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  • Portrait of Chris Toumazis

    Chris Toumazis

    Chris Toumazis is the Director of Business Development for UK & Ireland at WarnerMedia (Warner Bros., HBO, and Turner), developing and executing on growth strategies for the business while supporting, coordinating, and setting the agenda for the executive committee. He started in the film industry in 2019 as chief-of-staff to the President of Warner Bros. […]

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  • Solitaire Townsend

    Solitaire has been a passionate change-maker for over 30 years. As co-founder of Futerra she advises governments, charities and brands including Danone, Lancôme and Vodafone on imagining a better future, and making it happen. With Futerra offices in London, Stockholm, New York and Mexico City she admits that making the world a better place is […]

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  • Justin Tindall

    Justin graduated from Goldsmiths College in 1989 with a degree in Fine Art alongside the likes of Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. Attracted by the ‘Ideas’ side of advertising his first agency role came in 1991 at FCA – arguably the UKs first genuinely integrated agency – where his ground-breaking campaign for The Wales Tourist […]

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  • David Thompson

    David Thompson, former head of BBC Films, is an independent film and TV producer. He has produced/executive produced over 100 films and been the recipient of multiple awards, including three BAFTAs, two Golden Globes, and three Emmys. His feature credits include Billy Elliot, Iris, Dirty Pretty Things, Notes on a Scandal, Revolutionary Road, Fish Tank, […]

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  • Susie Thornberry

    Susie is Assistant Director at Imperial War Museums where she leads public engagement for adults, young people, schools, and families across the five museums. Her extensive experience in arts, museums, festivals, and heritage includes roles with Historic Royal Palaces, Artichoke, and Battersea Arts Centre. In 2016, she was producer of London’s Burning, a festival to […]

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  • Jennifer Thomas

    Starting at Lloyd’s of London, Jennifer advanced her career within the insurance sector and is now head of financial communications at Direct Line Group. With over 20 years experience in PR, she has more recently been a leading diversity champion within Direct Line Group. Through her role as chair of the Gender & Working Families […]

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  • Leigh Thomas

    Leigh is the Director of Global Categories and Clients for Facebook, EMEA. She leads a senior team who provide strategic consultancy to global partners and their agencies in how to engage effectively with the Facebook platforms in order to drive competitive advantage and quantifiable business outcomes. This team provide global category leadership for Facebook, across […]

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  • Emily Thomas

    Emily Thomas is a Prison Governor currently working at HMP/YOI Isis in South East London. Joining the Prison Service in 1999 as a graduate on the Accelerated Promotion Scheme, Emily became a Governor in 2009. She governed HMP/YOI Cookham Wood until 2013 and was the last Governor of HMP Holloway, leading the closure of the […]

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  • James Taylor

    James Taylor – who started his career managing high profile rock stars – is now an in-demand keynote speaker and internationally recognised leader in creativity and innovation. For over 20 years, he has been advising CEO’s, entrepreneurs, educators, governments, leaders, writers and rockstars on how to build innovative organisations, unlock creative potential, and increase productivity. […]

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  • Hugo Tagholm

    Hugo Tagholm if the Chief Executive of the national marine conservation and campaigning charity Surfers Against Sewage. He is an environmentalist, campaigner, surfer, charity professional and a TEDx speaker. Surfers Against Sewage has evolved from a single-issue pressure group into one of the country’s best loved marine conservation charities. Driven by people who actively use […]

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