BIMA Awards

Gareth Suly Head of Experience Design, MSQ DX

Head of Experience Design with 30+ years shaping design, digital products and services for high-profile national brands.

Fabiola Cardenas Lead Product Designer, Digitas UK

Fabiola Cardenas is a Lead Product Designer at Digitas UK, specialising in design systems and inclusive, accessible experiences.

Scott Smallman Experience Director, Accenture Song

Scott is an Experience Director at Accenture Song heading up the Design Research practice with a passion for delivering meaningful and accessible digital experiences in the Health and Public Sector.

Afiya Azad Student, University of Greenwich

Daniel Hall Creative Director and Co-founder, 11:11 Studio

Daniel Hall is a Creative Director and co-founder of 11:11 Studio, with 20+ years building brands, leading campaigns and crafting digital work.

James Hobbs Chief Technology Officer, aer studios

James is CTO at aer studios, a creative technology studio working with purpose-led organisations to create meaningful digital experiences.

steven eastwood Group Strategy Director, Anything Is Possible

I don't fit neatly into a single agency box, and I count that as my greatest asset as a strategic thinker.

Andreea Marginean Senior Frontend Developer, Cold Banana

I am a Senior Front End Developer at Cold Banana, with extensive experience delivering digital projects for a wide range of organisations.

Stuart Brazier Creative Strategy and Innovation Director, big group

Stuart Brazier is Creative Strategy and Innovation Director at Frontline, part of Big Group.

Carley Price Head of CRM & Marketing Technology, UCAS

Carley Price is a Head of CRM & Marketing Technology with a strong track record in driving customer-centric growth through data, technology, and innovation.

Joel Strohmeier Head of Accessibility, GAIN

Verity Bouette Business Director, Found

Verity Bouette is a Business Director at Found with over ten years leading digital strategy for both established and high growth brands.

Kirsty Midgely Head of Marketing and Campaigns, Dubit

Marketing and Campaigns Lead at Dubit for the past four years, creating launch and media campaigns for games and apps aimed at younger audiences, with a strong focus on Roblox growth.

Stephen Abram Chief Impact Officer, MSQ DX

Stephen Abram is Chief Impact Officer at MSQ DX, ensuring all engagements deliver measurable commercial value.

Pansy Aung Creative Director, Innovation, Digitas UK

Pansy is a Creative Director, Innovation currently at Digitas UK.

Marcus Foley Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer, Tommy

Marcus Foley is Co-Founder of Tommy and the Distinctiveness Framework, and creator of the Anti-Algorithm Formula.

Teodora (Teddy) Tepavicharova Head of Programmatic Sales, The Telegraph

Teddy Tepavicharova is an award-winning commercial leader specialising in marketing, advertising and programmatic strategy.

Ergest Zejnelaj Commercial Growth Manager, Candyspace

Ergest Zejnelaj is a Commercial Growth Manager at Candyspace, an award-winning digital product agency delivering for world-class UK and international brands.

Faria Ferdous Ellesson Creative Director, Critical Mass

Faria Ferdous Ellesson is a Creative Director at Critical Mass with over 15 years of international experience spanning brand development, creative leadership and integrated marketing.

Kate Sikora MD, Noble Performance

Kate has always been fascinated by the psychology of how people search, decide and act online.

Tim Clegg Executive Creative Director, Digitas UK

Executive Creative Director at Digitas, helping brands create impact in a digital-first world.

Rushell Clarke Client Partner, Reading Room

As Client Partner at Reading Room, I work with organisations to unlock greater value from digital through commercially grounded, insight-led strategy and delivery.

Chris Bantock Founder, The Agency Adventure

Chris is a seasoned agency professional which means that he brings a wealth of commercial experience spanning over thirty years.

Chris Burgess CEO, CTI Digital

Chris Burgess is Group CEO of CTI Digital, leading a full-service digital and technology business through transformation and growth.

Paul Grogan Agency Founder, Think!

I am a creative and strategic leader at Think, a multi-award-winning design agency.

