Brand Building at Cannes Lions 2026

Speakers, executives and attendees working in Brand Building at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026.

Tim Ellis, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (NFL)
Todd Kaplan, Chief Marketing Officer, North America (Kraft Heinz North America)
Fabiola Torres, CMO (Gap)
Joy Ogunneye, Global Innovation and Brand Comms Lead, Aveeno Face, Sun and Hair (Johnson & Johnson)
Dara Treseder, Chief Marketing Officer (Autodesk)
Kelly Mahoney, Chief Marketing Officer (Adobe)
Jennie Platt, Chief Marketing Officer (TD Bank U.S.)
Alison Payne, Chief Marketing Officer (HEINEKEN USA)
Jill Kramer, CMO (Mastercard)
Patrick O'Keefe, Chief Integrated Marketing Officer (Netflix)
Cheryl Guerin, Executive Vice President, Global Brand Strategy and Innovation (Mastercard)
Judy Lee, Sr. Managing Director, House of Creative (Pinterest)
Rachel Thornton, Chief Marketing Officer, Enterprise (Adobe)
Patricia Corsi, Chief Growth Officer, Kimberly Clark; Founder, Good Latinas for Good (Kimberly Clark)
Attica Alexis Jaques, Chief Marketing Officer, U.S. (Ancestry)
Ashley Graham, Supermodel and Entrepreneur
Stacy Martinet, Chief Content and Creative Officer (YouTube)
Marisa Thalberg, EVP, Chief Customer and Marketing Officer (JCPenney)
Doug Sweeny, Chief Marketing Officer (Oura)
Roberto Stanichi, Executive Vice President and Chief Global Brand Officer (Mattel)
Kate Fedishen, Vice President, Marketing Transformation (Adobe)
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Actor and Producer (Producer and Entrepreneur)
Mark Ritson, Founder (MiniMBA)
Julia Goldin, CMO (LEGO)
Selina Sykes, Vice President Marketing Transformation and Social-First, Beauty & Wellbeing (Procter & Gamble)
Lola Bakare, Chief Marketing Officer Advisor and Inclusive Marketing Strategist (Author)
Frances Berwick, Chairman, Bravo & Peacock Unscripted (NBCUniversal)
Gabrielle Wesley, Chief Marketing Officer, Confectionery (Mars-Wrigley North America)
Mark Kirkham, CMO (PepsiCo U.S. Beverages)
Laura Ness Owens, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (Doosan Bobcat)
Lara Balazs, Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President, Global Marketing (Adobe)
Josh Line, Chief Marketing Officer (Yahoo)
Dave Kersey, Global Head of Media (SharkNinja)
Xavier Rees, Group CEO (AMV BBDO)
Kate McCagg, Head of Brand Innovation Lab (Amazon Ads)
Anne Marie Nelson-Bogle, Vice President, YouTube Ads Marketing (YouTube)
Beth Ann Kaminkow, Chief Executive Officer, Americas & Chief Global Client Officer (dentsu)
Kyle Laughlin, Senior Vice President, R&D Technology and Engineering (Adobe)
Stephan Pretorius, Chief Technology Officer (Adobe)
Lando Norris, Athlete (F1 driver) (McLaren)
Mickey Neuberger, Chief Consumer and Marketing Officer (Realtor.com)
Shane Dwyer, Vice President, Advertiser Solutions (Lyft Ads)
Chris Beresford-Hill, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer (BBDO Worldwide)
Jim Squires, Chief Marketing Officer (Reddit)
Shana Stephenson, Chief Business Officer (New York Liberty)
Zena Arnold, CMO (Sephora US)
Rani Al Hajji, Chief Growth and Transformation Officer (Uniqlo)
Emily O'Hara, VP Global Brand & Media (eBay)
William White, CMO (Walmart)
Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer (Procter & Gamble)
Laura Knebusch, Chief Marketing Officer (Georgia-Pacific)
Andy Kauffman, Chief Commercial Officer (Workato)
Lea Karam, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (Founder Labs)
Lindsay Hubbard, Cast Member, Summer House & In The City (NBCUniversal)
Dan Reynolds, SVP Global Marketing (Hilton)
Cyntia Leo, Chief Marketing Officer (Knix)
Aisling Conlon, International Trade Director for UK Advertising (Advertising Association)
Leandro Barreto, CMO (Unilever)
Melda Simon, UK Chapter Lead (Unstereotype Alliance)
