Find NBCU at Cannes
NBCUniversal will have a big presence at the Cannes Lions Festival this year. The following are places we hope you’ll join us and our talent and executives. Be on the lookout for The Rundown: Cannes Edition all over the Croisette.
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Monday, June 18th
Data on Deck: A Conversation with Index Exchange Panel
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | The Carlton Hotel, 52 Boulevard de la Croisette
In just one year, industry conversations have shifted from the best ways to develop engaging content to making content more relevant for specific audiences to making content safe for audiences. Consumers are raising concerns over their privacy rights more than ever before, and all members of the ecosystem including marketers, publishers and tech providers must align on the best way to apply consumer insights to campaigns while also ensuring they feel safe. Listen to leaders of data application as they discuss their plans for leveraging insights to further automation and personalization while simultaneously earning back consumers’ trust.
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Moderator
- Gavin Dunaway, Editorial Director, AdMonsters
Panelists
- Andrew Casale, President and CEO, Index Exchange
- Denise Colella, SVP, Advanced Advertising Products and Strategy, NBCUniversal
- Jamie Gutfreund, Global CMO, Wunderman
- Mark Risis, Head of Global Data Partnerships, IBM Watson Advertising
PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook Discussion
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Yacht Moored in the Jetée Albert-Edouard
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Moderator
- Ennel van Eeden, Global Entertainment & Media Leader at PwC
Panelists
- Krishan Bhatia, EVP, Business Operations & Strategy, NBCUniversal
- Nick Bourne, the Chief Commercial Officer, Copa 90
Tuesday, June 19th
The Magna/NBCUniversal Breakfast Featuring the Magna Fireside Chat:
Leading with Impact- Thriving in a Tech-Driven World
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | IPG Mediabrands Villa, 61 Boulevard de la Croisette
Today, women hold only 11% of executive positions at Silicon Valley companies. And women under 25 in the tech industry are earning on average 20% less than their male counterparts. Corporate America has reached an inflection point, and now is the time for change. Join NBC’s Julia Boorstin as she moderates a panel of industry leaders including Arun Kumar, Global Chief Data & Marketing Technology Officer, IPG Mediabrands, Erica Schmidt, Global Chief Executive Officer, Cadreon and Eileen Kiernan, Global President, UMJ3 as they talk about some of the challenges they face, and the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.
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Moderator
- Julia Boorstin, CNBC Senior Media & Entertainment Correspondent
Panelists
- Eileen Kiernan, Global President, UMJ3
- Arun Kumar, Global Chief Data and Marketing Tech Officer, IPGMB
- Erica Schmidt, Global CEO, Cadreon
Making the Story Heard:
Redefining the Role of Platforms Panel
10:50 AM – 11:25 AM | FreeWheel Beach Location, Plage Goéland, Boulevard de la Croisette
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Moderator
- Matt Spiegel, MediaLink
Panelists
- Denise Colella, SVP, Advanced Advertising Products and Strategy, NBCUniversal
- Bryson Gordon, EVP, Advanced Advertising, Viacom
- Doug Ray, President, Dentsu
- BRAND: TBC
Medialink Daily Dose:
The Influencer Imperative: Brands’ Duty to Be Real
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Carlton Hotel, Sean Connery Suite
Influence comes with big responsibility. In the endless quest to engaging content, authenticity, relevancy and transparency reign supreme. How can brands, publishers and news creators inspire action, take a stand and remain true to themselves?
