Request an Invite | Axios House at Cannes 2026

1 big thing:

We're heading back to the Croisette with Axios House Cannes, this year on yacht row. During four days aboard Axios House, we'll be hosting a series of captivating conversations with the biggest names in media, entertainment, sports and communications.

Go deeper:

Join Axios’ Sara Fischer, Kerry Flynn and Eleanor Hawkins for conversations that go beyond the buzzwords to uncover what’s next—and how to stay ahead in a world where culture drives commerce.

Request an invite

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Conal Byrne

CEO, iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group

Gotham Chopra

Co-founder, Religion of Sports

Rita Ferro

President, Global Advertising, Disney

Off House Event Speaker

Steve Huffman

CEO, Reddit

David Kramer

CEO, United Talent Agency

Meredith Kopit Levien

President & CEO, The New York Times Company

Alison Levin

President, Advertising & Partnerships, NBCUniversal

Dhar Mann

Founder, Dhar Mann Studios

Brandon Marshall

6x Pro Bowl WR, Co-Founder of I AM ATHLETE & House of Athlete, Mental Health Advocate, Entrepreneur

Off House Event Speaker

Lou McEwen

Chief Marketing Officer, McLaren Racing

Lando Norris

Driver, McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team

Raina Penchansky

Co-founder and CEO, Digital Brand Architects

Co-head of UTA Creators

Matthew Prince

CEO, Cloudflare

Amy Reinhard

President of Advertising, Netflix

Josh Richards

Entrepreneur, Multi-Hyphenate Creator & Cultural Architect

Alex Rodriguez

Chairman and CEO, A-Rod Corp
Co-Chairman, Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx

Angela Ruggiero

4X Olympian, Ice Hockey
Advisor, Genius Sports

Laura Rutledge

ESPN Host & Monday Night Football Reporter

Carlos Sainz

Atlassian Williams Formula 1 Team Driver

Maria Sharapova

Tennis Champion and Entrepreneur

Clea Shearer

Co-founder, The Home Edit

Gustav Söderström

Co-CEO, Spotify

Pablo Torre

Host and Executive Editor, "Pablo Torre Finds Out"

Daisy Veerasingham

President & CEO, The Associated Press

Neil Vogel

CEO, People Inc.

Grace Wells

Commercial Video Creator

Rachel Zoe

Entrepreneur, Global Fashion Authority, TV Personality, Venture Capitalist, Philanthropist, and Cast Member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Meet the team

Sara Fischer

Media Correspondent, Axios

Kerry Flynn

Media Reporter, Axios

Eleanor Hawkins

Moderator, Axios

Simon Hernandez-Arthur

Communications Strategist & Writer, Axios

Christine Wang

Media Editor, Axios

Nicholas Johnston

Publisher, Axios

View From the Top Segment Moderator

Kristin Burkhalter

EVP, Axios Live

View From the Top Segment Moderator

VENUE

Port de Cannes

𖡡 Yacht Row, steps from the Croisette

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Axios House is an official 2026 Partner of Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

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1 Big Thing: Axios Live returns to the Croisette with Axios House Cannes, this year on yacht row. Over the course of four days, we'll host captivating conversations with the biggest names in media, entertainment, sports, marketing and communications.

Go deeper: Join Axios’ Sara Fischer and Kerry Flynn and moderator Eleanor Hawkins as we break news and drive conversations around the future storytelling in an agentic world..

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1 big thing:

We're heading back to the Croisette with Axios House Cannes, this year on yacht row. During four days aboard Axios House, we'll be hosting a series of captivating conversations with the biggest names in media, entertainment, sports and communications.

Go Deeper:

Join Axios’ Sara Fischer, Kerry Flynn and Eleanor Hawkins for conversations that go beyond the buzzwords to uncover what’s next—and how to stay ahead in a world where culture drives commerce.

Request an Invite

Jetée Albert Edouard, Port de Cannes

06400 Cannes, France

𖡡 Yacht Row, steps from the Croisette

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Axios House is an official 2026 Partner of Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

Schedule

Day 1

Monday, june 22

Reputation Meets Relevance: The New Media Landscape

10:00 am - 11:30 am

We’ll discuss ways building reputation capital and human ingenuity can drive lasting business impact.

Shopping, Supercharged

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Join Axios House at Cannes for an Expert Voices roundtable exploring how retail media companies are crafting winning messages around omnichannel marketing. We’ll discuss ways commerce companies can sharpen their messaging with a multi-demographic approach in mind.

Invitation only

Advancing the Athlete-to-Entrepreneur Pipeline

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

We’ll break down the communications and business platforms powering this shift and how teams, leagues and players are rethinking the path from pro to entrepreneur.

The New Attention Playbook

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Join Axios Live at Cannes for conversations with athletes, creators, along with media and sports leaders. We’ll explore evolving audience behaviors, the growing influence of creator-driven fandom, the future of media measurement and how advertisers can build stronger campaigns around tentpole live events.

Invitation only

The Art of Choosing Influential Voices for Impact

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

We'll explore how culture shapes creator partnerships, how leaders navigate reputational risk in high-visibility moments and the creative strategies driving impact without sacrificing credibility.