The Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes has seen a party or two in its time — but the UTA & DoorDash Ads Executive Soirée on Tuesday night gave the legendary venue a run for its money, drawing a who’s who of Cannes Lions 2026 power players, star talent and ad industry heavyweights to its famous terrace for a night that was equal parts business and spectacle.
Among the list of power brokers mingling at the UTA & DoorDash Ads Executive Soirée were the likes of UTA CEO David Kramer, UTA COO Bob Roback, UTA chairman Paul Wachter, UTA vice chairman Jay Sures, UTA chief communications officer Cassandra Bujarski, Toby Espinosa, vp of DoorDash Ads, DoorDash chief marketing officer Tim Castree, DoorDash vp of enterprise ad sales Dan Ackerman, Apple senior vp of services and health Eddy Cue — who is the Cannes Lions Entertainment Personality of the year — UTA U.K. head Darnell Strom, Raina Penchansky, co-head of UTA Creators and CEO and co-founder of Digital Brand Architects and Michael Knopf, senior vp of the marketing transformation practice at UTA’s MediaLink.
From left: Bob Roback, Cassandra Bujarski, David Kramer, Jay Sures at UTA and DoorDash Ads’ Executive Soirée at Cannes Lions 2026
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