June 19 - June 23, 2023
Cannes, France

Welcome to Omnicom Cove

Welcome to Omnicom Cove at the 2023 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Within this website, you’ll be introduced to all the activities Omnicom will host this year at Cannes. Scroll below to our schedule for all you need to know about the Omnicom Cove.

Omnicom at Cannes

Date

11:30AM -

12:30PM

The Forum, Palais I

Learn the Language of Favelas

  • Sergio Gordilho Co-President And Chief Creative Officer, Africa (Brazil)/DDB
  • Celso Athayde Founder, Central Unica das Favelas

12:30PM -

1:30PM

TBD

How Samsung Got Inside 15 Million iPhones

  • James Blair Managing Director, TRACK Aotearoa New Zealand
  • Shannon Watts CMO Samsung New Zealand
  • Haydn Kerr Executive Creative Director, Tribal Aotearoa

2:00PM -

TikTok-hosted

Made for TikTok: Talking Creative LIVE Addition (RSVP Required)

  • Amy Ferguson Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Chiat\Day New York

2:55PM -

BeetTV Villa

Global Retail Media Summit

Megan Pagliuca, Chief Activation Officer, OMG NA spoke to BeetTV about the state of global retail media and the importance of strategic partnerships at the Global Retail Media Summit.

  • Megan Pagliuca Chief Activation Officer, OMG NA

2:30PM -

3:00PM

The Forum, Palais I

Changing Winds for Those Who Hold up Half the Sky

  • Arthur Tsang Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Greater China
  • Alice Fan VP, Brand and Content, Mars Wrigley

3:00PM -

4:00PM

Influential Beach - La Plage du Festival at 52 Boulevard de Croisette

Influential Panel

  • Amy Ferguson Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Chiat\Day New York
  • Paris Hilton

3:00PM -

4:00PM

CC:DC House / Inkwelll Beach

The Power of Freedom

  • Emily Graham Chief Equity & Impact Officer, Omnicom

3:00PM -

4:00PM

Teads Yacht 'H' - Vieux Port de Cannes

Taking Attention Measurement To The Next Level

  • Sebastien Hernoux Chief Data & Analytics Officer, OMD USA

3:15PM -

5:00PM

Yahoo Beach

#FortheWin — Driving Authentic Brand Integrations in Gaming & Virtual Worlds

Join CUPRA, Yahoo and DRUM for a special event where we will explore the cues and watch outs brands should consider if they want to get serious about showing up authentically in gaming and virtual worlds. Followed by networking drinks on the beach terrace.

  • Luke Southern CEO, DRUM

10:00AM -

10:30AM

Hôtel Martinez - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, PR, 73 Bd de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, France

Competitors Working Toward a Solution

  • Emily Graham Chief Equity & Impact Officer, Omnicom
  • Jason Rosario Chief DEI Officer, BBDO

10:30AM -

11:15AM

Terrace Stage, The Terrace

Effectiveness 3.0 – Arriving at a Platform Near You

  • Les Binet Group Head of Effectiveness, adam&eveDDB

11:30AM -

12:00PM

The Forum, Palais I

The Future of Innovation is Accessibility

  • Aliah Berman Chief Diversity Officer, TBWA
  • Deepthi Prakash Chief Product Officer, TBWA

11:45AM -

12:15PM

Debussy Theatre, Palais I

ChatGPT, DALL·E and the Future of Creativity

  • Jeff Goodby Chairman, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
  • Margaret Johnson Chief Creative Officer and Partner, GS&P
  • Brad Lightcap Chief Operating Officer, OpenAI

12:00PM -

12:30PM

LBB Beach

Can We Really Do Everything Everywhere All at Once?

  • Lucia Grillo Chief Integration Officer, DDB North America

2:15PM -

2:45PM

Awards Hub, Palais I

Tour of the Work – Outdoor Lions

  • Dora Pružincová Chief Creative Officer

3:00PM -

4:00PM

5 Seas Hotel

Gen AI in Advertising

  • Slavi Samardzija Global CEO, Annalect

3:45PM -

4:45PM

Brand Innovators

Leadership Forum: Building the Marketing Org of the Future

  • Deepthi Prakash Chief Product Officer, TBWA
  • Travis Freeman SVP, Demand Generation, Head of Media, Inspire Brands
  • Surabhi Pokhriyal Chief Digital Officer, Chruch & Dwight

4:00PM -

5:00PM

The Forum, Palais I

What I’ve Learnt: Accenture, adam&eveDDB

  • Richard Brim Chief Creative Officer, adam&eveDDB

4:30PM -

5:00PM

BeetTV Villa

CIMM Summit: Innovations in Media and Currency

What is the long-term future of measurement, currencies, and media trading and what will look most different in 2030?

