The Jodi Harris Scholarship

This is your moment to honour a legacy of diversity, opportunity and excellence.

Jodi Harris was a visionary and empathetic leader whose influence shaped not only the organizations she served, but the broader marketing industry.

At AB InBev, she played a defining role in creating the Marketing Culture & Capabilities function, a pioneering initiative that elevated the value of creative effectiveness, professional growth, and community across the global organization. Jodi championed creativity —not just within AB InBev, but across the wider marketing community.

She was deeply committed to opening doors for talent from all backgrounds, ensuring that personal growth and opportunity were at the heart of her leadership. The Jodi Harris Scholarship keeps this legacy alive for high potential client-side marketers whose own legacies are in the making.

What's the programme? What does it include?

We are accepting 10 emerging marketing leaders back into the Scholarship this year alongside the team at AB InBev. Offering a fully-funded, curated programme – including exclusive sessions with industry thought leaders and the AB InBev executive marketing team, and VIP access to Festival content and the Awards shows.

If you’re selected for the Jodi Harris Scholarship, you’ll get a fully funded trip to the Cannes Lions Festival, including accommodation, travel and allowance. You’ll also get a Brand Marketers Festival Pass, which will give you access to advantages of the Gold Pass, a customised Festival learning programme, possibilities for collaboration and private sessions designed specifically for senior marketers.

Meet the 2026 Jodi Harris Scholarship cohort

Arth Dodeja

Brand Manager - Dettol

Reckitt

Deborah Tran

Senior Brand Manager - M&M'S

Mars Snacking

Gui Moraes

Global Senior Marketing Manager

Unilever

Mariana Páez-Pumar Branger

Head of Marketing

Cashea

Mohak Bhatia

Brand Lead, Pepsi Cola

PepsiCo

Monika Nikolova

Senior Brand Manager Heinz

Kraft Heinz

Nicole Godreau

Global Creative Strategist

Hoang Thuy Tien

Global Brand Manager

Unilever

Tshwanelo Fokazi

Social Media Manager

Nedbank Group

Yeşim Erişmiş

NESCAFÉ Europe Marketing Lead

Nestlé

Who can apply?

We welcome applications from big dreamers who see creativity as a means to achieve them. You must be born between 26 June 1989 and 22 June 1995 and work in a role for a client marketer at Manager or Senior Manager level. If you possess a natural curiosity, a love of marketing and creativity and aspire to become a Senior Marketing Leader, Vice President, or CMO, then we’d love to hear from you.

Please note: Applications are now closed for 2026.

How do you select who gets to join the programme?

Every application is judged on its own merits through a rigorous three-stage process. First, applications are reviewed and shortlisted by a jury of Senior Marketeers at AB InBev.

We then invite the shortlisted applicants to a telephone interview with the LIONS Jodi Harris team. Our final decision is based on the outcome of these interviews, as well as the original application.

Important dates

Applications open: October 2025, 00:01 GMT Applications close: 9 January 2026, 00:01 GMT Applicants notified: 22 February 2026

It’s more than just a pass to Cannes Lions — it’s a launchpad for emerging leaders in creativity. The Jodi Harris Scholarship gives you a front-row seat to global ideas shaping marketing, branding, and culture — while connecting you with inspiring peers and mentors who genuinely care.

Jelil Adedoyin

Digital Marketing Manager

Programme Lead

Stacey Mukasa

Product Marketing Manager

Meta, USA

Contact Information

If you have any further questions that weren’t addressed in the FAQ, or need assistance with your application, please contact talentprogrammes@canneslions.com