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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Director operating in the News space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Tim Davie
CEO & Director-General of BBC
Before he took up the role of CEO BBC Worldwide and Director, Global, Tim Davie was made Acting Director-General following the resignation of George Entwistle on 10 November 2012. Prior to this Tim was Director of BBC Audio & Music (now known as Radio). He had overall responsibility for BBC Radios 1, 2, 3, 4 and the BBC digital-only stations 6 Music, 1Xtra, Radio 4 Extra (formerly Radio 7) and the Asian Network. He also oversaw the three BBC orchestras in England, the BBC Singers and the BBC Proms. Classical Music & Performance Television, Television Music Entertainment, Factual Radio and Radio Drama production are all within his remit, under the A&M Production department. Tim was appointed to the role of Director, Audio & Music on 1 September 2008. Previously he was Director of the BBC’s Marketing, Communications & Audiences division from April 2005 and before that Vice President, Marketing and Franchise, PepsiCo Europe. He read English at Cambridge University and from there joined Procter and Gamble’s marketing department, becoming a Brand Manager in 1991. He is a trustee of BBC Children in Need, Board member of RAJAR and Board member of DRUK. Tim is married with three young sons.
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About BBC: BBC is a large-scale broadcasting corporation that offers content to inform, educate, and entertain people.
Holly Goodier
Director Digital – BBC Portfolio of BBC
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About BBC: BBC is a large-scale broadcasting corporation that offers content to inform, educate, and entertain people.
Howard Stringer
Non Executive Director of BBC
Howard served as Chairman and CEO of the Sony Corporation from June 2005 until June 2012 when he became Chairman of the Board of Directors, retiring in June 2013. Howard joined Sony in May 1997 and was named Chairman and CEO of the Sony Corporation of America in 1998, responsible for Sony’s entertainment companies, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, and Sony Music Publishing. Prior to joining Sony, Howard was President of CBS from 1988 to 1995, which became the first network to rise from last to first place in one season. From 1986 to 1988, Howard served as President of CBS News. He was executive producer of the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather from 1981 to 1984, the dominant network evening newscast of its day. From 1976 to 1981, while he was executive producer of the CBS REPORTS, the documentary unit won more than 30 Emmys including nine individual awards. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in Modern History from Oxford University. He also serves on the Board of Directors for TalkTalk and Time Inc., he is Chair of the School Board at Said Business School, Oxford University, Chair of the Board of Trustees for the American Film Institute and Chairman of Board of Advisors, Department of Opthalmology, Columbia University Medical Centre. Howard has also received Honorary Doctorates from Oxford University, the University of Glamorgan, the University of the Arts London, the American Film Institute and the University of Swansea. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and of Merton College, Oxford.
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About BBC: BBC is a large-scale broadcasting corporation that offers content to inform, educate, and entertain people.
Nicholas Hytner
Board of Directors of BBC
Nicholas Hytner is a Non-Executive Director of the Executive Board. He joined the Board on 1 April 2014 and has been appointed for an initial term of three years, until 31 March 2017. Nicholas Hytner was Director of the National Theatre 2003- 2015. Under his directorship, the National has brought in a new community of artists, produced in equal measure the classical repertoire and new work, and introduced the Travelex ticket seasons which celebrated their tenth anniversary in 2012 and National Theatre Live cinema broadcasts worldwide. His many productions for the National include The Hard Problem, Great Britain, Othello, People, Timon of Athens, Collaborators, One Man Two Guvnors, Hamlet, London Assurance, The Habit of Art, Phèdre, England People Very Nice, Much Ado About Nothing, Rafta Rafta…, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, His Dark Materials, The History Boys, Stuff Happens, Henry V, The Wind in the Willows, The Madness of George III and Carousel. He also directed Live from the National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage, a gala evening of live performance and glimpses from the archive celebrating the NT’s 50th anniversary, which was seen live on BBC Two and in cinemas around the world. He was educated at Cambridge University and worked widely in repertory theatre, at the Northcott Theatre Exeter, Leeds Playhouse, the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Other London theatre work has included Miss Saigon (also Broadway and worldwide), The Importance of Being Earnest and The Lady in the Van. His film credits include The History Boys, The Madness of King George,The Crucible and the forthcoming The Lady in the Van. Nicholas Hytner’s opera productions include, for the Royal Opera House and Metropolitan Opera, Verdi’s Don Carlo; for English National Opera: Handel’s Xerxes and Mozart’s The Magic Flute; and for Glyndebourne: Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte and La Clemenza Di Tito. He has received, in addition to the BAFTA and Evening Standard awards for best British film, many other awards including four Olivier Awards, five Evening Standard Awards, the London Critics’ Circle Award, two NY Drama Desk Awards and two Tony Awards. He was Visiting Professor of Theatre at Oxford University in 2000. He is Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall Cambridge and a member of the Board of the Royal Opera House. He was knighted in 2010.
