Creative at Cannes Lions 2026

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

• Kelly Mahoney, Chief Marketing Officer (Adobe)
• Kate Fedishen, Vice President, Marketing Transformation (Adobe)
• Stacy Martinet, Chief Content and Creative Officer (YouTube)
• Xavier Rees, Group CEO (AMV BBDO)
• Brittaney Kiefer, Creative Editor (Adweek)
• Kyle Laughlin, Senior Vice President, R&D Technology and Engineering (Adobe)
• Tobi Asare, Partner (AAR)
• Matt Gay, Executive Creative Director (adam&eveDDB)
• Chris Beresford-Hill, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer (BBDO Worldwide)
• Samira Brophy, Senior Director, Creative Excellence (Ipsos UK)
• Victoria Sjardin, Global Vice President, Media and Marketing Excellence, Petcare (Mars)
• Zena Arnold, CMO (Sephora US)
• Beth Ann Kaminkow, Chief Executive Officer, Americas & Chief Global Client Officer (dentsu)
• Noel Bunting, Chief Creative Officer (Publicis London)
• Lilliana Vázquez, Creator & Host
• Danielle Hawley, Global Head of Brand and Creative (Uber)
• Anup Oommen, Editor (Campaign Middle East)
• Pascal Rotteveel, Executive Creative Director, EMEA (Dentsu Lab)
• Phil Ricketts, Wholesale Commercial Director (Royal Mail MarketReach)
• Xanthe Wells, VP, Global Creative (Pinterest)
• Judy John, Global Chief Creative Officer (Leo Burnett)
• Steve Babaeko, CEO / Chief Creative Officer (X3M Ideas)
• Jason Foo, Founder and CEO (DDB Perfect Storm)
• Vida Cornelious, Senior Vice President, Creative & Strategy, Advertising, T Brand Studio (The New York Times)
• David Wadhwani, President, Creativity & Productivity Business (Adobe)
• Ricardo Aspiazu, SVP Creative & Brand Design (Verizon)
• Aimee Smale, Founder (Odd Muse)
• Justine Armour, Chief Creative Officer, International (72andSunny)
• John McKelvey, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer (Barbarian)
• Ben Hall, Vice President (Empathy Lab)
• Sarah Owen, Global Futures Strategist (RADAR)
• Rance Randle, Global Head of Creative (Audible)
• Mohamed Sehly, CEO (BigTime Creative Shop)
• Ben Clark, Executive Director, Global Creative Solutions (TransPerfect / The Mill)
• Brandon Lentino, Chief Creative Officer (Viral Nation)
• Sean Crawford, Managing Director, North America (SMG)
• Ben Williams, Global Chief Creative Officer (DEPT)
• Anselmo Ramos, Co-Founder and Creative Chairman (Republica)
• Kay Hsu, Global Head of Creative Lab (Spotify)
• Jessica Tamsedge, CEO (Dentsu Creative UK)
• Kimberly Storin, Chief Marketing Officer (Zoom)
• Jeff Benjamin, Global Chief Creative Officer (TBWA)
• Nic Taylor, Senior Vice President & Head of Our LEGO Agency (The LEGO Group)
• John Mescall, Global Chief Creative Partner (Dentsu Creative)
• Laura Petruccelli, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer (Deutsch)
• Alex Schill, Global CCO (Serviceplan Group)
• Rafael Gil, Chief Creative Officer (Artplan)
• Shannon Washington, Chief Creative Officer and Managing Partner (11 Ounces)
• Stevie Archer, CCO (M+C Saatchi North America)
• Ty Heath, Global Director, Thought Leadership, GTM Strategy (LinkedIn)
• Victor Britto, Creative Director (NOSSA™)
• Yulia Kalner, Head of Media & Creative (Kantar)
• Clare Hutchinson, Chief Strategy Officer (VCCP)
• Darre van Dijk, Chief Creative Officer (TBWA)
• David Leclabart, Président AUSTRALIEGAD et Co-Président (Association des Agences Conseil et Création)
• Duncan Southgate, Global Media and Creative Leader (Kantar)
• Fran Luckin, Co Chief Creative Officer (Boundless)
• Sian Leo Proctor, Visionary Artist, Futurist, Explorer and Astronaut
• Kate Chaundy, Associate Director (Propeller Group)
• Kazoo Sato, Chief Creative Officer and CEO / SDG Jury President (Earth Centric Design)
• Kim Jayde, Founder (KJ Productions)
• Chaka Sobhani, Global Chief Creative Officer (TBWA\Worldwide)
• Lindsay Barrett, Global VP Data Driven Marketing (Mars)
• Lynne Deason, Head of Creative Excellence (Kantar)
• Cat van der Werff, Executive Creative Director (Canva)
• Lynsey Atkin, Founder & Partner (Baby Teeth)
• Marcel Marcondes, Global Chief Marketing Officer (AB InBev)
• Meera Sharath Chandra, Founder CEO & Chief Creative Officer (Tigress Tigress)
• Ned McNeilage, Head of Creative (Sphere)
• Pats McDonald, Global Chief Strategy Officer (Dentsu Creative)
• Gina Igwe, VP, Brand, Creative, and Consumer Marketing (DoorDash)
• Pelle Sjoenell, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer / Film Jury President (NLS Corp.)
