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@ Cannes Lions

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WINNING THE CONVERGENCE

Media has moved beyond traditional definitions—content, commerce, and community now form one interconnected ecosystem. Organizations must touch infinite touch points while creating authentic human connections that matter. This conversation unpacks how forward-thinking leaders build media strategies that transcend categories, leveraging emerging platforms to deliver genuine engagement that drives both cultural impact and bottom-line results.

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ABOUT the event

Cannes Lions is the global standard for creative excellence. The ideas that move culture forward get their moment here, in front of the people who can make them happen.


The FQ brings a different kind of conversation to that stage. One where bold storytelling is a business strategy. Where the leaders rewriting the rules come to connect and get inspired. From the penthouse to the beachfront, both FQ's spaces are designed for those who come to Cannes Lions to build the meaningful relationships that drive business forward.


This is where influence turns into action. Where the work gets better because the right people are in conversation.


Come to connect. Leave with clarity. All are welcome.

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Past Agenda & Speaker highlights

june 17, 2025

LIFT AS WE CLIMB

Inspired by the words of American civic activist and trailblazer Mary Church Terrell, "Lift As We Climb" explores how today’s women leaders are shaping the future by elevating others as they rise. This compelling panel series, developed by Condé Nast’s Chief Revenue Officer, Elizabeth Herbst-Brady, in collaboration with Female Quotient since 2021, invites influential leaders from across the industry to share pivotal lessons and career-defining moments, reflect on their mentors who paved the way, and discuss how they’re championing all voices to build a better tomorrow. This inspiring conversation will focus on what it means to lead with purpose, resilience, and profound impact.

 june 18, 2025

BREAKING BOUNDARIES: WOMEN CRAFTING THEIR LEGACY IN SPORTS

With unprecedented levels of engagement and investment, the spotlight on female athletes, coaches, and commentators has never been brighter. This panel conversation brings together influential voices to explore the multifaceted impact of women in sports today. We'll unpack how they are navigating their careers, harnessing increased visibility to transform the next generation, and consciously constructing legacies that transcend the field.

 JUne 19, 2025

THE CREATIVE INSTINCT: MARKETING AT THE SPEED OF CULTURE

Today’s marketers are required to flex their creative muscles daily—navigating shifting trends, crafting culturally relevant narratives, and making brand moves in real time. While jumping on viral moments can spark buzz, real impact comes from knowing which moments to engage with and how to show up with purpose. This session explores how marketers can sharpen their creative instincts to stay in sync with culture by reading the room, spotting opportunity, and responding with realness and resonance.

 june 19, 2025

INNOVATION ARCHITECTS: THE WOMEN DESIGNING TOMORROW

The future of innovation is being reimagined by visionary women who have moved beyond traditional viewpoints. Female leaders are pioneering solutions that combine technical excellence with human understanding, creating more inclusive and impactful advances. This panel welcomes leaders who are reshaping innovation, demonstrating how diverse leadership creates better outcomes, and inspiring the next generation of female disruptors.

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MONday, JUNe 22

9:30AM - 10AM CEST

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Creative Currency: From Insight to Impact

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Carley Caldas

Senior Vice President, Marketing & Creative,

eos Products

Gina Cavallo

Chief Revenue Officer,

xpln.ai

Kim Francella-Faver 

Senior Vice President,

Brand Partnerships,

NBCUniversal Advertising & Partnerships,

NBCUniversal

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MEDIA'S NEW FRONTIER: WOMEN LEADING THROUGH DISRUPTION

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CULTURAL CURRENCY: TAPPING INTO THE ZEITGEIST

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DESIGNING FOR EVERYONE: WHY WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVES MATTER

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tuesday, june 23

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BUILDING YOUR TRIBE: FROM CONNECTIONS TO CATALYSTS

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tuesday, june 23

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UNLEASHING YOUR LIMITLESS SELF: A JOURNEY OF PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION

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BOLD VISIONARIES: HOW LEADERS ARE ELEVATING BRANDS & PEOPLE

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FINDING CLARITY AND CONNECTION IN UNCERTAIN TIMES: REWRITING THE RULES OF LEADERSHIP

