The Speaker Hub
The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity 16–20 June 2025
Welcome to the Speaker Hub
Discover everything you need to know about speaking at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity this June.
You’ll notice we talk about the Speaker Portal a few times throughout the Speaker Hub. What’s the difference? If you need to do something (e.g. Register your Speaker Passes), you can do that on the Speaker Portal. If you’re looking for guidance or information, you’ll find it here on the Speaker Hub.
Speaker Hub - The page you’re currently on. This provides digestible information on speaking at Cannes and everything that it involves.
Speaker Portal – This is where you can add and edit speaker/session information and upload or download your assets.
canneslions.com – Once you’re registered, this is where you can manage your passes and accommodation.
Got questions?
Don’t worry – as a Cannes Lions speaker, you’re entitled to a 30–60-minute onboarding call with your designated Content Operations Manager, who can answer all your questions.
Festival Speaker
What do you have in common with Malala Yousafzai, President Bill Clinton, David Droga and the late great Dame Vivienne Westwood? They were once Cannes Lions Festival speakers – and now, so are you.
Our goal is to help you – whether you’re a speaker or an organiser – feel as prepared as possible before you arrive in Cannes and to make your experience at Cannes Lions a career highlight. To do that, we’ll ask you to complete some tasks for us along the way. Both don’t worry – we’ll keep it simple, and we’ll send you reminders of upcoming deadlines. Keen to get ahead of the game? Read on – and start your speaker journey with us now.
Speaker Portal
The Speaker Portal is where you’ll upload all of your session and speaker information, apply for your speaker passes, input your technical stage requirements and more. It’s also where you can add speakers’ accessibility requirements and complete our anonymous Diversity, Equity & Inclusion survey. Post-Festival, you’ll be able to provide feedback via our speaker survey.
There’s no ‘right’ way to use the Speaker Portal. You can include everything at once or return multiple times - often the case when coordinating a session with several speakers. Just make sure you click ‘Save’ before you leave the page! And please submit everything before our deadlines.
Different sections may be locked after they’re confirmed – e.g. the synopsis section or the speaker profile (biography and photo). This is normal, so don’t worry! If you need to make changes, reach out to your Content Operations Manager and they’ll be happy to help you.
The website listing tab feeds directly to the Cannes Lions website. Any updates you make to the title, synopsis and speaker profile will show up on the Festival Programme and Speakers pages once these pages are live – so make sure you’re happy with what you’ve submitted!
Tasks and Deadlines
We want delegates to be excited about coming to Cannes Lions, and what’s the best way to excite them? Sharing our global speaker line-up and Festival programme, of course. That’s why we’ll be encouraging you to share your speaker assets and session details once you’re confirmed.
As a speaker or organiser, we understand that you may want to book accommodation. Therefore, registering for those all important speaker passes in good time will ease some of your stresses.
Top-priority tasks
⭐️ Update all information under the ‘Speaker Profile’ section
⭐️ Register for your Speaker Pass(es)
⭐️ Read and accept the T&Cs under the 'Speaker Information' section
⭐️ Explore accommodation options
Key dates
Please make sure you’ve submitted all final speaker and session information on the portal to meet the below launches:
1 April | Main Speaker Listing Launch
14 April | Main Festival Programme Launch
10–14 June | Onsite deliveries to arrive in Cannes
Deadlines
What’s involved
Deadline date
Presentation draft deadline
13 May
Stage audiovisual (AV) questionnaire deadline
27 May
Poster and Silent Trailer deadline
29 May
Thumbnail upload deadline
30 May
Informing team of any onsite deliveries
6 June
Final application for speakers’ guests
7 June
All portal information to be complete
7 June
Some of these tasks and deadlines may not apply to you. Not sure what’s relevant? Get in touch with your Content Operations Manager.
Festival Passes
Our Cannes Lions delegate lanyards are iconic.
Delegates wear them with pride around the Festival. But they’re also essential.
All speakers must register to have a Speaker Pass. A Speaker Pass is the equivalent of a Classic Pass, sprinkled with a few additional benefits. Read on to see what all speakers are entitled to.
Speakers receive a five-day complimentary pass that includes:
- full access to the Palais and its full programme of sessions
- access to the Speaker Lounge
- fast-track pass pick-up
- backstage access on the day of the session
- access to all Awards shows
- use of our partner bnetwork’s live accommodation booking tool, with access to accommodation (up to a 3* rating) in and around Cannes
- Closing Party access on Friday evening.
Registering for your Speaker Pass
Make this a priority. It’s really easy to do.
Simply complete the Festival Passes section of the Speaker Portal. Most of the details will already have been pulled through from your speaker profile. Complete what’s missing, and that’s it.
You’ll then receive an email with instructions on how to access accommodation booking options through our partner, bnetwork. We suggest you look at booking ASAP to avoid disappointment. For more information, please see the accommodation section below.
Please note
Cannes Lions doesn’t cover any speaker accommodation. Speakers are responsible for making their own accommodation reservations and subsequent payments.
Upgrades
For more information on upgrading your Speaker Pass, you can:
- head to your Pass Manager*;
- find the pass that needs to be upgraded;
- click ‘Options’ and then select ‘Change Pass’;
- on the next screen, select the type of pass that you’d like to upgrade your current pass to;
- go to Pending Orders and check out via credit card to pay for the difference.
Once you check out, your pass moves back to Purchased Orders and will be ready to go!
*Speaker Passes are under the account of the ‘Pass Manager’ you’ve listed in the Speaker Portal.