• PJ Pereira, Creative Chairman (Pereira O'Dell)
• Priyanka Jain, Founder/Director (Snowworld Entertainment)
• Russell Parsons, Editor-in-Chief (Marketing Week)
• Beverly Jackson, Vice President of Brand and Product Marketing (Zillow Group)
• Melody Lee, Chief Marketing Officer (Mercedes-Benz)
• Tiffany Rolfe, Global Creative Lead (R/GA)
• Spencer Mandell, Global VP, Creative (Smartly)
• Tera Carissa, Advisory Board Member (The Waterlight Save Initiative)
• Vera Sidlova, Global Creative Thought Leadership Director (Kantar)
• Aaron Starkman, Global Chief Creative Officer (Rethink)
• Adams Fan, CEO (F5 Shanghai)
• Anja Spielmann, Global VP Brand Strategy and Growth (Royal Canin)
• Anupriya Acharya, CEO, South Asia (Publicis Groupe)
• Bertille Toledano, CEO, BETC and Havas Creative Middle East; President, Havas Creative Network (Havas)
• Greg Quinton, Chief Creative Officer (Design Bridge and Partners)
• Jem Campbell, Chief Creative Officer (Ladyship)
• Jessica Apellaniz, Chief Creative Officer (Wieden+Kennedy Mexico)
• Joana Mendes, Chief Creative Officer (Jungle Kid)
• Gina Ballenger, Group Director, Creative Solutions (Walmart Connect)
• Robyn DelMonte, Creative Consultant and Pop Culture Commentator (Girlbosstown)
• Giselle Guerrero, Vice President, Brand & Creative (Ro)
• Fabio Ruffet, Vice President Brands and Content (Mars)
• Corey Rados, Head of Global Creative Strategy (Uber Advertising)
• Karen Stacey, CEO at DCM, WACL President (DCM)
• Samuel Monnie, Co-Founder & Co-CEO (Purpose Hive)
• Olivia Blairman, Managing Director UK (Coolr)
• Hannah Bowler, Editor (The Subthread)
• Luis Miguel Messianu, Founder-President-Chief Creative Officer (Messianu/Edelman/Lerma)
• Sachini Imbuldeniya, CEO (House of Oddities)
• Maria D'Amato, Executive Creative Director (GSD&M)
• Jo Shoesmith, Global Chief Creative Officer (Amazon)
• Danilo Boer, Global Creative Lead & Partner (McCann)
• Jethro Rothe-Kushel, Founder & CEO (RitualAds)
• Dustin Callif, President (Tool)
• Brian Quarles, Chief Creative Officer (rEvolution)
• Mark Rooks, Vice President of Creative, Sponsorships & Entertainment (Dick's Sporting Goods)
• Scott Swartz, Vice President of Creative (Target)
• Tim Hoppin, Global Head of Brand and Creative (AWS)
• Jessica Vultaggio, Vice President – Creative, Capabilities & Innovation (Kraft Heinz)
• Thom Glover, CEO (American Haiku)
• Brandon Rochon, Chief Creative Officer (Notorious111)
• Samira Ansari, Chief Creative Officer (Grey US)
• Carl Addy, Co-Executive Creative Director (Mayda)
• Dawn Williamson, CRO (Comcast Advertising)
• Kirsten Rutherford, ECD (DoorDash)
• Taylor Erin, ECD (Instacart)
• Luis Madruga Enriquez, CCO (VML Mexico)
