Conrad is an entrepreneur and current President of Grey, London. He began to lead this award-winning agency in the Autumn of 2023. Prior to this he served as Global Strategist, WPP. He has worked in New York, London and Tokyo in fields ranging from trend hunting to planning and data. He has written for the Guardian, blogged for the New York Times, featured in Fortune, and published fiction in America.

Satin Reid is COO of EssenceMediacom UK. She is responsible for the leading the day-to-day operations of the agency and ensuring that clients have the best people and products to grow their businesses. Satin has over 20 years’ experience in the media industry across planning, strategy, client leadership and commercial.

Bhav started his career as a TV buyer at Mindshare in 2005 and then then went onto hold more senior roles at MEC and then Dentsu where he become their Head of Investment. In 2017 he moved to Sky in a client-side role and is currently their Director of Media for UK & Europe. He works on a number of initiatives to ensure that as one of UK’s biggest advertisers, Sky are using their voice to champion D&I.

Caroline Ayling is marketing professional with 20 years experience covering sports marketing, athlete management, consultancy and now agency marketing & company growth at JAA. Caroline is the 2024 President of Bloom UK, an incredible community of women in the marcomms world who want to pay it forward to the next generation and drive industry change when it comes to equity and inclusion.

Chris joined Outvertising in 2022 as Events Co-Director, taking on the Joint CEO role in 2024.
Alongside the ‘gay job’, his day job is Head of Marketing at Thinkbox, the marketing trade body for TV advertising, which exists to help advertisers and agencies get the most out of today’s TV and represents 99% of commercial TV in the UK.

Curtis Weir is a strategist specialising in bridging the gap between online and offline communications. He has worked with various agencies and companies, such as Unilever, Apple, Lloyds Banking Group, Meta, and Western Union. As the Group Director at Publicis Media UK, Curtis oversees the OOH media teams within Starcom, Spark Foundry, and Zenith. His expertise lies in supporting innovative approaches that connect OOH media and real-world brand experiences to audiences in public spaces.

Dallas is Co-CEO of JCDecaux UK, the brand-first digital media company that is the market leader in Out-of-Home advertising across Airport, Rail, Retail and Roadside environments.
Before his appointment as Co-CEO in April 2019, Dallas was previously Chief Commercial Officer and Commercial Director at JCDecaux UK. Dallas has contributed at many speaking platforms including Virgin VOOM Festival of Business, WOO (World Out of Home Organization) and Media360.

Daren spent the first part of his career in senior roles in the media industry, culminating in a 10 year stint as the MD and then CEO of PHD in the UK. The agency won eight Agency of the Year accolades in this period and In his final four years, he achieved four consecutive 100 Best Company Awards through some extraordinary people and cultural initiatives. This paved the way for a move to executive search and talent businesses, firstly as CEO of The Lighthouse Company and then as co- founder of Conker which he launched in January 2019 with Liz Jones.

Davina Barker is Digital Cinema Media’s (DCM) Sales Director, responsible for evolving DCM’s commercial strategy. Her primary mission is to oversee the sales, marketing, client, creative and operational teams to drive sustainable long-term growth and prove cinema’s unique value as part of an advertiser’s multi-media schedule.

Dilki is Head of UK Client Strategy at Talon, she is responsible for ensuring the agency delivers best-in-class OOH, driving effectiveness and ROI for Talon's clients and leading agency new business pitches. Dilki has planned award-winning campaigns for McDonald's, PepsiCo, and Levi's, and driven OOH growth while in a new business role.

Multi passionate, Gerry Anyanwu has built a portfolio media career over the last 20 years working across various media disciplines with agencies and clients. Gerry’s career has moved her from start-ups to large corporations and down again. She has successfully navigated a career to senior management level and currently works at Global Media as Head of FMCG and Telecoms development director.

Gideon Spanier has been UK editor-in-chief of Campaign since 2020, after joining as head of media in 2015 to cover media owners, agencies and brands. He previously worked as a business journalist for the London Evening Standard, The Times and The Independent and started his career at CNN in London. Gideon is also a vice-chair of the British Society of Magazine Editors and a non-executive director of Creative UK.

Jeff leads the Automotive vertical at Microsoft Advertising, where he drives strategic growth and fosters key client relationships. Jeff worked at Microsoft for 3 years and has over 12+ of Digital Media experience, having held positions at Amazon, Aegis Media and Inmobi.