Speaker support
Do you need specific people to attend the technical check or be backstage with the speaker(s)? Please apply for a Support Pass via the portal. You’ll need to do this even if these people already have a pass, as their regular pass won’t grant them access.
Things to note
- Speaker Support Passes are available for the day of your talk and/or the day of your technical check only.
- Speaker Support Passes allow access to the Speaker Lounge, backstage and technical checks, with limited access to the wider Festival. If you require full access or a full week pass, please check out the purchase options available.
- You can apply for up to 2 passes. Note that this doesn’t guarantee you 2 passes.
- We recommend no more than this number to attend the technical check or backstage as both spaces have limited capacity, please consider this when applying.
- Approved passes are subject to our internal review process, and we withhold the right to decline any application that doesn’t meet our criteria. If you have any questions about the process, please reach out to your Content Operations Manager.
Speakers' Guests
If you’ve got speakers’ guests who’d like to attend the Festival, this pass is for you. It’s exclusively offered to speakers’ guests at a discounted rate and is not available through the Pass Picker. To buy a Speaker Guest Pass, please apply via the portal under Festival Passes.
Festival access
- Complete Festival access, including the Awards Show, for the selected pass days (valid for the day of the tech check and the session only)
- Access to the Speaker Lounge for the selected pass days
- Backstage access on the day of the talk
- 1 Day Speaker Guest Pass - €525 + sales tax
- 2 Day Speaker Guest Pass - €1050 + sales tax
Accommodation
You’ll need to register for a pass to book your accommodation. With your Speaker Pass, you’ll be able to see what’s available at preferred hotels in the City of Cannes and surrounding areas.
Accommodation in Cannes during the Festival is highly sought after and sells out fast. To avoid disappointment, we strongly recommend that you register your pass to secure accommodation as soon as possible.
Please Note
Cannes Lions doesn’t cover accommodation costs for speakers. These must be paid for by the session organiser/speaker.
How to book your accommodation
After registering for your pass, head to the Cannes Lions website and log in, your pass will be stored in the 'Purchased Orders' section. Please note each pass will sit under the account of the pass organiser listed in the portal when you registered.
Below the pass details, you will see a 'Manage Accommodation' button. This will take you to a new page where you can select the dates of stay and browse and book available rooms.
Most hotels have a 4-night minimum stay - however, this can differ between hotels. Please review bnetwork's booking Terms & Conditions for detailed information relating to accommodation
If you have any accessibility requirements please contact bnetwork by email at canneslions@bnetwork.com. Alternatively, you can call bnetwork on +33 (0)4 93 68 76 00.
bnetwork are Cannes Lions' Official Accommodation Partner. Based in the City of Cannes they specialise in hotel management solutions for large-scale events in the area.
Stage AV Information and Technical Checks
You may need to fill out a stage audiovisual (AV) questionnaire on the portal. This will allow you to inform us of the technical specifications required for your session. You’ll also have the opportunity to review the equipment available on your stage, select your furniture preferences and provide any other information that may be useful to the technical teams.
Will your session include numerous technical elements?
Please talk with your Content Operations Manager to ensure that we can accommodate your requirements. Do this as soon as possible, as we are better positioned to fulfil your technical needs with prior notice.
Please note
You’ll need to cover all additional technical costs for anything you need that’s outside of our standard technical package.
Technical checks
Some sessions require technical checks. If this applies to your session, your Content Operations Manager will let you know. Only speakers and essential team members should attend. Technical checks normally take place the day before your talk unless stated otherwise by your Content Operations Manager. These will take place in a dedicated space backstage (not onstage). You’ll need to hand over your final presentation deck at this point to our stage AV team. All presentations are run from our show computers and cannot be run from personal laptops.
What happens in a technical check?
During the technical check, your Content Operations Manager and technician will run through:
- Your slide presentation and who will operate the clicker (Speaker / Technician)
- Confirm stage furniture requirements
- Test all videos and sound in their entirety
- Emcee’s introduction for speakers
- Technical cues
- Speaker entrances and exits
- Positioning of countdown clock and monitors
What should I bring to my technical check?
- Your final presentation on a USB drive.
- Any videos or special fonts as separate files on a USB.
If your company does not allow USB file transfers, please contact your Content Operations Manager to make alternative arrangements.
Please Note:
You won’t be able to make changes to your presentation after your technical check.
Onsite pre-session briefing
If you are part of a panel with no presentation a technical check isn't required however we understand how important it is to feel as prepared as possible before arriving on the day, which is why we’ll be inviting you to an onsite pre-session briefing. This will happen the day before your talk, unless stated otherwise by your Content Operations Manager. These will take place in a dedicated space (not onstage). This will be an opportunity to run through the flow of the session with your dedicated Content Operations Manager as well as get answers to any last-minute questions you may have.
You’re speaking at Cannes Lions
Promoting your talk ensures the right audience is in the room, ready to engage with your ideas and carry them further. It’s your opportunity to maximise the impact of your message and connect with the people who matter most.
Key messaging
Cannes Lions is the home of creativity that drives progress. The Festival is where insight, innovation and ideas come together to showcase the best of creative business and celebrate work that’s changing the world. Between the networking, learning and Awards, it’s where history gets made – and I’m delighted to be contributing to that history by speaking at Cannes Lions 2025.
When crafting your message in your promotional material, consider the following points.
