Design at Cannes Lions 2026
Speakers, executives and attendees working in Design at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026.
- Judy Lee, Sr. Managing Director, House of Creative (Pinterest)
- Matt Gay, Executive Creative Director (adam&eveDDB)
- Brittaney Kiefer, Creative Editor (Adweek)
- Alex Weller, Global VP of Creative (Patagonia)
- Samira Brophy, Senior Director, Creative Excellence (Ipsos UK)
- Chris Beresford-Hill, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer (BBDO Worldwide)
- Ben Clark, Executive Director, Global Creative Solutions (TransPerfect / The Mill)
- Danielle Hawley, Global Head of Brand and Creative (Uber)
- John Mescall, Global Chief Creative Partner (Dentsu Creative)
- Ben Williams, Global Chief Creative Officer (DEPT)
- Brandon Lentino, Chief Creative Officer (Viral Nation)
- Kay Hsu, Global Head of Creative Lab (Spotify)
- Xanthe Wells, VP, Global Creative (Pinterest)
- Les Binet, Marketing Effectiveness Expert (Les Binet Consulting)
- Justine Armour, Chief Creative Officer, International (72andSunny)
- Ricardo Aspiazu, SVP Creative & Brand Design (Verizon)
- Andrés Ordóñez, Global Chief Creative Officer (McCann)
- Charles Besson, Global Entertainment & Content Creative Acceleration Director (L'Oréal)
- 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)
- Sarah Lemarié, Chief Strategy Officer (Publicis France)
- Kate Chaundy, Associate Director (Propeller Group)
- Cameron Adams, Co-Founder (Canva)
- Kazoo Sato, Chief Creative Officer and CEO / SDG Jury President (Earth Centric Design)
- Lynne Deason, Head of Creative Excellence (Kantar)
- Chris Bellinger, Chief Creative Officer (PepsiCo Foods US)
- Lauren Austin, CCO (MKG)
- Dave Horton, CCO & Partner (Special U.S.)
- Ned McNeilage, Head of Creative (Sphere)
- PJ Pereira, Creative Chairman (Pereira O'Dell)
- Tiffany Rolfe, Global Creative Lead (R/GA)
- Spencer Mandell, Global VP, Creative (Smartly)
- Vera Sidlova, Global Creative Thought Leadership Director (Kantar)
- Aaron Starkman, Global Chief Creative Officer (Rethink)
- Adams Fan, CEO (F5 Shanghai)
- Cat van der Werff, Executive Creative Director (Canva)
- Christina O'Rourke, Director of Creative Strategy & Content (United Airlines)
- Greg Quinton, Chief Creative Officer (Design Bridge and Partners)
- Jessica Apellaniz, Chief Creative Officer (Wieden+Kennedy Mexico)
- Kainaz Karmakar, Chief Creative Officer (Ogilvy)
- Lee Rolston, Chief Growth Officer (JKR)
- Rafael Pitanguy, Deputy Global Chief Creative Officer (VML)
- Phil Camarota, Chief Creative Officer (Flywheel)
- Shannon Washington, Chief Creative Officer and Managing Partner (11 Ounces)
- Stevie Archer, CCO (M+C Saatchi North America)
- Yulia Kalner, Head of Media & Creative (Kantar)
- Gina Ballenger, Group Director, Creative Solutions (Walmart Connect)
- Fabio Ruffet, Vice President Brands and Content (Mars)
- Corey Rados, Head of Global Creative Strategy (Uber Advertising)
- Diogo Guimaraes, Vice President Global Brand Activation (Oakley)
- Jo Shoesmith, Global Chief Creative Officer (Amazon)
- Brad Hiranaga, Senior Vice President, Global Brand, Experience, & Design (Marriott International)
- Scott Swartz, Vice President of Creative (Target)
