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Cannes issues contingency plan update amid growing coronavirus concerns

By Lindsay Stein, Editor, Campaign US

“There’s so much more to Cannes Lions than just the event.”
SXSW, Adobe Summit, Advertising Week Europe, Google I/O, F8. All eyes in adland are on Cannes Lions as events around the world continue to postpone or cancel their activities due to the growing outbreak of COVID-19/coronavirus.

As of today, the annual International Festival of Creativity plans on carrying on with the event as scheduled from June 22 to 26 in the south of France.

However, Simon Cook, managing director of Cannes Lions, said in a statement that the organization wants to be open about its contingency plan “as the global situation is evolving constantly.”

“We have consulted with our customers and partners and hav


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