Damaune Journey, Global Chief Growth Officer (72andSunny)
Ryan Seacrest, Emmy-Winning Television Host (iHeartMedia)
Alex Weller, Global VP of Creative (Patagonia)
Mimi Swain, Chief Marketing Officer (Amazon Devices & Services)
Charlotte O'Neill, Managing Director (Man City Womens)
Indy Khabra, Co-Founder and Global Co-Chief Executive Officer (Creatively Squared)
Noel Bunting, Chief Creative Officer (Publicis London)
Michelle Mesenburg, Chief Brand Officer (Target)
Sarah Leinberger, Vice President, Head of Marketing (Yoobi)
Amy Reinhard, President of Advertising (Netflix)
Lauren Griewski, Head of Go-To-Market (Chase)
Behnaz Ghahramani, Senior Vice President Global Marketing (Marriott International)
Glenn Cole, Founder and Chairman (72andSunny)
Grace Kao, CMO (Snap)
Eric Edge, Vice President, Brand and Marketing (Alaska Airlines)
Matt Gay, Executive Creative Director (adam&eveDDB)
Sona Iliffe-Moon, Chief Communications Officer (Yahoo)
Kenya Peters, Global Operations Manager (EightPM)
Chris Paul, Athlete, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
Tobi Asare, Partner (AAR)
Taylor Montgomery, Chief Business Officer (Taco Bell)
Cindy Rose, Chief Executive Officer (WPP)
Alan Cumming, Actor and Filmmaker, "The Traitors" (NBCUniversal)
Yasmin O'Neal, Global Brand and Impact Senior Director (Moloco)
Ben Sylvan, Senior Vice President, Connected Media (Keurig Dr Pepper)
Karin Seymour, Director of Client & Marketing (Sky Media)
Manu Orssaud, Chief Marketing Officer (Duolingo)
Jordan Peters, Senior Director, Marketing Partnerships, EMEA (Netflix)
Mia Calabrese, Cast Member, Summer House (NBCUniversal)
Victoria Sjardin, Global Vice President, Media and Marketing Excellence, Petcare (Mars)
Damon Jones, Chief Communications Officer (P&G)
Julie Foster, Senior Vice President and Managing Director (Electronic Arts)
Robert Griffin III, Heisman Trophy Winner, Pro Bowl NFL QB, Host and Executive Director of "Outta' Pocket with RGIII" Podcast, and CEO of RG3 Sports (RG3 Sports)
Natalia Ball, Global Chief Growth Officer (Mars Pet Nutrition)
Samira Brophy, Senior Director, Creative Excellence (Ipsos UK)
Elizabeth Preis, Chief Marketing & Customer Officer (Victoria's Secret & Co.)
Lina Polimeni, Chief Marketing Officer (Eli Lilly)
Jessica Jensen, Chief Marketing Officer (LinkedIn)
Leonardo (Leo) Aizpuru, Chief Marketing Officer (Nespresso)
Sarah Reinecke, Senior Vice President, Salty Portfolio and Brand (PepsiCo)
Elizabeth Beringer, President (Real Chemistry Media)
Jack Jia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (Musely)
Austin Leonard, Vice President and General Manager (DG Media Network)
Joy Howard, Chief Marketing Officer (Back Market)
Jessica Grigoriou, SVP Marketing—Condiments (Unilever)
Grant Regillo, Vice President, Brand Partnerships (Netflix)
Erin Silvoy, SVP Global Marketing & Channel Development (Starbucks)
JiYoung Kim, Chief Transformation Officer U.S. (WPP Media)
Asmita Dubey, Chief Digital and Marketing Officer (L'Oreal)
Daniel Reynolds, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing (Hilton)
David Wadhwani, President, Creativity & Productivity Business (Adobe)
Carla Hassan, Chief Marketing Officer (JPMorganChase)
Bennett Richardson, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer (National Association of REALTORS)
Catherine Ferdon, CMO (Coinbase)
Anselmo Ramos, Co-Founder and Creative Chairman (Republica)
Robin Wheeler, Chief Revenue Officer (Fetch)
Antonia Wade, Global CMO (PwC)
Giovanna Bressane Gomes, Global VP Homecare (Unilever)
Shaquille O'Neal, Athlete (NBA Legend)
Robert Stanichi, EVP and Chief Global Brand Officer (Mattel)
Gina Cavallo, CRO, Americas (xpln.ai)
Jaylen Brown, Point Guard, NBPA Vice President (Boston Celtics)
Jennifer Wilson, Chief Marketing Officer (Lowe's)
Ben Hall, Vice President (Empathy Lab)
