Havas

Monday 22 Jun: 11:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 23 Jun: 09:00 - 19:00
Wednesday 24 Jun: 09:30 - 20:00
Thursday 25 Jun: 09:00 - 02:00
Friday 26 Jun: 09:00 - 15:00

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.​