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Visionary leaders participate in the annual World Woman Cannes Agenda during the Festival De Cannes

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The Equality Moonshot of the World Woman Cannes Agenda is a bold new approach to rethinking creativity for solving complex problems affecting women and girls.

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June 22-23,2026

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Hôtel Splendid Cannes

4-6 Rue Félix Faure, 06400 Cannes

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STORYBOARDS, SLOGANS & EQUALITYMOONSHOT

On the sidelines of the Cannes Lions: Festival of Creativity, we’re not just watching ads — we’re rewriting them.

OPEN MIC CALL: WOMEN CREATIVES & CREATORS ​

OPEN MIC CALL: WOMEN CREATIVES & CREATORS

World Woman Cannes Agenda | In collaboration with Much Better Agency & L-Acoustics opens a stage at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity where women’s voices rise like tide and move like waves, reshaping media, advertising, and film; this year’s theme, VOICE OF MOTHER AS FORCE OF NATURE, is a space for raw, unfiltered expression where stories become movement and voices shape culture.

If your voice moves like a tide, if your ideas shape like waves, if your story can shift culture; this is your stage.Join the World Woman Cannes Open Mic and step into a global platform of women shaping the future of creativity, storytelling, and culture.

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Red Carpet Reception: She Makes Waves in Creativity

In collaboration with La Scène des Artistes, Cannes, this is where women’s voices move like waves—powerful, unstoppable, and shaping the future of storytelling.

More than a red carpet, it is a gathering where creativity becomes a force for equality.

EQUALITY MOONSHOT BY DESIGN​

Creative Investments

Creative funding for visionary storytellers

Creative Investments

CMO & Media Magnets Edition

Disrupting the World, One Strategy at a Time

CMO & Media Magnets Edition

Her HEALTH

Unleashing the power of creativity for women's health

Her HEALTH

Candidates and Campaigns

Political ads influence the outcome for women voters

Candidates and Campaigns

Climate Change & Sustainability

Examine advertising's role in climate misinformation, greenwashing's effects on women and girls

Climate Change & Sustainability

Art & Activism

Unleash the power of art for women's equality

Art & Activism

STEMinists & Equality Moonshot

Using STEM and feminism to accelerate equal future

STEMinists & Equality Moonshot

Creative Economy

Design creative roles to achieve ender parity and fuel the economy

Creative Investments

Speakers

AGENDA

Speakers:
  • Rupa Dash
    CEO, World Woman Foundation
  • H.E. Ambassador Swajaya
    Indonesian Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Speakers:
  • Yin Woon Rani
    CEO & CMO, Milkpep
  • Patrick O’Keefe
    Chief Integrated Marketing Officer, e.l.f. Beauty
  • Vanessa Shay
    Vice President, LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games
  • Lisa Rosenberg
    Global President, Consumer Brands, Allison Worldwide (Moderator)

Speakers:
  • Bill Nye
    Science Educator and Media Personality
  • Liza Mundy
    American Journalist and Non-Fiction Writer
  • Aayati Dash Kar
    Host #GirlsTalkSTEM (Moderator)

Speakers:

Speakers:
  • Marzia Zambon
    Executive Director of EUROPA DONNA – the European Breast Cancer Coalition
  • Laura Maness
    Global CEO, Grey
  • Kim Dolan
    Managing Director, Pinterest
  • Emily Seal
    Executive Director, Clio Health, (Moderator)

Speakers:

Speakers:
  • H.E. Ambassador Swajaya
    Indonesian Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
  • Sabah Kaddouri
    Journalist, Forbes and Le Monde Économique (Moderator)

Speakers:

Speakers:
  • Natalia Vega-Berry
    Executive Director for Earth Public Information Collaborative
  • Angeline Martyn
    Singer-songwriter and Global Programme Manager for Sounds Right, Museum for the United Nations – UN Live
  • Fabiana Schaeffer
    CEO of Netza Martech Agency and co-founder of Netza&CO
  • Oskar Metsavaht
    Founder & Creative Director, Osklen | President, Instituto-E | UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Sustainability
  • Amber Mundinger
    Global Director of Creative Engagement, L-Acoustics (Moderator)

