Our 2026 Partners

From A to Z, discover the brands, agencies and platforms that shaped Cannes Lions in 2026 – bringing more creative inspiration and business innovation than ever to the Festival

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3C Ventures
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3C Ventures

3C Ventures (3CV) is a strategic advisory firm that accelerates growth for today’s most ambitious brands, platforms, publishers, and technology innovators. Through its three core pillars - Consult, Convene, and Co-Invest - 3CV partners with leaders to shape decisions, activate solutions, and deliver measurable results. Founded by industry visionary and Advertising Hall of Fame inductee Michael Kassan, 3CV is a collective of experienced operators and trusted advisors with deep roots across media, marketing, entertainment, technology, and sports, bringing a forward-looking perspective shaped by real-world experience. 3CV goes beyond frameworks and recommendations to deliver practical insight, implement partnerships, and advance execution - helping clients perform while they transform in an increasingly complex landscape.
Havas
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Havas

Founded in 1835 in Paris, Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications groups, with nearly 23,000 people in over 100 countries. With the ambition to help brands unlock Growth, Powered by Desire, Havas brings together creativity, media, technology and production capabilities to build strong, desirable brands that people genuinely want to engage with. Its integrated model is supported by Converged.AI, the Group’s operating system that unifies data, technology and AI to deliver optimized, scalable marketing solutions across the full customer journey. AI-driven, fueled by human ingenuity, and grounded in the belief that desire drives both brand performance and business outcomes, Havas teams collaborate within Havas Villages worldwide to cultivate reputation, relevance and long‑term preference for clients. Havas is equally committed to its people, fostering inclusive, responsible and inspiring workplaces where talent can thrive, because desire also starts from within. Further information is available at www.havas.com.  Festival Activity: The Havas Café has been a fixture on the Croisette during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity since 2006. Each year, the Café hosts over 2,500 talents, clients, marketers, partners, press, and celebrities, offering them a place to meet and take in thought-provoking discussions during the day and enjoy music and socializing in the evenings.​ ​ It was created as a “home” for all the people from Havas who travel to Cannes from all over the world to attend the festival; a place for everyone to come together, network, organize meetings, welcome clients and partners, meet the press, and have fun. ​ ​ Over the years, many events and activations illustrating our creativity and showcasing the power of our group have taken place. The Havas Café has also hosted international celebrities such as American Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry, British popstar Ellie Goulding, as well as international jazz musician and DJ Jamie Cullum, actor and musician Jeff Goldblum, Nigerian singer and activist Yemi Alade, two-time Emmy award-winning violinist Damien Escobar, and Infinity Song.​
iHeartMedia

iHeartMedia

iHeartMedia, Inc. [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, with 90% of Americans listening to iHeart broadcast radio in every month. iHeart’s broadcast radio assets alone have a larger audience in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the size of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled audience of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined, has the most recognizable live events across all genres of music, has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and is the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information. Festival Activity: The iHeartCafe is where the future of storytelling unfolds—where the science of sound is brought to light, its untapped power revealed. Where AI fuels bold ideation, and the harmonious dynamics between agency and client teams unlock new levels of collaboration. With conversations between cultural icons like Questlove, Malcolm Gladwell, and more, if you’re not in the room, you’re missing the revolution—and the results. iHeartCafe Open Hours: Monday, 6/16 - Thursday, 6/19 10AM - 12PM Tuesday, 6/17 Live Podcast of Questlove Supreme featuring special guest Malcolm Gladwell 9PM - 10PM

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