Strategy at Cannes Lions 2026
Speakers, executives and attendees working in Strategy at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026.
- Xavier Rees, Group CEO (AMV BBDO)
- Mark Ritson, Founder (MiniMBA)
- Emily O'Hara, VP Global Brand & Media (eBay)
- Elizabeth Preis, Chief Marketing & Customer Officer (Victoria's Secret & Co.)
- Sona Iliffe-Moon, Chief Communications Officer (Yahoo)
- Jessica Jensen, Chief Marketing Officer (LinkedIn)
- Cindy Rose, Chief Executive Officer (WPP)
- Michael Nyman, Founder & CEO (Acceleration Community of Companies)
- Kim Storin, Chief Marketing Officer (Zoom)
- Hen Innis, Co-Founder and Global Chief Executive Officer (Mutinex)
- Clay Schouest, Chief Strategy Officer (Dentsu APAC)
- Andrea Zaretsky, Chief Marketing Officer (E*TRADE)
- Baptiste Picard-Deyme, Global Strategy Partner (Dentsu)
- Jill Metcalf, Chief Transformation Officer (iProspect NA)
- Ashley Knight, Global Head of Strategy (Dentsu Lab)
- Jason Foo, Founder and CEO (DDB Perfect Storm)
- Jeff Benjamin, Global Chief Creative Officer (TBWA)
- Charley Stoney, CEO (EACA) and VoxComm President (EACA)
- Zoë Lazarre, Chief Marketing Officer (Genentech)
- Joanne Bradford, Advisor (The Female Quotient)
- Patrick Albano, Chief Revenue Officer (Mirakl Ads)
- Andrew Eifler, Product Lead (Mutinex)
- Jill Toscano, Vice President, Media (Walmart)
- Lesley Butler, Partner (Bain & Company)
- Pat O'Toole, Chief Marketing Officer (Unleashed Brands)
- Kern Schireson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Goodby Silverstein & Partners)
- Ndidiamaka Oteh, CEO (Accenture Song)
- Laura Petruccelli, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer (Deutsch)
- Anselmo Ramos, Co-Founder and Creative Chairman (Republica)
- Marika Roque, Chief Strategy Officer (Paramount Advertising)
- Mark Listes, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (Pendulum)
- Mark Sinnock, Global Chief Strategy Officer (Havas Creative)
- Vida Cornelious, Senior Vice President, Creative & Strategy, Advertising, T Brand Studio (The New York Times)
- Brian Gleason, Chief Executive Officer (Seedtag)
- Nicolas Comestaz, Vice President, Global Data and AI CoE (Coty)
- Caroline Dettman, Chief Marketing Officer (World Business Chicago)
- Polly Sumner, Chief Adoption Officer (Salesforce)
- Richard Raddon, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer (Zefr)
- Julian Douglas, Group CEO (VCCP)
- Samantha Catalina, Fractional Chief Marketing Officer (Happy Dad and Noble Pacific)
- Adrian Fung, CMO (eBay)
- Sean Crawford, Managing Director, North America (SMG)
- Thea Hayden, Chief Marketing Officer (Cognizant Technology Solutions)
- Bram Meuleman, Global Head of Strategy (Carat)
- Antonia Wade, Global CMO (PwC)
- Tyler Denk, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (beehiiv)
- David A. Steinberg, Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer (Zeta)
- David Bell, Board Director (Dstillery)
- Joanna Lawrence, Global Chief Strategy Officer (Havas)
- Craig Buchholz, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. (Burson)
- Amy Daroukakis, Global Cultural Strategist (Culture Connectors)
- Andrea Palmer, Chief Executive Officer (Publicis Health Media)
- Jess Sibley, CEO (TIME)
- Amanda Jobbins, CMO (Vodafone)
- Bob Lord, President (Google)
- Brianna Gays, Chief Marketing Officer (Smartly)
- Gracie Schram, Head of Creator Partnerships & Strategy (Epidemic Sound)
- Clare Hutchinson, Chief Strategy Officer (VCCP)
- Emma Harris, CEO (Glow London)