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BRAND SUCCESS IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

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PASSION PLAY: SCORING BIG WITH SPORTS COMMUNITIES

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October 2025

FQ Lounge @ Advertising week

Past Speakers highlights

Ruba Borno

Vice President, Global Specialists and Partners,

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Taylor Ash

GM, Inventory Development,

The Trade Desk

Lianne Sinclair

 AVP Corporate and Brand Advertising,

AT&T

Isabelle Sakai

Chief Marketing Officer,

Mark Anthony Brands

Susan Boster

Founder and CEO,

Boster Group

Corey Rados

Head, Global Creative Strategy,

Uber Advertising

Stacy DeRiso

US CEO,

Initiative

Jordan Chiles

Two Time Olympian, Gold Medalist and NY Times Best Selling Author

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Ciara

Multi-platinum,

GRAMMY-Winning Cultural Icon,

Entrepreneur, &  Philanthropist, Beauty Marks Entertainment

Carmelo Anthony

 Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and Co-Founder of VII(N) The Seventh Estate,

CREATIVE 7

Eva Longoria

Actor, Producer,

Director, Activist,

Hyphenate Media Group

Robert Griffin III

Founder,

Chief Executive Officer,

Chief Content Officer,

RG3 Sports

Tina Knowles

American Business Woman,

Fashion Designer,

Philanthropist,

Art Collector, & Activist,

Parkwood Entertainment & Cecred

Bozoma Saint John

Former Chief Marketing Officer and Cast Member,

Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”

Russel Wilson

Super Bowl Champion Quarterback,

Entrepreneur,

Sports Owner & Philanthropist,

3BRAND,

Why Not You Foundation,

Good Man Brand,

Why Not You Productions

Susie Wolff

Managing Director,

F1 Academy

Ashley Kechter

Global President,

Vuori

Julia Goldin

 

