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Cannes Lions and Contagious

The Festival Lowdown: What You Missed from Wednesday

Thursday 25 June, 11:00–11:10

Duration: 10 mins
Location: Debussy Theatre, The Palais

Speakers

Alex Jenkins is Editorial Director at Contagious, with a remit to help brands and advertising agencies around the world understand and adapt to shifts in marketing, consumer culture and technology. Alex is responsible for the Contagious IQ intelligence platform and all content at Contagious events.

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How to Win in a Volatile World

Wed 24 Jun, 15:15

30 mins

Rotonde Stage

The Festival Lowdown: What You Missed from Monday

Tue 23 Jun, 11:00

10 mins

Debussy Theatre

  • Alex Jenkins Contagious, Editorial Director
  • Chloe Markowicz Contagious, Editor

The Festival Lowdown: What You Missed from Tuesday

Wed 24 Jun, 11:00

10 mins

Debussy Theatre

  • Alex Jenkins Contagious, Editorial Director
  • Chloe Markowicz Contagious, Editor

NEW FOR 2026: The Cannes Lions Wrap-Up Live

Fri 26 Jun, 14:00

1 hour 30 mins

Debussy Theatre

  • Natasha Woodwal LIONS, Director of Content
  • Jenni Middleton LIONS, Editor in Chief
  • Paul Kemp-Robertson LIONS, Chief Content Officer
  • David Tiltman LIONS Intelligence, SVP, Chief Content Officer

Tags

Content streams
  • Cannes Lions Deconstructed
Type of experience
  • Festival Talks
Accessibility
  • American Sign Language (ASL) provided
  • Live Captioning in 60 languages