Daily sessions and activities at Cannes Lions 2015

Cannes PDI Logo

0800 – 1830
Networking
Palais and Registration Open

0900 – 2000
Screening Theatres
Screenings of the Work:
Watch game-changing creative communications from around the world on the big screen.

1000 – 1045
Grand Audi
HOW TO SURVIVE A ZOMBIE ATTACK (AND HARNESS CULTURAL TRENDS TO GROW BRANDS)
Speakers:
Dave Alpert, Jon Gittings,  Josh Sapan,  Norman Reedus

1030 – 1100
Audi A
PULLING THE HEART AND SOUL INTO THE ART OF ADVERTISING
Speaker/s:
Bart Yates

1100 – 1145
Grand Audi
SWIPE RIGHT FOR SUCCESS: LESSONS ON RETHINKING EVERYTHING, FROM TINDER
Speakers:
Sean Rad

1115 – 1145
Audi A
THE FINE LINE BETWEEN ART AND EXPERIMENTAL MARKETING
Speakers:
Josh Horowitz, Layne Barunstein

1130 – 1300
CO-CREATING THE FUTURE
Speakers:
Casper Willer, Peter Espersen, Daiva Staneikaite Nadaldal

1200 – 1230
THE NEW CELEBRITIES
Speakers:
Kevin Wong, Philip Bock

1200 – 1245
Grand Audi
STRETCHING YOUR CREATIVITY: NEW WAYS TO BUILD IN NEW MEDIUMS FAR OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE
Speakers:
Billie Whitehouse, Emilie Baltz, Martha Stewart,  Sophie Kelly

1245 – 1315
Audi A
WORDS & PICTURES BY BACARDI: TELLING STORIES PEOPLE CARE ABOUT

1300 – 1345
Grand Audi
THE NEXT DECADE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Speakers:
Peter Kim

1330 – 1400
Audi A
HANGING OUT AT THE FRONTIERS OF VISUAL NARRATIVE
Speakers:
Rama Allen

1330 – 1500
Workshop Room
CO-CREATING THE FUTURE
Speakers:
Casper Willer, Peter Espersen, Daiva Staneikaite Nadaldal

1400 – 1445
Grand Audi
ZEN MEETS ANIME: DECODING THE SECRETS OF JAPANESE CREATIVITY
Speakers:
Masaru Kitakaze, Fran Miller, Yoko Ishihara

1500 – 1530
Audi A
BREAKING THE INTERNET: ENGINEERING AN IMAGE TO CREATE CULTURAL CHAOS
Speakers:
Drew Elliott

1500 – 1545
Grand Audi
NAILING JELLY TO A TREE & OTHER WILD GOOSE CHASES
Speakers:
Nir Wegrzyn, Dr Itiel Dror

1545 – 1615
Audi A
KAWAII ATTACK: THE SHIFTING AXES OF KGOY AND DOWN-AGEING
Speakers:
Sandrine de Raspide

1600 – 1645
Grand Audi
COLOUR DISRUPTION – A SENSORY SCIENCE
Speakers:
Alex Box, Carla Buzasi, Detlev Pross

1630 – 1700
Audi A
EROTICA BEFORE INTERNET: HOW MUSCLES CHANGED THE WORLD
Speakers:
Durk Dehner, Petteri Lillberg, S.R. Sharp

1700 – 1745
Grand Audi
The Human Face Behind The Device
Speakers:
Sy Lau

1715 – 1745
Audi A
BEYOND SOUND – THE MUSIC EXPERIENCE OF THE FUTURE
Speakers:
Alexander Green, Jennifer Frommer

1000 – 1030
Audi A
Unlocking the power of music in advertising
Speakers:
Julanne Schiffer

1000 – 1045
Grand Audi
A CREATIVE RENAISSANCE
Speakers:
Gerry Graf, Jessica Walsh, John Travis

1100 – 1145
Grand Audi
THE MILLENNIAL MIND: CREATIVITY & WHAT IT MEANS TO THE WORLD’S LARGEST LIVING GENERATION
Speakers:
Evan Spiegel, Joanna Coles

1100 – 1200
WHY IS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION SO IMPORTANT?
LOCATION: DELEGATE ZONE STAGE
Speakers:
Emad Tahtouh

