Speaker Profile

Fiorenza Plinio
Global Head of Creative Excellence / Cannes Lions

Fiorenza Plinio is the global head of creative excellence for Cannes Lions, where she's responsible for nurturing creative excellence across all the LIONS' products as well as for creating new opportunities for engagement with the creative community and wider organizations. She also works closely with clients and their agencies to build customized learning programs for the Cannes Lions Festival and beyond.

Previously at Cannes Lions, Ms. Plinio was the head of awards, overseeing the introduction of more than half of the Lions awards and leading the creation of organizing framework "The Tracks," which helps the creative community navigate the awards and learning experiences across the Cannes Lions platform. Before joining the organization, Ms. Plinio was a journalist at news agency ANSA.

Ms. Plinio holds a master's in media and journalism from Università di Roma LUMSA and Sorbonne University.