- Jamie Iannone, CEO (eBay)
- Siddharth Taparia, Global CMO (JLL)
- Marc Brodherson, Senior Partner (McKinsey & Company)
- Mark Penn, Founder (Stagwell)
- Ndeye Diagne, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, Middle East, Africa & Türkiye (Kantar)
- Pats McDonald, Global Chief Strategy Officer (Dentsu Creative)
- Robert Dreblow, Global Head of Marketing Services (WFA)
- Scott Zalaznik, CEO (BLACKROLL)
- Shilpa Sinha, Chief Strategy Officer (Global Markets) for L'Oréal (McCann)
- Nicole Guess, Chief Revenue Officer Americas (Perion)
- Becky Vinter, Vice President, Creative Strategy & BI Studios (Business Insider)
- Suzi Watford, Chief Strategy Officer (The Washington Post)
- Rana Brightman, CEO and Chief Strategy Officer (Ladyship)
- Tracey Brader, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer (Omnicom Health)
- Claire Hollands, UK CEO (Saatchi & Saatchi)
- Matt Cull, CEO (Vannda)
- Kate Mackie, Chief Marketing Strategy & Operations Officer (EY)
- Jim Lesser, Chief Brand Officer (ServiceNow)
- Marcela Melero, Chief Growth Marketing Officer (Dove)
- Edmond Handwerker, CMO (APR)
- Tass Tsistsopolous, Global Executive Strategy Director (Wieden + Kennedy)
- Laurent Ezekiel, Global CEO (The Ogilvy Group)
- Jackie Stevenson, Chief Global Strategy and Innovation Officer (M+C Saatchi Group)
- Peter Bayer, CEO, Racing Bulls F1 Team (Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (VCARB))
- Mike Jacobson, Strategist & Magician (Grand Effie winner; America's Got Talent)
- Neil Lindsay, Senior Vice President (Amazon Health Services)
- Ginny Ziegler, Chief Marketing Officer (Pearson)
- Tammy Hourigan, VP, Global Marketing Services (Unilever)
- Sean Muzzy, Global President (Acxiom)
- Bryan Gauch, Managing Director and Partner (Boston Consulting Group)
- Sangeeta Prasad, Chief Marketing Officer (Slalom)
- Carlo Murison, CEO (Two Tone Global)
- Coen Kempen, Global Head of Strategy (Kantar)
- Dheeraj Sinha, Group CEO – India and South Asia (FCB)
- James Rooke, President (Comcast Advertising)
- Jay Pattisall, VP and Principal Analyst (Forrester)
- Jen Wong, Chief Operating Officer (Reddit)
- Mike Perry, Chief Creative Officer and Founder (Tavern)
- Stephano Kim, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer (Fox Ad Sales)
- Joel Marlinarson, Founder Creator & Social Strategist (Coldest Creative)
- Brandon Gutman, Co-Founder & Co-CEO (Brand Innovators)
- Keith Bendes, Chief Strategy Officer (Linqia)
- Eric Sheinkop, CEO & Founder (The Desire Company)
- Matt Cooper, CEO and Founder (Little Black Book)
- Simon Carr, Chief Strategy Officer (Hearts & Science)
- Thibault Hennion, Chief Operating Officer (Unlimitail)
- Alissa Hansen, North America CEO (Omnicom Production)
- Alycia Bar-Av, Brand Advertising & Media Strategy, US Firm (Deloitte)
- Rachel Daydou, Luxury, AI & Sustainability Hub (EY Studio+)
- Prachi Gore, Chief Marketing Officer (Asana)
- Dr. Shruti Jayakumar, Senior Manager, Innovation (Deloitte)
- Jenn LaRocco, Vice President, Technology & Telco (SiriusXM Media)
- Heiko Peterson, Chief Transformation Officer (Bayer)
- Karla Pita Loor, Chief Strategy Officer (Hyphenate Media Group)
- Jean-Laurent Poitou, Chief Executive Officer (Ipsos)
- Tomás Puig, Founder & Chief Executive Officer (Alembic)
- Jacqueline Tsekouras, Vice President, Strategy (#paid)
- Dom Hyams, Global Client Director (Purple Goat)
- Nick Bennett, VP Business Development – Strategy (Broadsign)
- Ronan Harris, President (Snap Inc.)
