The communications world meets at the Cannes Lions Festival each year, ready to do business. This year, the five-day festival will take place from Monday 17th to Friday 21st of June at le Palais des Festivals & Congrès, in Cannes.
Exceptional communications, marketing and creative executives will meet to bring new ideas to the advertising industry. Meet the like of Shonda Rhimes – famous director of Grey’s Anatomy & Scandal series -, Sheryl Sandberg Chief Operating Officer at Facebook, Tor Myhren Head of Marketing and Communications at Apple, and more.
Expect five days of inspiration, talks, meetings and innovations through more than 300 talks with world class speakers from the world’s biggest companies such as Apple, Facebook and American Express. Furthermore, 5 award shows and organised networking events are organised to take your business to the next level.
But, this exciting and creative week is not only about work. Indeed, the French Riviera is resourceful to entertain your guests.
What to do in Cannes?
Take a sunbath at La Plage du Martinez on La Croisette; enjoy a delightful dinner at Baoli Restaurant in a warm and tropical setting, party in the French Riviera way at Cannes’ iconic Gotha Club or live an exclusive Gatsby night through a magical show by London’s best cabaret concept – The London Cabaret Club – at Carlton Intercontinental Hotel.
Private parties
As more than 16,000 people are coming to the LIONS every year, the companies’ private parties are being more and more popular. You might have heard about the Signal Yacht party, The Cannes Blanc White Party at Le Rooftop and the Nielsen Yacht Party.
Likewise, BCMA members, Red Bull, Mirriad and Splash will meet at the Whalar Influence Beach Cabana (next to Facebook Beach). While the Universal Production Music Beach Party will take place at Le Benitier Plage, whereas
The MVSC Summit will take place on their boat and will host exclusive speakers from companies like Pinterest, Hilton and Adidas. The Smart Adserver Yacht Party for a Champagne Shower night.
However, you can also find some parties where everyone is welcome and free to enter like the amazing YoungDogs party on the 18th of June at Long Beach or the day-long cruise along the French Riviera on the “Rehab” with the Yacht Cruise of Acquia and P+S.
We are here to help
Cannes has so much to offer! In order to make the most of your stay in the South of France, rely on our team of expert to take care of the organisation for you. Whether you need a chaperone to help you avoid long queues and check on your reservations, close protection to enjoy a safe stay, a private chauffeur to bring you wherever and whenever you want or airport transfers by helicopter to save time, we can help! Thanks to our renowned hospitality expertise, we can assist you with all your needs.
We will be delighted to help make your stay in the French Riviera unforgettable. Get in touch with our team!