Bre Caren Head of Banking, Valtech

Bre Caren, Head of Banking at Valtech, working with leading UK financial services organisations to shape and deliver complex digital transformation programmes.

Lynn Haime CEO, Baltic Creative CIC

Lynn has over 30 years’ experience in commercial property, working across transactions, asset management and business growth.

Raina Purba Director, Customer Strategy, frog Design

Raina Purba is a Director in Customer Strategy at frog, where she partners with financial services leaders to design smarter, more human customer experiences.

Lydia Livingston Head of Experience Design (Start in July), Made Tech

Experienced senior leader with 24+ years’ experience shaping innovative digital experiences and navigating complex business problems through responsible, user-led design.

Charlene Charity Head of Strategy, Digitas

Charlene is an experienced strategy leader with a background spanning both agency and client-side marketing roles.

Rajnish Razdan Owner & Creative director, Riggs & Razdan

Raz, is an award-winning Creative Director (copy), with extensive experience across B2B, B2C and Not-For-Profit.

Sam Carrington Technology Director, frog - Part of Capgemini Invent

Technology leader with decades of experience in Digital Product engineering, a passion for projects with social impact, and delivering innovative and creative implementations of new technology.

Faye Murdoch Squad Lead/ Product and Delivery Lead, AND Digital

Faye is a Consultant at AND Digital working across product delivery, organisational design, and AI governance.

Charlie Symonds CEO, Alirity

Charlie Symonds is the CEO and Founder of Alirity, a Brighton-based digital consultancy he established in 2016.

Richard Calvert Founder and CEO, mistercalvert

I keep meeting leaders who tell me their problem is technology.

Helen O'Brien Creative Director, Emperor

A brand strategist and creative leader with a background in innovation, storytelling and transformation. A wealth of experience and a passion for work work that makes a real impact.

Ian MacArthur Global Chief Strategy Officer, Remarkable

I'm a leader who has traversed sectors and C-suite roles.

Neil Dennis CEO, Creative Studios & Experience, GAIN

I'm CEO of GAIN Experience and GAIN Creative Studios, two divisions of the GAIN group spanning UX research, experience design, accessibility, engineering and delivery, brand, creative and content.

Maksym Paraska Director, Bandera Agency Limited

Maksym Paraska is a marketing leader and co-founder of Bandera Agency, specialising in fintech marketing across global markets.

Aleks Melnikova CEO, founder, Cosmic Velocity

Aleksandra Melnikova is a design leader, educator and executive coach with nearly 20 years of experience building inclusive digital products and strong design teams inside leading UK agencies including Bio, Radley Yeldar, Inviqa and Publicis Poke.

John Readman CEO & Founder, Modo25 & ASK BOSCO

John Readman is the Founder and CEO of Modo25, a Leeds-based global digital marketing agency, and of ASK BOSCO®, its AI-powered marketing analytics platform.

Matt Roberts Council Co-chair & Senior UX Designer, Sightsavers

Matt Roberts is a Senior UX Designer at Sightsavers, a public speaker, co-chair of the BIMA Inclusive Design Council, and a leading voice on accessible and inclusive design.

Elle Pollicott Organic Search Director, Connective3

Elle has 12 years' experience in marketing both in-house and agency side.

Emily Conyard Lecturer in Digital Marketing, Manchester Metropolitan University

Emily Conyard is a digital marketer and lecturer who’s spent over a decade turning stories, visuals and data into standout content for brands including the NHS, the Ministry of Justice, and leading eCommerce agencies and SMEs.

Sophia Angelis Founder, People Like Us

Sophia Angelis is a marketing transformation leader and former SVP with 30+ years’ experience building global brands across premium beauty, spirits, and hospitality.

Heather Connearn Managing Director, Space and Time Media

Heather Connearn is Managing Director of award-winning growth marketing agency Space & Time, leading a 120-strong team across five UK offices.

Gemma Garrett Programme Manager, UCAS

Gemma Garrett is a Technical Programme Manager specialising in digital products, platforms and transformation programmes across education, technology and charitable sectors.

