South Africa, Aug. 12 -- Cannes Lions allocated tickets to the local non-profit that aims to nurture and inspire the next generation of women leaders in the industry.

The passes were for "Young Lions", who must be 30 and under, and for full-time students of 23 and under as part of Cannes' equity, representation and accessibility programme.

The tickets gave the young Lionesse access to the festival's award shows, talks, networking spaces, daily happy hours and the closing party.

Bizcommunity will profile these young Lionesses throughout #WomensMonth.

Ehlers says the Cannes Lions Open Chair experience showed her on a personal level the value of being bold. " of trusting my voice, ideas and perspective even in intimidating spaces."

She ...