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A selection of the events our Marketing and Innovation team are appearing at this week are included below. Do keep an eye on our social channels to hear some of our latest news from the festival. All timings are listed in CEST.
Sunday 18th June
- AdWeek X Female Quotient panel: ‘Attention Seekers: Standing Out in the Crowd’
- Julie Bramham, Johnnie Walker Global Brand Director
- 7:30pm, Female Quotient Equality Lounge, Hotel Martinez
Monday 19th June
- The Female Quotient: The Power of Creativity as AI, NFTs and the Metaverse Transform Advertising
- Sophie Kelly, Senior Vice President, Whiskies, North America Director & Carol Montgomery, Head of Society, Guinness
- 9am – 9:30am, Female Quotient Equality Lounge, Hotel Martinez
- Find out more: https://thefemalequotient.equalitylounge.com/equalityloungecanneslions2023https://www.canneslions.com/attend/festival-2022/schedule#/agenda
- Stagwell: Building Brand Partnerships from Angel City FC to Gotham FC
- Sophie Kelly, Senior Vice President, Whiskies, North America
- 2pm – 2.30pm, Stagwell Sports Beach
- Find out more: https://sportbeach.splashthat.com/
- McCann Worldgroup & ADCOLOR Present DE&I: Time to Double Down
- Stephanie Jacoby, Global Senior Vice President, Smirnoff
- 3pm – 4pm, McCann Worldgroup’s Martinez Suite Terrace, 1st Floor
- Find out more: https://mwcannes.craftstaging.com/mw-agenda/
- The Female Quotient: The POV on an Evolving ESG
- Sophie Kelly, Senior Vice President, Whiskies, North America
- 3:30pm – 4pm, Female Quotient Equality Lounge, Hotel Martinez
- Find out more: https://thefemalequotient.equalitylounge.com/equalityloungecanneslions2023https://www.canneslions.com/attend/festival-2022/schedule#/agenda
Tuesday 20th June
- CMO Insider Breakfast: Is Your Brand Brave Enough?
- Cristina Diezhandino, Chief Marketing Officer
- 9am – 11:30am
- Find out more: https://info.insider.com/cannes2023#item1-module_16868608928923
- ISBA Origin: Cross-media measurement panel
- Isabel Massey, Global Media Director
- 9am – 11am, Hotel Martinez
- Find out more: https://www.lbbonline.com/news/lbb-friends-beach-at-cannes-schedule-of-events
- Campaign: ‘People and Planet: How we can drive tangible change’
- Jennifer English, Global Brand Director, Baileys
- 9am – 11am, Hotel Martinez
- BCG: Paving the Road for ESG Progress: Uplifting Diverse Communities in Sport, Culture, and Business
- Sophie Kelly, Senior Vice President, Whiskies, North America, Diageo
- 10:15am, BCG Cabana
- Find out more: https://media-bcg.com/BCG-Programming-Cannes-Lions2023.pdf
- Little Black Book: What do Marketers Really Want?
- Grainne Wafer, Global Director, Beer, Baileys and Smirnoff
- 11am – 11:30, LBB & Friends Beach
- Find out more: https://www.lbbonline.com/news/lbb-friends-beach-better-together-panel-programme
- Mastercard: Fireside chat with Raja Rajamannar, Mastercard CMO
- Cristina Diezhandino, Chief Marketing Officer
- 11:30am, Mastercard Villa
- Little Black Book: Why Brands Need to Open Up to Accessible Design
- Jeremy Lindley, Global Design Director
- 1pm – 2pm, LBB & Friends Beach
- Find out more: https://www.lbbonline.com/news/lbb-friends-beach-better-together-panel-programme
- Brand Innovators: Fireside chat
- Julie Yufe, Senior Vice President, Vodka & Rum
- 1:45pm, Brand Innovators Beach Stage
- Find out more: https://www.brand-innovators.com/events/brand-innovators-marketing-leadership-summit-cannes#agenda
- Brand Innovators Leadership Forum: Media Trends & Innovation
- Jason Acker, Vice President, Media & Digital
- 2:45pm, Brand Innovators Beach Stage
- Find out more: https://www.brand-innovators.com/events/brand-innovators-marketing-leadership-summit-cannes#agenda
- WFA Media Charter: Advertisers Driving Change
- Isabel Massey, Global Media Director
- 3pm – 3:50pm
- Gerety Roundtable: Ageism In Advertising: Why Do Brands Still Struggle To Connect With Female Consumers Over 40?
