The Big Event

There’s A Silver Bullet For New Business

An experienced agency marketer, Dan has spent more than a decade in the agency growth space, creating and leading marketing strategies and initiatives that have been transformational for their businesses.

Dan’s worked ‘in’ many agencies doing precisely the job he supports with now, so has first-hand experience of the many different nuances involved.

Things Never Go Wrong In My Agency Everything Is Perfect

Carol Chan, founder of Comms8, is a marketing visionary from Hong Kong renowned for connecting brands and customers across Asia and the world.

Leading an award-winning agency, she has partnered with clients like Schneider Electric, Hoyoverse, Estee Lauder and Nestle, utilising data-driven strategies to foster brand-consumer relationships.

She is also the driver of InfluenConnect, a Skyscanner-akin SaaS portal for searching for diverse influencers from 12 social media platforms across the East and the West.

Carol's work has earned her accolades including Cannes Lions, Campaign’s Female Visionary Leader, the UK Agency Awards and The Drum's Digital Award. She is also an active member of WACL and MEFA dedicated to driving diversity and equality in the marketing industry.

Things Never Go Wrong In My Agency Everything Is Perfect

Kate began her career in scientific research, working on spinal cord and brain injuries at the University of Cambridge, then took the leap into marketing communications twenty years ago.

Since then, she has worked in small and large agencies, combining her love of science and innovation with communication skills and analytical thinking to lead B2B brand strategy and marketing communications campaigns for multinational organizations.

She set up her own agency, Notch, in 2011 to focus on marketing for science companies; the agency has now grown to around 40 people.

The agency offers a unique mix of marketers and scientists who share a common purpose: to differentiate their clients' brands and bring their exciting technologies to life.

Things Never Go Wrong In My Agency Everything Is Perfect

A fledgling writer and journalist in his early career, Marco pivoted to PR and marketing when he joined Bamboo in 2009 as a junior. Flash forward 15 years later and he now owns the seven-person remote agency.

There’s a story behind how Marco came to buy the company and he’s always happy to share what happened in the hope it’ll help others. For Marco, it always comes down to helping Team Bamboo grow in their lives and leaving clients better off.

The Secret To A Happy Team

With an engaging session on 'The Secret To A Happy Team.' Jaye will debunk common myths about team happiness, exploring what it truly means, looks like, and how to achieve it.

Jaye is the CEO & Founder of Launch, the happy performance agency. Based in Bristol & Exeter, Launch recently celebrated 13 years in business and are going from strength to strength. Their award-winning campaigns have helped many clients like Icelandair and Weird Fish grow in a tough market, and being a Google Premier Partner as well as part of the Google Exec Circle places them alongside the top 30 UK independent agencies. Also a proud certified B Corp, Launch truly lives and breathes their Powered by Happiness mantra.

Everyone Knows What They’re Doing With AI - Panel Host

Tiffany is an award-winning digital strategist and founder of Consultancy, Transmute. She helps large, complex businesses navigate digital transformation through change psychology, strategy, emerging technology and education.

She helps agency teams navigate emerging tech through online and in-person training in Web3, AI tools policy and practice.

She is the lead trainer for the Alliance of Independent Agencies for AI and The Future of Digital helping next gen talent and agency leaders define their new offers.

Tiffany is a founding member of the AI Advisory Board for the Global Wellness Institute advising how AI can help global business in the wellness sector

As a keynote speaker and digital industry educator of more than 15 years, Tiffany has always been at the forefront of understanding, using and translating emerging technology to help clients.

She has been recognised as one of 25 women who have changed British Digital Industry in the last 25 years and won awards for Most Influential Women in Digital Consulting Globally.

Everyone Knows What They’re Doing with AI

Skin and Blister exists so that nobody feels lost in healthcare. Born from shared frustrations, Katie and her sister, Fi Edwards, set up on a mission to put the care back into healthcare communications.

With a name derived from London cockney rhyming slang for sister, Skin and Blister creates strategic and creative content for humans, animals and the future of medicine.

Katie is at the forefront of client conversations about the creative and responsible uses of generative AI.

She embraces new technology, while being aware of the challenges, concerns and opportunities that AI presents for both team and clients.

Based in London, Katie is an explorer of inspirational spaces, on land and sea, but happiest underwater.

Everyone Knows What They’re Doing with AI

As Co-Founder and Managing Director, Sam has played a crucial role in driving sustainable growth for Thought Quarter and their clients.

Sam's recent focus has been expanding Thought Quarter's offerings to include incremental AI services. As part of this journey, he'll be sharing his experience of helping his agency adapt to new challenges and ways of thinking while remaining true to the core offering.

Everyone Knows What They’re Doing with AI

Justin is managing director at Receptional a digital marketing agency that specialises in helping challenger brands become market leaders.