And remember, the guidance we've provided is just that – so feel free to put your own tone and creativity into your posts:
Pre-Festival
I'm speaking at Cannes Lions 2025 about this subject…
This is where you can introduce the topic and title of your session, and announce any guests who might be joining you. In short, this is your moment to build some excitement.
One week before/during
Be at the [X] stage at [time/date], to hear me chat about…
For this post, you can include the granular details like location and time to ensure your audience knows exactly where to go and when. It also doesn't hurt to reiterate what your session will be about.
Post-Festival
It was great to get up on stage at Cannes Lions to talk about [topic]. If you missed it, it will be on The Work…
Finally, post a brief recap of your session and direct people to watch it again on The Work. Try accompanying your post with some pictures/video of your session so your audience can relive the moment with you.
Download the 2025 Cannes Lions Logos
Additional assets to promote your talk
Create a poster or silent video trailer
Share your creativity by designing a poster or short video trailer (with no sound) for your social channels.
Your design could be featured on our social media platforms or displayed on the digital screens in the Palais!
Social Media Dimensions: 1:1 (Square) 9:16 (Vertical)
Palais Dimensions: Portrait, 1080 px wide by 1920 px high
Footage and The Work
How our footage is used
We livestream selected talks for LIONS subscribers to watch through our platform The Work. After the Festival, we also offer on-demand access to most stage talks. Speakers have access to The Work until 11 July.
By accepting a speaking engagement at Cannes Lions, you agree to allow us to distribute your recording, either in part or full. If you have concerns about your talk being shared or livestreamed online or if you need the removal of any copyrighted material, please let us know by Monday 6 May.
Thumbnails
You will need to create a thumbnail for your session. It will live on The Work post-festival. Please see the guidelines below and submit your session thumbnail by 30th May.
Accessing your footage
You can download your footage from the Speaker Portal under the Post-Event Media section.
Please Note:
Your video in full is for internal use only – however, you can use up to 2 minutes of footage to showcase your talk online.
Onsite
Pass pick-up
To collect your pass, you’ll need your badge barcode, which will be emailed to you in the days leading up to the Festival. You can also find it in your My Passes section of My Account. If you’re collecting a pass on behalf of speakers, you must have your ID and the speaker’s badge barcode.
You can only pick up your passes onsite at our Registration Office, located at the Gare Maritime. (We can’t send passes via email or post!)
If you can't find the badge barcode, don't worry – the team onsite will be able to find your booking.
The Registration Office is open from Sunday 15 to Friday 20 June.
The Speaker Lounge
The Speaker Lounge is a private space that only speakers and speaker support staff can access. It’s open from 8am to 6pm Sunday to Friday, and you’ll need your Speaker or Speaker Support Pass to access it. It has comfortable seating and desks, as well as a bookable meeting room for up to six people. Light snacks and refreshments are served throughout the day.
Use the Speaker Lounge to prepare for your session, connect with fellow speakers or simply enjoy a moment away from the wider Festival’s activities. If you’re planning to use a private space, make sure you book in advance – space is limited, and we process bookings on a first-come, first-served basis.
Car pass request
If you need to drop off your speaker for a tech check or session by car, you can fill out the Car Pass Request Form. Please note there is no onsite parking at the Palais, so this pass will only give you access for drop-offs and pick-ups.
Learning Speaker
What do you have in common with Malala Yousafzai, Marc Pritchard, will.i.am, Louis Theroux, Fernando Machado and Madonna Badger? They too were Cannes Lions School Learning speakers and now so are you.
Our goal is to help you – whether you’re a speaker or an organiser – feel as prepared as possible before you arrive in Cannes and to make your experience at Cannes Lions a career highlight. To do that, we’ll ask you to complete some tasks for us along the way. Both don’t worry – we’ll keep it simple, and we’ll send you reminders of upcoming deadlines. Keen to get ahead of the game? Read on – and start your speaker journey with us now.
What are the Academies?
The LIONS Academies help rising young talent fast-track their careers and become the next generation of industry leaders. They combine inspiring classroom sessions with world-class speakers, hands-on learning and coaching from industry legends.
What are the Young Lions Competitions?
The Young Lions Competitions offer an exciting opportunity for global emerging talent to showcase their skills at the prestigious Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Launched in 1995, the Competitions have grown to 7 categories and challenge over 450 competitors from 70 countries with exciting briefs from a selection of INGOs and for good organisations. Judged by the Young Lions jury, teams have 24 - 48 hours to respond to the brief and have their chance at winning the coveted medals.
To be eligible for the Competitions, teams of two aged 30 or under must win their local competition which is organised by the Cannes Lions local representatives. Local Gold winners, sponsored by or paid for by their representative, then make their way to Cannes to compete.
Speaker Portal
The Speaker Portal is where you’ll upload all of your session and speaker information, apply for your speaker passes, input your technical stage requirements and more. It’s also where you can add speakers’ accessibility requirements and complete our anonymous Diversity, Equity & Inclusion survey. Post-Festival, you’ll be able to provide feedback via our speaker survey.
There’s no ‘right’ way to use the Speaker Portal. You can include everything at once or return multiple times - often the case when coordinating a session with several speakers. Just make sure you click ‘Save’ before you leave the page! And please submit everything before our deadlines.
Different sections may be locked after they’re confirmed – e.g. the synopsis section or the speaker profile (biography and photo). This is normal, so don’t worry! If you need to make changes, reach out to your Content Operations Manager and they’ll be happy to help you.
The website listing tab feeds directly to the Cannes Lions website. Any updates you make to the title, synopsis and speaker profile will show up on the Festival Programme and Speakers pages once these pages are live – so make sure you’re happy with what you’ve submitted!
