Cannes Lions announces the Dan Wieden Titanium Lions and inaugural Creative Brand Lions Jury line-up
Featuring a global collective of industry-defining leaders shaping the future of creativity
Lebanon represented on Titanium Lions Jury for the first time
23 April 2026 – The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, taking place 22–26 June 2026, has announced the line-up for the Dan Wieden Titanium Lions Jury and unveiled the inaugural Creative Brand Lions Jury for 2026 – bringing together some of the most influential voices shaping the global creative and marketing landscape.
The newly introduced Creative Brand Lion will recognise the visionary brands that are building the systems, cultures and capabilities that make world-class creative marketing inevitable and repeatable – and the practices that transform creative potential into lasting business impact. The Jury will be led by AB InBev’s Global Chief Marketing Officer, Marcel Marcondes, and brings together a powerful cross-section of the industry’s most senior brand and creative leaders – individuals responsible for driving transformation across some of the world’s most iconic organisations. Representing a convergence of both creative leaders and CMOs, this Jury reflects those actively redefining how creativity delivers growth at scale.
The Dan Wieden Titanium Lions, celebrating game changing creativity, will be led by Chaka Sobhani, Global Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Worldwide, Global. The Jury comprises a collective of the industry’s most awarded and respected creative leaders, including multiple former Cannes Lions Jury Presidents and pioneers behind some of the most influential work of the past decade. They represent the highest level of creative excellence and are widely recognised as setting the benchmark for the industry globally. In a historic first, Lebanon are represented on the Titanium Jury.
Commenting on this year’s line-up, Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said: “The calibre of this year’s Juries reflects the true architects of modern creativity – leaders who are actively shaping the direction of our industry. The introduction of the Creative Brand Lion, alongside the Dan Wieden Titanium Lions Jury, made up of some of the industry’s most experienced leaders, reflects the future-facing view of creativity – one that’s driven by the cultures and conditions that make world-class work inevitable. As the late and great Dan Wieden said, it’s only when these conditions are in place that ‘the work stops the industry in its tracks and makes us reconsider the way forward’.”
The 2026 Creative Brand and Dan Wieden Titanium Jurors have been named as:
Creative Brand Lion
Marcel Marcondes | Global Chief Marketing Officer, AB InBev, Global
Agathe Bousquet | President, Publicis Groupe, France
Islam Eldessouky | Global VP Creative, The Coca-Cola Company, Global
Jean Lin | Global Chief Brand Officer, Dentsu Group Inc., Global
Julia Goldin | Chief Product and Marketing Officer, The LEGO Group, Global
Nunu Ntshingila | Chairperson, Ntinta and Women For Women, Global
Richard Brim, Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Ace of Hearts, UK
Rose Herceg | CEO ANZ, WPP, Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Sean Summers | Chief Marketing Officer and Executive VP Retail Media, Mercado Libre, LATAM
Susan Credle | Global Creative Advisor, Omnicom, Global
Dan Wieden Titanium Lion
Chaka Sobhani | Global Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Worldwide, Global
Andrea Diquez | Global CEO, GUT, Global
Cindy Gallop | Founder and CEO, MakeLoveNotPorn, USA
Esi Bracey | Former Chief Growth and Marketing Officer, Unilever, Global
Gaëtan Du Peloux | Co-President and Chief Creative Officer, Marcel, France
Jimmy Smith | Chairman, CEO, Amusement Park Entertainment, USA
Naoki Tanaka | Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Lab, Dentsu, Japan and Global
Nayla Tueni | CEO and Editor in Chief, Annahar Media Group, MENA
Pancho Cassis | Partner and Global Chief Creative Officer, DAVID, Global
Tseliso Rangaka | Chief Creative Officer, Accenture Song, South Africa
The Luxury Jury will be announced in due course. The 73rd edition of the Festival takes place from 22 to 26 June in Cannes, France. Pass options can be found at www.canneslions.com.