Events for Marketers at Cannes Lions 2026

Every side events for Marketers around Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026, curated for AI and tech executives by Chief in AI.

Side events

• Welcome Reception: Setting the Stage — Fluent, 16:00, Carline
• Experian's Cannes Happy Hour (Sunday Kickoff) — Experian, 18:00, Canopy Hilton Rooftop
• ADWEEK Kickoff Soiree — Adweek, 19:00, WACL Empower Cafe Powered by Propeller (Esplanade de Pantiero)
• Meta Beach @ Cannes Lions 2026 — Meta Beach, 09:00, Plage Barrière Le Majestic Canne
• VaynerX Chez Vayner Café — Vaynerx, 09:00, Chez Vayner Cafe
• XP Land: Doors in 5 Tours — Xp, 09:00, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• 3C Ventures @ Cannes (Plage 3CV) — 3C Ventures, 09:00, La Plage 3CV
• Le Monks Cafe — Canneslions, 09:00, Les Monks Café
• Maison New Digital Age — Newdigitalage, 09:00, Maison NDA
• Canva Creative Cabana at Cannes Lions 2026 — Canva, 09:00, Vega La Plage
• NBCUniversal at Le Studio — NBCUniversal, 09:00, Le Studio
• T-Mobile Advertising Cabana at Cannes Lions 2026 — T-Mobile Advertising Cabana, 09:00, T-Mobile Cabana
• Adform @ Cannes Lions 2026 — Adform, 09:00, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• VideoAmp Sea Change at Cannes 2026 — Videoamp, 09:00, VideoAmp Penthouse
• Basis at Cannes Lions 2026 — Basis, 09:00, Basis Oasis
• SiriusXM Media & AdsWizz @ Cannes Lions 2026 — Siriusxm, 09:00, SiriusXM Media & AdsWizz Cabana, Cabana Row (waterfront), Cannes
• Instacart at Cannes Lions 2026 — Instacart, 09:00, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• Adform Empower Café: Respect as a Strategic Growth Driver — Adform Empower Café, 14:30, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• Microsoft Gardens — Microsoft, 09:00, Ondine Cannes
• Five Marketing Truths We Can Actually Agree On — MiniMBA & Ehrenberg-Bass, 15:30, Debussy Theatre
• Kantar: Turbo-charging marketing performance with AI-driven campaign intelligence — Kantar, 12:00, The Kantar Content Studio
• Breakfast & Panel: The Unconsidered Channel — Fluent, 09:00, Belle Plage Beach Club
• Le Cadent Salon — Cadent & Factory360, CD Coiffure
• WP Executive Roundtable Lunch: Creator as Authority — Washingtonpost, 12:00, WP Studio at Cannes
• Campaign House: Does the board trust your marketing? — Campaignatcannes, 11:30, Campaign House, Cannes
• Carlton Rooftop Panels — Adobe & LinkedIn, The Carlton
• Business Insider at Cannes Lions 2026 — Business Insider, BI Suite, First Croisette
• RTL Beach at Cannes Lions 2026 — Rtlbeach, 09:00, La Môme Plage
• Seedtag at Cannes Lions 2026 — Seedtag, 09:00, La Perle
• Uber Advertising Villa — Uber Advertising, Uber Advertising Villa
• LinkedIn Rooftop — LinkedIn, LinkedIn Rooftop
• Amazon Port — Amazon, Port de Cannes
• OOH Yacht Party — OOH Yacht Party, Yacht, Port de Cannes
• Freewheel at Cannes Lions 2026 — Freewheel, TBA
• Infillion at Cannes Lions 2026 — Infillion, TBA
• Cartier Rooftop Suite by PubMatic — PubMatic, Cartier Rooftop
• NDA Live Podcast feat. Sir Martin Sorrell — Newdigitalage, 09:00, Upstairs at Maison NDA
• OpenHouse at Cannes 2026 (The Trade Desk) — OpenHouse, 09:00, Cabana Row
• ADWEEK Sunset Cocktail Series — Adobe & ADWEEK, The Majestic Hotel
• Cognitiv at Cannes Lions 2026 (Performance Parlor) — Cognitiv, 09:00, Cognitiv Yacht E-Motion, Jetée Albert Edouard Nord
• EA Sports Roundtable: Passive to Participant — EA Sports, 15:00, Sport Beach, La Plage du Festival
• Salesforce Beach — Salesforce, Salesforce Beach
• Mediaocean @ Cannes Lions 2026 — Mediaocean, Mediaocean Yacht
• Comcast Advertising Happy Hour at FreeWheel Beach — FreeWheel & Comcast Advertising, 17:00, FreeWheel Beach, Plage Goeland
• AirOps Yacht Cruise — AirOps, 14:00, Catamaran Lagoon 560
• DoubleVerify 80s Retro Rendezvous Yacht Party — DoubleVerify, DV Yacht ASYA, Yacht Row
• Retail Media Couples Therapy — Retail Media Couples Therapy, 17:00, Cave Gencel — Wine Cellar & Bar.
