 11:15, The Exhibition, The Palais
• The Last Vacation You'll Ever Take: The Post-Apocalypse Experience — 14:00, The Terrace, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: Creative Commerce Lions — 10:30, Basement Stage, The Palais
• Creativity in the Making: Shaping Tomorrow with 2026 Jury Presidents — 12:30, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: Creative Strategy Lions — 12:30, Basement Stage, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: Innovation Lions — 13:30, Basement Stage, The Palais
• NEW FOR 2026: The Cannes Lions Wrap-Up Live — 14:00, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: Creative Business Transformation Lions — 16:00, Basement Stage, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: Brand Experience & Activation Lions — 17:00, Basement Stage, The Palais
• Inside the Jury Room: Creative Effectiveness Lions — 11:30, Basement Stage, The Palais
• The Sonic Effect: How Japan's Fandom Culture Elevates Playful Worlds — 11:15, The Forum, The Rotonde
• Creative Impact Unpacked: How Do You Build a New Category? — 12:15, Rotonde Stage, The Palais
• Young Lions Competitions Announcement — 10:00, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
• Cannes Isn't Where Ideas End, It's Also Where They Start — 11:30, Debussy Theatre, The Palais