Carl Hewitt

Amanda Forman Associate Strategy Director, Critical Mass (formerly MRM)

With a breadth of experience, Amanda plays an important role in articulating key messages and ensuring that teams are on board with digital transformation.

Chris Lewis Council Chair & Principal Client Partner, CACI Ltd

Chris is a highly experienced, senior client services and digital marketing professional, who has spent the past 20 years delivering successful and impactful work across commercial and public sector accounts.

Carl Cahill Founder and Creative Director, Salo Creative

Carl is best known as a Fractional Creative Director of Salo Creative, and a champion of strategic, high-craft design in an era of automation - helping agencies partner with creative resources that feel internal, while ensuring technology expands creativity rather than dilutes it.

Trenton Moss Founder, Team Sterka

Trenton Moss built one of the UK’s first UX agencies from scratch, scaled it to £3m, sold it and lived to tell the tale.

Kelly Smith CEO, Health, Four Agency Worldwide

With two decades in healthcare marketing, I joined Four Agency in 2015 and became Chief Executive for Health.

Cecilia de la Viesca Managing Director, Passion Digital

Cecilia “Chily” delaViesca brings over 15 years of digital marketing insight to her role at Passion Digital, where she leads New Business, Marketing, and Client Services.

Georgie Power Programme Manager, Kingfisher

Georgie Power is a Delivery and Transformation leader with extensive experience delivering large-scale digital, eCommerce and customer experience programmes for global brands including Dyson, McDonalds, Nike, Sainsburys and Kingfisher banners including B&Q.

Will Aslett Creative Director, Bernadette from VCCP

As a lifelong creative magpie, Will is constantly hunting for the shiny and beautiful details that offer delight in a sea of sameness.

Simon Bennison Head of Digital Strategy, Emperor

A former designer of footwear, eyewear and children's toys, now a designer of creative and measurable digital strategies.

Yuliia Harkusha Founder & AI Product Architect, Global Talent Hub

Yuliia Harkusha is a Founder and AI Product Architect with over 8 years of experience designing AI-driven systems at the intersection of technology and regulation.

Tanvir Siddiqui Fractional CMO, Provok Constiny

Tanvir H Siddiqui is a global brand and marketing leader with experience scaling consumer brands across 150+ markets, leading £1bn+ turnover brands.

Scott Ewings Chief Strategy Officer, Aer Studios

Scott is a veteran design, product and CX leader, with 30 years helping brands including BBC, Samsung, Nokia, Cadburys, Vodafone and Barclays breakthrough and differentiate with their products and services.

Ryan Wiseman Founder & Experience Director, The Wiser

Ryan is an Experience Leader and Founder of The Wiser, a brand and customer experience partner working with founder-led businesses to get more of the right customers saying yes, sticking around and telling their friends.

Rosa Mitchell Director of Manchester, Connective3

Rosa leads growth for Connective3's Manchester office and has spent more than a decade helping brands earn attention through digital PR, content and search.

David Avis Client Services Director, AND Digital

David has an impressive track record of building partnerships and delivering value to clients.

Gez O'Brien Consultative Salesman, Forming

I've been an agency owner, product start-up founder, creative and strategic director, UXer, designer and writer — all in digital for the past 30 years.

Julian Cross Head of Experience Design, Digitas

Julian is Executive Creative Director at Digitas London, where he leads an Experience Design practice built on 20+ years of shaping digital products and services for some of the world's most demanding brands; Formula 1, Virgin Atlantic and Honda.

Shakeela Williamson CMO, Freelance

Shakeela is a senior marketing leader with 20+ years driving commercial growth across financial services and fintech, spanning global enterprises and PE-backed scale-ups.

Stephanie Parry MD, UK&I, Jellyfish

Stephanie has 20 years’ global experience in both large multi-market organisations and running high-growth SMEs, both B2B and B2C, in the UK, US and France.

Robert Nash Founder, 4 Roads Ltd

I founded 4 Roads in 2007 to create self-service digital tools that bring businesses and audiences closer together.

