The ID5 Guide to Cannes Lions 2025

Posted by Matilde Salvetti
On May 15, 2025

Are you counting down the days until Cannes Lions? Don’t worry, so are we. Check out the comprehensive ID5 Cannes Guide to keep on top of the wonderful events that this year’s festival has to offer.

Many of the ID5 team members will set sail for the festival soon, so make sure you book a meeting with us early to secure your spot! If you are hosting an event at Cannes Lions and would like to be added to ID5’s guide, feel free to reach out to us at marketing@id5.io. See you along La Croisette!

The Cannes Lions festival has introduced three dedicated Safe Zones, which will be open to anyone who feels uncomfortable or is in need of support. Find more here.

All the times shown below are in the local timezone, CET.

Events by Day

Sunday, 15 June

AdTonos @ Cannes Lions 2025 – Sunset cruise – 1:00PM – 7:00PM
Experian Happy Hour – 6:30PM – 8:30PM
AdWeek’s Kickoff Soirée – 7:00PM – 9:00PM
Kantar North America kick-off dinner – 7:00PM – 10:00PM

Monday, 16 June

Luma Blanc
Experian’s Content Studio
Kantar’s “Don’t leave sustainability-led growth on the table” – 8:30AM – 10:00AM
Business Insider C-Suite – 9:00AM – 5:00PM
The NDA’s Live Podcast with Sir Martin Sorrell – 9:30AM – 10:30AM
LWS Opening Breakfast – 10:00AM – 11:30AM
The Retail Media Effect Meets the Omnichannel Overhaul – 10:30AM – 11:15AM
The NDA’s Live Podcast with Terry Kawaja – 11:00AM – 12:00PM
Limelight’s Cannes Adtech Kickoff Lunch – 1:00PM – 3:00PM
NDA CTV/Online Video Roundtable – 3:30PM – 5:00PM
Kantar’s “Nordic kick-off: Mastering TV Ad effectiveness” – 4:00PM – 6:30PM
Kantar’s “The future of Creator Marketing: Enhancing creative impact with AI” – 4:00PM – 6:00PM
NDA Cannes Connections networking drinks – 4:00PM
AdTonos @ Cannes Lions 2025 – Sunset Cruise – 5:30PM – 8:30PM
LWS Drinks – 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Freewheel Happy Hour – 5:00PM – 8:30PM
Tiktok’s Frosé Soirée – 6:00PM – 10:00PM
Cannes Connection: Opening Night Party – 8:00PM – 12:00AM

Tuesday, 17 June

Ultimate Asset’s Run the Riviera – 5K and 10K – 7:30AM
Business Insider CMO Breakfast – 8:45AM – 10:45AM
Business Insider C-Suite – 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Freewheel Breakfast Buffet – 9:00AM – 11:00AM
LWS Breakfast – 10:00AM – 11:30AM
She Runs It at Cannes: Best of the Badass Bosses in Partnership with ADWEEK – 11:30AM – 2:00PM
Freewheel Lunch – 12:00PM – 2:00PM
ExchangeWire and First Party Capital’s Cannes Social 2025 – 4:00PM -7:00PM
Retail Media Cannes 2025 – 4:00PM
Freewheel Happy Hour – 5:00PM – 8:30PM
Givsly Karaoke for Causes – 5:00PM – 7:00PM
AdTonos @ Cannes Lions 2025 – Sunset Cruise – 5:30PM – 8:30PM
Tiktok’s Frosé Soirée – 6:00PM – 10:00PM
PMW Powerlist Party – 7:00PM – 9:00PM

Wednesday, 18 June

Freewheel Breakfast Buffet – 9:00AM – 11:00AM
The role of travel and tourism media in marketing – 9:00AM – 11:00AM
Business Insider C-Suite – 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Mediaocean + Digilearning: The “Now” and the “Next” – 10:00AM – 12:00PM
Freewheel Lunch – 12:00PM – 2:00PM
Own the Screen, Redefine the Stream – 12:30PM – 1:15PM
Operative at Cannes Lions – Panel and Networking – 12:30PM – 4:00PM
The NDA’s Live Podcast with Brian O’Kelley – 2:00PM – 2:30PM
The future of media owners – 2:00PM – 3:00PM
ADWEEK House Programming Leadership Voices Live with The Trade Desk – 2:30PM – 3:00PM
NDA’s Digital Women Cannes 2025 – 4:00PM
AdTonos @ Cannes Lions 2025 – Sunset Cruise – 5:30PM – 8:30PM
Tiktok’s Frosé Soirée – 6:00PM – 10:00PM
PARTY WITH YAHOO & DIPLO – 10:00PM – 2:00AM

Thursday, 19 June

Freewheel Breakfast Buffet – 9:00AM – 11:00AM
Business Insider C-Suite – 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Freewheel Lunch – 12:00PM – 2:00PM
AdTonos @ Cannes Lions 2025 – Cruise to St Raphael – 4:00PM – 6:00PM
Tiktok’s Frosé Soirée – 6:00PM – 10:00PM

Friday, 20 June

Business Insider C-Suite – 9:00AM – 5:00PM

All week events

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