McCann Health Rocks Cannes Health Lions... Again!

We're back from the French Riviera after another rip-roaring success at Cannes Lions 2015. This Cannes update from us will come in the form of 2 jam-packed blog posts, purely because we have so much exciting news and things to share with you all!

We flew into Nice airport on the Wednesday before Cannes Lions week to join forces again with McCann Health for year 2 of the Health Lions (#HealthLions)

If you aren't aware yet of what McCann Health gets up to over Health Lions, then take a peek at our previous blog posts from 2013 & 2014 and get up to speed.

This year we set up our pop-up restaurant on a beautiful balcony overlooking the Croisette, the old Marina and the Med. A superb new location, a stones throw from the Palais des Festivals.

McCann Health spends a whirlwind 3 days in Cannes. During this time they host talks, lunches, meetings and dinners, give out healthy hangover-busting juices, and attend awards ceremonies, Palais events and closing parties. 

They kicked off the whole event with their signature juices, aimed to target those sore, early morning heads. The juices were packed full of healthy vitamins and nutrients...

Like beetroot which lowers blood pressure and fights heart disease.

Parsley which is rich in Vit C, B 12, K & A - meaning it keeps your immune system strong and supports kidney function. 

Ginger which can aid with nausea and and digestive issues. 

And carrots which contain more Vit A than you could shake a stick at, while also hosting other powerful health benefits including beautiful skin, cancer prevention and anti-aging. 

All handed our by our lovely McCann Health Juice Team. Who grabbed one? 

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After the juices had been handed out, delegates filtered into the Palais des Festivals for a talk of a lifetime. 

This year McCann Health landed a 1hour speaking slot at the Palais. The brief from Jeremy Perrott Global Creative Director of McCann Health was to find two speakers who have fought for their creative lives. Gunner Laura Gregory knew just the two. 

Slam poet and TED speaker Shane Koyczan and Hollywood director Ilya Naishuller joined McCann Health for an incredible talk. The duo spoke separately but collectively brought the audience to their feet. 

(L-R) Ilya Naishuller - Director, Jeremy Perrot - Global ECD of McCann Health & Shane Koyczan - Slam Poet

Unfortunately we can't share the video of the talk with you - trust us we'd love to! To make up for it here are some snippets from their talks and some pictures of Shane, Ilya, Gunner Laura and McCann Health Jeremy Perrot.  

(L-R) Shane Koyczan, Laura Gregory, Ilya Naishuller & Jeremy Perrott

Day 2 of talks included an amazing panel for UNF Presents: 'Creative Solutions for Saving Women's Lives Around the Globe.' The panel welcomed Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan, Dr. Raj Shah, Dr. Naveen Rao at Merck for Mothers and Aaron Sheridan, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at UNF, and covered everything to do with women's health. 

If you are interested in anything else Health Lions related, there is a huge amount of information, snippets, photos and backstage chat on their website: CLICK HERE 

Feeling full of creative juice post talks, the McCann Health team put on quite the spread for their guests and team when cocktail hour rolled around. 

The genius Maria Elia and her amazing crew joined us for the 3rd year running, and set about creating amazing canapés and finger food. We were also joined by a new member of La Maison Bouffe - James, who was quite the mixologist - he wowed us with drinks including Lavender and Rosemary Gin Fizz, Espresso Martinis and Coriander and Chilli Bloody Mary's. 

(L-R) Jeremy Perrott Global ECD, June Laffey ECD & John Cahill Global Chief Executive Officer at McCann Health

(L-R) Nicole Cramer, SVP Global Chief Creativity Catalyst at McCann Health, Sheridan Thomas and Laura Gregory of Great Guns, Rahel Rasu Communications Manager at McCann Health, Deborah Zdobinski SVP Brand Communications Director at McCann Health

The McCann Health team ended their time in Cannes with a hearty breakfast on the balcony on Sunday. 

It was a fantastic second year of Health Lions, and yes, we will be back next year! 

#McCannesHealth & the first ever Lions Health Awards

You may or may not have seen our blog posts on last year in Cannes with McCann Health and the launch of the Health Lions... If you haven't you can read all about how it started here: 

Kicking off Cannes with McCann Health 

and here: 

Cannes Health Lions 

We collaborated with McCann Health for the second year running and the outcome was incredible. Continue reading to see just how McCann Health spent their Lions Health. 

The McCann Health Balcony on the Croisette 

Our work with McCann Health for Cannes started when Jeremy Perrot, President of the Pharma Jury at the inaugural Cannes Health Lions and ringmaster of the 2nd McCann Health Balcony lunch and dinner debates gave us a brief to find a speaker for the closing session of Lions Health talks, as well as finding a presenter to open the awards ceremony itself. 