Simran Varma Digital Experience Strategist, Merkle, Dentsu

Simran is a Digital Experience Strategist at dentsu, who cares about creating inclusive, user-centred digital experiences.

Vin Chinnaraja Chairman, Connective3

Vin is Chairman of Connective3, the performance marketing agency he invested in Leeds after building and exiting Branded3 to St Ives (Kin+Carta).

Richard Norton Community Lead - Bristol & Southwest, BIMA

Richard aka ‘Norts’ has finally accepted that he is a veteran of marketing. Starting out as a Junior Copywriter in 1994, in 2018 he chucked this in to co-found a creative cohort that harnessed AI to generate concepts, brand identity and new ways to creatively differentiate.

Yasmin Muman Marketing Lead, Digitas

I lead marketing and partnerships at Digitas, where I’m helping shape the agency’s next chapter as the connected experience company within Publicis Groupe.

Emily Kemp Partner, Head of Social Media, FINN Partners

Emily is a Global Head of Social Media at FINN Partners.

Julie Parys Founder UX/UI, Web, AI enhancement, Arts Interactive Limited

Design, for me, is about turning complexity into clarity.

Niki Chana Strategy Director, SBS

With over 18 years of experience across the digital advertising ecosystem, spanning agencies, publishers, ad tech, SSPs, DSPs and programmatic strategy, I bring a well-rounded and commercially grounded perspective to judging.

Richard West VP Creative, Jellyfish

I’m a creative leader with over 20 years of experience helping global brands connect with audiences through digital innovation, storytelling, and world-class creative execution.

Rebecca Crook Co-chair & CEO, MSQ DX

Rebecca is UK CEO of MSQ DX, The Digital Impact Company, a 550-person digital experience agency delivering commercial impact for enterprise clients including Vodafone, Porsche and Caesars Entertainment across the UK, Europe and the US.

David Wain-Heapy Co founder, Prodigi

An experienced founder currently focused on building remote teams for digital businesses with Prodigi.

Dave Jones Principal Strategy Consultant, GAIN

Bristol-based digital strategist and agency leader with nearly 20 years' experience combining brand strategy and user-centred design to solve big business problems.

Mai Fenton CMO and NED, AM Insights, Scottish Friendly, How And When

Mai is a commercially minded CMO who has built brands across some of the world's most competitive categories.

Malcolm Ché Head of Innovation, Identity Events Management

Malcolm leads innovation at Identity, heading Tomorrow, the agency's strategic foresight practice helping clients prepare for what comes next.

Amy Podrasky Digital PR Lead, Climbing Trees

Amy is Digital PR Lead at Climbing Trees and has over 10 years of experience across digital marketing, spanning influencer marketing, social media, traditional PR and digital PR.

Leigh Dobson Client Partner, The Leith Agency

With almost 30 years of experience in the creative agency world, I have a passion for helping clients navigate their entire digital landscape.

Mike Octigan Council co-chair & Director, Gecko Agency Ltd

Mike is a co-founder of Gecko (An Umbraco Design & Build Agency).

Derek Ahmedzai

Diana Erskine COO, Omnicom

Diana Erskine is a senior media operations leader and UK Chief of Client & Business Operations at IPG Mediabrands.

Piyush Poddar VP Sales and Partnerships, Axelerant

Piyush has been a Growth Leader at Axelerant, a global Digital Experience Platform and Engineering company, for a decade.

Matt Malindine Associate Director, Strategy, Critical Mass

Matt is a customer experience and strategy leader focused on shaping next-generation digital experiences in the age of AI.

Sarah Forbes Head of Operations, true digital

I am the Head of Operations at true and a recent inductee into the BIMA 100 for 2026.

Mariana Ramirez Feijoo Art Director, Monks

I am a Senior Creative specialising in the intersection of cultural storytelling and scalable systems.

Sam Awasthi Growth Lead, The Bunch

Sam (Samraddhi) Awasthi is a London-based growth lead, creator, and digital strategist working at the intersection of AI, growth, and online culture.

