This week, we’re coming to you live from Cannes Lions 2026! Editor Kelsey Sutton and reporter Jennimai Nguyen recap some of the convos they’ve had with execs across the week, detail the activations they got to see IRL, and share their biggest takeaways from the year’s most memorable marketing event. 

00:00: Intro

01:50: Offline is the new online

04:50: Experiential at Cannes 

06:40: Creators are the new A-listers 

11:00: B2B marketers want to work with creators 

12:35: Move over Millennials, it’s about Gen Z now  

16:50: AI discussions at the festival 

22:00: Winning campaigns 

24:30: What we’d do differently next year

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