1130 – 1300
YOU ONLY NEED 48 HOURS TO SOLVE A BRIEF

1200 – 1230
Audi A
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT THAT’S BRANDED?
Speakers:
Damian Kulash, Ted Mico

1200 – 1245
Grand Audi
JEFFERSON HACK FROM DAZED IN CONVERSATION WITH SAMANTHA MORTON

1300 – 1345
Debussy
CREATIVITY IS THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE
Speakers:
Pete Nowalk, Betsy Beers

1300 – 1345
Grand Audi
9TH ANNUAL GREY MUSIC SEMINAR
Speakers:
Marilyn Manson, Tor Myhren

1330 – 1400
Audi A
FULL FRONTAL CONTENT
Speakers:
Jimmy Chin, Vin Farrell

1330 – 1500
Workshop Room
YOU ONLY NEED 48 HOURS TO SOLVE A BRIEF

1400 – 1445
Grand Audi
CREATIVITY IN THE AGE OF DATA
Speakers:
Kaoru Sugano, Koichi Yamamoto, Daito Manabe

1400 – 1445
Debussy
BUILDING PURPOSEFUL BRANDS, CAMPAIGNS AND ORGANISATIONS IN A DIGITAL AGE
Speakers:
Fernando J. Acosta, Marc de Swaan Arons, Marc Schroeder, D. Michael Wege

1415 – 1445
Audi A
MAKING MOUNTAINS OUT OF MINIONS: TIC-TAC AND MINIONS COLLIDE!
Speakers:
Karolina Kaluzna, Witold Zorski

1500 – 1530
Audi A
COLLABORATION FOR GREATER GOOD: GAME-CHANGING PARTNERSHIPS THAT GALVANIZE SOCIAL CHANGE
Speakers:
Adrian Grenier, Allison Dew, Emma Grede

1500 – 1545
Grand Audi
POWER OF #NOW: CONNECTING PEOPLE IN A TRANSPARENT WORLD
Speakers:
Chris Moody

1500 – 1545
Debussy
HAVE IDEA, WILL TRAVEL
Speakers:
Mike Schalit, Syl Saller

1530 – 1900
Workshop Room
DRIVING BEST IN CLASS CONTENT MARKETING
Speakers:
Marc Landsberg

1545 – 1615
Audia A
MUSIC AND BRANDING MOVING AT THE SPEED OF CULTURE
Speakers:
Andrew Hampp, Jennifer Breithaupt, Lars Ulrich, Marcie Allen

1600 – 1645
Debussy
TOOLKIT FOR TRANSFORMATION
Speakers:
Will Sansom, tom Adamski

1630 – 1700
Audi A
LOYALTY IS DEAD: CREATING CONTENT FOR TODAY’S PLATFORM SURFERS
Speakers:
Ben Cooper, Jez Nelson, Tom Standage, Lauren Laverne

1700 – 1745
Debussy
LATIN: THE HOTTEST NEW BRAND?
Speakers:
Sergio Alcocer, Andrezza Valentin, Alex Pallete

1715 – 1745
Audi A
THE ART OF THE DEAL: LIVE!
Speakers:
Jeff Straughn, Marcus Peterzell, Natalie Imbruglia

1900 – 2100
Grand audi
Ceremonies Direct, Mobile, Press and Promo and Activations Lions Awards

2100 – 2245
Carlton Beach
Opening Gala

2100 – 2245
Young Lions Party
Hosted by:
SODA – SOCIAETY OF DIGITAL AGENCIES


0900 – 1830
Palais and Registration Open

0900 – 1800
In and Around the Venue Partner Events
Beach Soccer Tournament

0900 – 2000
Screening Theatres
Screenings of the work

1000 – 1045
Grand Audi
CREATING CONSTELLATIONS: UNLEASHING CREATIVITY THROUGH COLLABORATION
Speakers:
Pharrell Williams, Bob Pittman

1030 – 1100
Audia A
COLLABORATION SCANDINAVIAN-STYLE: THEY KEY TO STAYING INDEPENDENT

1100 – 1130
Exhibition Area Tours
Tours of the work

1100 – 1200
Workshop Room
WHY YOU SHOULDN’T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU’VE BEEN TAUGHT ABOUT ADVERTISING
Speakers:
Paul Feldwick

1115 – 1145
Audi A
LEARNING FROM THE GREAT ARTISTS CAN TRANSFORM THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY
Speakers:
Sam Ball

