Cannes LIONS
June 22, 2026 7:30pm – Midnight
Digital Fight Club returns to Cannes LIONS after a blowout performance at POSSIBLE 2026 where the highlight was a come from behind upset win by Terence Kawaja over Michael Kassan. 300 VIP invite only guests. 4 premium fights between agency and ad tech CEOs. 3 big name CMO referees. All the mayhem you would expect.
Join us at the Empower Cafe (next to Amazon Port) with our partner Propeller Group for the best content of the entire festival.
Tired of hearing the same ‘ol same ‘ol at marketing conferences? Tired of being kissed up to or not being able to speak your mind in a proposal?
So are we.
- Fight 1: Brand Identity & Chasing Culture
- Fight 2: Brand vs Performance & Budget Allocation
- Fight 3: AI: Creative Partner or Brand Killer?
- Fight 4: Media Fragmentation: Creative vs Data
Mayhem, indeed!
The Fight Format
Each fight lasts about 12-13 minutes
- Opening Arguments: 45 secs each
- Rebuttal Rounds: 15 secs each (6-8 rounds)
- Refs Call Fouls (Buzzer) Anytime: 15 sec responses each
Not sure what a Digital Fight Club is?
Check out the Trailer.
Produced by:

Fight 1
Brand Identity & Chasing Culture
Rhonda Hiatt
Rhonda Hiatt
CEO, M+C Saatchi
- Interbrand vet
- Longtime Saatchi vet
- Raider
Crystal Foote
Crystal Foote
Founder, Digital Culture Group
- Ad tech vet
- Former media director
- Red Storm
Fight 2
Brand vs Performance & Budget Allocation
Kamran Asghar
Kamran Asghar
Founder & CEO , Crossmedia
- 25 year founder of Cross media
- Oglivy media planner
- The Tribe
Paul Frampton-Calero
Paul Frampton-Calero
CEO, Goodway Group
- OG media planner
- Havas vet
- Team Southampton
Fight 3:
AI: Partner or Brand Killer?
Adam Epstein
Adam Epstein
CEO, AdMarketplace
- Ad tech founder
- Recovering lawyer
- Lion
Stu Solomon
Stu Solomon
CEO, HUMAN
- Brigadier General
- Cyber & Ad tech guy
- Zoomie
Fight 4
Media Fragmentation: Creative vs Data
Francesco Guglielmino
Francesco Guglielmino
CEO, Cubeiq
- Mobile data vet
- Telecom vet
- Milano!
Emma Armstrong
Emma Armstrong
CEO, BBDO
- Agency vet
- Former adventure guide
- Cambridge Blues
Referees
CMO, Amazon Devices & Services
- Ring vet
- Sonos vet
- Rock Chalk!
CMO, Tinder
- OK Cupid vet
- Recovering agency vet
- Ram
CMO, OnePay
- Visa vet
- Former quant
- Sun Devil