- Nicola Heckles, Vice President, Consumer Marketing, Global Smirnoff
- 3pm, Tantor Village
- Ad Age: Accessibility in Marketing and Design
- Jeremy Lindley, Global Design Director
- 4pm – 4:30pm
- Lions Marketers: Discussion with Kantar on The Building Blocks of a Strong Brand: Lessons from a Disruptor and a Market Leader
- Giles Hedger, Global Consumer Planning Director
- 4pm – 5pm, Amazon Port
- Find out more: https://www.canneslions.com/festival/programme#/agenda/event/the-building-blocks-of-a-strong-brand-lessons-from-a-disruptor-and-a-market-leader-e1-54863
Wednesday 21st June
- Meta: Power your results with Reel Ads
- Susan Jones, Chief Digital Officer
- 11am – 11:30am
- Find out more: https://www.facebook.com/business/events/cannes
- All Hands on Deck: ‘Why Promoting and Retaining Women Leaders Should Be Everyone’s Problem to Solve’
- Christina Choi, Senior Vice President, Tequila, Gin & Breakout Growth Brands
- 12:30pm – 1pm
-
Day of Disruption: Disruptive Thinking for Companies as we look into the Future
- Ed Pilkington, NA Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer and Malcom Ellis, Pronghorn Lead
- 2pm, Inkwell Beach
- Find our more: https://inkwellbeachcannes.com/day-of-disruption
- Campaign and Reddit panel: The new crowd-sourced consumer journey: influence has evolved and we need to discuss it
- Stephanie Jacoby, Global Senior Vice President, Smirnoff
- 3pm – 3.30pm, Reddit rooftop
- Unstereotype Alliance: Social Sustainability: The Forgotten Pillar?
- Cristina Diezhandino, Chief Marketing Officer
- 4.35pm – 5pm, IPG Mediabrands Villa
- AdWeek: Panel with Media Monks
- Susan Jones, Chief Digital Officer
- 5:30pm – 6pm
Thursday 22nd June
- Stagwell: Panel on ‘Win/Win: Growing Your Business While Advancing Gender Equality’
- Sophie Kelly, Senior Vice President, Whiskies, North America
- 8:45am – 10am, Stagwell Sports Beach
- Find out more: https://sportbeach.splashthat.com/
- McCann Worldgroup: Client-Agency Partnerships in Inclusive Creative Excellence
- Stephanie Jacoby, Global Senior Vice President, Smirnoff
- 9am – 10am, Inkwell Beach, 58 Boulevard de la Croisette
- Find out more: https://mwcancraftstaging.com/mw-agenda/
- Unstereotype Alliance: Panel on ‘Monolithic Masculinities’
- Grainne Wafer, Global Director, Beer, Guinness, Smirnoff & Baileys
- 10:45am - 11:30am, Embassy of Dutch Creativity
- Find out more: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/are-we-leaving-men-boys-behind-ending-monolithic-masculinity-in-ads-tickets-651834012077?aff=oddtdtcreator
- CMOs in the Spotlight
- Cristina Diezhandino, Chief Marketing Officer
- 10:45am – 11:30am, Palais II Stage
- Find out more: https://www.canneslions.com/festival/programme#/agenda/event/cmos-in-the-spotlight-diageo-reckitt-logitech-e1-52535
- Inside the Jury Room - Media Lions
- Isabel Massey, Global Media Director
- 12:15pm – 1pm, Insights Stage
- Find out more: https://www.canneslions.com/festival/programme#/agenda/event/inside-the-jury-room-media-lions-e1-52498
- Campaign: ‘How to win and grow long: marketing effectiveness 2023’
- Susan Jones, Chief Digital Officer
- 12:30pm – 2:30pm
- The Female Quotient: ‘Think Like an Entrepreneur: What Company Leaders Can Gain From Having an Entrepreneurial Mindset’
- Julie Yufe, Senior Vice President, Vodka & Rum
- 3pm, Equality Lounge
- Find out more: https://thefemalequotient.equalitylounge.com/equalityloungecannes2023rsvp
Friday 23rd June
- Adweek: Gen AI and creativity roundtable
- Mark Sandys, Chief Innovation Officer
- 10am – 10.45am, TBWA Apartment
- Getting Comfortable with Failure: How Iconic Brands Approach Innovation keynote
- Mark Sandys, Chief Innovation Officer
- 2pm-2:30pm, Palais Stage II
- Find out more: https://www.canneslions.com/festival/programme#/agenda/event/getting-comfortable-with-failure-how-iconic-brands-approach-innovation-e1-51785
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