1130 – 1300
Workshop Room
DRIVING BEST IN CLASS CONTENT MARKETING
Speakers:
Marc Landsberg

1200 – 1230
Audi A
ADAM AND EVEN BETTER: A NEW TESTAMENT FOR MARKETING-TO-WOMEN
Speakers:
Bec Brideson

1200 – 1245
Grand Audi
INNOVATION: WHEN NEW JUST ISN’T ENOUGH
Speakers:
Jamie Oliver, Richard Edelman

1245 – 1315
Audia A
THE RISE OF SMART SPACES
Speakers:
Darren David, David Schwartz, Jake Barton, Geogia Mack

1300 – 1345
Debussy
CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE THE WAORLD YOU SEE
Speakers:
Kudo Tsunada

1300 – 1345
Grand Audi
PLAY TO WIN: DISRUPTIVE TACTICS, REINVENTING THE FIELD OF PLAY
Speakers:
Jerry Buhlman, Sir David Brailsford

1330 – 1400
Audi A
THE GUTSY GUIDE TO BRAND ACTIVISM
Speakers:
Benoit Beaufils

1400 – 1445
Grand Audi
SMG + TED: TRUTH AND DARE CANNES 2015
Speakers:
Laura Desmond, Pat Mitchell Rives, Maria Bello, Diana Nyad

1500 – 1530
Audi A
OPENING THE KIMONO ON KILLER JAPANESE CREATIVITY
Speakers:
Tetsuya Honda

1500 – 1545
Tours of the work

1500 – 1545
THE CREATIVE UNIVERSE
Speakers:
Professor Brian Cox

1500 – 1545
Grand Audi
WHERE ISIS AND SETH ROGEN MEET: STANDING UP FOR FREE EXPRESSION WHILE COMBATING THE WORST AMONG US
Speakers:
Dave Drummond, Victoria Grand

1500 – 1600
Meet the winners (Direct, Mobile, Press and Promo and Activation)

1545 – 1615
Audi A
IN IS THE NEW IN
Speakers:
David shanks

1600 – 1645
Debussy
WHISKEY, RUM, SURFER SHORTS AND ADVERTISING
Speakers:
Chuck Porter, Neil Riddell, Andrew Keller

1630 – 1700
Audi A
CREATIVITY FROM THE MIDDLE NOWHERE
Speakers:
Kris Hermansson, Rik Campbell

1700 – 1745
Debussy
INSIGHTS WITH THE JURY: PROMO & ACTIVATION
Speakers:
Matt Eastwood, Diego Medvedocky, Natalie Lam, Susan Credle

1730 – 2000
Riviera Terrac
Cannes Connect Bar Drinks


0830 – 1830
Palais and Registration Open

0900 – 2000
Screening Theatres
Screenings of the work

1000 – 1045
Grand Audi
#WEHAVEAPLAN 7 Billion People 7 Days
Speakers:
Richard Curtis, Mariella Frostrup, Sir John Hegarty

1030 – 1100
Audia A
MARKETING TO WOMEN IN THE FOURTH WAVE OF FEMINISM
Speakers:
Charnelle Anderson, D’nae Kingsle

1100 – 1145
Grand audi
Tours of the work

1100 – 1145
Grand Audi
MARKETING FOR PEOPLE
Speakers:
Keith Weed

1100 – 1200
WHY BRAVERY, BELIEF AND BEING UNDERESTIMATED WILL FUEL YOUR BRAND (AND YOUR CAREER)
LOCATION: DELEGATE ZONE STAGE
Speakers:
Wendy Clark

1100 – 1530
In a nd around the venue networking Berach Soccer Tournament
Audi A
BRAND PUBLISHING: THE BUSINESS CASE BEHIND CREATIVE CHANGE
Speakers:
Chris Gorell Barnes, Christopher Lockwood

1200 – 1230
Audi A
GAME SHOW THEORY: THE SECRET TO SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS
Speakers:
Jonathan Fraser, James Kirkham

1200 – 1245
Debussy
BBC WORLD NEWS HARDTALKS STEPHEN SACKUR INTERVIEW SIR MARTIN SORRELL
Speakers:
Sir Martin Sorrell, Stephen Sackur

1200 – 1245
Grand Audi
A POLITICAL ADDRESS FROM THE QUEEN OF COMEDY
Speakers:
Christiane Amanpour, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Richard Plepler, Jeff Bewkes