Tasks and Deadlines
Not all of these tasks and deadlines will be relevant to everyone. Please reach out to your Content Operations Manager if you’re unsure of what applies to you.
Top-priority tasks
⭐️ Update all information under the ‘Speaker Profile’ section
⭐️ Register for your Speaker Pass(es)
⭐️ Read and accept the T&Cs under the 'Speaker Information' section
⭐️ Explore accommodation options
Key dates
Please make sure you’ve submitted all final speaker and session information on the portal to meet the below launches:
15 May | Learning Speaker Listing Launch
10–14 June | Onsite deliveries to arrive in Cannes
Deadlines
What's involved
Deadline date
Final application for speakers
7 June
All portal information to be complete
7 June
Some of these tasks and deadlines may not apply to you. Not sure what’s relevant? Get in touch with your Content Operations Manager.
Festival Passes
Our Cannes Lions delegate lanyards are iconic.
Delegates wear them with pride around the Festival. But they are also essential.
All speakers must register to have a speaker pass. A speaker pass is the equivalent of a classic pass, sprinkled with a few additional benefits. Read on to see what all speakers are entitled to.
Speakers receive a five-day complimentary pass that includes:
- full access to the Palais and its full programme of sessions
- access to the Speaker Lounge
- fast-track pass pick-up
- access to all Awards shows
- use of our partner bnetwork’s live accommodation booking tool, with access to accommodation (up to a 3* rating) in and around Cannes
- Closing Party access on Friday evening.
Registering for your Speaker Pass
Make this a priority. It’s really easy to do.
Simply complete the Festival Passes section of the Speaker Portal. Most of the details will already have been pulled through from your speaker profile. Complete what’s missing, and that’s it.
You’ll then receive an email with instructions on how to access accommodation booking options through our partner, bnetwork. We suggest you look at booking ASAP to avoid disappointment. For more information, please see the accommodation section below.
Please Note:
Cannes Lions doesn’t cover any speaker accommodation. Speakers are responsible for making their own accommodation reservations and subsequent payments.
Speaker support
Do you need specific people to attend the technical check or be backstage with the speaker(s)? Please apply for a Support Pass via the portal. You’ll need to do this even if these people already have a pass, as their regular pass won’t grant them access.
Things to note
- Speaker Support Passes are available for the day of your talk only.
- Speaker Support Passes allow access to the Speaker Lounge and the session, with limited access to the wider Festival. If you require full access or a full week pass, please check out the purchase options available.
- You can apply for up to 2 passes. Note that this doesn’t guarantee you 2 passes.
- Approved passes are subject to our internal review process, and we withhold the right to decline any application that doesn’t meet our criteria. If you have any questions about the process, please reach out to your Content Operations Manager.
Accommodation
You’ll need to register for a pass to book your accommodation. With your Speaker Pass, you’ll be able to see what’s available at preferred hotels in the City of Cannes and surrounding areas.
Accommodation in Cannes during the Festival is highly sought after and sells out fast. To avoid disappointment, we strongly recommend that you register your pass to secure accommodation as soon as possible.
Please Note
Cannes Lions doesn’t cover accommodation costs for speakers. These must be paid for by the session organiser/speaker.
How to book your accommodation
After registering for your pass, head to the Cannes Lions website and log in. Your pass will be stored in the Purchased Orders section. Please note that each pass will sit under the account of the pass organiser you listed in the portal when you registered.
Below the pass details, you will see a 'Manage Accommodation' button. This will take you to a new page where you can select the dates of your stay and browse and book available rooms.
Most hotels have a 4-night minimum stay - however, this can differ between hotels. Please review bnetwork's booking Terms & Conditions for detailed information relating to accommodation
If you have any accessibility requirements please contact bnetwork by email at canneslions@bnetwork.com. Alternatively, you can call bnetwork on +33 (0)4 93 68 76 00.
bnetwork are Cannes Lions' Official Accommodation Partner. Based in the City of Cannes they specialise in hotel management solutions for large-scale events in the area.
Stage AV Information and Technical Checks
Some sessions require technical checks. If this applies to your session, your Content Operations Manager will let you know. Only speakers and essential team members should attend these checks.
Ahead of the Festival, we’ll ask you to fill out a form detailing your audiovisual (AV) requirements.
- If you’re speaking at the Academies, you can expect to attend your technical check 30 minutes before your presentation.
- If you’re speaking at the Young Lions Competitions, you can expect to attend your technical check the day before your presentation.
What happens in a Technical Check?
During the Technical Check your content manager and Technician will run through;
- Your slide presentation (if applicable) and who will operate the clicker (Speaker / Technician)
- Confirm stage furniture requirements
- Test all videos and sound in their entirety
And for Young Lions Competition stage speakers we’ll also run through the following:
- Emcee introduction for speakers
- Technical cues
- Speaker entrances and exits
- Positioning of countdown clock and monitors
Please Note:
You won’t be able to make changes to your presentation after your technical check.
You’re speaking at Cannes Lions
One of the most influential stages in the world of creativity and marketing. Promoting your talk ensures the right audience is in the room, ready to engage with your ideas and carry them further. It’s your opportunity to maximise the impact of your message and connect with the people who matter most.
Key messaging
Cannes Lions is where you can supercharge your creativity, and your leadership. The Festival is where you'll find a range of world-renowned initiatives, academies and competitions – all designed to nurture the next generation of creatives and marketers destined to make history. No matter where you are on your creative journey, this is where you can take your next steps with confidence – and I’m delighted to be guiding you by speaking at Cannes Lions 2025.
