Partnerships at Cannes Lions 2026
Speakers, executives and attendees working in Partnerships at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026.
- Laura Ness Owens, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (Doosan Bobcat)
- Sarah Reinecke, Senior Vice President, Salty Portfolio and Brand (PepsiCo)
- Jennifer Kattula, General Manager and Chief Marketing Officer (Microsoft Advertising)
- Lauren Benedict, Global Head of Ad Sales and Partnerships (HUMAN)
- Kim Chappell, Chief Brand Officer (Bobbie)
- Rebecca Panico, Vice President, Global Media, Engagement & Partnerships (Hilton)
- Carolina Cespedes Virguez, General Manager, GoGo squeeZ U.S. (Materne)
- Anuj Chhabra, Portfolio Lead (Pernod Ricard)
- David Parisi, Senior Vice President, Client Partnerships (Ibotta)
- Kristina Shepard, Executive Vice President, Streaming and Performance Sales & Partnerships (NBCUniversal)
- Jessica Qaasim, Head of Industry (Google)
- Kameryn Stanhouse, Vice President, Sports & Entertainment Partnerships (IBM)
- Karen Kovacs, President, Advertising and Partnerships (Bravo)
- Vida Cornelious, Senior Vice President, Creative & Strategy, Advertising, T Brand Studio (The New York Times)
- Niek de Rooij, Global Masterbrand Director, Knorr (Unilever)
- Raven Walker, Senior Vice President, Client Partnerships (Collectively)
- Nyma Quidwai, Vice President, Client Services & Inventory Partnerships (VIZIO)
- Oyin Akiniyi, Global Brand Director – Comms, Content & Partnerships (Chivas Regal)
- Jean Daniel Germain, Vice President Marketing & Partnerships (Camphouse)
- Emilie Bridon, Head of Americas Consumer Channel Marketing (Microsoft)
- Adrienne Fleming, Manager, Talent Brand Activations & Partnerships (Zillow)
- John Gerzema, Chief Executive Officer (The Harris Poll)
- Matthew Drengler, Head of Partnerships (Podscribe)
- Lucy Werner, Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships (Marriott International)
- Aimee McKay, Client Partnerships Director and Europe Lead (Bauer Media)
- Shyam Venugopal, SVP, Global Marketing and Media Transformation (PepsiCo)
- Beau Avril, SVP, Partnerships (Beast Industries)
- Valentino Brodkorb, Brand Partnerships Director (Provoke)
- Todd Lichten, Head of Entertainment & Lifestyle Partnerships (Roblox)
- Kraig Schulz, Chief Customer Officer (BERA.ai)
- Michelle Fine-Smith, SVP, Global B2B Partnerships (Variety)
- Varun Parmar, SVP and General Manager of GenStudio and Firefly Enterprise (Adobe)
- Gracie Schram, Head of Creator Partnerships & Strategy (Epidemic Sound)
- Ed Mullins, Senior Director, Inventory Development, EMEA (StackAdapt)
- Liz Kneebone, Vice President, Community Programs and Development (Lyft Ads)
- Melissa Yang, SVP, Ecosystem Partnerships & AI Applications (Smartly)
- Alison Levin, President, Advertising & Partnerships (NBCUniversal)
- Brian Katz, SVP Media & Partnerships (MRI-Simmons/NIQ)
- Marc Goldstein, VP Partnerships (MRI-Simmons/NIQ)
- Elsie Kaplan, VP of Partnerships (ADOPTER Media)
- Thibaut Rey, Head of Partnerships Europe Ad techs, NIQ Media (NIQ)
- Annie Smith, Director (LIONS Advisory)
- Charlene Thomas, Senior Vice President of Marketing (Universal Music Group)
- Ruba Borno, Vice President, Global Partners & Specialists (AWS)
- Winnie Burke, Global Group Director, Fashion, Retail, Beauty, CPG Partnerships (Roblox)
- Brad Ross, Head of Global Partnerships and Social Media Marketing (Bank of America)
- Josh Noval, Senior Vice President, Olympics & Paralympics Advertising Sales & Partnerships (NBCUniversal)
- Peter Giorgi, SVP Brand Marketing, Partnerships & Creative Excellence (Rocket)