Craig Buchholz, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. (Burson)
Erin Oles, EVP, Global Integrated Marketing (Salesforce)
Karen Pugliese, Global President (Weber Shandwick)
Anna Johnson, Precision Digital and Marketing Analytics (Molson Coors)
Raven Walker, Senior Vice President, Client Partnerships (Collectively)
Emmy Berlind, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Loyalty (Fetch)
Adam Collins, Chief Communications Officer (Reddit)
Rachel Zoe, Cast Member, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (NBCUniversal)
Ben Williams, Global Chief Creative Officer (DEPT)
Anuj Chhabra, Portfolio Lead (Pernod Ricard)
Reema Amin, Head of Marketing (Collectively)
Marcus Collins, Professor and Author (University of Michigan)
Emily Ketchen, Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer, IDG & International Markets (Lenovo)
Andrew Eifler, Product Lead (Mutinex)
Elsa de Guzmande Saint Nicolas, Vice President, Marketing Excellence (Reckitt)
Joanna Lawrence, Global Chief Strategy Officer (Havas)
Pat Burke, Vice President, Media (Target)
Andrea Zaretsky, Chief Marketing Officer (E*TRADE)
Jill Cress, Chief Marketing Officer (Babylist)
Andrea Hopelain, General Manager and Senior Vice President, Global Marketing (Seedtag)
Nicolas Comestaz, Vice President, Global Data and AI CoE (Coty)
Jenny Rooney, Chief Brand and Community Officer (JCPenney)
Ama Hill, Founder, keynote speaker & creator
Sandeep Seth, Chief Growth Officer (Tapestry)
Vida Cornelious, Senior Vice President, Creative & Strategy, Advertising, T Brand Studio (The New York Times)
Kim Storin, Chief Marketing Officer (Zoom)
Arjoon Bose, Chief Marketing Officer, Coach, EMEAI (Coach)
Pamela Brown, Head of Talent Partnerships & Experiential Marketing (Target)
Michelle Hutton, Global Chief Client and Growth Officer (Pendulum)
Mike Follett, CEO (Lumen Research)
Amy Daroukakis, Global Cultural Strategist (Culture Connectors)
Ashley Penn, Senior Director Marketing (Adobe)
Laurence Buchanan, Global Leader (EY Studio+)
Pascal Rotteveel, Executive Creative Director, EMEA (Dentsu Lab)
Marissa Thalberg, CMO (Constellation Brands)
Mohamed Sehly, CEO (BigTime Creative Shop)
Karen Kovacs, President, Advertising and Partnerships (Bravo)
Georgina Bramall, Chief Marketing Officer (giffgaff)
Jason Foo, Founder and CEO (DDB Perfect Storm)
Jennifer Treiber-Ruckenbrod, Global CMO & Head of Brand and Communications (MINI, BMW Group)
David A. Steinberg, Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer (Zeta)
Darren Schillace, CMO (FOX)
Mohammed Al Ayed, Chief Executive Officer (TRACCS) & Vice Chairman (TRACCS / Athar, Saudi Festival of Creativity)
Aimee Smale, Founder (Odd Muse)
Lindsey Vonn, Athlete (Skier)
Charley Stoney, CEO (EACA) and VoxComm President (EACA)
Steve Babaeko, CEO / Chief Creative Officer (X3M Ideas)
Jordyn Holman, Business Reporter & Corner Office Columnist (The New York Times)
Addy Awofisayo, Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa (YouTube)
Linda Ha, Deputy Chief Marketing Officer (The Home Depot)
Leonardo Aizpuro, CMO (Nespresso)
Lauryn Bosstick, Founder (The Skinny Confidential)
Adrian Fung, CMO (eBay)
Ashley Kechter, Global President (Vuori)
Joy Eckhoff, Client Director, EMEA (GetWhy)
Malcolm Gladwell, Bestselling Author and Podcaster (Pushkin Industries)
Danielle Hawley, Global Head of Brand and Creative (Uber)
Felicia Asiedu, Marketing Director (Cvent)
Diana Taurasi, WNBA Legend & 6x Olympic Gold Medalist (WNBA)
Marcos Lacerda, Chief Marketing Officer Brazil (TIM)
David Bell, Board Director (Dstillery)
Marika Roque, Chief Strategy Officer (Paramount Advertising)
Hoda Kotb, Bestselling Author, Award-Winning Journalist, Founder & Chief Executive Officer (Joy 101)
Laura Petruccelli, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer (Deutsch)
Vinny Rinaldi, Vice President, Consumer Connections (The Hershey Company)
