Cannes Lions 2026 - Conversations in Cannes:
Sport. Commerce. Health.
We're bringing together leaders form brands, agencies, platforms, and ad tech for candid conversations about what's actually shifting in the industry right now - and what it means moving forward.

SPEAKERS & PARTNERS:






Monday, June 22, 2026
From Shelf to Screen — Commerce Media Delivered

Date
Monday, June 22, 2026
Time
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (Panel)
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Happy Hour)
Venue
HUMAN Rooftop above Van Cleef & Arpels on La Croisette
Audience
Commerce media, agency, and brand executives
Panel Brief
Commerce media is the fastest-growing channel in advertising and the one with the most complex chain of custody. Product leaves the shelf, data flows to the platform, media gets activated, and somewhere in that loop fraud finds a way in. This panel walks the audience through the full journey from shelf to data to media and asks the harder question: how do you actually prove what worked, and how do you stop what shouldn't have happened.
Speakers
Gina Mazzorana
Spark Foundry
President, Global Media Client Lead
Jennifer Ballou
Mondelēz International
Senior Partnerships & Portfolio Marketing Leader
Austin Leonard
Dollar General Media Network
VP & General Manager
Agentic Commerce Lead
Human Security
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Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Why Brands Should Lead in Women's Sports
"The Next Era of Women's Sports: From Sponsorship to Leadership"
Date
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Time
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Content + Brunch)
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM (Content)
Venue
IAS Yacht, Yacht Row
Audience
Sports marketers, agencies, sports/media executives, creators, and athletes
Summary
This session asks what it actually takes for major brands to lead — not just sponsor — the next era of women's sports, with a focus on audience shift, brand safety, and the retail extension. Featuring Mondelez and Foot Locker. In Partnership with IAS, The 614 Group, MJGrowth.
Speakers
Jennifer Ballou
Mondelēz International
Senior Partnerships & Portfolio Marketing Leader
Lora Loesch
Foot Locker
Head of Media

Kyle Spraker
IAS
SVP, North America
Mollie Garza (Moderator)
MJGrowth Consulting
Managing Partner

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The New Prescription — How Pharma Marketing Is Being Redefined
Date
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Time
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (Panel/Content)
Venue
La Bambola
13 Sq. Mérimée
06400 Cannes, France
Audience
Pharma brand and agency leaders

The New Prescription — How Pharma Marketing Is Being Redefined
"The New Prescription: How Pharma Marketing Is Being Redefined" — Privacy regulation, AI, and shifting consumer behavior are converging — creating pressure and opportunity in equal measure. Brand leaders, agency strategists, and platform partners share where pharma marketing is headed and how the industry's boldest organizations are setting their agenda
Speakers
Kelly Millet
Publicis Health Media
EVP, Strategy
Darline Jean
Google
Managing Director of Global Publisher Platforms
Cristina Caruso Nevoso
Bayer
Head of Marketing & Growth Strategy

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Closing the Loop — AI, Programmatic, and Measurement in Pharma
Vision without execution is aspiration. How leading brands and agencies are using programmatic, AI-driven targeting, and closed-loop measurement to connect spend to real health outcomes. Platforms, practitioners, and buyers in the same room — no theory, just what's working.
Speakers
Parbinder Dhariwal
CVS Media Exchange
Vice President, General Manager
Anvita Karara
Bristol Meyers Squibb
VP Commercialization AI Strategy & Analytics




Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Shoppertainment — The New Frontier
Date
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Time
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Venue
The Basis Oasis
42 Bd de la Croisette
06400 Cannes, France
Audience
Brand and agency leaders aligned with social, commerce, TikTok Shop, creator marketing & more
Summary
Shoppertainment is commerce media meets creator marketing — QVC built for the platforms of today. Creators move product through entertainment, not interruption, which raises the questions that actually matter: how do you measure what drove the sale, how do you vet the creator, and how do you keep the environment safe when content is live, fast, and creator-controlled? Platform, brands, and measurement infrastructure in the same room, defining the operating model.

Speakers
Danelsy Medrano
JPMorganChase
VP, Brand, Media & Experiential Strategy
Amy Andrews
Mars United Commerce (a Publicis Groupe company)
President
Ben Weisel
Dick's Media
Sr Director of Reporting & Operations
TBA
TikTok


Confirmed Speakers & Ecosystem
Confirmed Speakers Across All Events
Mondelez, Footlocker, TikTok, Publicis, JP Morgan, Spark Foundry, CVS MX, Google, HUMAN and more to be announced.
Audience Profile
Leaning on brands & agency partners. For select events, along with allies including distribution partners, creators, and athletes.

Past Participating Brand & Agency Ecosystem
DICK'S Sporting Goods (ENTERPRISE)
Mondelez
TUBI
Verizon
ESPN
Netflix
Peacock
TikTok
Horizon Media
Publicis
Saatchi & Saatchi
Omnicom
WPP
ACXIOM @ OMNICOM
GNC
AWS
F1
PARAMOUNT
Aston Martin
beisdorf
NBA
AUDIBLE
JP MorgaN CHASE
PUBLICIS
H&R Block
eVERY DAY DOSE
nascar
PDC BRANDS
neurogum
vayner

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