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London International Awards (LIA) : created for creatives
2025-09-25 08:00 - 2025-10-03 17:00 UTC | LIA
The London International Awards (LIA) 2025 returns with its core mission intact: recognizing world-class creativity across every corner of the global communications industry. Created for creatives, LIA remains one of the few major award shows where jurors evaluate work entirely on-site and in person, ensuring integrity, focus, and fairness.
Entries are accepted across over 25 categories, including Film, Digital, Design, Audio, Health & Wellness, Social Media, Creativity in PR, B2B, and the fast-growing field of Creative Use of Data. Each jury is composed of top-tier industry professionals who view and discuss every entry as a group — no remote judging, no shortcuts.
A cornerstone of LIA is its Creative LIAisons program, which offers emerging talent access to mentorship from the industry’s leading minds. The initiative combines virtual one-on-one sessions throughout the year and culminates in an intensive in-person experience in Las Vegas, where selected young creatives learn directly from jurors and top executives.
Set to take place again at the Wynn Las Vegas in late September, LIA 2025 reaffirms its unique position: not just as an awards platform, but as a creative ecosystem dedicated to celebrating craft, pushing boundaries, and inspiring the next generation of creative leaders.

DMEXCO (Digital Marketing Exposition & Conference)
2025-09-17 08:00 - 2025-09-18 17:00
DMEXCO 2025 will take place on September 17–18 in Cologne, Germany, once again bringing together the global digital marketing and tech ecosystem. As Europe’s leading event for digital business, the conference serves as a hub for innovation, commerce, and thought leadership.
The 2025 edition promises over 40,000 participants, 1,000 exhibitors, and hundreds of speakers across multiple stages. Key themes include artificial intelligence, data-driven marketing, sustainable brand strategies, and platform transformation. With new summit formats such as the CMO Summit and the Thought Leaders’ Forum, DMEXCO places bold strategic thinking at the core of its program.
Exhibitors from the world’s top tech firms, media agencies, and startups will showcase the latest products and solutions, while curated networking areas and themed experience zones offer direct access to decision-makers and innovators.
DMEXCO 2025 continues its mission: to accelerate the digital economy by merging commerce, content, and community in a high-impact, future-focused environment.

Nudgestock
2025-06-27 08:00 - 17:00
Nudgestock returns on June 27, 2025 in London as the flagship festival merging behavioural science with creativity. This year’s theme, Power, examines influence in every domain—from organizational dynamics and AI to sensory design and global food behaviour.
The full-day program features insightful talks and panels:

Rory Sutherland opens with “Soft Power in a Hard World,” exploring non-coercive influence.

Evolutionary insights from Katie Slocombe on status and alliance.

Dr Martha Newson on collective identity and loyalty formation.

AI-hype deconstruction and cognitive depth via Daniel Hulme.

Roger L. Martin dissects hierarchy and innovation challenges.

Real-world case studies from creatives like Maz Farrelly, and behavioural change experts Takwa Khelifi and Charles Spence.

A key appearance by Michael Gove, reflecting on power in media and governance.

Structured around stimulating sessions, live demos, and immersive experiences, Nudgestock 2025 targets leaders in marketing, psychology, public policy, tech, and academia. The event builds on its reputation as the world’s premier behavioural science festival—scientifically rigorous yet entertainingly provocative.
Nudgestock 2025 promises to reshape thinking about influence, leadership, innovation, and the subtle forces that shape our decisions.

Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
2025-06-16 08:00 - 2025-06-20 17:00
Cannes Lions 2025 returns from June 16 to 20, once again transforming the Croisette into the epicenter of global creativity. This year’s festival reflects the rapidly evolving intersection of advertising, technology, and culture, with a strong emphasis on AI innovation, creator-driven storytelling, retail media expansion, and long-term brand platforms.
Over 26,000 entries from more than 90 countries compete across categories that increasingly reward data-informed creativity, strategic effectiveness, and campaigns with social impact. New award segments in 2025 highlight the rise of creators as media forces and recognize sustained brand platforms that deliver beyond the campaign cycle.
The program features five days of keynotes, workshops, live judging sessions, and networking experiences. Leading voices from brands, agencies, tech giants, and creative talent will take the stage to explore how the industry is being reshaped by automation, audience behavior shifts, and performance-driven demands.
Beyond the Palais, Cannes Lions is also a powerful business forum. Private dinners, beach takeovers, and exclusive yacht events hosted by platforms, agencies, and venture firms create an unmatched space for connection and influence.
Cannes Lions 2025 is not just a celebration of creative excellence — it’s a mirror of an industry in transformation, where the future of advertising is being written in real time.

