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SALESFORCE BEACH CANNES 2026

9:00-10:30 AM

The Enterprise Connector: Breaking Silos with AI

In Partnership with Cognizant

Owning a function isn’t enough anymore. The CMO is now the enterprise connector, and the stakes have never been higher. See how the best ones are using AI to drive real alignment across sales, service, and product.

Featured Guests

Lenore Lang, EVP, Tech, Media, Telco, Salesforce

Lenore Lang

EVP, Tech, Media, Telco
Salesforce
Thea Hayden, Chief Marketing Officer, Cognizant

Thea Hayden

Chief Marketing Officer
Cognizant
Ginny Cartwright-Ziegler, Chief Marketing Officer, Pearson

Ginny Cartwright-Ziegler

Chief Marketing Officer
Pearson
2:00-3:30 PM

The C-Suite Thunderdome: CMO, CIO, and CFO Walk Into a Meeting

In Collaboration with Deloitte Digital

Deploying AI isn’t a tech problem—it’s a C-Suite negotiation. Watch the CMO, CIO, and CFO hash out an AI idea live, navigating velocity vs. governance, experimentation vs. security, and innovation vs. human-centric change.

By invitation only

Featured Guests

Jess Sibley, CEO, TIME

Jess Sibley

CEO, Moderator
TIME
Patrick Stokes, Chief Marketing Officer, Salesforce

Patrick Stokes

Chief Marketing Officer
Salesforce
Diane Young, CEO & Co-Founder, The Drum

Diane Young

CEO & Co-Founder
The Drum
Michelle Crossan-Matos, Chief Brand & Experience Officer, SharkNinja

Michelle Crossan-Matos

Chief Brand & Experience Officer
SharkNinja
Scott Mager, US Chief Marketing Officer, Deloitte

Scott Mager

US Chief Marketing Officer
Deloitte
4:30-6:30 PM

A Celebration of Icons with Salesforce & TIME

TIME100 honorees. Sunset cocktails. The conversation you actually want to be part of. Join Salesforce and TIME CEO Jessica Sibley for an exclusive evening with the leaders shaping culture in an AI-driven world.

Featured Guests

Jess Sibley, CEO, TIME

Jess Sibley

CEO, Moderator
TIME
Suzanne Kounkel, Global CMO, Deloitte Digital

Suzanne Kounkel

Global CMO
Deloitte Digital
10:00-11:30 AM

You’re Missing Out: Compliance to Competitive Advantage

In Partnership with Acxiom

Compliance is just the entry ticket. The real opportunity is turning your data into a high-performance asset for agent-driven growth. In today’s economy, trust isn’t a soft metric—it’s the measurable ROI that powers credible AI.

Featured Guests

Sanjna Parulekar, SVP of Product Marketing, Salesforce

Sanjna Parulekar

SVP of Product Marketing
Salesforce
Sean Muzzy, Global President, Acxiom

Sean Muzzy

Global President
Acxiom
Dara Treseder, Chief Marketing Officer, Autodesk

Dara Treseder

Chief Marketing Officer
Autodesk
12:30-1:00pm

How We Turned a Super Bowl Ad Into an AI-Powered Entertainment System

You saw the ad. You searched for the clues. You tried to win the money. Now, hear from the creatives from Salesforce and MrBeast who built an immersive campaign ecosystem in just 27 days. The takeaway is simple: AI is a force-multipler and the future is not making ads faster. It is building experiences people can enter.

Featured Guests

John Zissimos, Chief Creative & Digital Officer, Salesforce

John Zissimos

Chief Creative & Digital Officer
Salesforce
Beau Avril, SVP, Partnerships, Beast Industries

Beau Avril

SVP, Partnerships
Beast Industries
Zoe Ruderman, Chief Content Officer, Adweek

Zoe Ruderman

Chief Content Officer
Adweek
1:15-2:00 PM

Tearing up the T-Shape: Marketing Leadership for the Agentic Age

Most CMOs expect AI to transform marketing. Almost none think they need to change. That gap will end careers. The T-shaped marketer is dead. Join us to discover the A-shaped CMO framework built to lead, not just survive, the agentic era.

Featured Guests

Jenni Baker, Senior Editor, The Drum

Jenni Baker

Senior Editor
The Drum
Stephanie Sadowski,Senior Managing Director, Global Salesforce Business Group Lead

Stephanie Sadowski

Senior Managing Director, Global Salesforce Business Group Lead
Accenture
3:00-3:45 PM

The New CMO Mandate: More Accountability, Less Control

In Partnership with Slalom

You’re now accountable for enterprise growth while your tools, structure, and customer journey are being rebuilt at hyperspeed. The board wants outcomes. This is a peer conversation about leading through transformation in real time.

Featured Guests

Ruth Umoh, Editor, Fortune

Ruth Umoh

Editor, Moderator
Fortune
Ryan Gavin, Chief Marketing Officer, Slack

Ryan Gavin

Chief Marketing Officer
Slack
Sangeeta Prasad, Chief Marketing Officer, Slalom

Sangeeta Prasad

Chief Marketing Officer
Slalom
Kim Storin, Chief Marketing Officer, Zoom

Kim Storin

Chief Marketing Officer
Zoom
10:30 AM-12:00 PM

ROI or It Didn’t Happen

In Partnership with Demandbase

AI is rewriting marketing, but is your data ready? We’re skipping the polish to tackle what’s really blocking AI adoption: shaky data, budget pressure, and hype overload. Straight talk and live debate from peers fighting through it. Strap in.

Featured Guests

Ruth Umoh, Editor, Fortune

Ruth Umoh

Editor, Moderator
Fortune
Al Torres, Senior Vice President, Advertising Platform, Demandbase

Al Torres

Senior Vice President, Advertising Platform
Demandbase

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