Anton Kotenko Track Lead / Lead Product Manager, LetyShops

Anton Kotenko is a product, strategy and AI leader with ~13 years building and scaling technology products across fintech, payments, e-commerce and marketplaces.

Joanne Reid Service Delivery Director, The Reid Collective

Cofounder of The Reid Collective, I specialise in agency operations, delivery transformation, and scalable growth within Agencies.

Jasel Mehta COO, ustwo

Jasel Mehta is COO at ustwo and has spent his career building digital products as a developer, designer, product leader, operator and investor.

Hasna Haidar Senior Copywriter, Critical Mass

Hasna Haidar is a Senior Copywriter at Critical Mass, where she creates powerful storytelling for brands across all mediums and channels.

James Sandham Director of Digital & AI Development, Omnicom

A seasoned digital leader with over 24 years of experience, James specialises in delivering impactful digital platforms in the Advertising, Insurance, and Financial Services sectors, as well as creating engaging consumer-focused digital experiences for clients.

Michael Crewe Group Strategy Director, Critical Mass

As a strategic leader, Michael has a proven record of delivering standout projects for brands like Formula 1, Coca-Cola, and GM bringing together user insight, cultural relevance and commercial acumen to shape work that resonates.

Ric Rodriguez Director of Innnovation, Found

Ric Rodriguez is a digital and strategy leader with over a decade of experience partnering with globally renowned brands and driving growth in start-up and scale-up businesses.

Mary Malone Head of Client Services, Europe, Social Element

Social-first marketing leader with 12 years' experience working with teams to create award-winning social media campaigns for some of the world's biggest brands.

Fiona McAndrew Managing Consultant, Capgemini Invent

Fiona is a Managing Consultant Capgemini Invent, working with senior leaders at the intersection of digital innovation, emerging technology, and sustainability, transforming how organisations think, decide and deliver.

Shannon Fahey BIMA NextGen Winner 2026 and BIMA 100 Student Winner, BIMA

Shannon Fahey is a BA (Hons) Marketing graduate from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Adam Fulrath Director of Creative Services, Dewynters

Leading the creative, digital, copywriting and content teams at London’s leading live entertainment agency, Adam has worked with the world's biggest brands from Disney to IMG.

Chantel Jordan Marketing Director, The Human First Collective / Reflect Digital

Chantel is the Marketing Director for Human First Collective, made up of the agencies LAB and Reflect Digital.

Henry Regan Managing Partner, Carbon Global

Henry lives between Antwerp and London.

Aimée Tennant Co-founder, Seedling

Aimée is Co-Founder of Seedling, a B Corp certified carbon management platform helping more than 500 businesses to measure, reduce and report their emissions.

Kasper Hytonen Founder, Synchro Social

Kasper Hytonen is the founder of Synchro Social, an AI-first social media agency that has grown over 8 million followers and generated over 1 billion content views for coaches, authors, and thought leaders.

Tosin Ayodele AI & Data Strategy Lead, Workrity

Tosin Ayodele is Data, AI & Innovation Strategy Lead at Workrity, a Fellow of BCS (FBCS), and a Senior Member of IEEE (SMIEEE).

Menno Faulkner Head of Client Experience, Brand Potential

Menno is Digital Head of Client Experience at Brand Potential, with nearly 30 years' expertise in digital strategy, CX and digital transformation.

Liana Fricker Founder, The Inspiration Space

Liana Fricker is a creative entrepreneur, venture catalyst, and motivational speaker.

Paul Normington Director of Design, Valtech

Design leader with 20+ years directing digital platforms, products, and brand experiences.

Kevin Mar-Molinero Technical Director, Digitas

Technical director at Digitas with circa 20 years in the industry, found member of BIMA's inclusive design council, contributor to WCAG's COGA group, contributed to European Association of Communications Agencies guidelines on advertising accessibility.

Emily Samways Chief Growth Officer, Digitas

Emily leads growth for Digitas.

michela nicchiotti ACD, MONKS

A multidisciplinary creative leader with a career spanning high-craft London storytelling agencies (Fallon, M&CSaatchi to the tech-forward innovation hubs of Amsterdam (Monks).

