Creative Strategy at Cannes Lions 2026
Speakers, executives and attendees working in Creative Strategy at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026.
- Jill Kramer, CMO (Mastercard)
- Lola Bakare, Chief Marketing Officer Advisor and Inclusive Marketing Strategist (Author)
- Indy Khabra, Co-Founder and Global Co-Chief Executive Officer (Creatively Squared)
- Hannah Elsakr, Vice President, Gen AI New Business Ventures (Adobe)
- Glenn Cole, Founder and Chairman (72andSunny)
- Alex Weller, Global VP of Creative (Patagonia)
- Stephan Pretorius, Chief Technology Officer (Adobe)
- Grace Kao, CMO (Snap)
- Sarah Leinberger, Vice President, Head of Marketing (Yoobi)
- Jane Ostler, EVP Global Thought Leadership (Kantar)
- Scott Thomas, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (Creatively Squared)
- Maisie McCabe, UK Editor (Campaign)
- Paige Grossman, VP Global Brand & Creative (Ancestry)
- Jo Arden, Chief Strategy Officer (AMV BBDO)
- Mohammed Al Ayed, Chief Executive Officer (TRACCS) & Vice Chairman (TRACCS / Athar, Saudi Festival of Creativity)
- Gina Cavallo, CRO, Americas (xpln.ai)
- Jessica Grigoriou, SVP Marketing—Condiments (Unilever)
- Shaina Rainford, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (Bask & Lather Co.)
- Charles Besson, Global Entertainment & Content Creative Acceleration Director (L'Oréal)
- Ali Hanan, Founder/Executive Director (Creative Equals)
- Felipe Thomaz, Associate Professor of Marketing (Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
- Jaime Nash, Senior Director, Product Marketing (The Trade Desk)
- Sarah Lemarié, Chief Strategy Officer (Publicis France)
- Simon Whitcombe, VP Global Business Group (Meta)
- Nick Rivano, Director of Advertising Solutions - Product (Discord)
- Christina O'Rourke, Director of Creative Strategy & Content (United Airlines)
- Lee Rolston, Chief Growth Officer (JKR)
- Carley Caldas, SVP, Marketing & Creative (eos Products)
- Karen Martin, CEO (BBH London)
- Joe DeMiero, Chief Client and Business Officer (Havas Creative Network)
- Kimberly Faver, Senior Vice President, Brand Partnerships, NBCUniversal Advertising & Partnerships (NBCUniversal)
- Asani Swann, Chief Executive Officer & Entrepreneur, Sports & Entertainment Executive, Strategic Advisor (I Am Wholehearted / VII(N) The Seventh Estate / CREATIVE 7)
- Tim Barnes, General Manager, AWS for Advertising and Marketing (AWS)
- Taryn Crouthers, Chief Executive Officer (Big Spaceship)
- Gabrielle Heyman, Vice President Global Brand Sales and Partnership (Zynga)
- Matt Krepsik, Chief Executive Officer (MediaRadar)
- Laura Swinton Gupta, Editor in Chief (Little Black Book)
- Laura Jordan Bambach, Founder and Chief Creative Officer (Uncharted Studio)
- Brittney Rigby, Managing Editor AUNZ (Little Black Book)
- Kellie Espina, Head of Creative Strategy, Americas (Spotify)
- Alexa Ritacco Raff, CMO (goop)
- Michael Frohoff, Founder and CEO (Kruger)
- Zhenya Tsenzharyk, Managing Editor, Editorial Strategy (Little Black Book)
- Jess Kirkman, Global Head of Brand Creative (Mattel)
- Amiyra Perkins, Cultural Foresight (Pinterest)
- Fernando Machado, Brand Advisor (formerly Burger King, Activision) (Chipotle)
- Craig McNary, Global Head of Brand and Creative (Xbox)
- Ameetess Dira, CMO (Petzey)
- Dom Boyd, UKI Managing Director (Kantar)
- Mark Bucknell, Chief Commercial Officer (JCDecaux)
- Aurore Domont, Présidente (MEDIA FIGARO)
- Addison Capper, Managing Editor, Americas (Little Black Book)
- Manon Lanckneus, Senior Brand Manager (Unilever/Lipton)
- Taj Critchlow, Founder / Managing Partner (FELA)
- Sophie Neary, Managing Director Retail and Consumer Goods (Google)
- Valentino Brodkorb, Brand Partnerships Director (Provoke)
- Hannah Johnson, Head of Creative Strategy DACH (Snap Inc.)
- Liza Kazyuk, UX Architect and Creative Strategist
- Lauren Kimball, Executive VP, Experience Design Director (Edelman)
- Rei Inamoto, Founding Partner (I&CO)
- Islam ElDessouky, Global VP Creative (The Coca-Cola Company)
- Kendra Valentine, Story Strategist & Author (Valentine Story Studio)
- Anam Ahmad, Founder & Chief Creative Officer (The Hanging House Experiential Events LLC)
- Navin Talreja, Founding Partner (The Womb)