Chief Product & Marketing Officer,

The Lego Group

Alison Payne

Chief Marketing Officer,

HEINEKEN USA

Fabiola Torres

Global Chief Marketing Officer,

Gap 

Eric Austin

Vice President, Marketing & Media Innovation,

P&G

Lindsay Amodio

Vice President, Account Management,

Sensor Tower

Sara Badler

Chief Advertising Officer,

North America, Guardian News & Media,

The Guardian

Lara Balazs

Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President,

Global Marketing, Adobe

Gina Ballenger

Group Director,

Creative Solutions,

Walmart Connect

Hilary Bastel

Vice President, Marketing,

LinkedIn 

Willa Bennett

Editor-in-Chief,

Cosmopolitan and Seventeen Magazines,

Hearst Magazines

Elizabeth Beringer

President,

Real Chemistry Media

Ruba Borno

Vice President,

Global Partners & Specialists,

AWS

Carley Caldas

Senior Vice President, Marketing & Creative,

eos Products

Gina Cavallo

Chief Revenue Officer,

xpln.ai

Julia Chen Davidson

Chief Marketing Officer,

Lingo 

Ekta Chopra

Chief Technology & AI Officer,

e.l.f. Beauty

Vida Cornelious

Senior Vice President,
Creative & Strategy,

Advertising, T Brand Studio,

The New York Times

Laura Cosgrove

Senior Vice President,

Retail Partnerships,

Rokt

Jill Cress

Chief Marketing Officer,

Babylist

Leah Davis

Chief Marketing Officer,

SailGP

Marcel Dinkins

 Peloton Instructor & Speaker,

Peloton 

Robert Dippell

Chief Executive Officer,

Brew Media Group

Helen Driskell

Vice President,

North America Digital Commerce Acceleration,

P&G

Christina Fair

President,

L'Oréal Consumer Products Division,

North America,

L'Oreal USA

Colie Edison

 Chief Growth Officer,

WNBA

Durana Elmi

Co-Founder,

Chief Operating Officer & Chief Experience Officer,

Cymbiotika

Jasmine Enberg

Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer,

Scalable

Eva Erdmann

Chief Executive Officer & Brand President,

Kate Spade New York

Kimberly Faver

Senior Vice President,

Brand Partnerships, NBCUniversal Advertising & Partnerships,

NBCUniversal

Benjamin Felix

Chief Marketing Officer,

TripleLift


Moira Forbes

Executive Vice President,

Forbes

Lindsay Franke

President & Deputy Chief Executive Officer,

Ipsos North America

Nathan Friedman

Co-President & Chief Marketing Officer,

Understood.org

Justine Frostad

Chief Marketing Officer,

Cognitiv

Christine Gambino

Chief Executive Officer,

Omnicom

Ryan Gavin

Executive Vice President,

Chief Marketing Officer,

Slack,

Salesforce

Andrea Gellert

Vice President, Business Marketing Group,

Meta

Caroline Giegerich

Vice President,

AI,

IAB

Behnaz Ghahramani

Senior Vice President Global Marketing,

Marriott International

Prachi Gore

Chief Marketing Officer,

Asana

Kerry-Anne Hamilton

Director,

Growth,

#Paid

Sarah Harms

Vice President,

Ads Marketing & Measurement,

Roku

Kay Hsu

Global Head of Creative Lab,

Spotify

Kelli Hurley

Vice President, Content & Podcast Partnership Sales,

SiriusXM

Susan Irving

Chief Marketing Officer,

Kruger Products

Attica Jaques

Chief Marketing Officer,

Ancestry 

Dr. Shruti Jayakumar

 Senior Manager, Innovation,

Deloitte

Dustee Jenkins 

Chief Public Affairs Officer,

Spotify

 Beth Ann Kaminkow

Chief Executive Officer,

Americas & Chief Global Client Officer, dentsu

Jenny Kelly

Head of Content & AI,

Deloitte Digital

Lynne Kjolso

Vice President,

Partnerships and Retail Media,

Microsoft Advertising

Nili Klenoff

Executive Vice President,

Mastercard Commerce Media,

Mastercard 

Jill Kramer

Chief Marketing & Communications Officer,

Mastercard

Sarah Larsen

Chief Marketing Officer,

Hisense

Jenn LaRocco

Vice President 

Strategic Accounts,

SiriusXM Media

Leslie Lee

Head of Marketing,

T-Mobile Advertising Solutions

Cyntia Leo

Head of Brand Marketing & Communications,

Urban Outfitters

Bashel Lewis

Host & Content Creator

Chris Lieber

Executive Vice President,

starpower,

 Real Chemistry

Tracy-Ann Lim

Chief Media Officer, JPMorganChase

Tati Lindenberg

Chief Marketing Officer,

Home Care,

Unilever

Jess Ling

Executive Vice President,

Global Advertising,

American Express

Scott Mager

US Chief Marketing Officer,

Deloitte

Stacy Martinet

Vice President of Marketing & Communications,

Adobe

Alice McKown

Publisher & Chief Revenue Officer,

The Atlantic

Kelly McMahon,

Executive Vice President, Global Operations, LG Ad Solutions

Anne Marie Nelson-Bogle

Vice President,

YouTube Ads Marketing,

Google

Katie Nolan


Host,

SiriusXM's "Casuals with Katie Nolan" & "Fan Service"

Josh Noval

Senior Vice President,

Olympics & Paralympics Advertising Sales & Partnerships, NBCUniversal 

Manu Orssaud

Chief Marketing Officer,

Duolingo

Jessica Padula

Vice President of Marketing & Head of Sustainability,

Nespresso USA

Sanjna Parulekar

 Senior Vice President,

Product Marketing,

Salesforce

Karla Pita Loor

Chief Strategy Officer,

Hyphenate Media Group

Xhemile Poley

Vice President,

Global Head of Events,

LG Ad Solutions

Lina Polimeni

Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer,

Eli Lilly

Melissa Poulos

Vice President,

US Sales,

Google

Jayde Powell

Social Strategist & Content Creator,

The Em Dash Co.