When crafting your message in your promotional material, consider the following points.
And remember, the guidance we've provided is just that – so feel free to put your own tone and creativity into your posts:
Pre-Festival
I'm speaking at Cannes Lions 2025 about…
This is where you can introduce the topic and title of your session, and announce any guests who might be joining you. In short, this is your moment to build some excitement.
One week before/during
Be at the [X] stage at [time/date], to hear me chat about…
For this post, you can include the granular details like location and time to ensure your audience knows exactly where to go and when. It also doesn't hurt to reiterate what your session will be about.
Download the 2025 Cannes Lions Logos
Onsite
Pass pick-up
To collect your pass, you’ll need your badge barcode, which will be emailed to you in the days leading up to the Festival. You can also find it in your My Passes section of My Account. If you’re collecting a pass on behalf of speakers, you must have your ID and the speaker’s badge barcode.
You can only pick up your passes onsite at our Registration Office, located at the Gare Maritime. (We can’t send passes via email or post!)
If you can't find the badge barcode, don't worry – the team onsite will be able to find your booking.
The Registration Office is open from Sunday 15 to Friday 20 June.
The Speaker Lounge
The Speaker Lounge is a private space that only speakers and speaker support staff can access. It’s open from 8am to 6pm Sunday to Friday, and you’ll need your Speaker or Speaker Support Pass to access it. It has comfortable seating and desks, as well as a bookable meeting room for up to six people. Light snacks and refreshments are served throughout the day.
Use the Speaker Lounge to prepare for your session, connect with fellow speakers or simply enjoy a moment away from the wider Festival’s activities. If you’re planning to use a private space, make sure you book in advance – space is limited, and we process bookings on a first-come, first-served basis.
Car pass request
If you need to drop off your speaker for a tech check or session by car, you can fill out the Car Pass Request Form. Please note there is no onsite parking at the Palais, so this pass will only give you access for drop-offs and pick-ups.
Creators
LIONS Creators takes place on the Rooftop of the Palais des Festivals, with speakers contributing various types of content dedicated specially to Creator Pass holders.
LIONS Creators was launched in 2024, and we hosted a number of creators, platforms and industry insiders on our stages. In 2025, LIONS Creators returns – and we can’t wait to welcome you to one of our stages.
Our goal as a team is to help speakers and their organisers to feel as prepared as possible before they arrive in Cannes. To do that, we’ll require you to complete some tasks for us along the way. But don’t worry – we’ll try and keep it light and bright. We want your speaking experience at Cannes Lions to be a career highlight.
The Content Operations team will keep you on track with any upcoming deadlines, but read on to get ahead of the game and start your speaker journey with us now.
Speaker Portal
The Speaker Portal is where you’ll upload all of your session and speaker information, apply for your speaker passes, input your technical stage requirements and more. It’s also where you can add speakers’ accessibility requirements and complete our anonymous Diversity, Equity & Inclusion survey. Post-Festival, you’ll be able to provide feedback via our speaker survey.
There’s no ‘right’ way to use the Speaker Portal. You can include everything at once or return multiple times - often the case when coordinating a session with several speakers. Just make sure you click ‘Save’ before you leave the page! And please submit everything before our deadlines.
Different sections may be locked after they’re confirmed – e.g. the synopsis section or the speaker profile (biography and photo). This is normal, so don’t worry! If you need to make changes, reach out to your Content Operations Manager and they’ll be happy to help you.
The website listing tab feeds directly to the Cannes Lions website. Any updates you make to the title, synopsis and speaker profile will show up on the Festival Programme and Speakers pages once these pages are live – so make sure you’re happy with what you’ve submitted!
Tasks and Deadlines
We want delegates to be excited about coming to Cannes Lions, and what’s the best way to excite them? Sharing our global speaker line-up and Festival programme, of course. That’s why we’ll be encouraging you to share your speaker assets and session details once you’re confirmed.
As a speaker or organiser, we understand that you may want to book accommodation. Therefore, registering for those all important speaker passes in good time will ease some of your stresses.
Top-priority tasks
⭐️ Update all information under the ‘Speaker Profile’ section
⭐️ Register for your Speaker Pass(es)
⭐️ Read and accept the T&Cs under the 'Speaker Information' section
⭐️ Explore accommodation options
Key dates
1 April | Main Speaker Listing Launch
14 April | Main Festival Programme Launch
10–14 June | Onsite deliveries to arrive in Cannes
Deadlines
What’s involved
Deadline date
Presentation draft deadline
13 May
Stage audiovisual (AV) questionnaire deadline
27 May
Poster and Silent Trailer deadline
29 May
Thumbnail upload deadline
30 May
Informing team of any onsite deliveries
6 June
Final application for speakers’ guests
7 June
All portal information to be complete
7 June
Festival Passes
Our Cannes Lions delegate lanyards are iconic.
Delegates wear them with pride around the Festival. But they’re also essential.
All speakers must register to have a Speaker Pass. A Speaker Pass is the equivalent of a Classic Pass, sprinkled with a few additional benefits. Read on to see what all speakers are entitled to.
Speakers receive a five-day complimentary pass that includes:
- full access to the Palais and its full programme of sessions
- access to the Speaker Lounge
- fast-track pass pick-up
- backstage access on the day of the session*
- access to all Awards shows
- use of our partner bnetwork’s live accommodation booking tool, with access to accommodation (up to a 3* rating) in and around Cannes
- Closing Party access on Friday evening.
