The Darkroom® CPG Garden with Oren John, Triple Whale and Motion at Cannes Lions 2026

​Spend the day in the French Riviera with the people shaping the Future of Marketing.

​Hosted by Darkroom and Oren John @orenmeetsworld with:

• ​Ashwinn Krishnaswamy — @shwinnabegobrand

• ​Blaze Smith — @shovel.studio

• ​Clayton Chambers — @clayton.chambrs

• ​Dara Denney — @daradenney

• ​JT Barnett — @jtbarnett

• ​Sammi Cohen — @sammicohentalks

• ​Tatum Brandt — @tatumbrandt

• ​Vår Aunevik — @var.aunevik

• ​Triple Whale

• ​Motion App

​We are opening the Darkroom Villa and Garden to the broader community for a full day away from the La Croisette and the noise. The garden is the place to recharge: pool, cold plunge, sauna, walking lunch buffet (from 12pm), and an oversized sculpture garden built from iconic CPG products. Spend the day with the squad and come ready to swim.

​Inside the Villa, with air conditioner to escape the heat, live sessions and some of the best minds in brand building and agentic commerce. Panels with Triple Whale and Motion on:

• ​How AI Is Evolving the Org Chart of Commerce at 2pm local time. Speakers:

  • ​Lucas DiPietrantonio, Darkroom

  • ​Ashwinn Krishnaswamy, Sun Powder, and

  • ​Anthony DelPizzo, Triple Whale.

• ​The Collapse of Walls: When Paid, Organic, and Creator Become One at 3pm local time. In partnership with Motion, we're joined by:

  • ​Oren John

  • ​Dara Denney

  • ​Josh Levine, Manychat

  • ​and Matt Swulinski,Wispr Flow.

​The lines that used to separate consumer brands, commerce platforms and creators are no longer holding. This day is built for the brands, founders, operators and creators erasing them.

​The Darkroom® CPG Garden brings together founders, brand operators, DTC builders and creators above the Mediterranean for a day at Cannes Lions 2026.

​Space is curated and limited. Request to join below.

​Partners: Triple Whale, Motion, Unveild, Bero, Sauz, Something & Nothing, Foulplay, Goli, The Outset, Casa Noon, Pulse Protein, Sun Powder and Rocean.