Shannon Kalkstein Vice President, Client Management, Jellyfish

Shannon is an agency trailblazer, with 30+ years of experience leading tech-enabled global creative and in-house agencies.

Jo Rogers Client Services Consultant and Trainer, Client Success Matters

I'm Jo Rogers, and I've spent 20+ years in the agency world helping grow two independent agencies and building a Client Services department from scratch.

Justina Rosu Fractional Head of Content, Purple Square Content

Justina is a content strategist and founder of Purple Square Content.

Bri Miller Copywriter, Bray Leino

Agency nut who’s been wrangling words conceptually and long-form for a mixed bag of clients for almost a decade.

Jordan Baigent Experience Strategy Director, Dentsu

Jordan Baigent is a Digital Experience Strategy Director at, specialising in connected brand ecosystems, customer engagement, and emerging digital experiences.

David Hunt Creative Director, Emperor

David is award-winning designer and creative director with more than 25 years experience in brand and communications projects.

Anna Rudd Business Growth Strategist, Climbing Trees

Anna is a Business Growth Strategist at Climbing Trees - a B Corp-certified digital marketing agency.

Tom Morgan Head of Customer Technology, Accenture Song

Tom is a Managing Director at Accenture Song across UK, Ireland and Africa – sitting on the Global DDP ExCo, he helps brands design, deliver, launch, and scale exceptional products with state-of-the-art technology solutions.

Sam Spira Partner Manager, Didomi

Having worked for a medium-sized independent agencies for 10 years, finishing up as Client Services Director, Sam went on to work in partnership with agencies. He now helps deliver data and compliance projects for agencies and their clients.

Dave Dunlop Creative Council Chair & CDO / Partner, Else

I am Partner and Chief Design Officer at Else, an award-winning experience design consultancy specialising in product & service innovation and digital product design.

Rory Grant Head of Data Science & Engineering, UCAS

Rory Grant is Head of Data Science and Engineering at UCAS.

Yana Sirenko EU Channel Partners Marketing Lead|, Samsung Electronics UK

Yana Sirenko is a strategic marketing leader with 9+ years of experience in tech and consumer electronics, specialising in 360° campaigns, B2B/B2C growth marketing, CRM, paid media, omnichannel strategy, product marketing, and brand development.

Veronica Norcross Global Client Leader, Jellyfish

Veronica Norcross is a Global Client Lead at Jellyfish with over 20 years of experience as an accomplished international media agency leader.

Ailsa Orr Marketing Director, ex Paramount Pictures, ex Lloyd Webber Theatres, current Inbetweener

Entertainment marketing leader with 20+ years’ experience driving growth across film, theatre and content platforms.

Liz MacKenzie-Barrett Creative Director, Freelance

Liz MacKenzie-Barrett is a Creative Director with a passion for big ideas, brilliant writing, and smart thinking.

Alan Kittle Council Co-chair & Head of Consumer, Altamura Distilleries

Alan has led creative departments for over 15 years, advocating for both big and bold conceptual thinking, and executional excellence.

Sarah Cation Senior Strategist, Ogilvy

I’m a strategy leader who helps brands connect with customers, culture and communities in ways that drive measurable growth.

Matt Sutherland Head of Technology and Product, true digital

Matt is an Umbraco MVP and a keen advocate for all things shiny, new and innovative that focus on the why. He brings over 15 years of agency experience to try and distil client needs into actionable, technical problem solving,

Elizabeth Eagle-Simbeye Principal Experience Strategist, Vlatech

I work as a Principal Experience Strategist, providing product design leadership to design agencies, OEMs, SaaS partners, and product teams across the Europe.

Jessica Quiddington Transformation Strategy Director, Critical Mass

Jessica Quiddington specialises in digital transformation and customer experience strategy for large-scale organisations.

Mark Dore Client Partnerships Exec, AND Digital

With over 20 years in technology, my journey has taken me from a hands-on software engineer to leading technical teams in delivering complex digital platforms.