*if your talk is on the Creator Stage
Registering for your Speaker Pass
Make this a priority. It’s really easy to do.
Simply complete the Festival Passes section of the Speaker Portal. Most of the details will already have been pulled through from your speaker profile. Complete what’s missing, and that’s it.
You’ll then receive an email with instructions on how to access accommodation booking options through our partner, bnetwork. We suggest you look at booking ASAP to avoid disappointment. For more information, please see the accommodation section below.
Speaker support
Do you need specific people to attend the technical check or be backstage with the speaker(s)? Please apply for a Support Pass via the portal. You’ll need to do this even if these people already have a pass, as their regular pass won’t grant them access.
- Speaker Support Passes are available for the day of your talk and/or the day of your technical check or onsite pre-session briefing.
- You can apply for up to 2 applications, this does not mean you will be allocated 2 passes.
- Approved passes are subject to our internal review process and we withhold the right to decline any application that does not meet our criteria, but if you have any questions about the process please reach out to your Content Operations Manager.
- Applications will open soon on the Speaker Portal.
- We have a strict deadline of 7 June. No applications can be made after this date.
Accommodation
You’ll need to register for a pass to book your accommodation. With your Speaker Pass, you’ll be able to see what’s available at preferred hotels in the City of Cannes and surrounding areas.
Accommodation in Cannes during the Festival is highly sought after and sells out fast. To avoid disappointment, we strongly recommend that you register your pass to secure accommodation as soon as possible.
Please Note:
Cannes Lions doesn’t cover accommodation costs for speakers. These must be paid for by the session organiser/speaker.
How to book your accommodation
After registering for your pass, head to the Cannes Lions website and log in. Your pass will be stored in the Purchased Orders section. Please note that each pass will sit under the account of the pass organiser you listed in the portal when you registered.
Below the pass details, you’ll see a ‘Manage Accommodation’ button. This will take you to a new page where you can select the dates of stay and browse and book available rooms.
Most hotels have a 4-night minimum stay - however, this can differ between hotels. Please review bnetwork's booking Terms & Conditions for detailed information relating to accommodation
If you have any accessibility requirements please contact bnetwork by email at canneslions@bnetwork.com. Alternatively, you can call bnetwork on +33 (0)4 93 68 76 00.
bnetwork are Cannes Lions' Official Accommodation Partner. Based in the City of Cannes they specialise in hotel management solutions for large-scale events in the area.
Stage AV Information and Technical Checks
You may need to fill out a Stage AV questionnaire on the portal. This will allow you to inform us of the technical specifications required for your session. You’ll also have the opportunity to review the equipment available on your stage, select your furniture preferences and provide any other information that may be useful to the technical teams.
Will your session include numerous technical elements?
Please talk with your Content Operations Manager to ensure that we can accommodate your requirements. Do this as soon as possible, as we are better positioned to fulfil your technical needs with prior notice.
Technical checks
Some sessions require technical checks. If this applies to your session, your Content Operations Manager will let you know. Only speakers and essential team members should attend. Technical checks normally take place the day before your talk unless stated otherwise by your Content Operations Manager. These will take place in a dedicated space backstage (not onstage). You’ll need to hand over your final presentation deck at this point to our stage AV team. All presentations are run from our show computers and cannot be run from personal laptops.
What happens in a Technical Check?
During the technical check, your Content Operations Manager and technician will run through:
- Your slide presentation and who will operate the clicker (Speaker / Technician)
- Confirm stage furniture requirements
- Test all videos and sound in their entirety
- Emcee’s introduction for speakers
- Microphone types
- Technical cues
- Speaker entrances and exits
- Positioning of countdown clock and monitors
Please Note:
You won’t be able to make changes to your presentation after your technical check.
LIONS Creators series speakers
We understand how important it is to feel as prepared as possible before arriving on the day, which is why we’ll be inviting you to an onsite pre-session briefing. This briefing is designed for speakers who don't need a technical check.
This will happen the day before your talk, unless stated otherwise by your Content Operations Manager. These will take place in a dedicated space (not onstage). This will be a chance to review the session's flow with your assigned Content Operations Manager and address any final questions you may have.
What happens in a pre-session briefing?
During the pre-session briefing, your Content Operations Manager will:
- run through the flow of the session
- discuss the entrance cues
- go through the furniture and (if applicable) stage set-up
- confirm the session length
- finalise the meeting point and arrival time.
You’re speaking at Cannes Lions
One of the most influential stages in the world of creativity and marketing. Promoting your talk ensures the right audience is in the room, ready to engage with your ideas and carry them further. It’s your opportunity to maximise the impact of your message and connect with the people who matter most.
Key messaging
Cannes Lions is the home of creativity that drives progress. The Festival is where insight, innovation and ideas come together to showcase the best of creative business and celebrate work that’s changing the world. Between the networking, learning and Awards, it’s where history gets made – and I’m delighted to be contributing to that history by speaking at Cannes Lions 2025.
When crafting your message in your promotional material, consider the following points.
And remember, the guidance we've provided is just that – so feel free to put your own tone and creativity into your posts:
Pre-Festival
I'm speaking at Cannes Lions 2025 about…
This is where you can introduce the topic and title of your session, and announce any guests who might be joining you. In short, this is your moment to build some excitement.
One week before/during
Be at the [X] stage at [time/date], to hear me chat about…
For this post, you can include the granular details like location and time to ensure your audience knows exactly where to go and when. It also doesn't hurt to reiterate what your session will be about.
