The Gerety Awards aim to redefine creative boundaries, celebrating the very best of advertising through the female lens.

We’ve been proud to partner with them out in Cannes, as they hosted their ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ BBQ, to coincide with the announce of the Gerety Awards shortlist.

And before the event got under way, Lucia Ongay, co-founder of Gerety, sat down to discuss the past, present and future of advertising with our very own shining stars, Emma McKernan and Annalise Valentino.

Emma and Annalise are at Cannes Lions as our Young Lions representative, and in the interview below they talk about their careers, ambitions and time in Cannes so far…