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Cannes Lions 2025: Skills, strategic thinking and take a second to slow down

As of Day 4 at Cannes Lions, the MENA region has surpassed its tally of 22 trophies in 2024 to claim 25 trophies at Cannes Lions 2025, of which the UAE has lifted 13 metal cats and Saudi Arabia has won 12.

Cannes Lions 2025

The final two days at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity witnessed a strategic shift from conversations on stages to partnerships being formed and policies being shaped in closed-room discussions.

Motivate Media Group, Athar Festival and Campaign Middle East hosted breakfast gatherings in partnership with the UK Advertising Association and TRACCS, as well as an in-depth round table discussion with key leaders in Saudi Arabia and the UK.

Discussions at the round table revolved around the need for creative effectiveness; the need to tell the right stories well; the need for critical thinking; the need to develop a deeper understanding of local and regional contexts in the Mid


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the authorAnup Oommen
Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.