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

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?

Let us know. Fill out the form and be the first to receive invites, location details, and programming updates.

Thank you to our partners