Tag: Cannes Lions

VidCon joins LIONS to create premier global platform for the creator economy

Stuart Mitchell

LIONS has announced that VidCon, the world’s largest celebration of digital culture and its creators, is joining the LIONS family to create VidCon x LIONS Creators—the premier global platform connecting the cultural and commercial forces shaping the creator economy.​​Over the last decade, creators have become a critical part of the marketing ecosystem, redefining traditional formats and establishing new cultural touchpoints. For the past three years, LIONS has championed this evolution through LIONS Creators, a programme designed to place creators at the heart of the global creative marketing industry. Now, by…

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LIONS CMO Accelerator comes to five cities beyond Cannes Lions

Stuart Mitchell

LIONS is bringing its established CMO Accelerator programme to five cities beyond Cannes Lions, making the leadership experience more accessible year-round through a series of CMO Accelerator City Editions. The City Editions bring the global benchmarks and best practices established at Cannes Lions closer to regional communities, by making LIONS’ evidence, capabilities and networks accessible throughout the year and tailored to local markets. The regional insights and leadership conversations from cities around the world will feed back into Cannes Lions, ensuring the global gathering continues to reflect and elevate the…

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Cannes Lions announces Apple’s Eddy Cue as its 2026 Entertainment Person of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has announced that it will recognise Apple’s Senior Vice President of Services and Health, Eddy Cue, as its 2026 Entertainment Person of the Year. Presented in recognition of the vital role that entertainment plays in the marketing and communications landscape, the award acknowledges the creativity that inspires others to produce truly compelling, meaningful, and entertaining content. Cue has been instrumental in building Apple’s globally influential entertainment ecosystem, overseeing Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple Books, Apple Pay, Apple News, Fitness+, Apple Card, Apple Maps, iCloud, as well…

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The ICAS GLOBAL THINK TANK to co-host ‘CANNES RULES!’ – The first ever day dedicated to advertising law and self-regulation in Cannes

Stuart Mitchell

The ICAS Global Think Tank announced that it will be co-hosting ‘Cannes Rules!’ on June 23, 2026 – the first-ever day dedicated to advertising law and self-regulation in Cannes.  The full day program, which will cover critical topics such as artificial intelligence, influencers, environmental marketing, and the vital role that self-regulation plays in the advertising ecosystem – is presented by the ICAS Global Think Tank together with l’Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité, the European Advertising Standards Alliance, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance, and the International Chamber of Commerce. The…

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Cannes Lions announces 2026 Shortlisting Jury line-up

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has announced the Shortlisting Jury for this year’s Festival. The Jury will shortlist world-class creative work that will go on to be judged, awarded and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, taking place 22–26 June 2026. This year’s global line-up brings together a diverse collection of experts reflecting the full breadth of disciplines across the creative landscape. The line-up welcomes increased representation from across Pacific and Africa, including Jurors from Ethiopia, Namibia and Zimbabwe for the first time, alongside over 40 independent agencies making their…

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