Variety returns to the Riviera for three days of interviews with industry leaders at the Variety Cannes Lions Interview Studio, presented by Canva. The studio will take place from June 20-22 and all interviews will be hosted by a diversity Editor.

Speakers scheduled to participate in the studio include Kevin Hart, Will.i.am., Keke Palmer and Amanda Gorman, as well as Kelly Campbell, President of Peacock; Claudine Cheever, Vice President of Global Brand and Marketing at Amazon; Jeremy Zimmer, CEO of United Talent Agency; Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Mastercard; and Julia Goldin, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at LEGO.

This year’s studio features a range of thought leaders in branding, storytelling, audience engagement, innovation and more.

Additional programming includes a conversation between Josh Feldman, Global Chief Marketing Officer of NBCUniversal Advertising & Partnerships, and Natalie Schwartz, Head of Global Brand Marketing and Partnerships at Canva.

Suzanne Kounkel, Chief Marketing Officer of Deloitte, will share a session with Jen Howard, Global Head of Sales at Canva. Jonathan Harley, Canva’s Head of Strategic Partnerships, will chat with Lee Rolston, Chief Growth Officer of Jones Knowles Ritchie, and Rankin Carroll, Chief Brand and Content Officer of Mars Wrigley.

“We are living through a historic time in marketing, where technology is evolving faster than ever before, creating new creative opportunities every day,” said Natalie Schwartz, head of global brand marketing and partnerships at Canva. “As part of our Variety partnership in Cannes, we are excited to welcome so many creatives and business professionals to our studio, where we will hear from some of the biggest players in the industry about what inspires and excites them.”

Other panelists participating in the studio include:

• Elizabeth Rutledge, Marketing Director at American Express

• Mark Marshall, President of Advertising and Partnerships, NBCUniversal

• Willie Geist, host of “Sunday Today With Willie Geist” on NBC News

• Maria Taylor, host of NBC’s “Football Night in America”

• Mie-Leng Wong, SVP Global Brands, Mondelez

• Laura Jones, Vice President of Brand and Marketing, Instacart

• Jon Gieselman, President of Expedia Brands, Expedia Group

• Xanthe Wells, Vice President, Global Creative, Pinterest

• Annie Luo, EVP, Head of Global Partnerships and Strategic Development, Peacock

• Elizabeth Campbell, Vice President of Field and Cultural Marketing, McDonald’s

• Alessandro Manfredi, CMO, Dove, Unilever

• Conny Braams, Chief Digital and Commercial Officer, Unilever

• Rita Ferro, President of Advertising Sales and Partnerships, Disney

• Sofia Hernandez, Global Head of Business Marketing, TikTok

• Thai Randolph, CEO, HartBeat

• Hector Muelas, SVP, Global Creative, Expedia

• Michele Rousseau, SVP, Global Brands and Creative Operations, Expedia Group,

• Judy Lee, Chief Experience Officer, Pinterest

• Ariana Stolarz, Managing Director, Growth & Product Innovation, Accenture

• Sheereen Russell, EVP, Advertising Sales and Inclusive Content Partnerships, Warner Bros. Discovery

• Rashida Jones, President, MSNBC,

• Roxy Young, CMO, Reddit

• Marc Mathieu, SVP, Web3 Studio and Emerging Tech Studio, Salesforce

• Joshua Burke, Global Head of Music, The Coca-Cola Company

• Melissa Hobley, CMO, Tinder

• Arjan Dijk, CMO and SVP, Booking.com

“The marketing world’s greatest minds come together at Cannes Lions to share their innovations and views on the industry,” said Dea Lawrence, Variety’s Chief Operating and Marketing Officer. “Variety is excited to partner with Canva on our annual Interview Studio to amplify these important conversations.”

Conversations from the studio will be published on Variety.com.

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