• Pete Khoury, CCO, Asia (Omnicom Advertising)
• Sergio Lopez, CEO (Omnicom Production)
• Tass Tsistsopolous, Global Executive Strategy Director (Wieden + Kennedy)
• Jess Rosenberg, Head of Brand (AirOps)
• Franki Goodwin, Chief Creative Officer (Saatchi & Saatchi)
• Natalie Arnett, Global Managing Partner (Riff Raff)
• Megan Lally, CEO (Highdive)
• Resh Sidhu, VP, Brand Studio (Adobe)
• Joe Park, Vice President, Creative Experiences and AI Solutions (Amazon Ads)
• John Zissimos, Chief Creative & Digital Officer (Salesforce)
• Coen Kempen, Global Head of Strategy (Kantar)
• David Kolbusz, Chief creative officer (Orchard Creative)
• Dee Poku Salding, Founder and CEO (The WIE Suite)
• Monique Nelson, Executive Chair / Glass: The Lion for Change Jury President (UWG)
• Moritz Bartsch, Head of Creative (TikTok)
• Nene Parsotam, Executive Creative Director (VINE Creatives)
• Nick Pringle, EMEA Creative Lead (R/GA)
• Rich Silverstein, Co-Founder (Goodby Silverstein & Partners)
• Richard Brim, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer (Ace of Hearts)
• Suzana Apelbaum, Global AI Marketing Transformation Lead (Google Media Lab)
• Andrés Ordóñez, Global Chief Creative Officer (McCann)
• Dana Tahir, CEO, Middle East and Egypt (HAVAS Red)
• Gugu Mthembu, Chief Marketing Officer (Telkom)
• Heidi Ware, Executive Creative Director North America Stores (Amazon)
• Joaquín Cubría, Chief Creative Officer (GUT)
• Kazuhiro Shimura, Executive Creative Director (Dentsu Inc.)
• Madison Raisch, Chief Creative Officer (National Women's Soccer League)
• Oriel Davis-Lyons, Chief Creative Officer (Mother New York)
• Pip Smart, Executive Producer and Partner (Revolver)
• Kainaz Karmakar, Chief Creative Officer (Ogilvy)
• Lolly Thomson, Joint Global Chief Creative Officer (M+C Saatchi Group)
• Marion Müller-Steinfahrt, Director Media & Creative (Kantar)
• Matt Murphy, Global Chief Creative Officer (72andSunny)
• Mihnea Gheorghiu, Global Chief Creative Officer (LePub)
• Becky Vinter, Vice President, Creative Strategy & BI Studios (Business Insider)
• Rafael Pitanguy, Deputy Global Chief Creative Officer (VML)
• Phil Camarota, Chief Creative Officer (Flywheel)
• Jamie Falkowski, Chief Creative Officer (Day One Agency)
• Carmela Luzzi, Global Head, Senior Marketing Director (Tripadvisor)
• Chris Bellinger, Chief Creative Officer (PepsiCo Foods US)
• Will Double, Executive Director, Global Client Lead (WPP)
• Paul Frampton-Calero, CEO (Goodway Group)
• Lauren Austin, CCO (MKG)
• Manuel Borde, CCO (VML Commerce)
• Tomás Ostiglia, ECD (LOLA Madrid)
• Nils Leonard, Founder (Uncommon)
• Ana Balarin, CCO (Wieden+Kennedy London)
• Dave Horton, CCO & Partner (Special U.S.)