Lara Barmish, Group Director, Head of Consumables (Walmart Connect)
Paul Kemp-Robertson, Chief Content Officer (LIONS)
Lilliana Vázquez, Creator & Host
Uzma Rawn Dowler, Chief Marketing Officer (MLB)
Tony Rogers, Chief Marketing Officer (Dollar General)
Mirko Mueller-Goolsbey, Director, Brand Marketing (SAS)
Sue Bird, Athlete
Alexandra Steigrad, Media Reporter & Columnist (New York Post)
Kimberly Storin, Chief Marketing Officer (Zoom)
Nick Garrett, Chief Executive Officer (Mutinex)
Will Lee, Chief Executive Officer (Adweek)
Jo Arden, Chief Strategy Officer (AMV BBDO)
Nicole Meier, Global Director, Marketing (Pantone)
Niek de Rooij, Global Masterbrand Director, Knorr (Unilever)
Christena Pyle, Chief Client Experience Officer (Dentsu North America)
Zoë Lazarre, Chief Marketing Officer (Genentech)
Laura Jones, Chief Marketing Officer (Instacart)
Caroline Dettman, Chief Marketing Officer (World Business Chicago)
Kern Schireson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Goodby Silverstein & Partners)
Ryan Gavin, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Slack (Salesforce)
Sarah Larsen, Chief Marketing Officer (Hisense)
Kim Chappell, Chief Brand Officer (Bobbie)
Patricia Camden, US Customer Experience & Loyalty Leader (EY Studio+)
Zack Jerome, General Manager, Brand Strategy (Microsoft)
Tristan Pineiro, Chief Marketing Officer (Grindr)
Lydia Daly, Executive Vice President, Head of Ad Marketing & Intelligence (Paramount)
Jess Ling, Executive Vice President, Global Advertising (American Express)
Kelly Kavanagh, Senior Director, Integrated Marketing and Media (Haleon)
Rafa Flores, Chief Product and Growth Officer (Treasure Data)
Rance Randle, Global Head of Creative (Audible)
Sally Barton, Director Marketing Growth Strategy US (Mondelēz International)
Vincenzo Riili, CMO (IKEA Retail (Ingka Group))
Caroline Ingeborn, Chief Operating Officer (Weber Shandwick)
Richard Raddon, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer (Zefr)
Michelle Crossan-Matos, Chief Growth Officer (SharkNinja)
Eva Longoria, Actor, Producer, Director, Activist (Hyphenate Media Group)
Carolina Cespedes Virguez, General Manager, GoGo squeeZ U.S. (Materne)
Russell Wilson, Quarterback, Super Bowl Champion (3BRAND / Why Not You Foundation / Good Man Brand / Why Not You Productions)
Whitney Magnuson, Head of Brand & Media (Zoom)
Samantha Catalina, Fractional Chief Marketing Officer (Happy Dad and Noble Pacific)
Gigi Ganatra, Chief Communications Officer (eBay)
Scott Thomas, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (Creatively Squared)
Bonang Matheba, TV presenter & Media personality
Oprah Winfrey, Media Leader, Producer, Philanthropist (producer, philanthropist, actress and author)
Sean Tindale, Head of Brand (Gen Z)
Tyler Denk, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (beehiiv)
Cilesta Van Doorn, Group CMO (BT)
Joanne Bradford, Advisor (The Female Quotient)
Nic Taylor, Senior Vice President & Head of Our LEGO Agency (The LEGO Group)
Sharon Peters, EVP & Chief Marketing Officer (Charter Spectrum)
Maisie McCabe, UK Editor (Campaign)
Claudia Tezcan, Global Dove Brand Experience & Social Director (Unilever)
Thea Hayden, Chief Marketing Officer (Cognizant Technology Solutions)
Rustom Dastoor, Executive VP, Head of Marketing & Communications, Americas (Mastercard)
Hanne Jesca Bax, Global Vice Chair - Clients and Industries (EY Studio+)
Shweta Harit, Global Senior Vice President of De Beers Group and CEO of Forevermark (De Beers Group)
Hen Innis, Co-Founder and Global Chief Executive Officer (Mutinex)
Susie Wolff, Managing Director (F1 Academy)
Lia Haberman, Founder (ICYMI)
Paige Grossman, VP Global Brand & Creative (Ancestry)
Les Binet, Marketing Effectiveness Expert (Les Binet Consulting)
Jonathan Mildenhall, Chief Marketing Officer (Snack)