1245 – 1315
Audi A
HOLLYWOOD AND TRENDS IN DIGITAL STORYTELLING
Speakers:
Chris Duffey, Kim Kardashian West, Niccolo de Masi

1300 – 1345
Debussy
THE NEW ENGINE OF CREATIVITY’; DATA SCIENCE
Speakers:
Marc Benioff

1300 – 1345
Grand Audi
Music in the digital age
Speakers:
Grace Helbig, Jamal Edwards, Mark Ranson

1330 – 1400
Audi A
BLOOD, SEX, STORYTELLING: Turning Crowds Into Audiences
Speakers:
Emer Howard, Padraig Hyland, Patrick Hickey, Richard Carr

1400 – 1445
Debussy
HOW TO SUCCEED IN THE COMPLEX WORLD OF ONLINE VIDEO
Speakers:
Dr Karen Nelson-Field, Jon Ratcliffe

1415 – 1445
Audi A
“ARABS BE LIKE” – THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST
Speakers:
Yousf Tuqan tuqan

1500 – 1530
Audi A
A NEW ERA OF MOBILE CREATIVE: OFFERING THE GOLD STANDARD
Speakers:
Frank Lipari, James Connelly, Nigel Evan Dennis

1500 – 1530
Tours of the Work

1500 – 1545
Debussy
BETTER TOGETHER: ENDING THE MADISON AVENUE VS. SILICON VALLEY MENTALITY
Speakers:
Bob Greenberg, David Cohen

1500 – 1545
Grand Audi
FROM HAMLET TO HARRY POTTER: A CONVERSATION WITH KENNETH BRANAGH
Speakers:
Katharine Viner, Sir Kenneth Branagh

1500 – 1600
Meet the winners (Media, PR, Ourdoor, Glass and Creative Effectiveness Lions)

1530 – 1700
Workshop Room
CROSSOVER COLLABORATION: FOSTERING CREATIVITY THROUGHOUT CREATIVE BUSINESS
Speakers:
Jamshid Alamuti, David Slocum

1545 – 1615
Audi A
WHATEVER YOU DO
DON’T CALL THEM GREY (OR SILVER)
Speakers:
Hélène Paulette Côté, Karen Strauss, Kirsty Fuller, Stephen Reily

1600 – 1645
Debussy
FUTURE LIONS
Speakers:
Rei Inamoto

1630 – 1700
Audi A
LIQUID CREATIVITY: SUPERSTAR SECRETS & VIDEO VOODOO
Speakers:
Athan Stephanopoulos, Danielle Lee, Randall Rothenberg

1700 – 1745
Debussy
UNMISTAKLABY: THE MASSIVE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL OF DESIGN
Speakrs:
Bruce Duckworth, David Turner, Stephern Bayley, Mark Tutssel

1715 – 1745
Audi A
DON’T BE SHY OF THE TECH REVOLUTION
Speakers:
Dave Birss

1730 – 1930
Riviera Terrace
Cannes Connect Bar Drinks

1900 – 2130
Grand Audi Ceremonies Design, Product Design, Radio and Cyber Lions Awards


0830 – 1830
Palais and Registration Open

0900 – 2000
Screening Theatres
Screenings of the work

1000 – 1115
NEW DIRECTOR’S SHOWCASE: CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF SUPPORTING NEW TALENT

1100 – 1130
Audi A
HOW TO GROW THE PEOPLE YOU WANT TO HIRE
Speakers:
Maria Scileppi, John Boiler, Sedef Onar

1100 – 1130
Exhibition Area
Tours of the Work

1130 – 1300
Workshop Room
CROSSOVER COLLABORATION:
FOSTERING CREATIVITY THROUGHOUT CREATIVE BUSINESS
Speakers:
Jamshid Alamuti, David Slocum

1145 – 1215
Audi A
RETAINING YOUNG CREATIVE TALENT WITH PURPOSE, TECHNOLOGY AND DRAGONS
Speakers:
Chris Pearce, Natalie Price

1230 – 1300
Audia A
MAKING WORK BETTER: LESSONS FROM LEAP: ACCOUNT TO CREATIVE
Speakers:
Bobby Hershfield

1300 – 1345
Grand Audi
THE BUSINESS OF BREAKTHROUGH
Speakers:
Alexandra Suich, James Murdoch