- Dr Laura Weis, Human-AI Strategy & Transformation (WPP Media)
- Celine Saturnino, CEO (Mediaplus UK)
- Josh Harris, CEO (Neverland)
- Jane Wolfson, President, UK & International (Captify)
- Lauren Milne, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer (Apply)
- Marc Sternberg, Co-Founder & Co-CEO (Brand Innovators)
- Brian Norris, Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer (Scripps)
- Karolina Tuszewicka, Head of Media – NA & LATAM (HP)
- Adam Gerber, Head of Strategy (Media.net)
- Sarah Collinson, Chief Executive Officer (HAVAS New York)
- Brad Hiranaga, Senior Vice President, Global Brand, Experience, & Design (Marriott International)
- James Clarke, Head of Media (Newell Brands)
- Yoann Michaux, Studio+ FSO Leader (EY Studio+)
- Alex Stock, EY Americas Head of Innovation (Ernst and Young)
- Sean Boyle, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Planning (Starz)
- Arthur Leopold, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder (Agentio)
- Rankin Carroll, Chief Brand Officer (Mars Snacking)
- Gabie Boko, Chief Marketing Officer (NetApp)
- Nadja Bellan-White, CEO (M+C Saatchi NA)
- Casey Hurbis, former Chief Marketing Officer of BetMGM & Rocket Mortgage
- Tim Katz, Managing Partner (Knucklehead)
- Justin Thomas-Copeland, CEO (4A's)
- Rhonda Hiatt, CEO (M+C Saatchi Consulting)
- Ali Cox, Founder and CEO (Noble West)
- J. Brooks, Founder and CEO (GlassView)
- Sergio Garcia, Strategy Director (PS21)
- Suzanne Powers, Founder & Co-CEO (All&)
- Tetsuya Honda, PR strategist / CEO (Honda Office)
- Tom Roach, VP Brand Strategy (Jellyfish)
- Adam Morgan, Founder and Author (eatbigfish)
- Sabaa Quao, Founding President (PlusCo Venture Studio)
- Khangelani Dziba, Brand Communications Consultant (Independent)
- Karina Wilsher, Partner, Global CEO (Anomaly)
- Rose Herceg, CEO Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (WPP)
- Natalie Moores, Brand Futures Director (Smarts)
- Juliet Ehimuan, Founder and CEO (Beyond Limits Global)
- Jonny Bauer, Founder (FUNDAMENTALco)
- Jacques Burger, Group CEO (The Up&Up Group)
- Rohan Tambyrajah, Worldwide Chief Strategy Officer (PHD)
- Courtney Lewis, CEO & Partner (The Variable)
- Helen Tiffany, CEO (The Coach House Ltd)
- Laura Simpson, Chief Intelligence Officer (Omnicom Advertising)
- Adam Horne, Founder (Aizle)
- Neo Makhele, Chief Strategy Officer (Ogilvy South Africa)
- Luc Speisser, Global Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer (Landor)
- Xavier Serrano, CEO (TBWA\Colombia)
- Tom Morton, Founder (Narratory Capital)
- Nicolas Favier, General Delegate (AACC)
- Arthur Sadoun, CEO (Publicis Groupe)
- Anna Zeiter, CEO & Founder (W)
- Agathe Guerrier, CEO (Lola USA)
- Shuji Utsumi, President and Chief Operating Officer (SEGA CORPORATION)
- Jennifer Breithaupt, Founder & Co-CEO (All&)