Post-Festival
It was great to get up on stage at Cannes Lions to talk about [topic]. If you missed it, it will be on The Work…
Finally, post a brief recap of your session and direct people to watch it again on The Work. Try accompanying your post with some pictures/video of your session so your audience can relive the moment with you.
Download the 2025 Cannes Lions Logos
Footage
We record and live-stream selected Talks online for LIONS subscribers to watch. By accepting a Speaker position at the Festival, you grant Ascential Events an irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free exclusive licence to distribute the recording. Read the full T&Cs.
Your video in full is for internal use only, but you can use up to 2 minutes of footage to showcase your talk online.
*Applicable Creator Stage Speakers
Thumbnails
You will need to create a thumbnail for your session. It will live on The Work post-festival. Please see the guidelines below and submit your session thumbnail by 30th May.
Onsite
Pass pick-up
To collect your pass, you’ll need your badge barcode, which will be emailed to you in the days leading up to the Festival. You can also find it in your My Passes section of My Account. If you’re collecting a pass on behalf of speakers, you must have your ID and the speaker’s badge barcode.
You can only pick up your passes onsite at our Registration Office, located at the Gare Maritime. (We can’t send passes via email or post!)
If you can't find the badge barcode, don't worry – the team onsite will be able to find your booking.
The Registration Office is open from Sunday 15 to Friday 20 June.
Car pass request
If you need to drop off your speaker for a tech check or session by car, you can fill out the Car Pass Request Form. Please note there is no onsite parking at the Palais, so this pass will only give you access for drop-offs and pick-ups.
FAQs
Speaker Portal
Use the ‘Forgotten Password’ function on our website.
Please send a screenshot of the error message along with the action you were trying to take to your Content Operations Manager and reload the page.
Please make sure that you save the information as you go. In the unlikely event that you did save the information but it’s not reflected in your portal, refresh your browser and try again.
We lock the portal once we’re happy with the information you’ve shared with us. If you need to edit information of a confirmed speaker, we can unlock the account for you. If you intend to replace your confirmed speaker, this has to be approved by the Content Operations Manager who confirmed your session slot. Only then will we unlock the account.
When a file is first uploaded, ‘file still processing’ might display. This generally resolves itself once the file has finished processing. If this message is still displayed after a length of time, please reach out to your Content Operations Manager, who will investigate further.
Festival Passes
- Complete Festival access for the week, including the Awards Shows
- Full-week access to the Speaker Lounge
- Backstage access on the days of your talk and technical check
Speaker Guest Pass:
If you’ve got speakers’ guests who’d like to attend the Festival, this pass is for you. It’s exclusively offered to speakers’ guests at a discounted rate and is not available through the Pass Picker. To buy a Speaker Guest Pass, please apply via the portal under Festival Passes and make sure to state you require Festival Access.
Festival access:
- Complete Festival access, including the Awards Show, for the selected pass days (valid for the day of the tech check and the session only)
- Access to the Speaker Lounge for the selected pass days
Speaker Support Pass:
This pass is for individuals providing essential support to the speaker and/or session.
Festival access:
- Access to your speaker's talk, but no access to the wider Festival or Awards Show
- Access to the Speaker Lounge for the selected pass days
- Access to the technical check
- Backstage access on the days of your talk and technical check
Note: Pass duration and details will be confirmed and outlined in your pass confirmation email.
Speaker Pass = Complimentary
Speaker Support Pass = Complimentary
Speaker Guest Pass (1 day) = €525 + sales tax Speaker Guest Pass (2 days) = €1050 + sales tax
Head to your Pass Manager. Speaker Passes are under the account of the ‘Pass Manager’ you have listed in the Speaker Portal.
Passes can only be collected onsite at the Registration Office near Gare Maritime. Please visit the Onsite section for more details.
Please bring a form of ID (passport, driver’s licence, etc.) and your confirmation email.
Yes, you can collect Festival passes on behalf of someone else as long as you have their permission and registration barcode with you when collecting them at the registration desk.
If you’re collecting more than 10 passes on behalf of others, please inform your Content Operations Manager before 16 May. As we pre-print these in advance, we will need to know the names of the people whose passes you’re collecting.
Technical Information
Your technical check will take place in a dedicated room in the Palais and not onstage. We have a complete programme of live talks on our stages so we cannot hold onstage tech checks.
Onstage technical checks can be arranged for complex sessions only. Any costs associated with an onstage rehearsal will need to be covered by the session host. Onstage technical checks are at the discretion of LIONS and subject to stage availability.
If your session is technically complex, please contact your Content Operations Manager as soon as possible to discuss.
Only speakers and essential team members should attend. Anyone other than a speaker that plans to attend should apply for a Support Pass via the Speaker Portal.
Due to our tight schedule and for security purposes, we’ll only approve staff who are absolutely crucial to the technical check of your session. If you already have a pass, please still apply so that we can add the relevant access to your existing pass.
You must fill out the Stage AV Requirements form on the Portal by 27 May 2025.
If you have any further concerns or questions, please get in contact with your designated Content Operations Manager.
If you have been invited to a pre-session briefing it is because you do not need a technical check but still require a briefing before you take the stage. It will be an informal conversation where we will run through the overview of the day, flow of the session and inform you of the AV and stage set-up.
Press Information
You can download any footage and session photographs from the Speaker Portal under the Post-Event Media section.
To find out which international media are registered to attend the Festival, please contact press@canneslions.com.
