Schedule of events

From daytime discussions to evening entertainment, we hope you enjoyed your time in Cannes at Amazon Port.

Here is your one-stop-shop for all things Amazon Port.

Monday, 19 June | Tuesday, 20 June | Wednesday, 21 June | Thursday, 22 June | Friday, 23 June



Monday, 19 June
Morning workout and wellness - Yoga with Elodie

Join yoga and sound healing instructor, Elodie, for a daily workout and wellness session to kick start the day.

Time: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage
Speaker
Elodie
Elodie,Yoga and Sound Healing Instructor   
Partner Demo Chats

Come learn about the latest Amazon Ads strategies and innovations at the Amazon Port Empower Oasis. Our partners will share how they help advertisers with unique solutions, including full-funnel advertising and the products that support your brand’s growth. Join us for short demo chats and snacks throughout the day where you’ll hear how Amazon Ads experts approach a variety of themes, including: media strategies, measurement, and innovations.

14 Amazon Ads partners will be speaking from Monday to Wednesday (19-21 June) in the Empower Oasis Lounge. Sign up for their demo chat session below before they fill up.

Dept | Code3 | Skai | Perpetua | CommerceIQ | Quartile | Teikametics | Pacvue | Creative X | VidMob | Circana | Upwave | Flywheel | Habu

Register for Partner Demo Chats

Time: 10:00 AM - 4:20 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Empower Oasis
Creative alchemy: Mixing media and creativity to achieve advertising magic

Good ideas sometimes don't see the light of day when efficacy is more challenging to prove. And with changes to traditional ad-identifiers, building a case for innovation is getting harder. How can we bring media and creative back together to make advertising work harder?

Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage
Speakers
Kate McCagg
Kate McCagg,Head of Brand Innovation Lab, Amazon Ads  
Shula Sinclair
Shula Sinclair,Chief Strategy Officer, mSix&Partners  
Maureen Bosetti
Maureen Bosetti,CIO, Initiative  
Accelerating privacy-enhanced collaboration with AWS

How can collaboration drive better insights, while continuing to maintain customer privacy? Hear from Amazon Web Services (AWS) on how companies are developing privacy-enhanced solutions like clean rooms to increase insights, improve reporting and measurement, and create better experiences for their customers.

Time: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Boathouse Theater
Speakers
Akram Chetibi
Akram Chetibi,Head of AWS Clean Rooms, AWS  
Deirdre Thomas
Deirdre Thomas,Chief Product Officer, Nielsen  
Adam Gitlin
Adam Gitlin,President, Annalect  
Twitch: Inside the Hype

Immerse yourself in our Twitch space in Cannes. Discover how Twitch brings communities and their passions to life and how a brand can have a meaningful part of the action. Contact your Twitch sales rep to schedule a tour of our space.

Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Twitch Experience
Beyond the funnel: Working with agencies to navigate the shopper experience

The customer path is no longer linear. How can brands take innovative approaches to attract, convert and retain those customers? Join us for a deep dive into the challenges brands face, from brand building to sales, to discovering how and where to engage with their customers.

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Boathouse Theater
Speakers
Jeff Cohen
Jeff Cohen,Principal Tech Evangelist, Amazon Ads  
Kacie McKee
Kacie McKee,Head of Ecommerce Acceleration, Kenvue  
Melissa Burdick
Melissa Burdick,President, Pacvue  
Nate Notwell
Nate Notwell,Head of North America Consumer Experience, Kenvue  
Measuring Creativity, Creatively

Every marketing dollar needs to work harder than ever before in 2023, but creative efficacy is harder to gauge. Join leaders from Ascential and Amazon Ads as they break down the mechanics for effective and accurate creative campaign measurement, and how to cultivate the right conditions for success.

A Cannes Lions delegate pass is required to attend this session.

Time: 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM CEST
Location: Cannes Lions Debussy Theatre, Palais I
Speaker
Ruslana Zbagerska
Ruslana Zbagerska,VP, Product Development and Technology, Amazon Ads  
Engaging GenZs with Live Sports: How Samsung France collaborated with Amazon Ads to unfold the Galaxy Z smartphone

As the first digital native audience, adult Gen Zs have high expectations for brands and are becoming increasingly difficult to reach through traditional channels. Learn how Amazon Ads collaborated with Samsung France and used audience insights and its Live Sports ad offering to build connections with adult GenZs.