Dan Northcote-Smith Head of Intelligent Creative, Digitas UK

Head of Intelligent Creative at Digitas London, playing between the lines of brand and innovation.

Amelia Stevens Managing Director, Four Agency Worldwide

Amelia Stevens MIPA is Managing Director of Four Cymru (Four Agency Worldwide), a global communications and media agency specialising in culturally rooted, evidence-led campaigns.

Steve Gale Business Solution Architect - EMEA, Cognizant

I build relationships, help clients with their requirements and I translate them into solutions.

Mike Staines CTO, HUB

Mike Staines is a creative technologist and CTO with more than 25 years of experience spanning digital product, software, and IT.

Verónica Ruiz Morcillo Head of Paid Social, Serps Invaders

Verónica Ruiz Morcillo is a seasoned digital marketer with over 12 years of experience.

Rachael Sutherland Director of design, manifesto

At manifesto Rachael is Director of Design, accountable for consistent quality of our creative output.

Lisa J Talbot Ceo &. Founder, Absolutely Health

I am the Founder & CEO of Absolutely Health, a specialist healthcare marketing agency focused on digital patient engagement, clinical trial recruitment, and health communications.

Hannah Lury Brand Director, Utility Warehouse

Hannah has spent more than 20 years helping brands figure out what people actually care about — and turning that into marketing that works.

Richard Robinson Executive Director, Ingenuity+

Executive Director of Ingenuity+ and Exco member of The Ingenuity Group, the UK's largest connector of brands with agencies and agencies with brands.

Emily Armstrong Head of People, Culture and Operations, Aer Studios

Emily is a people leader, executive coach and strategic advisor with almost 20 years’ experience helping organisations build thriving, high-performing workplaces.

Chris Pitt CEO - Performance, GAIN

I’m the CEO of GAIN Performance, a global performance marketing team helping ambitious brands drive measurable growth through AI search, omnichannel visibility and performance creative.

Sangeeta Brady COO, Remarkable

Sangeeta Brady is Chief Operating Officer at Remarkable, the digital consultancy helping ambitious organisations deliver experiences that convert.

Iva Johan Chief Strategy Officer, Bernadette

Iva Johan spends most of her time helping organisations answer difficult questions: what should we build, why does it matter, and what needs to change to make it succeed? As Chief Strategy Officer at Bernadette, BIMA 100 winner and industry judge, she works at the intersection of business strategy, customer experience, service innovation and emerging technology.

Gemma Redgrave Chief Growth Officer, Anything is Possible

Gemma leads growth and brand strategy at Anything is Possible, bridging global scale with regional purpose.

Chris Attewell Founder / NED, Realise Advisory

Chris is a Board Advisor, Growth Consultant and Non-Executive Director, helping leaders in the Marketing sector to grow successful business by sharing the experience he’s gained over the past 25 years.

Megan Harvey Communications and Marketing Lead, Reading Room

Megan is a communications and engagement specialist with a background in the education, environmental and leisure sectors.

Anthony Kennedy Founder, Managing Director, CMO, Project Team Support Limited

I’m an innovative, agile marketing communications executive with a proven track record of delivering strategic, results-driven initiatives that solve complex challenges and accelerate growth, visibility, and profitability for global market leaders.

Gulce Guleli People Analytics and AI Partner, IG Group

People Analytics professional with 6+ years turning fragmented HR data into a trusted source of truth, and into decisions leaders can actually act on.

Polly Lygoe Managing Director, Reading Room

Polly Lygoe is Managing Director of Reading Room, an independent digital agency specialising in complex, mission-critical digital platforms.

Nadine Clarke Chief Strategy Officer, Tangent

With experience in both B2B and B2C digital marketing, Nadine helps deliver strategic direction of the agency’s projects.

Akhil Morjaria Experience Strategy Director, manifesto

Experience Strategy Director at Manifesto, Akhil works at the intersection between Human Centred Design and Business Strategy developing products & services for purpose led organisations.

