day 4

Thursday, June 19, 2025

  • 11:00 AM 12:00 AM

  • Salon Culture Conversations Villa384 Boulevard des Glaieuls Vallauris, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 06220 France (map)

Future-Proofing Creativity

Strategies for nurturing creative resilience in rapidly changing times. How creativity and design shape tomorrow's innovations and societal trends.

Moderator:

  • Rakia Finley, Founder & CEO, Copper & Vine Studio

Panelists:

  • Karen Pearce, GM Rethink

  • Lisa Mack, Vice President Brand, Telus

Thursday, June 19, 2025

  • 1:00 PM 2:00 PM

  • Salon Culture Conversations Villa384 Boulevard des Glaieuls, Vallauris, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 06220 France (map)

Purpose Beyond Profit: The New Business Equation for Sustainable Growth

Aligning brand purpose with profitability to drive sustainable growth.

Moderator:

  • Lana McGilvray, Founder and CEO, Purpose Worldwide

Panelists:

  • Josiane Faubert, Founder and CEO of PICHA Stock

  • Amy Williams, Founder and CEO, Good-Loop

  • Cassandra Illidge | Vice President, Partnerships, Getty Images

  • Sheryl Daija, Founder CEO BRIDGE

Thursday, June 19, 2025

  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Salon Culture Conversations Villa384 Boulevard des Glaieuls, Vallauris, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 06220 France (map)

Game Changers: Women's Leadership Across the Sports Spectrum

This highlights the transformative impact women are having from grassroots to elite levels of sport. Discussions would cover how women in various roles are reimagining sports culture, business models, and performance paradigms from basketball courts to F1 paddocks.

Moderator:

Panelists:

  • Keisha Taylor Starr - GM and CMO Scripps Network

  • Danita Johnson, President of Business Operations, DC United Soccer Team

  • Gina Scott, VP Partner Services, NFLPA

  • Mollie Jane Garza, Managing Partner MJ Growth

Thursday, June 19, 2025

  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Salon Culture Conversations Villa384 Boulevard des Glaieuls, Vallauris, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 06220 France (map)

Creative Resilience: Caring for Ourselves While Creating for the World

We love to celebrate the wins, but we rarely spotlight the emotional labor it takes to get there. Behind every award, pitch, and product launch are creative professionals pushing past burnout, uncertainty, and the pressure to constantly produce.

This session explores the mental and emotional cost of creativity—especially in an industry that thrives on innovation, but often undervalues the humans behind the ideas. From identity fatigue to creative block, we’ll dig into the nuanced challenges of staying well while staying inspired.

Through honest stories and practical strategies, we’ll offer a blueprint for individual and collective care—underscoring a truth we don't talk about enough: sustaining creativity means sustaining the creative.

Prioritizing wellbeing to enhance creativity and productivity.

Moderator:

  • Dr. Akua K. Boateng, Licensed Psychotherapist + Emotional Wellness Consultant

Panelists:

  • Adrienne Lucas, Head of DEI & Strategic Partnerships, The One Club

  • Dana Bontemps, CMO, The League

  • Claire Mulhern, Head of SMB EMEA@TikTok

  • Dr. Alvin N. Glay, Chief Strategy Officer, Response Media | Research Associate, Georgia State | Author, LIBERIAN BOY: TRIUMPH OVER WAR'S SHADOW

Thursday, June 19, 2025

  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  • Salon Culture Conversations Villa384 Boulevard des Glaieuls, Vallauris, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 06220 France (map)

State of the Union: Redefining DEI: A Future-Focused Lens for Brands

In today's rapidly evolving social and political landscape, the traditional definitions of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are being reexamined. A new research study commissioned by IPG and Mintel uncovers how consumers — especially younger, multicultural, and values-driven audiences — are reshaping what DEI means and expects from the brands they engage with.

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ALL ARE WELCOME to join as we look to build solutions

Moderator:

  • Carol Frazer Haynesworth, Executive Director, Impact and Inclusion

Panelists:

  • Nikki Williams, VP of Corporate Partnerships at GLAAD

  • Channing Martin, Global Chief Diversity and Social Impact Officer

  • Harjas Grewal, a cultural strategist, human rights consultant, and founder working at the intersection of storytelling, sustainability, and diaspora identity.

Thursday, June 19, 2025

  • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  • Salon Culture Conversations Villa384 Boulevard des Glaieuls, Vallauris, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 06220 France (map)

Magic Hour With Storytellers

You are invited to an intimate evening of conversation, cuisine, and connection. Over a beautifully curated bites, we will explore the art of storytelling—not through words alone, but through the lens of imagery, memory, and shared experience.

Acoustic Performance Alex Tyree, Creative Director at SPIKE DDB and Bravo star on Summer House Martha's Vineyard

Storyteller #1

Josiane Faubert, Founder PICHA Stock

Weaving Stories is a collection that not only celebrates the unique perspectives of Afrocentric communities, it also reveals the universal truths that connect us all.