Care at Cannes

We are making this happen by implementing a comprehensive strategy around safety and care that addresses the needs of our diverse, global community.

In short, we expect respect. Every delegate, representative, or partner attending one of our events or interacting with our brand – as well as every member of the LIONS team – is expected to behave in a decent, fair, responsible, and reasonable way towards one another, our staff, company property, customers, and suppliers. Everyone has the right to feel safe, welcomed and supported.

We are working with leading safety and welfare professionals from the Good Night Out Campaign and X2 Consult to implement a robust framework that supports all delegates and maintains the collaborative, engaging spirit that defines Cannes Lions, where people share ideas, celebrate achievements, and build new connections.

For 2026, Cannes Lions will be implementing its Care at Cannes Strategy:

• 21 trained safety professionals from X2 Consult will be present throughout Festival week on a 24/7 shift rotation; this comprises 18 safeguarding, 2 behaviour detection, and 1 on-call interpreter. All staff are fully vetted and security cleared by X2 Consult.
• GNO will deliver and implement a tiered training programme for on-site Festival staff, security teams, safety professionals, and all on-site designated safety leads.
• We will implement a QR Code Reporting System (Reporti), which will enable quick, confidential incident reporting and, if required, allow delegates to request help by sharing their location.
• There will be 3 Festival Care Points staffed by X2 Consult trained professionals at the following locations.
  
  Care Point 1: Palais Des Festivals – Organiser Offices.
  Care Point 2: Pantiero Terrace – outside the Palais, next to Registration. (24/7).
  Care Point 3: Mondrian Hotel Gardens – mid-Croisette (24/7).
• Night Patrol: Security-trained professionals will be on duty throughout the evening.

The Festival is no place for inappropriate, disruptive, threatening or abusive behaviour – either in person or online, to other delegates, partners, speakers or our Staff. There will be clear, consistent consequences for any inappropriate behaviour, by anyone, at any time.

Should anyone attending the Festival need support, they should visit a Care Point or use the Reporti system.