Over 150 hours of content
- Jun 21
- 2 min read
With more than 150 hours of content and around 500 speakers taking to the stage, this year’s Festival brings together an exceptional range of voices from across the creative landscape. Among those confirmed are Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis, fashion designer Stella McCartney, eBay CEO Jamie Iannone, Meta’s Nicola Mendelsohn and The Estée Lauder Companies’ Aude Gandon.
The programme also features acclaimed producer Jerry Bruckheimer, actor and author Alan Cumming, marketing thinkers Mark Ritson and Byron Sharp, alongside leaders from organisations including Patagonia, Mastercard, Sephora, LinkedIn, Shopify and ServiceNow. Adding further star power to this year’s Festival, Oprah Winfrey will be honoured as the 2026 Cannes LionHeart, recognising her outstanding contribution to using influence for meaningful impact.
It will be standing room only when three experts in the subject of Outer Space take to the Debussy stage for Space Isn’t the Future – It’s Your Brief. The session, organised by Pvblic Foundation and UNOOSA, aims to “simplify space’s complexity for marketers and creatives”, with insights from renowned physicist Brian Cox; the first woman commercial spaceship pilot, Dr Sian Leo Proctor, the first woman commercial spaceship pilot; and director of The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Aarti Holla-Maini. “The takeaway is clear,” say the session’s organisers: “Space is no longer just a theme or metaphor – it’s an essential part of the creative brief.”
Natasha Woodwal, director of content, LIONS, said the 2026 programme “has been designed to reflect how our industry really works today. We’ve expanded the breadth of formats to encourage deeper participation, from debates and roundtables to interactive workshops and networking opportunities. With the launch of LIONS Sport and the continued growth of LIONS Creators, we’re creating space for new voices, new communities and new conversations that are shaping the future of creativity.”
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