Cognitiv Brings Leading Brands Together at Cannes Lions 2025 to Discuss AI and Celebrate a Decade of Deep Learning Innovation

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cognitiv, the leading advanced performance partner powered by deep learning, today announced a slate of mission-critical conversations with brand luminaries at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, June 16-19, 2025. As it celebrates its milestone 10th anniversary, Cognitiv will gather industry leaders to reflect and explore how AI is fundamentally transforming advertising through a series of high-impact sessions with the company’s own experts in AI, neuroscience, and marketing performance.

From intimate yacht discussions to main stage presentations, Cognitiv’s presence highlights how deep learning is revolutionizing advertising, helping brands move beyond traditional targeting to contextual intelligence, beyond proxies to real metrics, and beyond optimization to genuine exploration.

See Cognitiv’s full calendar of events and RSVP for compelling conversations and festive activations here.

“Cognitiv is arming brands and agencies with the tools to transform their marketing now, not in some distant future,” said Eric Danetz, President, Cognitiv. “We’re at an inflection point where AI is accelerating innovation at an unprecedented pace and fundamentally reshaping how brands connect with consumers. For the past decade, we’ve been focused on bringing intelligence to advertising through advanced deep learning. The conversations we’re hosting at Cannes reflect how far the industry has come and where it’s headed.”

Headlining the company’s Cannes Festival thought leadership, Cognitiv’s Chief Science Officer and co-founder Dr. Aaron Andalman will be featured in the “Cannes Future Gazers” session at the Terrace Stage on Tuesday, June 17, at 1:00 PM, offering insights on how AI and neuroscience are shaping the future of advertising.

Yacht-Side Conversations: Industry Leaders Tackle AI’s Impact on Marketing

Throughout the festival, the company will host an exclusive series of Yacht-Side Conversations aboard the Cognitiv Yacht O’Lion at Jetée Albert Edouard Nord, bringing together brand and agency leaders across sectors including Health and Pharmaceuticals, Financial Marketing, and Technology.

“As we mark our tenth year of bringing intelligence to advertising, Cannes is the ideal stage to showcase how deep learning is breaking through the performance plateau many brands face today,” said Justine Frostad, SVP Marketing, Cognitiv. “The convergence of AI, media, and marketing is creating unprecedented opportunities for innovation. At Cannes, we’ll explore how media as a concept is evolving in 2025 and what marketers need to know to stay ahead."

Monday, June 16

11:00 AM – Global Visionaries: How Lenovo and Assembly Are Rewriting the Media Playbook

• Rick Acampora, Global CEO, Assembly
• Rick Corteville, Executive Lead, Global Media COE, Worldwide, Lenovo
• Moderator: Jeremy Fain, CEO and co-founder, Cognitiv

12:30 PM – Empowered to Innovate: Gallo and UM on Leading Teams and Embracing New Technologies

• Amy Lund, VP of Marketing and Communications, GALLO
• Marcy Greenberger, US Chief Investment Officer, UM
• Moderator: Anna Spanfeller, VP, Agency Partnership, Cognitiv

Tuesday, June 17

11:00 AM – Reimagining Performance: How AI, Human Ingenuity, and Bold Leadership Are Reshaping Financial Services Marketing

• Nicole Estebanell, US CEO, Mediahub Worldwide
• Andrea Zaretsky, Chief Marketing Officer, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and E*TRADE
• Moderator: Eric Danetz, President, Cognitiv

12:30 PM – AI with Integrity: IPG Mediabrands Health and Bristol Myers Squibb on Trust in Pharma Marketing

• Melissa Gordon Ring, President, IPG Mediabrands Health
• Denise Dalton, Vice President Marketing, Bristol Myers Squibb
• Moderator: Anna Spanfeller, VP, Agency Partnership, Cognitiv

Wednesday, June 18

12:00 PM – How AI Unlocks New Levels of Growth

• Liane Nadeau, Chief Investment Officer, Digitas North America
• Moderator: Aaron Andalman, Chief Science Officer and co-founder, Cognitiv

Women Leaders at the Forefront of AI and Media Innovation

Cognitiv’s leadership will be prominently featured at the Female Quotient Equity Lounge throughout the festival:

• Wednesday, June 18
  4:30 PM – The Marketing Anecdote: Making AI Your Friend
  Jana Jakovljevic, SVP, Partnerships, Cognitiv

• Thursday, June 19
  11:00 AM – Architecting You: How Personal Philosophies Fuel Professional Excellence
  Justine Frostad, SVP, Marketing, Cognitiv

• 12:00 PM – Media Convergence: What ‘Media’ Means in 2025
  Anna Spanfeller, VP, Agency Partnerships, Cognitiv

From custom neural networks that predict consumer behavior to ContextGPT-powered contextual targeting that understands page content with human-like comprehension, Cognitiv’s solutions help brands achieve measurable outcomes including CPA reductions, incremental lift, and ROAS improvements.

About Cognitiv

Cognitiv is the leading advanced performance partner powered by deep learning. Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology and data science since 2015 to more accurately predict consumer behavior and understand nuance, Cognitiv connects brands with their customers in more precise, relevant, impactful moments at scale. Cognitiv’s Deep Learning Advertising Platform provides marketers with unprecedented flexibility, activating as a Dynamic Deal run through the DSP of your choice, as a managed service DSP, or through its industry-first ContextGPT product. Cognitiv is on a mission to bring intelligence to advertising.