Jess Tagg is a leading sales professional and commercial leader who has been working to become a force for positive change in media for the past 11 years. Jess joined Blis in 2015 and leads the company's largest sales force as the UK Director of Sales.

Karen Stacey is the new President of WACL (Women In Advertising and Communications London), a member of The Marketing Society, a keen supporter of NABS, and a member of The Advertising Association’s Front Foot Committee. In addition, she is the CEO of DCM and has ensure her company plays its part in All In, Ad Net Zero and Me Too. In 2016, Karen was also honoured as one of Ad Age’s Women to Watch Europe and a ‘Top 50 Women in Global Cinema’ by Celluloid Junkie for the last three years.

Laura Fenton is Chief Executive of Omnicom Media Group UK. She oversees strategy, operations and the development and adoption of transformative capabilities to support Omnicom’s media agencies in the UK. Laura has been at Omnicom for 20 years, starting her career as a graduate within OMD UK and rising to CEO, before moving across to OMG in 2023.

Liam is one of the Managing Partners of the7stars. He has 20 years of media and marketing experience. Liam joined the7stars in 2005, previous roles included Head of Trading and client Team Lead. Liam is now responsible for driving business growth for clients of the7stars through bringing together specialist teams from TV and Digital to Data, Strategy and Insight.

Maya is a Business Director at leading independent provider of global marketing measurement DoubleVerify. With extensive experience in the media industry, she has worked at Haymarket across PR Week, Campaign, and MediaWeek. Maya's expertise in the digital landscape enables her to deliver innovative solutions for both brand direct and agency clients.

Mihir is a Customer and Commercial Leader at Channel 4 responsible for the relationships with Independent Agencies and new to Channel 4 brands. As part of his role, he seeks to increase advertising revenue for Channel 4 from diverse sources.

Naren is the Chairman of NABS, he is a leading media practitioner and philanthropist. He joined the media industry in 1991. Under his leadership at Primesight he floated the outdoor advertising business on the London Stock Exchange in 1997. In September 2018, Naren sold the business to Global Radio and left the businesses at the end of April 2020. In addition, in 2017 he founded the social enterprise Media For All which supports Black, Asian and other ethnic minority talent in Media and Advertising.

Nicola is the Head of People and Talent at Ocean Outdoor UK Ltd, where they lead efforts to attract, retain, and develop top talent in the OOH media industry. With a passion for inclusion, diversity, and equity, she is dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to thrive.

With over 14 years in the media industry, Pardeep is a strategic marketer known for driving insight-led marketing campaigns that achieve impactful results. Currently at Hearst UK, she shapes brand-building and revenue-generating campaigns and events for commercial audiences. Pardeep’s extensive experience includes leading high-profile consumer campaigns at Reach plc for brands like the Daily Mirror and OK! magazine.

Rak Patel is Head of Sales, EMEA, Spotify. He is responsible for showcasing the value of advertising on Spotify for brands and marketers and the platform’s unique proposition in the market place. Having been in the advertising industry for close to twenty five years, Rak has spent his career on the commercial side of media and platform businesses. Starting at EMAP, Rak has also spent time at The Financial Times, Microsoft and Auto Trader.

Sajeeda Merali joined the PPA as CEO in 2021, with an agenda to transform the way the PPA represents and supports its 300+ UK multi-media business members, consumer magazine publishers, business-to-business data and information providers, customer magazine publishers and smaller independents. A strategic leader with 20 years’ experience in the publishing industry, Sajeeda has held senior positions with both B2B and consumer-facing organisations, with extensive experience in change management and strategy development.

Sharon Lloyd Barnes is the Commercial Director and Inclusion Lead for the Advertising Association. Previously, she ran magazine ad sales teams in London and New York before co-founding The Drive Partnership, a business development consultancy. In 2000, Sharon co-founded a school for autistic children, now called Beyond Autism, which supports children from most London boroughs from pre-school to college.

Having spent his formative years agency side within both investment and planning departments/ roles, Steven made the move to media sales in 2018. He is now responsible for CCUK’s Media Agency Sales department in London, spanning all major network agencies, and annual strategic commercial approach for the wider Front of House team therein.

Tobi is the Managing Partner, Head of Growth at OMD UK and is responsible for the agency’s growth, marketing, and PR strategy. Tobi was recently listed in the Top New Business Chiefs by Campaign magazine UK in recognition of achieving a streak of new business wins, embedding well-being and inclusivity policies, and her role in OMDUK being crowned Media week's Agency of the Year.