• DoubleVerify on the DV Yacht ASYA — DoubleVerify, DV Yacht ASYA, Yacht Row
• Braze Cabana Club — Braze, Braze Cabana, Cabana Row
• Innovid at the Mediaocean Yacht — Innovid & Mediaocean, Mediaocean Yacht, Yacht Row
• Viant at Cannes Lions 2026 — Viant, Viant activation
• Smartly Penthouse — Smartly, Smartly Penthouse
• NIQ Kickoff Cocktail Hour — NielsenIQ, 16:00, On the Croisette
• Magnite on Yacht King Benji — Magnite, Yacht King Benji, IGY Marina
• LiveRamp at Cannes Lions 2026 — Liveramp, 09:00, Gray d'Albion
• StackAdapt at Cannes — StackAdapt, Private venue overlooking the Croisette
• Teads VIP Welcome Party — Teads, 20:00, Teads space, Vieux-Port de Cannes
• VIA in Cannes — Sunset Drinks Aboard the Stad Amsterdam — Vianederland, 14:30, Clipper Stad Amsterdam, Ponton Débordoir, Cannes Harbour
• Adform Cannes 2026 — Adform, 09:00, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• Reddit Art of Conversation Dinner — Reddit, 19:00, Reddit Community Deli
• Digiday Brand Leaders Dinner — Digiday, 19:00, Le Cirque
• AB InBev: Creative Marketer of the Year — AB InBev, 10:00, Lumière Theatre
• Samsung Ads at Cannes Lions 2026 — Samsung Ads, 09:00, Samsung Ads Marina Lounge
• Mediaocean: An Evening with St. Lucia — Mediaocean, Mediaocean Yacht, Yacht Row
• NielsenIQ at Cabana 1 — NielsenIQ, 09:00, Cabana 1, Cabana Row
• Teads: The Front Door to Omnichannel — Teads, 11:30, Teads space, Vieux-Port de Cannes
• Semrush Villa: Cannes Lions 2026 — Semrush Villa, 09:00, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• The List Cannes Kickoff — Adageevents, 17:00, TBA
• SIGNAL at Cannes — Experiencesignal, 09:00, Hotel le Suquet
• Bain & Company at Cannes Lions 2026 — Bain, 09:00, The Mondrian Hotel
• Annual LWS Cannes Breakfast — Annual LWS, 10:30, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• ADWEEK House Cannes — Adweek, 09:00, Hotel Barriere Le Majestic
• Walmart Connect at Cannes 2026 — Walmart Connect, 16:30, Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic
• mediasense at Cannes Lions 2026 — Media-Sense, 19:30, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• PayPal Ads Pâtisserie — PayPal Ads, La Croisette
• Get Real! by JCDecaux, Displayce & VIOOH — JCDecaux, Displayce & VIOOH, 14:00, Yacht Nela, Jetée Albert Edouard
• Cannes Adtech Kickoff Lunch — Limelight, 13:00, Beefbar, Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic
• How brands and agencies can get back their AI investment — Campaignatcannes, 09:00, Campaign House, Cannes
• Discovery vs Belief — Edelman, LinkedIn & Reddit, 16:45, Rotonde Stage
• CMOs in the Spotlight: Kraft Heinz — Kraft Heinz, 10:30, Rotonde Stage
• Robots Can't Build Brands — P&G, 14:30, Lumière Theatre
• Advertising in the Age of AI — OpenAI, 11:15, Debussy Theatre
• Blueprint for Brand Growth Awards 2026 — Kantar & Microsoft, 18:00, Microsoft Gardens
• The Darkroom CPG Garden — Darkroom, Triple Whale & Motion, 11:00, Villa, 123-129 Avenue Maréchal Juin
• The Trade Desk Roundtable: Premium Placement — The Trade Desk, 11:30, Sport Beach, La Plage du Festival
• Teads x Dentsu: The Brand Reset — Teads & Dentsu, 09:00, Teads space, Vieux-Port de Cannes
• You're Among Fans: Why Fandom Matters for Brands — StackAdapt & Spotify, 12:00, Spotify Beach
• Mediaocean Backyacht BBQ — Mediaocean, 20:30, Mediaocean Yacht, Yacht Row
• A Seat at the Worlds Table — BBC Studios & Expedia, 18:30, BBC Studios HQ
• BIMA House Cannes Golden Hour — BIMA House, 17:00, Hotel Le Suquet
• BIMA House at Cannes Lions 2026 — BIMA House, 09:30, Hotel Le Suquet, Cannes
• Reddit Community Deli — Reddit Community Deli, 12:30, Cannes
• Digiday Panel & Cocktail Reception — Digiday, 15:00, 15 Rue Louis Blanc, Cannes
• Campaign x Seedtag panel — Campaignatcannes, 11:00, Seedtag House @ Le Perle, Cannes
• Campaign House: Get Back Your AI Investment — Campaignatcannes, 09:00, Campaign House, Hilton Canopy, Cannes
• Breakfast and Programming: Commerce Connections by SMG — Adweek, 08:15, ADWEEK House | Le Majestic Hotel
