In this topsy-turvy world, deciding when and where to invest one's time and energy is of critical importance. Especially for creatives and other entrepreneurs where the need to be strategic and innovative is constant, conferences, festivals and other thoughtful gatherings of respected peers represent momentous opportunities for building vital connections and seeing exactly what people are thinking and responding to. This actively researched and updated series is my ongoing contribution toward helping us all learn about Ultimate Events on a timely basis.

Follow this link to Akommo's Party List for the 2018 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity running 18-22 June.

June Events
. 25 May - 16 June | Vivid Sydney
. 31 May - 3 June | Cine Gear Expo, Hollywood
. 1-2 | Forward Festival Zurich
. 1-3 | Governors Ball Music Festival, NYC
. 2-3 | AT&T Shape Tech & Entertainment Expo, LA
. 3-9 | Animafest Zagreb
. 4-7 | Sustainable Brands, Vancouver
. 5 June - 11 Aug. | Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
. 5-8 | Motion 2018, Santa Fe
. 6-9 | ADMERICA 2018, Chicago
. 5 | Sustainability Summit, Chicago
. 7 | The iCONIC Tour, NYC
. 7-10 | Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester Tennessee
. 7-9 | SEGD Conference, Minneapolis
. 7-8 | Symposium Stockholm, Brilliant Minds Conference
. 8-10 | Next Gen Summit, NYC
. 8 | World Oceans Day
. 9 | Future World, Toronto
. 9-10 | Produced By Conference, Los Angeles
. 10-13 | Banff World Media Festival
. 11-16 | Annecy Animation Festival and MIFA Market
. 11-13 | IIeX North America, Atlanta
. 11-14 | PromaxBDA The Conference 2018, NYC
. 11-13 | Women in Technology Summit, San Jose, CA
. 12-14 | AICP Week 2018, AICP Next Awards, AICP Show, NYC
. 12-14 | E3, Los Angeles
. 12-13 | The Media Production Show, London
. 12-14 | Verge Hawaii Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit, Honolulu
. 14-17 | Art Basel, Basel
. 14 | CDO Summit, Tokyo
. 18-22 | Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Cannes
. 19-22 | Tech Open Air 2018, Berlin
. 20-21 | Consumer Electronics (CE) Week, NYC
. 20-22 | Ideacity, Toronto
. 20-22 | iMedia Brand Summit New Zealand, Taupo
. 20-23 | Vidcon, Anaheim
. 21-22 | Advanced Research Techniques (ART) Forum, Columbus Ohio
. 21-30 | The Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen
. 22 | Hustle Con, Oakland
. 26-27 | Smashing Conference, Toronto
. 26 June - 2 July | World Domination Summit, Portland

Featured Video: Annecy 2018 is coming
Featured Image: Nicolas Tissot, Grenoble, France.

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