Event report
Learning Expedition Cannes Lions 2026
From June 22 to 25, 2026, we led our Cannes Lions Learning Expedition in partnership with Vincent Cevalte, VP Digital Strategy & Agency Partnerships at RTL AdAlliance and FACC California board member.
Cannes Lions remains THE World’s Global Summit of Creativity, Media & Marketing.
We met with advertisers, agencies, and ad tech partners from around the world sharing perspectives, strengthening partnerships, and exploring what's next for global media.
A few highlights from an incredible week at Cannes Lions:
- 40+ meetings with global advertisers, agencies, publishers, and ad tech leaders.
- 30+ venue visits, including amazing activations and hospitality experiences hosted by RTL AdAlliance, Amazon, Meta, Comcast, Pinterest, Yahoo, Adweek, Canva, NBCUniversal, Havas, Kargo, Equativ, BMG, Magnite, and Viant Technology.
- 50+ networking events and thought-provoking panels with marketing and media leaders from companies including Nestlé, L'Oréal, Ipsos, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Horizon Media, Dentsu, smartclip, Beiersdorf, Accor, Publicis, Adform, Dell, BMW Group, Sky Media, ITV, Channel 4, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Amazon, Uber, HP, Lenovo, PepsiCo, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, SharkNinja, and Spectrum.
- 4 unforgettable evenings, with a special thank you to RTL AdAlliance for incredible events featuring live performances by Cerrone and Lewis OfMan, and to Yahoo for an amazing night with Tiësto on the beach!
The conversations this year were centered around some of the biggest topics shaping our industry: the future of AI in marketing and media, trusted media environments, measurement and effectiveness, retail media, connected TV, and, more than ever, the enduring power of great storytelling.
