Every year, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity hosts the largest gathering of worldwide advertising professionals, designers, digital innovators, and marketers. The speakers who have confirmed their attendance cut across a wide swath in the fields of entertainment, fashion, advertising, and technology to name a few.
These include Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow; actor/writer/producer Simon Pegg; veteran musician Iggy Pop; actor/musician/producer/philanthopist Will Smith; co-chairman of The Weinstein Company and co-founder of Miramax Harvey Weinstein; author and educator Sir Ken Robinson; actress/producer/director/writer Mindy Kaling; action film director Martin Campbell; president and chief executive officer of CBS Leslie Moonves; and veteran Pixar story editor Matthew Luhn.
Other speakers who will grace the weeklong festivities to be held at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes will be Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek; Drawbridge founder and CEO Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan; science fiction author/blogger/technology activist Cory Doctorow; Academy Award winning director/screenwriter/producer Oliver Stone; former ESPN and current ABC host and cancer survivor Robin Roberts; renowned illusionist David Copperfield; American Vogue editor and Condé Nast art director Anna Wintour; Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky; graphic designer and typographer Stefan Sagmeister; and Sir John Hegarty, founder of Bartle Bogle Hegarty.
This year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will be held on June 18 to 25 with a focus on Lions Health on June 18 to 19, Lions Innovation on June 21 to 22, and Lions Entertainment on June 23 to 24. Over 15,000 delegates from approximately 100 countries are expected to grace the event.