Time: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Boathouse Theater
Speakers
Stephane Grenier
Stephane Grenier,Managing Director France, Amazon Ads  
Jerome Bloch
Jerome Bloch,Marketing Strategy Director, Samsung Electronics France  
Twitch happy hour

Join us for an exclusive happy hour featuring Twitch streamer Vanessa Lopez who will be spinning the hottest beats to get your evening started off right.

Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage & Le Café
Speaker
Vanessa Lopez
Vanessa Lopez,Twitch Streamer and DJ   
Wondery presents: “Baby, This is Keke Palmer” live from Amazon Port

Wondery is bringing one of their signature podcasts to Amazon Port for a special live episode recording. Pull up a seat and join actress, musical artist, podcaster, and producer, Keke Palmer, and multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist, producer, songwriter and actorwill.i.am, for a fun and hilarious podcast episode of "Baby, This is Keke Palmer".

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage & Le Café
Speakers
Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer,Actress, musical artist, podcaster, and producer   
will.i.am
will.i.am,Multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist, producer, songwriter and actor   
Tuesday, 20 June

Please note, Amazon Port will be closed to the public for a private event on Tuesday, 20 June from 8 AM – 10 AM CEST. Access will be restricted to all areas aside from the Meeting Corridor.

Partner Demo Chats

Come learn about the latest Amazon Ads strategies and innovations at the Amazon Port Empower Oasis. Our partners will share how they help advertisers with unique solutions, including full-funnel advertising and the products that support your brand’s growth. Join us for short demo chats and snacks throughout the day where you’ll hear how Amazon Ads experts approach a variety of themes, including: media strategies, measurement, and innovations.

14 Amazon Ads partners will be speaking from Monday to Wednesday (19-21 June) in the Empower Oasis Lounge. Sign up for their demo chat session below before they fill up.

Dept | Code3 | Skai | Perpetua | CommerceIQ | Quartile | Teikametics | Pacvue | Creative X | VidMob | Circana | Upwave | Flywheel | Habu

Register for Partner Demo Chats

Time: 10:00 AM - 3:40 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Empower Oasis
Creative for social change: Building an actionable campaign to support mental health

How did The AdCouncil, Amazon Ads Brand Innovation Lab, Amazon Music, and Alexa build a campaign that inspired connection and conversation on mental health? Hear directly from the team on how to harness audience insights, technology, and unique touchpoints to make an actionable campaign.

Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage
Speakers
Heidi Arthur
Heidi Arthur,Chief Campaign Development Officer, AdCouncil  
Dustin Duke
Dustin Duke,Principal Creative Director, Amazon Ads  
Lights, camera, engagement: Break through with video

The relationship between consumers and brands continues to evolve with the increasing popularity and accessibility of video. No longer is video used as a medium for impressions and views only. Learn how designers, creators, advertisers, and the world of tech are working together to innovate with Amazon Ads video.

Time: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Boathouse Theater
Speakers
Chris Bellinger
Chris Bellinger,Vice President, Creative & Digital, PepsiCo  
Theresa Gaarde
Theresa Gaarde,Head of Sales and Partnerships, Popular Pays  
Teresa Uthurralt
Teresa Uthurralt,Director of Business Development and Marketing, Amazon Ads  
Twitch: Inside the Hype

Immerse yourself in our Twitch space in Cannes. Discover how Twitch brings communities and their passions to life and how a brand can have a meaningful part of the action. Contact your Twitch sales rep to schedule a tour of our space.

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Twitch Experience
Creating the Next Generation of Streaming Content with Keke Palmer

From documentaries to television series, today’s entertainers are creating some of the industry's most-watched content. Amazon Studios sits down with Keke Palmer, actor, musician, podcast host and producer, to share her thoughts on longevity, personal branding and why entertainers like herself are uniquely qualified to create programming that audiences love.

We’ll also explore her thoughts on how a new generation of celebrity producers is changing the way generations of people engage with content.

A Cannes Lions delegate pass is required to attend this session.

 

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CEST
Location: Cannes Lions Terrace Stage, The Terrace
Speakers
Latasha Gillespie
Latasha Gillespie,Global Head of DEIA, Amazon Studios, Prime Video, MGM, and Freevee  
Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer,Actress, artist and multi-hyphenate entrepreneur    
Value to insights: Unlocking insights from your audience signals with AWS and Amazon Ads

It’s become increasingly challenging for marketers to understand their consumers. Hear how partners are utilizing AWS and Amazon Ads together to further unlock the value of their audience signals to drive meaningful insights, and improve media planning, activation, measurement, and optimization outcomes to gain a more in-depth view of the customer journey.