• Pierre Jouffray, Global Executive Creative Director (Wieden+Kennedy)
• Laura Florence, Deputy Chief Creative Officer (Biolumina)
• Lorenz Langgartner, Global Executive Creative Director (Serviceplan Group)
• Luiz Sanches, Global Chief Creative & Design Officer (Kimberly-Clark)
• Mark D’Arcy, Corporate VP and Global Creative Director, Microsoft AI (Microsoft)
• Mia Rafowitz, Creative Director (Droga5)
• Nik Kleverov, Chief Creative Officer (Native Foreign)
• Rafael Donato, Chief Creative Officer (Ogilvy Brasil)
• Susana Albuquerque, Executive Creative Director and Partner (Uzina)
• Taj Reid, Global Chief Creative Officer (Burson)
• Tracey Lee, Strategic Advisor (Creatives for Climate)
• Xavier Serrano, CEO (TBWA\Colombia)
• Asma Humayun, Global Creative Director and Senior Producer (Shiny Toy Guns)
• Neo Mashigo, Group Chief Creative Officer (The Up&Up Group)
• Susan Credle, Former Chair & Global Chief Creative Officer (FCB)
• Alasdhair Willis, Chief Creative Officer (adidas)
• Alex Jenkins, Editorial Director (Contagious)
• Andrea Lillis, SVP, Executive Creative Director (Klick Health)
• Ben Becker, Co-Founder and Creative Director (BETTER STUDIOS)
• Bruno Brux, Chief Creative Officer (GUT São Paulo)
• Charlotte Quirk, Head of Awards Engagement (LIONS)
• Cheryl Platz, Creative Director (Ideaplatz)
• Chris Charles, Executive Creative Director (21GRAMS, a Part of Real Chemistry)
• Damon Stapleton, Chief Creative Officer (Droga5 ANZ, Part of Accenture Song)
• Daniel Arsham, Contemporary Artist
• David Lee, Chief Brand & Creative Officer (Squarespace)
• Emuron Alemu, Chief Creative Officer (The Quollective)
• Farah El Feghali, Executive Creative Director (McCann Paris)
• Harry Elonen, Associate Brand Director (Minecraft/Mojang Studios)
• James Womersley, Director (LIONS Advisory)
• JD Jurentkuff, Chief Creative Officer (Lola USA)
• Jean Paoli, Executive Creative Director, Europe (Weber Shandwick)
• Jenna Lyons, Executive Creative Director (FUNDAMENTALco)
• Joseph Bonnici, Chief Creative Officer and Owner (Tadiem)
• Josy Paul, Chairperson & Chief Creative Officer (BBDO India)
• Julia Rayeb, ECD and Board Member (Publicitarias)
• Karina Wilsher, Partner, Global CEO (Anomaly)
• Kawal Shoor, Founding Partner (The Womb)
• Kyungsin Kim, CEO and Executive Creative Director (Paulus)
• Lili Jiang, Executive Creative Director (Cheil Hong Kong)
• Lolly Thompson, Joint Global Chief Creative Officer (M+C Saatchi Group)
• Loren Cook, Executive Creative Director (Publicis London)
• Majo Lopez, Copywriter (GUT Mexico City)
• Manir Fadel, President & Chief Creative Officer (Grey Brazil)
• Mark Elwood, Chief Creative Officer (Leo UK)
• Mo Chen, Executive Creative Director (TBWA\China)
• Naoki Hamaguchi, Head of Creative Studio 1, Executive Officer, FINAL FANTASY VII Remake Series Director (SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)
• Nick Law, Creative Chairperson (Accenture Song)
• Patrick Bennett, Global Chief Creative Officer (-)
• Jiro Murayama, Creative Producer (DENTSU INC.)
• Pooja Manek, Creative and Founding Member (Talented Agency)
• Ruxandra Papuc, Global Executive Creative Director and Partner (AIN'T)
• Saffaan Qadir, Creative Director (PAULUS)
• Sanrego Rowa, Jr. Art Director (Dentsu)
• Sergio Franco Tosso, Chief Creative Officer (Fahrenheit DDB)
• Sonal Chhajerh, National Creative Director (Leo India)
• Stephan Schwarz, Executive Creative Director (LePub Singapore)
• Takashi Iizuka, VP, Executive Officer, Sonic Creative Officer, Sega of America, Inc. (SEGA CORPORATION)
• Thomas Hongtack Kim, Chief Creative Officer (PAULUS)
• Woori Nam, CEO & Chief Creative Officer (Studio K110)
• Patricia Varella, Creative Director (Polaroid)
• Alistair Thompson, Executive Creative Director (Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann / DMB.)
• Ayu Sasaki, Executive Creative Director (Dentsu Inc.)
• Brent Smart, Former CMO (Telstra Australia)
• Defri Dwipaputra, Chief Creative & Experience Officer (Dentsu Creative)
• Edu Luke, Sound Creative (Hefty Music & Sound)
• Eric Nam, Actor, Singer, Entrepreneur (DIVE STUDIOS / The Orchard)
• Habiba Allam, Creative Director (Careem)