Topic: Art, media & communications
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7 May, 2024
Alexandra Uprichard
I have worked in the advertising/ marketing sector for 25 years- starting as a TV buyer at McCanns Manchester, working for MTV in London for a number of years, and starting and selling my own digital business before coming back to ad agency life at IMA. I have been MD here for 2 years and […]
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21 March, 2024
Tracey Markham
I went to university and then left to live in Japan for 2 years with a one way ticket. I have worked in roles spanning higher education, through scientific publishing into audible, a small start up that didnât look like it was going places. I have been here 17 years – through an Amazon acquisition […]
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22 February, 2024
Joe Harland
Joe Harland is the BBC’s Head Of Visual Radio, running YouTube channels with over 10 million subscribers with hundreds of millions of views around the world. He created The Live Lounge format in 2000, devised the classical dance music phenomenon with 2016’s Ibiza Prom, and runs the TV and iPlayer coverage of events such as […]
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Sam Chapman
Dr Sam Chapman is the Senior Vice President of Innovation at The Floow. A company he founded in Sheffield UK to use new technology to better understand risk on the worldâs roads. His company has a mission to âmake mobility safer, fairer, greener and smarter for everyoneâ these aims guide development of new innovations, products […]
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20 February, 2024
Monica Chadha
Monica is an experienced board advisor with over 25 years experience in the creative industries. She advises a number of organisations including the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC); British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE); Digital Entertainment Group Europe (DEGE); and serves on the CMI Presidentâs Advisory Council; the Bias in AI Research Group at Durham […]
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24 January, 2024
Faeth Birch
Based in London, Faeth is CEO of FGS Globalâs UK, Middle East and Asia business and a member of the Board and the Executive Committee. Faeth is responsible for strategy and operations with $100 million turnover, 350 specialist communications, government and public affairs and creative professionals in eight offices in the UK, Middle East and […]
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6 November, 2023
Gareth Helm
Gareth has over 30 years marketing experience with businesses all around the world. He’s been accountable for many of the world’s biggest and most favourite brands, including McDonald’s and Innocent drinks, and also developed new brands, by being the marketing leader in early stage businesses like Zoopla and MoneySuperMarket, and food start-ups like Tails and […]
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27 June, 2023
Paul Arnold MBE
Paul is the DeputyChief Executive at the UK Information Commissionerâs Office (ICO). The ICOâs purpose is to âEmpower you through informationâ. The ICO is responsible for regulating the way personal information is used across the economy and for the way public information is made available. Paul is an experienced Executive leader and Board member, passionate […]
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2 June, 2023
Penny Richards
Penny Richards is the CEO of the Aspen Institute in the UK. Sheâs a leader with an exceptional track record of delivering change and meaningful results for international organisations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the BBC. She spent many years working in foreign news at the BBC, finally as their Asia Bureau […]
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31 May, 2023
Joshua Coombes
Joshua Coombes is a British hairstylist and founder of DoSomethingForNothing – a movement that encourages and inspires people to connect their skills and time to people who need them. From humble beginnings, this was initiated in 2016. Joshuaâs desire was to positively impact the lives of men and women experiencing homelessness by offering them free […]