  • Kelly Metz Managing Director, Advanced TV, OMG NA

9:00AM -

9:45AM

CC:DC House / Inkwelll Beach

Attention with Purpose

Attention with Purpose starts with Meaningful Metrics Marketing leaders’ guide to creating high-quality business impact at the intersection of human cognition, design, and measurement.

  • Chrissie Hanson CEO, OMD USA

10:00AM -

11:00AM

CC:DC House / Inkwelll Beach

From AI to web3: How to Responsibly Use Technology to Advance Inclusion

  • Tony Hobley Chief Diversity Offiver, OPMG

11:30AM -

12:00PM

RTL Beach

A Change of Perspective

  • Toby Hack CEO, PHD EMEA
  • Amit Margalit Marketing Manager, Wolt
  • Cammy Cronin Senior Vice President, Global Ad Sales Strategy at NBCUniversal Media, LLC
  • Daniel Bischoff Chief Marketing & Operations Officer, RTL Ad Alliance

11:00AM -

12:00PM

BeetTV Villa

Connecting Omnichannel Planning to Outcomes, the Changing Role of CTV – Presented by Teads

As streaming video continues to lead ad sector growth, so are new ways to activate key drivers of capturing new audiences. From attention measurement to actionable outcomes with optimized creative, this session will breakdown how the space is evolving and what lies ahead.

  • Monique Pintarelli President, North America, Teads
  • Chrissie Hanson CEO, OMD USA
  • Nicola Lewis Global CEO, Finecast
  • Zach Chapman Senior VP, Global Partnerships, NBCU
  • Abbie Reichner VP, Programmatic Strategy & Operations, Fox

12:15PM -

1:00PM

Insights Stage, Palais I

Inside the Jury Room – Media Lions

  • Dozie Okafor Managing Director, PHD Nigeria

12:45PM -

1:15PM

Debussy Theatre, Palais I

Pouring Into New Spaces: A Love Letter to Creativity

  • Alex Lubars Global President and Chief Operating Officer, DDB Worldwide
  • Sofia Colucci Chief Marketing Officer, Molson Coors

12:45PM -

1:30PM

Terrace Stage, The Terrace

Future Gazers

  • Rori DuBoff Chief Innovation Officer, TBWA\Chiat\Day NY

1:00PM -

2:00PM

Yahoo Beach

Winning in Sports: Engaging Sports Fans with Original Voices and Unique Talent

  • Blake Cuthbert CEO, OMD EMEA

1:15PM -

2:00PM

AWNY's Le Rooftop

The Culture Spectrum: Panel with Sirius XM Media

  • Geoff Lamm Managing Director, Global, OMD

1:30PM -

2:00PM

The Carlton

Cross Screen Video Measurement

  • Megan Pagliuca Chief Activation Officer, OMG NA

3:45PM -

4:30PM

Brand Innovators

Fireside Chat

  • Troy Ruhanen CEO, TBWA\Worldwide

3:00PM -

3:45PM

Microsoft Beach
Ondine Plage
64 Boulevard de la Croisette

Redefining Retail

  • Frank Kochenash CEO, Transact

10:00AM -

10:30AM

WSJ Journal House

WSJ Next Gen Media CEOs

  • Chrissie Hanson CEO, OMD USA

11:45AM -

12:15PM

Debussy Theatre, Palais I

“But Seriously Though” – Why We Need To Make People Laugh

  • Andrew Robertson CEO, BBDO

1:00PM -

1:30PM

Amazon Port, Boathouse Theater

Advancing the Global DEIA Perspective: Approaching Inclusion at an International Level

  • Chrissie Hanson CEO, OMD USA

3:30PM -

4:15PM

The Forum, Palais

Strategy Is Constipated, Imagination Is The Laxative

  • Rob Campbell Chief Strategy Officer, Colenso BBDO
  • Martin Weigel Chief Strategy Officer, AMV BBDO

4:30PM -

5:00PM

The Forum, Palais I

How to Surf the Polycrisis

  • Josy Paul Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, BBDO India

5:00PM -

6:30PM

PwC Emoji Yacht, behind the Palais

The Transformation of Digital Advertising: What Does True Optimisation Look Like?

  • Kathleen Saxton Chief Marketing Officer, Omnicom

10:00AM -

10:30AM

Debussy Theatre, Palais I

Creative Maker of the Year Seminar

  • Spike Lee Filmmaker