RISE2026: Transforming for inclusive growth: the new engine of marketing effectiveness 

As Cannes Lions' Impact partner Creative Equals, invites you to an exclusive complimentary gathering for senior marketers and brand leaders.

In a year defined by disruption, one strategy is consistently outperforming the rest: inclusive marketing.

This isn't a values conversation, it's a commercial one. Inclusive transformation drives brand relevance, creative effectiveness and measurable business growth.

Join Creative Equals to explore how leading brands are using inclusion to capture market share, deepen reach and build lasting cultural resonance.

You'll leave with practical frameworks, actionable case studies and the latest effectiveness research delivered by world-class marketers and brands doing it at scale.

Bring your insights, innovation, experience and capability teams.

You’ll hear from:

• Sophie Devonshire, CEO, The Marketing Society
• Hannah Roberts, VP Marketing, E.L.F Beauty
• Somnath Dasgupta, Global Marketing Director (VP), Guinness Brand Team, Diageo
• Eleanor Thornton-Firkin, Head of Creative Excellence, Ipsos
• Charlotte Löfgren-Rowe, VP Pain, Nurofen, Reckitt 
• Jason Edwards, Strategy Director, Creative Equals 
• Efrain Ayala, Global Creative Partnerships, Inclusive Marketing Director, Reckitt
• Nicola Matthews, CMO, Tony's Chocolonely 
• Paul Kemp-Robertson, Chief Content Officer, LIONS 
• Helen O’Donnell, VP, Digital, BBC Studios 

And more…