The Pharma Jury and Jeremy Perrot - The Pharma President and Global Creative Director of McCann Health
read his interview on the Lions Health page HERE

We agreed on Game of Thrones Director David Nutter -  he spoke about what is means to 'Fight For Your Creative Life' in his world and how it related to the world of Health as briefed by Jeremy. 

David Nutter being interviewed by Ellie Parpis from McCann Health NY on the McCann Health Balcony in Cannes

We were incredibly excited to confirm Francesca Martinez, the hilarious comedian with cerebral palsy as the official presenter to open the first Health Lions awards ceremony. Her set, again briefed by Jeremy, lit up the night with smiles and belly laughs, and included her talking about her new book 'What the F**K is Normal?'. 

Francesca Martinez with Global Chief Executive Office of McCann Health - John Cahill

She segued beautifully into the announcement of a clutch of Gold, Silver and Bronze awards for McCann Health in a fierce battle to showcase the strongest global Health work. The standard was incredible and has paved the was for Health to find its rightful place in one of the most coveted award shows in the world. 

Executive Creative Director June Laffey with McCann Health's GOLD Lion

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While Jeremy was locked away inside the Palais with his Jury, John Cahill led the balcony lunches and dinners down on La Croisette at La Maison Bouffe - McCann Health's pop up restaurant headed up by celebrity chef Maria Elia.  

John introduced the incredible speakers. Her Excellency Toyin Saraki, who spoke about her work in Nigeria and her new role as the Global Goodwill Ambassador for the International Confederation of Midwives.

Kathy Calvin the President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation, who gave a stirring speech on behalf of the partnership the UN Foundation has with McCann health, and the groundbreaking work they have done and are doing together for the UN.

And finally, the incredible young couple Sophia Klumpp and Paul Grinvalds who founded AFRIPADS spoke about why they've lived in Uganda for the last 6 years on a mission to provide Menstrual Kits for young girls so they can go to school. They were inspiring and proud to tell the audience they were about to open their first factory in Uganda. Their talk made us all feel like we could do a little more... So if you know anyone with some old pedal sewing machines, let us know... they need them!

Sophia Klumpp & Paul Grinvalds from AFRIPADS

McCann Health with H.E. Toyin Saraki and Kathy Calvin outside the Palais, Sophia and Paul from AFRIPADS speaking over the McCann Health Lunch and a Tuna Niçoise Salad from Maria Elia's 'La Maison Bouffe'. 

After lunch, H.E. Toyin Saraki, Kathy Calvin and Derk Hendriksen, GM of EKOCENTER at The Coca-Cola Company joined McCann Healh and the UNF Panel to discuss Empowering Health Consumers: Driving Progress for Global Health Goals.

All this was put into place by Jeremy Perrot and John Cahill to challenge and entertain the delegates. They were the talk of the town!

After a packed day at the Palais, guests were invited back to the McCanns Health Balcony for an 'Incredible Sharing Dinner' at La Maison Bouffe. People started to arrive and were met with grapefruit cocktails and bacon popcorn, before sitting down to plates of salads, followed by paprika chicken in a tomato and peach sauce, which was topped off with a cardamom and orange blossom rice pudding with pistachios and fairy floss.

It was an incredible evening with wonderful friends from around the world.



The McCann Health PR team - Debs Zdobinski, Ellie Parpis, Jeremy Miller and Rahel Rasu, texted, tweeted and filmed all the speakers in and out of the Palais, the juice runs, and the general McCann Health vibe in Cannes. Along with Jeremy and John they brought an awesome show to town. 


Cheers to another amazing, successful few days. We can't wait for next year!

The Gunners x

#cannespopup
@greatgunstv

cannes health lions

The golden moment was the announcement of the Cannes Health Lions by Terry Savage the Chairman of Cannes Lions and Harris Diamond the Chairman and CEO of McCann Worldgroup. The 2-day Health Lions Awards launches in 2014. 

Terry Savage making the announcement 

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCt6UZ2GXW4&feature=youtu.be

kicking off cannes with mccann health

We kicked off the week for McCann Health, orchestrating an exciting 3-day event for them. 

the mccann flags at our #cannespopup restaurant 

We offered Tuk Tuk rides up and down La Croisette, fresh juices from our chef, massages from our masseurs and 3 ‘Points of View’ lunches.

 the mccann tuk tuks getting you to your next meeting 

the fresh daily juices which included apple mint & watermelon and pineapple orange & strawberry

'always thinking of you' mccann health took care of you this cannes

guests at the 'points of view' lunches 

The lunches brought together an eclectic mix of health specialists, entrepreneurs, First Ladies, directors and sustainability experts who gave short 15-minute talks on a wide range of subjects, all of which related to healthcare and improving healthcare.  

H.E Toyin Saraki Global Ambassador for U.N.’s “Every Woman Every Child” who's topic for the 'points of view' lunch was 'Demand Creation and Preparation for Birth'.

read H.E Toyin Saraki's piece on her experience with McCann Health on The Huffington Post here