1315 – 1345
Audi A
HOW TO REBUILD A CREATIVE CULTURE WHEN EVERYTHING’S F*CKED
Speakers:
Al Moseley

1330 – 1500
Workshop room
DECODING INNOVATION – HOW CAN YOU BOOST INNOVATIVE THINKING?
Speakers:
Ravid Kuperberg, Yonathan Dominitz

1400 – 1430
Workshop Room
THE NEW ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS
Speakers:
Christian Madden, Erin Swenson, Joe Palaesk, Kristen Cavallo

1140 – 1515
Audi A
Ogilvy and Inspire With Social Activist Monica Lewinsky

1445 – 1515
Audi A
The way forward #adwomen2015
Speakers:
Colleen Decourcy, Erica Hoholick, Sarah Watson, Suzanne Powers

1500 – 1530
Grand Audi
JEFF GOODBY AND RICH SILVERSTEIN:
WHAT IF THEY NEVER DIE?

1500 – 1530
Exhibition Area
Tours of the Work

1500 – 1600
Carlton Beach
Meet the winners (design, product design, radio and cyber lions)

1600 – 1645
Grand Audi
MAKING THE BRAND: AUTHENTICITY AND INFLUENCE THROUGH CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS
Speakers:
Maurice Lévy, David Guetta

1700 – 1745
Thirst for Creativity
Speakers:
Gianluca di Tondo, Soren Hagh

1800 – 1845
Debussy
INSIGHTS WITH THE JURY: CYBER
Hosted by:
LIONS FESTIVALS
Speakers:
Jean Lin, Cheyney Robinson, Jonathan Kneebone


0830 – 1830
Palais and Registration Open

0900 – 2000
Screening Theatres
Film Lions Shiortlist

1000 – 1045
Grand Audi
CURIOSITY AND A CURIOUS MIND WITH BRIAN GRAZER
Speakers:
Matt Eastwood, Brian Grazer

1100 – 1145
Grand Audi
BINGE-WORTHY JOURNALISM: A CONVERSATION WITH SERIAL

1200-1300
Grand Audi
THE CANNES DEBATE: SIR MARTIN SORRELL IN CONVERSATION WITH AL GORE
Speakers:
Al Gore, Sir Martin Sorrell

1315 – 1400
Grand Audi
GOOD AT YOUR JOB? STOP DOING IT FOR SOMEONE ELSE
Speakers:
Bryan Collins, Scot Keith

1415 – 1500
Grand Audi
HOW CREATIVITY IN LATAM HAS BECOME A REFERENCE FOR BRANDS
Speakers:
Joanna Monteiro, Jose Miguel Sokoloff, Pablo Rodriguez

1615 – 1700
Debussy
DO THIS OR DIE
Hosted by:
DDB WORLDWIDE

1730 – 2100
Riviera Terrace
Cannes Connect Bar Drinks
Hosted by:
OFFICIAL MUSIC PARTNER: AUDIO NETWORK


0800 – 1600
Screening Theatres
Film Lions shortlist

0800 – 1600
Cannes Lions Beach Open

1100 – 1200
Debussy
25 YEARS OF DISRUPTION: CONVERSATION WITH TODAY’S MOST DISRUPTIVE MARKETERS
Speakers:
Joyce Phillips

1200 – 1230
Debussy
CODE, CULTURE + CREATIVITY
Speakers:
David Shing

1245 – 1315
Debussy
WHAT IF MY CREATIVE DIRECTOR WAS 25 YEARS OLD?
Speakers:
Joël Céré, Nirina Ragomaharisoa

1315 – 1345
Debussy
PROTEIN BRIEFING: DISRUPTION ON AGE
Speakers:
Joel Cere, Nirina Ragomaharisoa

1400 – 1430
Debussy
MATSUKO-ROID DISRUPTS TV AND AD AGENCIES
Speakers:
Matsuko-Roid, Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro, Takeshi Mita, Yasuharu Sasaki

1430 – 1500
Tales from the edge: Hoe to blow shit up
Speakers:
Lee Maicon, tom Buday

1500 – 1530
Keith Reinhard meets the backpacker intern
Speakers:
Keith Renhard, Mark Van de heijdan

1900 – 2100
Ceremonies
Film, Film Craft, Branded Content & Entertainment and Titanium & Integrated Lions Awards

2100 – 2245
Carlton Beach
Cannes Lions Closing Gala

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