London International Awards (LIA) : created for creatives
2024-10-03 08:00 - 2024-10-09 17:00 | LIA
The London International Awards (LIA) 2024 is a global festival celebrating creativity and innovation in the advertising and communications industry. Established in 1986 by Barbara Levy, LIA is the first truly international advertising award that has continually evolved as the landscape of the industry has changed.
The festival is set to take place from September 29th to October 7th, 2024, in Las Vegas. It is expected to attract top-class talent from the industry. The judging process is unique as it requires all jurors, including the Jury Presidents, to be on-site for all judging from the first round through statue discussions. This ensures that all jurors see every piece of work.
LIA 2024 has introduced new categories for Creative Strategy and Direct Marketing. Creative Strategy recognizes the thinking that leads into and inspires the creative idea, while Direct Marketing is focused on receiving a direct response from the clear target audience, with a call to action and defined results.
In addition to the awards, LIA also runs the Creative LIAisons program, an educational initiative aimed at developing, educating, inspiring, and nurturing emerging talent. The program gives young creatives from around the globe access to learn from the most experienced and awarded people working in the industry and related businesses.
The final entry deadline for LIA 2024 is August 31st, 2024. Work submitted must initially be released, published, and/or broadcast in a commercial environment with client approval from July 1st, 2023, through August 31st, 2024.
In summary, the London International Awards (LIA) 2024 is a celebration of creativity in advertising and communications, offering a platform for learning, networking, and showcasing the world’s best creative work. It’s an event that truly puts creativity in the spotlight.

DMEXCO (Digital Marketing Exposition & Conference)
2024-09-18 08:00 - 2024-09-19 17:00 | DMEXCO, Koelnmesse GmbH Messeplatz 1, Cologne, 50679, Germany
DMEXCO (Digital Marketing Exposition & Conference) 2024 is a leading event in Europe for the digital marketing and tech industry. The event is scheduled to take place on September 18 and 19, 2024, in Cologne, Germany.
DMEXCO brings together industry leaders, marketing and media professionals, and tech pioneers to set the digital agenda. It’s a place where tomorrow’s digital business happens today. The event is organized by Koelnmesse and is expected to attract around 40,000 attendees and 977 exhibitors.
The conference offers a platform for the leading minds and groundbreaking topics in digital business. Attendees can gain exclusive insights into the digital industry and discover the latest digital marketing and tech trends. The event features a wide range of topics from the fields of media, marketing, business, and the future.
The DMEXCO Expo is a key part of the event, with over 650 partner companies participating in 2023. The expo provides an opportunity for businesses to showcase their products and services, network with other industry professionals, and learn about the latest developments in the digital world.
In addition to the conference and expo, DMEXCO also offers a range of other activities, including DMEXCO Stories, which cover trends from the fields of media, marketing, business, and the future, and the DMEXCO Podcast, which provides exclusive insights into the digital industry.
Tickets for DMEXCO 2024 are now available. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to the industry, DMEXCO offers a wealth of opportunities to learn, network, and be inspired by the latest innovations in digital marketing and tech. It’s an event that truly puts the digital business of tomorrow in the spotlight today.

Nudgestock 2024
2024-07-05 08:00 - 17:00 | nudgestock, The Old Truman Brewery 95 Brick Lane London, london, E1 6QL, United Kingdom
Nudgestock 2024 is a festival of behavioural science and creativity, curated by Ogilvy Consulting. The event is set to take place on Friday, July 5th, 2024, at the Truman Brewery in Shoreditch, London. This will be the 12th year of the festival.
The theme for Nudgestock 2024 is ‘Time’. The festival aims to uncover the hidden power of time, exploring how it shapes us as individuals and influences our behaviours. The event will feature leading authorities across marketing, psychology, neuroscience, and behavioural economics.
Attendees will have the opportunity to listen to talks from some of the world’s top behavioural scientists. These talks will delve into various aspects of time, such as how our perception of time affects our decisions and behaviours.
Tickets for Nudgestock 2024 are now available. The event promises to be a day of thought-provoking discussions, debates, and celebrations of counter-intuitive ideas.

Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
2024-06-17 08:00 - 2024-06-21 17:00 | Cannes Lions, Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes, 1 Bd de la Croisette, Cannes, Alpes côte d'azur, 06400, France
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2024 is where the advertising and communications industry meets to celebrate the world’s best work. The festival is set to take place from June 17th to June 21st, 2024, in Cannes, France.
At Cannes Lions, insight from iconic thought leaders, ideas from the world’s most innovative companies, and inspiration from every corner of the creative marketing community come together. This event offers a week of world-class networking, learning, and history-making creativity.
The festival will showcase more than 150 hours of content, with around 500 speakers from across the spectrum of creativity. Attendees will have the opportunity to listen to inspiring, provocative voices —both legendary and new— from around the world, who will share ideas that advance industries, shape the world and drive progress through creativity.
The Cannes Lion Awards are the cornerstone of the Festival and the benchmark for the creative industry. The shortlists will be published from June 4th, with the winners announced throughout the week of the festival.
Tickets for Cannes Lions 2024 are now available. The event promises to be a momentous occasion for everyone in the creative marketing community. Whether you’re looking for elevated, five-star experiences or educational deep-dives led by world-class creatives, there are various ways to attend Cannes Lions. The festival also includes initiatives such as the See It Be It programme, which has helped address the gender imbalance in the creative sector since 2014. This initiative invites women and non-binary candidates to join the programme, which includes mentorship, masterclasses, and a VIP Festival Pass.
In summary, Cannes Lions 2024 is a celebration of creativity in advertising and communications, offering a platform for learning, networking, and showcasing the world’s best creative work. It’s an event that truly puts creativity in the spotlight

SXSW Conference & Festivals
2024-03-08 08:00 - 2024-03-16 17:00
