Community Building at Cannes Lions 2026

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

• Judy Lee, Sr. Managing Director, House of Creative (Pinterest)
• Jim Squires, Chief Marketing Officer (Reddit)
• Chris Harrington, CEO (CreatorIQ)
• Whitney Magnuson, Head of Brand & Media (Zoom)
• Imani Ellis, CEO & Founder (CULTURECON)
• Susan Billingsley, Head of Business Marketing (Reddit)
• Talia Bender Small, President (The Female Quotient)
• Elsie Kaplan, VP of Partnerships (ADOPTER Media)
• Keith Bendes, Chief Strategy Officer (Linqia)
• Jayde Powell, Social Strategist & Content Creator (The Em Dash Co.)
• Rich Hewes, Co-founder & Head of Partnerships (The Subthread)
• Virginia Marsh, Head of Data, Agency & Platforms (Fluent, Inc.)
• Gisela Germano, Chief Content & Community Officer (Brand Innovators)
• Pearl Tam, Senior Vice President, Content & Community (Brand Innovators)
• Mike Reznick, President and COO (SoundStack)
• Chris Peterson, VP of Business Development (Red Seat Ventures)
• Billy Hartman, Head of Revenue (ART19)
• Emma Gardner, Co-Founder and COO (With Not For)
• Liz Kneebone, Vice President, Community Programs and Development (Lyft Ads)
• Steve Huffman, CEO (Reddit)
• Laura Nestler, Executive VP of Community (Reddit)
• Stuti Jalan, Founder (Women Inspiring Network)
• Ritchie Mehta, Founder (The Climb Marketing Club)
• Shelley Worrell, Founder & Chief Vibes Officer (I AM CaribBEING/Little Caribbean NYC)