- Liz Armistead, Head of Brand Marketing + Creative Campaigns (Dropbox)
- Samira Ansari, Chief Creative Officer (Grey US)
- Kirsten Rutherford, ECD (DoorDash)
- Taylor Erin, ECD (Instacart)
- Pete Khoury, CCO, Asia (Omnicom Advertising)
- Danilo Boer, Global Creative Lead & Partner (McCann)
- Franki Goodwin, Chief Creative Officer (Saatchi & Saatchi)
- Sam Yates, Chief Solutions Officer at AI Studios (Jellyfish)
- Madison Wharton, COO (Residence)
- Resh Sidhu, VP, Brand Studio (Adobe)
- Amiyra Perkins, Cultural Foresight (Pinterest)
- David Kolbusz, Chief creative officer (Orchard Creative)
- Nick Pringle, EMEA Creative Lead (R/GA)
- Mark Elwood, Chief Creative Officer (Leo UK)
- Julia Holtback Yeter, Creative (Forsman & Bodenfors)
- Laurie Pressman, VP (Pantone Color Institute)
- Lorenz Langgartner, Global Executive Creative Director (Serviceplan Group)
- Luiz Sanches, Global Chief Creative & Design Officer (Kimberly-Clark)
- Mia Rafowitz, Creative Director (Droga5)
- Nik Kleverov, Chief Creative Officer (Native Foreign)
- Peter Giorgi, SVP Brand Marketing, Partnerships & Creative Excellence (Rocket)
- Rafael Donato, Chief Creative Officer (Ogilvy Brasil)
- Susana Albuquerque, Executive Creative Director and Partner (Uzina)
- Taj Reid, Global Chief Creative Officer (Burson)
- Susan Credle, Former Chair & Global Chief Creative Officer (FCB)
- Alasdhair Willis, Chief Creative Officer (adidas)
- Amy Rodgers, Head of Content, WARC Creative (WARC)
- Annik Salmon, Carnival Designer and Costume Designer (Arranco de Engenho de Dentro (Rio de Janeiro Carnival))
- Bruno Brux, Chief Creative Officer (GUT São Paulo)
- Cheryl Platz, Creative Director (Ideaplatz)
- Damon Stapleton, Chief Creative Officer (Droga5 ANZ, Part of Accenture Song)
- David Lee, Chief Brand & Creative Officer (Squarespace)
- Emuron Alemu, Chief Creative Officer (The Quollective)
- Farah El Feghali, Executive Creative Director (McCann Paris)
- James Womersley, Director (LIONS Advisory)
- JD Jurentkuff, Chief Creative Officer (Lola USA)
- Jean Batthany, Chief Creative Officer (Art of the Pause)
- Jenna Lyons, Executive Creative Director (FUNDAMENTALco)
- Julia Rayeb, ECD and Board Member (Publicitarias)
- Kyungsin Kim, CEO and Executive Creative Director (Paulus)
- Lauren Kimball, Executive VP, Experience Design Director (Edelman)
- Loren Cook, Executive Creative Director (Publicis London)
- Luc Speisser, Global Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer (Landor)
- Jiro Murayama, Creative Producer (DENTSU INC.)
- Nick Law, Creative Chairperson (Accenture Song)
- Pierre Jouffray, Global Executive Creative Director (Wieden+Kennedy)
- Pooja Manek, Creative and Founding Member (Talented Agency)
- Saffaan Qadir, Creative Director (PAULUS)
- Sanrego Rowa, Jr. Art Director (Dentsu)
- Sonal Chhajerh, National Creative Director (Leo India)
- Patricia Varella, Creative Director (Polaroid)
- Alistair Thompson, Executive Creative Director (Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann / DMB.)
- Ayu Sasaki, Executive Creative Director (Dentsu Inc.)
- Defri Dwipaputra, Chief Creative & Experience Officer (Dentsu Creative)
- Habiba Allam, Creative Director (Careem)
- Islam ElDessouky, Global VP Creative (The Coca-Cola Company)