The agency is a Google Partner. We frequently win industry awards, including the Drum's Search Agency of the Year award.

Over the past 30 years, Justin has worked with some of the UK's leading brands. Today, clients include the likes of Aviva, Away Resorts, Bill Plan, Bright Horizons, Killik, Mencap, NetWealth, and SkyBet.

Justin has a keen interest in AI and is looking forward to sharing his agency’s research into the topic.

Agency Finance - Fact or Fiction?

Alfie has over 15 years of agency experience, working at Edelman and Weber Shandwick.

He now supports agencies to improve their profitability through shrewd financial management and a strong strategic approach to business operations.

How To Win The Deal: What Clients Want Vs. What Agency Owners Think They Want - Panel Host

After our super successful AMA session last year, Konrad Sanders, CEO of The Creative Copywriter, spoke to our Head of Community Louise Upchurch, and said "That was great, but how about next year we do it bigger and with more brand-side CMOs?"

If there's one thing we love to do, it's listening to our members and who better to host the panel than Konrad himself!

Don’t miss the chance to engage with four leading brand-side CMOs about securing that crucial deal.

Konrad runs a charming team of strategic word-slingers, known as The Creative Copywriter. They’re a fast-growing content strategy and copywriting agency that blend art with science to help brands with brains sell more stuff.

Brands like Adidas, Hyundai, TikTok, Thomson Reuters, Panasonic, Aecom, Mercedes Benz and plenty of tech start-ups and scale-ups.

His mission? To break the boundaries of corporate dullness. And help companies pierce through the noise with ‘real talk’, ‘word science’ and calculated creativity.

How To Win The Deal: What Clients Want Vs. What Agency Owners Think They Want

Last year we had one CMO for you to fire your questions at, this year we've got four!

Louise Hamer-Brown is an accomplished marketing leader with over 15 years of global expertise in both B2B and B2C sectors. As a seasoned Marketing Director and CMO, she has a proven track record of transforming and expanding marketing efforts within FTSE 100 enterprises and PE-backed hyper-growth scale-ups.

Louise leverages the latest methodologies and techniques to outpace competitors, actively listening to customer needs to differentiate brands in the marketplace. Her career began in retail at Marks and Spencer, collaborating with prestigious brands like Selfridges before transitioning to the technology sector.

Louise's innovative spirit has led her to work with large agencies such as Publicis and Carat, as well as small independent agencies, driving business growth and accessing new markets. She fosters a mindset that embraces change as a catalyst for growth, consistently building high-performing teams in senior leadership roles to drive business success and customer advocacy.

How To Win The Deal: What Clients Want Vs. What Agency Owners Think They Want

Think you know what clients want? Confident that you're doing everything right to win that deal? How about access to insider knowledge?

With over 25 years of expertise in the food and drink industry, Gareth is renowned for driving brand success. 

His secret sauce? Brilliantly straightforward marketing strategies.

As the former Head of Marketing at Weetabix, he led the long-term brand strategy for one of Britain's most iconic cereals. 

He has also held key marketing roles for major brands like John Smith's, Bulmers, Lurpak, and Arla, gaining experience in both local and international markets.Description goes here

How To Win The Deal: What Clients Want Vs. What Agency Owners Think They Want

Laura is a brand and marketing expert with nearly 20 years experience working across multiple sectors most recently within global retailers. She was most recently Marketing Director for Accessorize the UK's leading accessories business, previous to that she held roles at Urban Outfitters and two of the most prominent advertising agencies in the UK.

Her extensive experience includes developing brand strategies, building world-class collaborative teams, using insights to articulate and align brand positioning and values, and implementing effective marketing frameworks and processes. She has a particular interest in ensuring brands remain culturally relevant whilst producing innovative and category leading campaigns.

She has managed and developed high performing teams across social media, PR, visual merchandising, digital marketing, photography studios, events, experiential, campaign, design and copywriting.

How To Win The Deal: What Clients Want Vs. What Agency Owners Think They Want

Lynne Ormrod - Lynne is a CMO with over 20 years of marketing leadership experience with some of the UK’s most well-known consumer brands including retail, telco, and technology. She specialises in marketing strategy and planning, change management and brand development. She has a track record of creating and growing successful new marketing functions, alongside launching new consumer propositions to market.

At Hotel Chocolat, Lynne leads the marketing function in the UK, covering all aspects of the marketing mix including NPD and category management, brand strategy, advertising, digital performance marketing, retail marketing, CRM, loyalty and PR. She has successfully grown the brand for five consecutive years. In addition, she leads the direct to consumer digital business in the US. She is also one of the senior business leads on the gentle farming programme for cacao farmers based on nature positive techniques developed on the business’ own model cacao farm in Saint Lucia.

Lynne is passionate about developing future marketing talent having launched a marketing skills programme at BT and has established a Marketing Growth Programme at Hotel Chocolat.