Vanessa Otero, Founder and CEO
Lou Paskalis, Chief Strategy Officer
Rafe D'Amico, Chief Revenue Officer
Moreno Weilenmann, VP of Partnerships

Advertising in News

Monday, June 16, 10:30 a.m. CEST, RTL Beach

Moderator: Alexis Williams, Chief Business Affairs Officer, Stagwell

Panelists:

  • Michele Barlow, EVP Marketing, Bank of America
  • Johanna Mayer-Jones, Global Chief Advertising Officer, The Washington Post
  • Gina Garrubbo, President & CEO, National Public Media
  • Jaqueline Cameron, Chief Revenue Officer, Axios
  • Damon Reeve, CEO, Ozone
  • Vanessa Otero, CEO of Ad Fontes Media

The Business of News: How News Advertising Delivers Growth and Increased ROAS for Marketers

Tuesday, June 17, 1:45 p.m. CEST, Adweek House on the lawn of the Majestic Hotel

Presented by Ad Fontes Media and Adweek

Moderator: Kara Swisher, Journalist & Podcaster

Panelists:

  • Christine Cook, CRO, Bloomberg
  • Josh Stinchcomb, CRO, WSJ Barrons
  • Joy Robins, CRO, NYT
  • Jonah Goodhart, CEO and Founder, Mobian
  • Jed Dedrick, CRO, The Trade Desk
  • Susan Schiekofer, Chief Media Officer, GroupM
  • Vanessa Otero, CEO and Founder, Ad Fontes Media

VIP Breakfast Hosted by Stagwell

Wednesday, June 18, 8:30 a.m. CEST, Sport Beach

This is an invitation-only event.

Brief panel discussion:

Moderator: Alexis Williams, Chief Business Affairs Officer, Stagwell

Panelists:

  • Christine Cook, CRO, Bloomberg
  • Vanessa Otero, CEO and Founder, Ad Fontes Media

The Future of News

Wednesday, June 18, 1 p.m. CEST, Sport Beach

Hosted by Stagwell

Moderator: Mark Penn, Chairman and CEO, Stagwell

Panelists:

  • Almar Latour, Publisher & CEO, Wall Street Journal 
  • Jeff Green, CEO and Founder, The Trade Desk
  • Meredith Kopit Levien, CEO, The New York Times
  • Mike Reed, CEO, Gannett | USA TODAY Network
  • Tracy Ann Lim, Chief Media Officer, JPMorgan Chase

Cannes We Be Honest? A Salon on Journalism, Monetization, & What Might Finally Work

Wednesday, June 18, 3 p.m. CEST, The Givsly Hub

Hosted by Unplugged Collective & Beeler.Tech

Cannes We Be Honest? opens Truth Be Told with an off-the-record roundtable moderated by Rob Beeler. It brings together voices from media, journalism, and ad tech for a grounded conversation about why quality journalism still struggles to earn the ad dollars it deserves and what might finally change that. Featuring Vanessa Otero, CEO of Ad Fontes Media

Scenes from Cannes Lions 2024!