Speakers:
  • Françoise Cardoso
    Global CSR Director, L-Acoustics
  • Angeline Martyn
    Chief Partnership & Brand Officer at UN Live – the Museum for the United Nations
  • Rupa Dash
    Co-Founder & CEO, World Woman Foundation

Speakers:

Speakers:
  • Angeline Martyn
    Chief Partnership & Brand Officer at UN Live – the Museum for the United Nations
  • Dr. Kathrin Kind
    Top AI Scientist & Chief Data Scientist, Cognizant
  • Peter Otto Büttner
    President of the Board of Trustees, Heidiseum
  • Peter Polzin
    Co-Founder & CEO, Heidiseum
  • Aayati Dash Kar
    Host #GirlsTalkSTEM (Moderator)

Speakers:
  • Marília Marton
    Secretary of Culture, Economy and Creative Industries of the State of São Paulo
  • Rupa Dash
    Founder & CEO, World Woman Foundation (Moderator)

Speakers:
  • Rachel Lowenstein
    Culture Consultant, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer @ The Neu Project, Content Creator
  • Christina Mallon
    Head of Inclusive Design, Microsoft
  • Nathan Friedman
    Co-President and Chief Marketing Officer, Understood
  • Cassandra Illidge
    VP of Global Partnerships and Executive Director of the HBCU Photo Archive Grants Program
  • Elspeth Ianson
    OiC Head, Unstereotype Alliance Secretariat (Moderator)

Speakers:

Speakers:
  • Emma Helbo
    CMO, Denominator
  • Valentin Suciu
    Co-Founder & CCO, Jam Session Agency
  • Frank Starling
    Chief DEI Officer, Cannes Lions
  • Stephanie Ferguson
    CVP, Microsoft
  • Oana Oprea
    Head of Digital Planning & Brand Strategist, Jam Session Agency (Moderator)

Speakers:

Speakers:
  • Stephanie Lawrence
    Head of Agency Development, Nextdoor
  • Christine Issaq
    VP Client Partnerships, Univision
  • Stephanie Starr
    Client President Health, Wavemaker
  • Wendy Lund
    Chief Client Officer, Health@WPP (Moderator)

Speakers:
  • Burcak Simsek
    Global Lead, Reproductive Health, Women’s Healthcare, Bayer
  • Jessica Calef
    Head of Pharma and OTC Partnerships, Reddit
  • Nichole Davies
    hief Strategy Officer, VML Health
  • Michelle Hutton
    Chief Client & Growth Officer, Burson (Moderator)

Speakers:

Speakers:
  • Jason Arthur
    CEO of Mission 44 and Director of Impact for Sir Lewis Hamilton
  • Aayati Dash Kar
    Host #GirlsTalkSTEM (Moderator)

Speakers:

Speakers:
  • Celeste Durve
    Founder of VIPER
  • Emilie Bridon
    Sr. Director, Americas Consumer Channel and Partner Marketing Lead, Microsoft
  • Emily Blair
    Emily Blair Media (Moderator)

Speakers:
  • Amy Luca
    EVP and Global Head of Social at Monks
  • Aury Mubarack Journe
    Luxury Strategist | Art Advocate
  • Chloe Veitch
    Television Personality and Hos
  • Ddnard Napattalung
    Author, Investor, and Entrepreneur
  • Abby Baffoe
    Internet Personality
  • Rupa Dash
    Founder & CEO, World Woman Foundation

Speakers:
  • Tim Chau
    Co-founder and CEO of Impact Media
  • Anna Sitar
    Content Creator
  • Eva Bloomfield
    CMO, Elevate Prize Foundation
  • Teresa Njoroge
    Founder & CEO, Clean Start Solutions

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