Joseph Gassis Product Owner, UCAS

Joe Gassis is a Product Owner at UCAS, helping shape the digital experiences behind student admissions.

Andrew Dobson Head of Creative Technology, Merlin

Andrew has worked at the intersection of creativity and technology since the 90s.

Vaughan Johnstone Partner - Digital Experience, Manifest Digital

Throughout my 13-year career across digital agencies, building trusted client partnerships has always been my core mantra.

Stephen Firth Agency Guide, The Agency Adventure

Exited Founder / Business Mentor & Advisor / Guide at The Agency Adventure / Helping founders turn hard work into greater value

Ailsa Duncan Group Account Director, 8 Million Stories

Ailsa joined 8 Million Stories in 2022 and has built a reputation for transforming performance across diverse sectors, including Finance, E-commerce, and Travel & Tourism.

Joshua Brain Jaffe Creative Technology Director, Critical Mass

Joshua Brain Jaffe took the long way into digital marketing; he pivoted into development after three decades working across music, fashion, print, and gaming.

David Aimakhede Software Engineer, NoMoreWaste

I am a technology and digital transformation professional with experience across software engineering, artificial intelligence strategy, organisational leadership, and project delivery.

Anna Fletcher Isaacs Independent Consultant, Batata Ltd (Currently contracting through &Us for ADHD provider)

Anna is a seasoned Delivery Lead, Product Manager and Chief of Staff.

Sarah Green Senior Lecturer, Media and Commmunications: Advertising, University of the Arts London

Dr Sarah Green is an academic, researcher and design specialist exploring the intersection of space, experience and human-centred design.

Emma Yeandle Senior Product Manager, Valtech

A senior product management professional with extensive experience delivering digital transformation, product innovation and user-focused technology solutions across the public and private sector.

Laura Gregson Client Success Director, Equator

Laura is a Client Success Director at Equator, where she is a strategic consulting partner to clients across financial services.

Cola Herrero Head of Client Services, Comprend Limited

I'm a Senior Digital Consultant and Head of Client Services at Comprend, with 20+ years helping global organisations cut through the noise with smarter digital communications.

Graeme Blake CEO, Blutui

With a career in indie digital agencies spanning 3 decades Graeme's experience of studio chaos led him to create Blutui Agency Web Ecosystem.

Sam Fenton Elstone Founder and CEO, Anything is Possible

With 15+ years of agency leadership, including C-level roles at iCrossing and VCCP, Sam Fenton-Elstone is a media and digital marketing expert dedicated to driving industry momentum.

Kat Ovsyannykova CEO, ClerksWell

Kateryna Ovsyannykova is CEO of ClerksWell, an award-winning digital agency headquartered in London Bridge.

Malin Hanås Creative Director, Monks

Malin has over 20 years’ experience at digital & traditional creative agencies and startups in Amsterdam, Stockholm and London; on local, global and regional accounts; brands ranging from supercars to supermarket shampoo; though award-winning content, campaigns and new technology.

Ben Stead Fractional CMO/CBO, Wayfarer

Ben Stead is a Fractional CMO, CBO and brand experience strategist specialising in the point where brand, behaviour, service and customer experience meet.

Guillaume Buat-Menard Head of Digital Transformation, FlipsideGroup

After a stint as a rocket scientist and web developer, I have been working as a Technical Director, CTO and agency leader in London for the last 20 years.

Jonny Goodall Chief Experience Officer, Bernadette

Jonny is Chief Experience Officer at Bernadette from VCCP.

John Paul Toher Product Director, Human Kind

John Paul runs Human Kind, an independent digital consultancy.

Fábio Rúben Luz Senior Designer, Athlon

I am a Senior Designer specialising in brand identity systems and digital experiences, with eight years’ experience spanning branding, UX/UI, and editorial.

Annette Kerlin Global Solutions Consulting Director: 1to1 Customer Engagement, Pegasystems

Annette Kerlin is a recognised leader in AI-powered customer engagement with more than 20 years’ experience helping global organisations translate emerging technology into measurable business outcomes.