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Boathouse Theater
Speakers
Jon Williams
Jon Williams,Head of Agency and Partner GTM, AWS  
Alison Cuan
Alison Cuan,Principal, Global Audience & Ad Tech, Amazon Ads  
Rio Longacre
Rio Longacre,Managing Director Global Experience Team (GXT), Slalom  
Twitch happy hour

Join us and IAA UK for an exclusive happy hour featuring Twitch streamer Vanessa Lopez who will be spinning the hottest beats to get your evening started off right.

Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage & Le Café
Speaker
Vanessa Lopez
Vanessa Lopez,Twitch Streamer and DJ   
Amazon Freevee presents an evening with Jeff Lewis

Jeff Lewis, interior designer and host of Freevee’s original series, Hollywood Houselift, is sailing into Amazon Port for an evening of non-stop laughs and drama.

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage & Le Café
Speaker
Jeff Lewis
Jeff Lewis,Star of Freevee’s Original series, Hollywood Houselift   
Wednesday, 21 June
Morning workout and wellness - Yoga with Elodie

Join yoga and sound healing instructor, Elodie, for a daily workout and wellness session to kick start the day.

Time: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage
Speaker
Elodie
Elodie,Yoga and Sound Healing Instructor   
Twitch: Inside the Hype

Immerse yourself in our Twitch space in Cannes. Discover how Twitch brings communities and their passions to life and how a brand can have a meaningful part of the action. Contact your Twitch sales rep to schedule a tour of our space.

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Twitch Experience
Partner Demo Chats

Come learn about the latest Amazon Ads strategies and innovations at the Amazon Port Empower Oasis. Our partners will share how they help advertisers with unique solutions, including full-funnel advertising and the products that support your brand’s growth. Join us for short demo chats and snacks throughout the day where you’ll hear how Amazon Ads experts approach a variety of themes, including: media strategies, measurement, and innovations.

14 Amazon Ads partners will be speaking from Monday to Wednesday (19-21 June) in the Empower Oasis Lounge. Sign up for their demo chat session below before they fill up.

Dept | Code3 | Skai | Perpetua | CommerceIQ | Quartile | Teikametics | Pacvue | Creative X | VidMob | Circana | Upwave | Flywheel | Habu

Register for Partner Demo Chats

Time: 10:00 AM - 3:40 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Empower Oasis
Game changer: The evolution of the live sports experience

The way fans watch their favorite games is changing, but what does that mean for brands? The next era of fandoms starts now.

Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage
Speakers
Marie Donoghue
Marie Donoghue,VP, Global Sports Video, Amazon  
Kaylee Hartung
Kaylee Hartung,Sideline Reporter, Thursday Night Football on Prime   
Tony Gonzalez
Tony Gonzalez,Analyst, Thursday Night Football on Prime   
Matt Brabants
Matt Brabants,SVP, Head of International Content Partnerships, NBA  
Clarence Seedorf
Clarence Seedorf,UEFA Champions League Pundit and former AC Milan player , Prime Video  
Breaking the sound barrier: How brands can connect with audiences through podcast advertising

According to 2023 analysis by Edison Research, almost 90 million Americans a week are listening to podcasts. What marketing methods have been successful in this medium for engaging loyal fans? And how have advances in Ad Tech helped accelerate growth? Hear from Wondery on how podcasting listening extends beyond audio and the global opportunity for connection.

Time: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage
Speaker
Jen Sargent
Jen Sargent,CEO, Wondery  
Vogue Business and Amazon Ads: Capturing the imaginations of luxury culture vultures

Luxury consumers' avenues for discovery and inspiration is becoming more fluid, while content and culture reigns. How can brands engage luxury culture vultures across content and advertising? Join us for a deep dive into research from Vogue Business and Amazon Ads looking at how consumers discover and shop for luxury.

Time: 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Boathouse Theater
Speakers
Stéphane Grenier
Stéphane Grenier,Managing Director France, Amazon Ads  
Anusha Couttigane
Anusha Couttigane,Head of Advisory, Vogue Business  
Amy Rollinson
Amy Rollinson,Senior Advisor, Vogue Business  
All aboard the hype train: Transforming fans into customers

Some fans collect merchandise while others create and share memes. Some line up at dawn to purchase tickets to a big event, while others find joy in tuning into the livestream. Fandom continues to evolve as the lines between the ‘real world’ and the virtual world continue to blur. How can brands tap into—and support—the passion and hype found in fandoms today? Learn from Twitch Ads, popular UK streamer Koji, and Maya Kosovalic, VP Digital Innovation  & E-Com at NYX Professional Makeup, on how brands can join the hype and turn fans into customers.

Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Boathouse Theater
Speakers
Gemma Battenbough
Gemma Battenbough,International Head of Twitch Brand Partnership Studio, Twitch  
Maya Kosovalic
Maya Kosovalic,VP Digital Innovation & E-Com, Nyx Professional Makeup  
Koji
Koji,Twitch Streamer and Content Creator   
Twitch happy hour

Join us for an exclusive happy hour featuring Twitch streamer Vanessa Lopez who will be spinning the hottest beats to get your evening started off right.

Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage & Le Café
Speaker
Vanessa Lopez
Vanessa Lopez,Twitch Streamer and DJ   
Honey Dijon live at Amazon Port

Amazon Port will be closed Wednesday evening for a can’t-miss performance featuring Grammy-winning producer and DJ, Honey Dijon, who helped create top chart albums including “Renaissance“ and “Finally Enough Love“. Performance IS NOT included in Amazon Port registration. Register for Amazon Port to learn how to score tickets to this invite-only party.

Time: Doors at 9:30 PM, headliner at 10:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage
Thursday, 22 June
Morning workout and wellness - Sound healing with Elodie

Join yoga and sound healing instructor, Elodie, for a daily workout and wellness session to kick start the day.

Time: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage
Speaker
Elodie
Elodie,Yoga and Sound Healing Instructor   
Twitch: Inside the Hype

Immerse yourself in our Twitch space in Cannes. Discover how Twitch brings communities and their passions to life and how a brand can have a meaningful part of the action. Contact your Twitch sales rep to schedule a tour of our space.

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Twitch Experience
Content for all: Shaping the future of LGBTQ inclusive advertising

Who gets to tell stories around identity and self-acceptance in order to rediscover lost queer voices, and how do we celebrate the beauty of these diverse communities both authentically and impactfully? As discussions evolve on these topics, learn how representation impacts both audiences and communities, and affects change for good across industries.

Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage
Speakers
Latasha Gillespie
Latasha Gillespie,Global Head of DEIA , Amazon Studios, Prime Video, MGM, and Freevee  
Nneka Onuorah
Nneka Onuorah,Filmmaker, Producer, and Activist   
Joseph Wilson
Joseph Wilson,Filmmaker and Drag Artist   
Rich Ferraro
Rich Ferraro,Chief Communications Officer, GLAAD  
From local to global: Unlocking effective DEIA strategies in different regions

As brands share their stories across a global customer base, they learn that what constitutes “diverse” and “inclusive” marketing holds different meaning to different regions. How can brands and advertisers move beyond surface-level representation and approach inclusion effectively at a global level? Hear from ad industry experts on the powerful ways that inclusive representation can impact brand storytelling.

Time: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage
Speakers
Walter Frye
Walter Frye,Director of Brand Marketing, Amazon XCM  
Jonathan Cloonan
Jonathan Cloonan,Agency Group Head, US, Amazon Ads  
Rachel Lowenstein
Rachel Lowenstein,Global Head of Inclusive Innovation, Mindshare  
Chrissie Hanson
Chrissie Hanson,CEO and Executive Sponsor of OMD’s Asian Leadership Network, OMD, US  
Measured investment, optimized campaigns: enter the era of frugal marketing

Advertisers around the globe are facing macroeconomic volatility, with nearly 30% of major advertisers worldwide saying they’re cutting their ad budgets in 2023. CMOs need to focus on channels that drive immediate return on investment in order to demonstrate marketing’s contributions to the business. Additionally, with a growing number of touchpoints in the complex customer journey, conducting measurement to understand marketing success is important. 37% of French marketers rated measuring campaign ROI as a key priority. In this session, Gautier Picquet, CEO Publicis Média France, and Stéphane Grenier, Managing Director, France at Amazon Ads, will talk about how brands can achieve a comprehensive, metrics-driven picture of their advertising investments in order to maximize marketing efficiency and drive impact.

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Boathouse Theater
Speakers
Stephane Grenier
Stephane Grenier,Managing Director France, Amazon Ads  
Gautier Picquet
Gautier Picquet,CEO of Publicis Média France, COO of Publicis Groupe France  
Twitch happy hour

Join us for an exclusive happy hour featuring Twitch streamer Vanessa Lopez who will be spinning the hottest beats to get your evening started off right.

Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage & Le Café
Speaker
Vanessa Lopez
Vanessa Lopez,Twitch Streamer and DJ   
Friday, 23 June
Bon Voyage Brunch

Say au revoir with a delightful send-off brunch featuring local fare and libations.

Time: 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM CEST
Location: Amazon Port, Plaza Stage & Le Café