Cannes Lions Festival announces speakers of their 2016 edition

The Cannes Lions International Creativity Festival announced its complete content program for this year’s edition, as well as the speakers who will arrive from all the corners of the world to share their knowledge from the stage. “When we put together our content program we look to give people inspirational learning that you can’t find anywhere else. Importantly, we keep creativity at the heart, designing it to cross all touch points of creativity while offering insights into some of the most creative minds in the world. With specialist events in Health, Innovation and Entertainment, we can offer a program of speakers that brings the ever-growing ecosystem of creative communications together, allowing delegates to pick and choose content to create their own tailored program” said Philip Thomas, CEO, Lions Festivals.The speakers at Cannes Lions include: Oliver Stone, who will offer his views on filmmaking, politics and culture; illusionist David Copperfield who will take the stage to talk about the importance of authenticity, sincerity and honesty and brand messaging; Gwyneth Paltrow, who will answer questions from Stephen Sackur, from BBC HARDtalk.Lions Entertainment includes: Actor and Producer, Channing Tatum; Mindy Kaling will bring insight and inspiration from the acting world; John Cena, Actor and Wrestling star from the U.S. who works for WWE, will take the stage with Stephanie McMahon, WWE Chief Strategy Officer Some of the speakers in Lions Health are: Cory Doctorow, science fiction Author, Blogger and Technology Activist, and Dr. Gokul Krishnan, Ph.D. Learning Scientist, Engineer and Founder of Maker Therapy.In Lions Innovation: CEO & Co-Founder of LISNR and André Ferraz, CEO, In Loco Media, among others, will take the stage to share their experiences.