Kara Puccinelli

Chief Customer Officer,

Nexxen

Corey Rados

Head of Global Creative Strategy,

Uber Advertising

Uzma Rawn Dowler

Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President,

Global Corporate Partnerships,

Major League Baseball

Kirsten Rhodes

Chief Client Experience Officer,

Deloitte

Peggy Roe

Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer,

Marriott International

Jessica Shapiro

Chief Marketing Officer,

LiveRamp

Kristina Shepard

Executive Vice President,

Streaming and Performance Sales & Partnerships,

NBCUniversal

Anna Spanfeller

Vice President,

Head of Sales,

Cognitiv

Alexandra Steigrad

Media Reporter & Columnist,

New York Post

Jamie Stenziano

Executive Vice President & Head of Tech,

Media and Telecom,

Ipsos

Shana Stephenson

Chief Brand Officer, NY Liberty

Mimi Swain

Chief Marketing Officer,

Amazon Devices & Services

Asani Swann

Chief Executive Officer & Entrepreneur,

Sports & Entertainment Executive,

Wine & Wellness Innovator, Strategic Advisor,

I Am Wholehearted / VII(N) The Seventh Estate

Michele Terra

President,

21GRAMS

Rachel Thornton

Chief Marketing Officer,

Adobe Enterprise

Dara Treseder

Chief Marketing Officer,

Autodesk

Jacqueline Tsekouras

Vice President, Strategy,

#paid

Francessca Vasquez

Vice President Professional Services & Agentic AI,

AWS

Marc Villegas

Vice President Brand Building Innovation & Communications,

P&G

William White

Chief Marketing Officer,

Walmart U.S.  

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ABOUT the FQ

Cannes Lions is the global standard for creative excellence. The ideas that move culture forward get their moment here, in front of the people who can make them happen.


The FQ brings a different kind of conversation to that stage. One where bold storytelling is a business strategy. Where the leaders rewriting the rules come to connect and get inspired. From the penthouse to the beachfront, both FQ's spaces are designed for those who come to Cannes Lions to build the meaningful relationships that drive business forward.


This is where influence turns into action. Where the work gets better because the right people are in conversation.


Come to connect. Leave with clarity. All are welcome.

Experiences

 

We are an EXPERIENTIAL,

media and ADVISORY company

The FQ creates spaces, online and in person that help women be their best at work and in life.


We activate the FQ Lounge™ at tentpole industry conferences and key cultural moments, host FQ Summits, and curate bespoke experiences.

 Media

We are an EXPERIENTIAL,

media and ADVISORY company

The FQ makes stories personal, cultural, and worth talking about.


We produce, distribute, and amplify branded, sponsored, and targeted media — including original social series, custom branded content, and creator campaigns.

transformation

We are an EXPERIENTIAL,

media and ADVISORY company

The FQ partners with companies and leaders to shape workplaces that work for everyone.


We provide advisory to advance inclusion, strengthen leadership, and elevate executive presence.



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A huge thank you for such an inspiring and energizing experience with The Female Quotient at this year’s event. Every time I walk into the FQ Lounge, I’m reminded why this community is so special. It’s a space where connection, conversation, and collaboration come to life in the most authentic way. As someone who’s been in the industry for over a decade, I’ve been to countless events, but FQ continues to set the bar higher every year.

STACY MARTINET

Chief Communications Officer,

Adobe


 It was such a treat to start the day with this conversation, and we couldn’t have asked for a better group to speak to the power of partnership! As always, huge thanks to TFQ for having us.

Jennifer Gardner

Chief Client Solutions Officer,

Carat US

I thoroughly enjoyed being part of exciting programming at the FQ Lounge to host the panel and had several afterwards mention how much they enjoyed the conversation. Thank you again!

RUBA BORNO

Vice President, Global Specialists and Partners,

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Creative Currency: From Insight to Impact

The most powerful creative work does more than capture attention, it creates momentum. This session brings together leaders who are rethinking what creativity can do by turning audience insight, storytelling, and cultural relevance into real business impact. Join us for a conversation on how bold ideas become growth, how creative ambition aligns with strategic priorities, and how the strongest brands connect imagination to outcomes that matter.

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