Marketing & Advertising at Cannes Lions 2026

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

• Kenya Peters, Global Operations Manager (EightPM)
• Elizabeth Beringer, President (Real Chemistry Media)
• Kamya Elawadhi, Co-Founder and President (Doceree)
• Shirli Zelcer, Chief Data & Technology Officer (Dentsu)
• Ashley Knight, Global Head of Strategy (Dentsu Lab)
• Clay Schouest, Chief Strategy Officer (Dentsu APAC)
• Mainardo de Nardis, Global President and Chief Operating Officer (Edelman)
• Flor Palazzolo, Partnerships and Operations for Rauw Alejandro (Civil Mafia)
• Alex Boras, President (Blis)
• Michele Terra, President, 21GRAMS (Real Chemistry)
• Michael Pratt, Founder (Digital Fight Club)
• Dr Laura Weis, Human-AI Strategy & Transformation (WPP Media)
• Rich Hewes, Co-founder & Head of Partnerships (The Subthread)
• Alexandra Debow, Co-Founder & CEO (swsh)
• Afke van de Klashorst, Head of Global Integrated Brand Experience (Unilever Personal Care)
• Laura Jordan Bambach, Founder and Chief Creative Officer (Uncharted Studio)
• Andrew O'Dell, Co-founder (Silverside)
• Charles Ifegwu, Founder (Convergence)
• Madison Wharton, COO (Residence)
• David Blois, Founder and Managing Partner (M&A Advisory)
• Felicia Okoye Otolorin, Head, Financial Services East & West Africa (Google)
• Christine Cruz-Clarke, General Manager Beauty & Wellbeing (Unilever)
• Nicholas Spiro, Chief Commercial Officer (Viral Nation)
• Elizabeth Buchanan, Chief Commercial Officer (Rokt)
• Jasmine Enberg, Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer (Scalable)
• Christine Gambino, Chief Executive Officer (Omni)
• Don Sklenka, SVP of AI Optimization (Claritas)
• JD Jurentkuff, Chief Creative Officer (Lola USA)
• Emuron Alemu, Chief Creative Officer (The Quollective)
• Eddy Rizk, CEO (Big Kahuna Films)
• Dan O'Connor, Senior Awards Partner (LIONS)
• Rob Estreitinho, Founder (Salmon Labs, a strategy studio)
• Simon Cook, CEO (LIONS)