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Welcome to Cannes Lions 2026

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This week has been a lot of prep for Cannes Lions next week — I’m sure yours has been the same. To prepare for the sunny walks along the Crosiette (weather looks like it’ll be a scorcher — bring sunscreen), take a look at our coverage in the lead up:

Safe travels.

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Events

Monday, June 22 

Digiday Brand Leaders Dinner, presented by Blockboard
7:00 p.m. | Le Cirque | This dinner is currently full. 

Tuesday, June 23

Rethinking growth in a B2A world, lessons from the most innovative CMOs
10:30a.m. | DEPT® Secret Garden

Digiday Cannes Media Leaders Brunch, presented by EX.CO
10:30a.m. | Medami | This event is currently full. 

The new rules of scaling brands with AI
2:00 p.m. | DEPT® Secret Garden

The closed shop just got a front door
4:00 p.m. | DEPT® Secret Garden

Cannes Marketing Leaders Dinner, presented by Circana  
7:00 p.m. | La casa di Nonna | This event is currently full. 

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