ON_Discourse at Cannes LIONS 2025
Cannes LIONS is where the creative world converges—an annual gathering of over 15,000 leaders in advertising, media, tech, and investment. It's a week on the French Riviera unlike any other: where strategy meets story, brands meet culture, and ideas meet their moment.
We’re hosting a series of member-led sessions and live provocations that cut through the noise and speak directly to the seismic shifts in culture, technology, and creativity.
Let us know if you'll be in Cannes. Fill out the form and be the first to receive invites, location details, and programming updates.
Schedule of Events
Sport Beach x Stagwell
June 16-19
Hosted by our partners, Stagwell, SPORT BEACH is the pre-eminent home for sport within Cannes Lions, leveraging sport as a door opener into the conversations driving the business landscape – and now the official LIONS Sport Partner for 2025. Learn more and view the full Sport Beach program here.
Location: Sport Beach
Hoorae x Ensemble x Kitchen Table x ON_Discourse
Issa Rae Raises the Stakes
Monday, June 16, 5:30PM
An invite-only conversation celebrating the power of partnership with Issa Rae, in conversation with some very special guests, including President & Co-Founder, Ensemble, Ian Schafer.
Location: Palace of Festivals and Congresses of Cannes
Please note that this event takes place within the Cannes Lions Festival perimeter and requires a Festival badge for entry. If you do NOT have a Festival badge, you MUST arrive via Security checkpoint #3 and provide proof of your event confirmation email.
ON_Discourse x NVE
Private Lunch
Tuesday, June 17, 2pm - 5pm
An invite-only lunch exploring the evolution of brand experience, from ephemeral moments to AI-powered, data-rich ecosystems that adapt, learn, and deepen brand connection.
Location: La Guérite - Cannes
Co-produced with AI
Wednesday, June 18 3pm-5pm
In partnership with LTX Studio
A behind-the-scenes look at LTX Studio, the AI-powered creative platform built to amplify, not replace, human creativity.
Join us for a live demo and facilitated discourse with the team behind LTX Studio, an AI co-pilot designed to move at the speed of imagination. Rather than taking the wheel, LTX Studio empowers producers, directors, and creators to get from idea to execution with unprecedented velocity, while keeping human vision in the driver’s seat.
Location: Brands and Culture Villa
ON_Group Chat
The Things We Couldn’t Say (Until Now)
Thursday, June 19 12:45–2pm
By Thursday, the hashtags have gone stale, the talking points are memorized, and the panels blur together. But have we really said what we mean this week? This year, ON_Discourse is closing out Cannes with a different kind of gathering. No stage, no livestream, no PR spin. Just an off-the-record, closed-door conversation under Chatham House Rule, where we ask the question: “What’s the one thing you wish you could have said during this week’s programming, but didn’t?”
Come ready to share what didn’t make it to the mic. The subtext, the eye-rolls, the dissenting takes. We’re not here to wrap things up—we’re here to unwrap them.
Location: Sport Beach, Cannes
ON_Meetings
June 16-19
Private gatherings for ON_Discourse CXO members and invited guests to think, eat, drink and discourse together.
ON_VIP Invites
Get on the list for our specially curated program of partner events taking place throughout the week in Cannes.
Will you be in Cannes?
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Thank you to our partners