Onsite
Speakers and their guests have access to the lounge from 8am to 6pm daily during the entire Festival week.
The Speaker Lounge is a space where speakers can relax during the Festival and prepare for their talks. The lounge offers a variety of facilities, including:
- a meeting room
- breakfast and lunch selection
- printing facilities
- working areas
- live screening of sessions
Only speakers and preapproved speaker guests and support staff who have been issued with a pass can access the Speaker Lounge.
You will need to wear your pass whenever you enter Festival grounds and will not be able to enter the Speaker Lounge without it.
Check into the Speaker Lounge at least 15 minutes before the start of your allotted technical check time. A Content Operations Manager will collect you from there and accompany you to a dedicated technical room.
Accommodation
Cannes Lions doesn’t cover the cost of travel or accommodation for its speakers.
Yes – our accommodation partner, bnetwork, can help you book a room. Please note that you need to register for your Speaker or Speaker Guest Pass before accessing bnetwork’s booking platform to view live availability and secure a room. We strongly recommend booking as early as possible to ensure you get your preferred accommodation and avoid disappointment.
If you can’t find anything relevant on the booking platform, please contact your Content Operations Manager.
Demand is high in the select number of hotels we negotiate discounted rates with, so we’re normally heavily booked from the moment passes go on sale.
We’re therefore unable to guarantee a room in the centre of Cannes at any time. If you want to guarantee a room in the centre of Cannes, we recommend our Platinum pass. This pass offers, aside from many other VIP benefits, a guarantee of a 5* hotel booking in the centre of Cannes (hotel costs not included in the cost of the pass).
Due to high demand we currently have limited availability. Please contact platinum@canneslions.com for further assistance.
You can choose to pay by credit or debit card or by bank transfer. Please note that payment for your accommodation is made to bnetwork, not Cannes Lions.
Most of the hotels and apartments in Cannes employ a minimum night stay policy. This is typically four nights, though full details of the minimum night stay policy are listed in bnetwork’s terms and conditions.
Yes, you can source your own accommodation. If you have secured your own accommodation, please let your Content Operations Manager know.
Photography
Photography Hub
To help you post quickly on social media, we’ll be uploading photographs from various sessions and ambient images from around the Festival to this section of the Speaker Hub. During the week of the Festival, this section will become the Photography Hub.
See any photos you’d like us to remove? Email a member of the Content Operations team and we’ll get it sorted.
Please note you’re not permitted to use photos of other speakers.
We strive to capture every speaker speaking on stage, but we can’t guarantee that all Talks will be captured.
Want to bring your own photographer to your talk?
If you’d like to have your own personal photographer capture your Talk, please email the Content Operations Team with the details and we can arrange for them to be granted access to the Talk only.
Want to bring your own photographer outside of your talk time?
If you’d like to have a photographer there beyond your Talk, we can put you in contact with the Press and PR team, as your photographer will need to register for press accreditation. To register they need to be an accredited photographer and be able to show their body of work as evidence.
Accessing your media
Photos will be uploaded to the Photography Hub section once they have been edited.
Additionally, you will have the opportunity to download any footage and session photographs from the Speaker Portal in the Post Event Media section. Please note that the turnaround time to the portal will be slower during the week of the Festival.
Sustainability at the Festival
We’re committed to having a positive impact on the environment and the communities we hold our events in. Our goal is to reduce both the waste and carbon emissions associated with our events.
What you can do to help
- Travel green: If possible, choose trains or other low-emission transport options to help reduce your carbon footprint as you make your way to the Festival.
- Be mindful of rider choices: If applicable, when making rider requests, consider what’s truly necessary. By requesting only what you need, you help minimise waste and ensure everything is used purposefully.
Every small action counts in creating a more sustainable future. Together, we can make every Festival experience greener and more responsible.
To learn more about our sustainability initiatives, visit Sustainability at the Festival.
Giveaways
We’re committed to reducing carbon and waste emissions from the Festival.
All giveaways should have an ongoing sustainable purpose, and items should be responsibly sourced and ideally made from recycled materials and designed using circular design principles. We’re happy to work with you to determine what items would work best.
Purpose: Why the freebie?
- What's the real reason for your giveaway?
- Will this item wow your audience or just collect dust? Is it something they’ll use, love or remember you for?
Production: What’s it made of?
- Are the materials ecofriendly or recyclable?
- Where’s it coming from? Is it locally sourced or has it travelled halfway around the globe? Consider the carbon footprint! 🌍
Prudence: Less is more!
- How many do you really need? No one wants a pile of leftovers.
- Have a plan for extras: reuse, recycle or give them a second life!
Please contact your Content Operations Manager directly if you’re interested in doing a giveaway.
Accessibility
American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters will be available for all sessions across the Lumière and Debussy Theatres as well as the Rotonde and Terrace Stages. Real-time text translation to delegates’ devices will also be available across the Festival.
If you have any accessibility requirements, please let us know on the Speaker Portal under the Festival Passes section.
If you have any accommodation accessibility requirements please contact bnetwork by email at canneslions@bnetwork.com. Alternatively, you can call bnetwork on +33 (0)4 93 68 76 00.
For more information on accessibility around the Festival, please visit Inclusivity & Accessibility at Cannes Lions Festival.
Social asset generator - Coming soon
You can download our Personalised Speaker Graphics, via our Speaker Portal to share across your social platforms.
If you’re sharing the stage with other speakers, we encourage you to collaborate and create joint assets to share on your social channels.