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Moderator
- Jesse Angelo, Publisher and CEO, NY Post
Fireside Chat
- Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Advertising and Client Partnerships, NBCUniversal
- Michael Kassan, Chairman & CEO, MediaLink
Panelists
- Mike Allen, Co-Founder and Exec Editor, Axios
- Matt Britton, CEO, Suzy
- Lindsay Nelson, Chief Commercial Officer, Vox Media
- Tonia O’Connor, CRO, Univision
- Christy Tanner, EVP & GM, CBS News Digital
The Girls’ Lounge Discussion:
The Female Perspective: Why We Need More Women Role Models
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Hotel Martinez – Penthouse Suite #731
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Panelists
- Laura Molen, EVP Lifestyle and Hispanic Sales, NBCUniversal
- Savannah Sellers, Host, “Stay Tuned”, NBC News
- Erin Lim, Host, “The Rundown”, E! News
Adweek’s The Creative 100
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | JW Marriott Cannes
Join Adweek in celebrating the 2018 Adweek Creative 100 honorees with special guests Adam Rippon, 2018 Olympic Bronze Medalist and Sir John Hegarty.
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Special Guests
- Adam Rippon, 2018 Olympic Bronze Medalist
- Sir John Hegarty, Screenvision Media
- John Partilla, Screenvision Media
Wednesday, June 20th
The NBC Olympics are Home for Storytelling and Brands
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM | Cannes Entertainment Stage, Palais II
Brands all over the world seek to define themselves by their authenticity, their spirit and their ability to inspire others. There is hardly a more historic and dynamic home for inspirational storytelling than the Olympics, and NBCUniversal is bringing the athletes at the center of those stories to the Cannes Lions stage. Join NBCUniversal’s Natalie Morales and Linda Yaccarino, Chairman of Advertising and Client Partnerships and two of the most iconic Olympic athletes of this century—Mikaela Shiffrin, two-time Gold Medal Olympian, and Adam Rippon, Bronze Medallist—to hear from champions making history.
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Moderator
- Natalie Morales, TODAY West Coast Anchor; Host of “Access Hollywood”
Panelists
- Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Advertising and Client Partnerships, NBCUniversal
- Adam Rippon, Olympic Bronze Medalist
- Mikaela Shiffrin, Olympic Gold Medalist
The Girls’ Lounge Fireside Chat:
Leading By Example for Tomorrow’s Female Executives
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Hotel Martinez – Penthouse Suite #731
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Moderator
- Shelley Zalis, CEO, The Female Quotient
Panelists
- Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Advertising and Client Partnerships, NBCUniversal
- Dawn Ostroff, President, Condé Nast Entertainment
The Girls’ Lounge Discussion:
Equality Champions – Olympians Who Are Changing the Game
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Hotel Martinez – Penthouse Suite #731
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Moderator
- Natalie Morales, TODAY West Coast Anchor; Host of “Access Hollywood”
Panelists
- Adam Rippon, Olympic Bronze Medalist
- Mikaela Shiffrin, Olympic Gold Medalist
Twitter Content Panel:
Winning Attention in a Multi-Platform Content World
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Twitter Beach
In today’s multi-platform media world, attention is fragmented. Content producers, media distributors and advertisers must reinvent their engagement strategies to keep up with hard-to-reach consumers, and successfully navigating this constantly shifting landscape will require combining old and new business models to meet the dynamic needs of every audience. Join us in a panel discussion to hear preeminent leaders in the media and advertising industries share their strategies for winning the future of multi-platform consumer engagement.
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Moderator
- Kay Madati, Global VP & Head of Content Partnerships, Twitter
Panelists
- Krishan Bhatia, EVP, Business Operations & Strategy, NBC Universal
- Jim Bankoff, CEO of Vox Media
- Jess Greenwood, SVP, Head of Strategy, R/GA
- Antonio Lucio, Global Chief Marketing & Communication Officer, HP
- Niels Schuurmans, CMO/CCO Paramount Networks/TV Land/CMT, Viacom
Mediacom Fireside Chat:
Interviewing the Interviewers
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Hotel Martinez – Penthouse Suite #718-720
Sometimes the questions are more interesting than the answers; learning to ask questions is an art. The more provocative the questions, the more interesting the answers. Two TV anchors known for asking the questions that get the answers will talk about how they hone their craft.
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Panelists
- Natalie Morales, TODAY West Coast Anchor; Host of “Access Hollywood”
- Andrew Ross Sorkin, Co-Anchor, CNBC’s “Squawk Box”