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