THE CANNES 2025 LOWDOWN

For the lowdown on all things Cannes, from panels, morning meditations, lunches and hosted evenings that take our breath away every year, we’ve always got you covered.


Interested in the 2025 version of our famous Cannes Calendar? It's going to be out soon - with upgrades that’ll take you a step further than ever before in your week’s planning and insights. Hint hint – we’ve mapped it all out for you.


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Kickoff Cannes right with the Limelight Annual Adtech Lunch!

Join Limelight Inc as they welcome guests to the 3rd annual Cannes Adtech Kickoff Lunch. Sit down with the best in adtech at Fouquets in Hotel Barrière, Le Majestic. Expect everything you know and love, with lots of sunshine for good measure (the rosé is on ice.)

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Nectar360's Retail Media Summit is back for its third year!

Back and bigger than before, Nectar360 are hosting their Retail Media Summit in a new location - the gorgeous Carlton Hotel. This unmissable event is set to redefine the future of retail media. Dive into what’s already in motion – the good, the exciting, and the uncharted.

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Get vintage on the Croisette at the GumGum studio!

GumGum is going retro on the French Riviera! Forever creating moments that matter, join GumGum throughout the week for various activations in their beautiful base at GumGum's Rétro Studio, 44 Bd de la Croisette, a place to connect in a meaningful way.

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Relax and get inspired at the 2025 Women Inspiring Network lounge!

Women Inspiring Network are taking to their own stage in Cannes this year at the iconic Hotel Martinez. This hosted day will focus on where equality falls short, innovation & hot trends in 2025 and features a panel moderated by our own Julia Linehan!

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Sun, Sand & Serious Brand Power:
Brand Innovators Beach


Brand Innovators returns to Cannes with its Marketing Leadership Summit. Get ready for an iconic week full of content for brands and marketers, Monday through Thursday at Mandala Beach. Expect daily content featuring leaders from global giants like PepsiCo, Hilton, L’Oreal, Nestlé, and more – plus a headline beach performance from Ludacris on Wednesday night. As proud media partners for Brand Innovators UK, we can't wait to see them make waves on the Riviera.

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Filippo Gramigna

Chief Operations Officer, Onetag

With more than 20 years’ experience in the advertising technology industry, Filippo is an international leader in digital media, programmatic advertising and data. An expert in his field, Filippo has previously worked for major publishers, international ad tech companies, brands and agencies, including Lenovo, Adform and AzerionOne. 

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Hannah Mirza

Founder, Responsible Marketing Agency

Hannah set up the Responsible Marketing Agency to empower marketing, publisher, and marketing procurement clients to become responsible marketers. The consultancy agency does this through purpose-driven programs, which inspire and protect customer interests (people/ planet), while simultaneously driving business and reputational growth (performance/profits). 

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Fern Potter

SVP Strategy and Partnerships, Multilocal

Fern is helping to scale multilocal’s product and services to meet the demands of a dynamic industry. An expert in developing productive partnerships across the media ecosystem, she is adept at working with publishers, data providers, brands and agencies; always delivering a cohesive, agile and strategic approach for best-in-class customer service, people and platforms.

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Gareth Holmes

Vice President, Commercial Strategy & Media, SeenThis

Having spent more than two and a half decades in media & technology, Gareth is famous for building a culture of honesty, integrity, hard work and humour. A fount of industry knowledge and a mentor to many, he is an astute commercial thinker as well as an inspiring leader. Gareth has spent the past five years at SeenThis, having also launched a number of other businesses in the UK and Europe – from BlueLithium to Xaxis to PubMatic. Learn More!

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To help you on your way, here are some of our must-read resources on events...


From packing, events management, sober curious adventuring, or understanding what type of Cannes experience you can have based on your persona – we've got it all!

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