• The Future of Retail Media Roundtable (Maison NDA) — Newdigitalage, 11:30, Upstairs at Maison NDA,
• Fuel up with Fortune — Fortune, 12:00, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• Campaign and Bauer Media — Campaignatcannes, 16:30, Campaign House rooftop, Hilton Canopy, Cannes
• Retail Media Age Panel + Networking Drinks — Newdigitalage, 16:00, Upstairs at Maison NDA
• The Brands&Culture Day — Brandsnculture, 12:30, Brands&Culture Villa, Cannes (address shared upon registration)
• Scaling advertiser access: unlocking commerce-driven audiences — Scaling Advertiser Access, 16:00, Hotel Barriere Le Majestic, Penthouse 7th floor
• The Cannes Social — Exchangewire, 16:00, Ma Nolan's Irish Pub, Cannes
• Roundel Cocktails & Connections — Roundel, 16:30, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• Kargo: Sea & Scene — Kargo, 12:30, Hôtel Belles Rives, Juan-les-Pins (Cap d’Antibes)
• Cannes Panel & Cocktail Reception — Digiday, 15:00, Cannes Panel & Cocktail Reception
• The PMW Powerlist Watch Party — Campaignatcannes, 20:30, Campaign House, Cannes
• Campaign x Talon One roundtable — Campaignatcannes, 09:00, Campaign House, Cannes
• Modern Heritage: The Three Step Path to Timeless Brands — Modern Heritage, 15:30, 70 Avenue de Grasse, Cannes
• FreeWheel: Full Velocity — Winning at the Pace of AI — FreeWheel & McKinsey, 10:15, FreeWheel Beach, Plage Goeland
• AirOps Happy Hour feat. Anthropic & Clay — AirOps, Anthropic & Clay, 16:00, Sea View Private Beach
• Intimate Dinner: Spent — The Wind Down — Fluent, 18:00, EMORA
• OUTFRONT Private Cocktail — OUTFRONT, 20:00, Yacht Hana, Port de Cannes
• The digital advertising reset: A balanced diet for 2026 — Campaignatcannes, 09:00, Campaign House, Cannes
• Creativity Over Clicks — Mars & Ipsos, 16:45, The Forum, Rotonde
• Modern Heritage: How Do You Build Equity That Outlives Trends? — Modern Heritage, 15:30, Transform Magazine
• Cocktail Hour in Cannes (Covatic) — Covatic, 17:00, The Barrel Pub, Cannes
• Brands&Culture: Fandoms, Communities & Niches — Brandsnculture, 12:30, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• Campaign Party at The Carlton — Campaignatcannes, 18:30, The Carlton Beach, Cannes
• From culture to cart: creativity that converts — From Culture To Cart, 16:00, Hotel Barriere Le Majestic, Penthouse 7th floor
• Nectar360 session amplification with Campaign — Campaignatcannes, 09:00, Campaign House, Cannes
• Our World of Contradictions — Stagwell & American Eagle, 13:45, Rotonde Stage
• Ad Age Cannes Lawn Party — Adageevents, 17:30, The Lawn at Mondrian Cannes
• Get Real! DOOH Masterclass & Sunset Aperitivo — Displayce, JCDecaux & VIOOH, 16:30, Yacht Nela, Cannes Port
• Mediaocean: The Future of Creativity Workshop — Mediaocean & Digilearning, 09:30, Mediaocean Yacht, Yacht Row
• Leading Women at Cannes Breakfast — Adageevents, 08:30, Ad Age The List Lounge
• Powering the Future of Fandom — BBC Studios & IBM, 09:30, BBC Studios HQ
• WOMEN IN AI: Designing a Safer, Smarter Future — WOMEN IN AI, 10:30, TBA
• NDA Live Podcast feat. Brian O'Kelley — Newdigitalage, 12:00, Upstairs at Maison NDA
• Campaign multi partner roundtable — Campaignatcannes, 09:00, Campaign House
• Sunset Cocktail (MarkApp & SpinX) — Sunset Cocktail (MarkApp & SpinX), 18:30, Moka
• NIQ Bounce-Back Brunch — NielsenIQ, 09:00, On the Croisette
• Teads & Beet.TV Cocktail Party — Teads & Beet.TV, 20:00, Teads space, Vieux-Port de Cannes
• Everyone Is a Seller — eBay & Stella McCartney, 12:45, Rotonde Stage
• The Business of XP Brunch at Canva Beach — Xp, TBD, Canva Beach, Vega La Plage
• The List Closing Breakfast — Adageevents, 09:00, Ad Age The List Lounge
• XP Next: The Future of Experiential @ LinkedIn — Xp, 16:00, Venue Confirmed on RSVP
• From retail media to results: proving what works — From Retail Media To Results, 09:15, Journal House
• CMOs in the Spotlight: Visa, Diageo, Opella — Visa, Diageo & Opella, 11:00, Rotonde Stage
• Influential Beach — Farewell Brunch — Influentialbeach, 10:00, La Mandala Beach