CANNES JURORS tara nolan VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL GROWTH & COMMUNICATIONS, HAVAS MEDIA GROUP The hype around who has been shortlisted leading up to the awards ceremonies! The opportunity to connect and build relationships with colleagues and industry parters in a unique en onment ygto speak French; navigating past the gutter bar ;) jeremy bird MANAGING DIRECTOR / CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER, HAVAS LIFE BIRD & SCHULTE It´s raining incessantly at present here in Germany. Bad for people with a melancholy disposition, but good for online judging which I am currently doing. The 3 things I´ll miss most about being at Cannes will be the conversations, the wine and of course the weather. lizzie nolan EVP, GLOBAL STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE, HAVAS MEDIA GROUP LONDON I will miss the first time Cannes experience as I’ve never actually been to the media festival before. I will miss connecting with people I haven’t seen for ages given I’ve been out of Europe for over a decade! I will miss celebrating the end of the judging with a vat of rosé with new friends, although I am planning on having a magnum or two of Aix off camera to get me through the virtual judging week! rosie bardales GLOBAL EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, BETC Seeing past colleagues and long-time friends from all over the world simply to tan, toast and let our hair down. The competitive spirit that fills the air after jurors are let out into the evenings and everyone spills out onto the street. The feeling of our industry as a whole, together, seeing clients, colleagues, agencies and teammates come to celebrate a couple years of hard work and creativity. A beautiful reminder of why we all do this. vicki maguire CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER, HAVAS LONDON I started at Havas London in January 2020... 8 weeks later the world locks down! So I haven’t even MET my extended Havas family in person. But for me it’s all about the work.... Osmosis is a brilliant learning tool so just being in the presence of amazing work is inspiring. And amazing talent too. And, it’s Cannes so.... never underestimate the power of a glass of cheapo rosé to unleash your creativity! florence bellisson PRESIDENT & CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER, BETC ETOILE ROUGE, FRANCE I will miss not being on site, with the jurors. The experience has a lack of spontaneity. I will miss not being in the dark to watch the case studies live. I will miss goosebumps and sunsets. 31 DARE!