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About : BBC is a large-scale broadcasting corporation that offers content to inform, educate, and entertain people.
Ciara Riordan
Assistant Editor/ Deputy Director of BBC
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About BBC: BBC is a large-scale broadcasting corporation that offers content to inform, educate, and entertain people.
Ciara Riordan
Assistant Editor/ Deputy Director of BBC
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Hendrik McDermott
SVP & Managing Director HAYU of NBCUniversal
Hendrik McDermott is Senior Vice President, Branded On Demand at NBCUniversal International, based in London. Here he leads an entrepreneurial digital business unit focused on the company’s branded video on-demand (VOD) and over the top (OTT) services, and is primarily responsible for developing and bringing new direct-to-consumer television products to market. In this role, McDermott leads hayu, NBCU’s next generation subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) reality service, which launched in the UK, Ireland and Australia in March 2016. The first all-reality service of its kind – curated and fully integrated with social media – hayu is available on a full array of devices (mobile, tablet, laptop) at www.hayu.com Previously, McDermott led NBCUniversal International Networks’ affiliate sales, managing negotiation and partnership activities with clients and partners across 9 regional offices. He began at NBCUniversal in 2006, when was the founding member of the international corporate development team with responsibility for all territories outside the US and Canada.
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About NBCUniversal: NBCUniversal is an American multinational media conglomerate that is a subsidiary division of Comcast.
Pedro Barros
Director, Corporate Business Development of NBCUniversal
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About NBCUniversal: NBCUniversal is an American multinational media conglomerate that is a subsidiary division of Comcast.
Masroor Siddiqui
Member of the Board of Directors of News Corp
Masroor Siddiqui is the Managing Partner of Naya Management LLP, an investment firm he co-founded in May 2012. Masroor was previously a Partner at The Children’s Investment Fund Management (UK) LLP, a hedge fund, from 2009 to 2011 and a Managing Director at Canyon Partners, an investment firm, from 2006 to 2009. Masroor previously served as a Senior Vice President at Putnam Investments, where he was responsible for a broad range of investments. Masroor spent several years as an investment banker and sell-side Analyst primarily at Goldman Sachs and Jefferies & Company. Masroor is a Member of the Board of Directors at News Corp since June 2013. Masroor has significant experience in investing with a focus on media investments. Masroor offers the Board valuable insights on global markets and industries relevant to the Company’s businesses. Masroor graduated from Yale University with a Master’s degree in Management and he also holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
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About : News Corp is a media and information services company that creates and distributes engaging content and other products and services.
Natalie Bancroft
Member of the Board of Directors of News Corp
Natalie Bancroft is a Member of the Board of Directors at News Corp since June 2013. Natalie is a professionally trained Opera Singer, has studied journalism and is a Graduate of L’Institut de Ribaupierre in Lausanne, Switzerland. Natalie has a culturally diverse background, having lived across Europe, and speaks several languages fluently. Natalie served as a Member of the Board of Directors at 21st Century Fox from 2007 until June 2013. Natalie brings public company board and committee experience to the board gained from her service as a current Director and member of both the Company’s Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, and as a former Member of the Board of Directors of 21st Century Fox and Member of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Natalie’s public company board and committee service and international experience add valuable perspective to the deliberations of the Board.
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About : News Corp is a media and information services company that creates and distributes engaging content and other products and services.
Barbara Agus
Director Global Programmatic & Yield of The Weather Channel
Barbara Agus, International Digital Director at Time Inc. International, brings 8+ years experience leading Programmatic, Ad Network, Sales and Operations initiatives with a proven ability to drive rapid growth and expand market share. Agus joined the team from the Weather Channel, where she was Global Programmatic director, and has held prior positions in the ad tech space for Rubicon Project, as well as consultancy roles in Spain and Italy. Her current role includes responsibility for defining the global programmatic strategy of Time Inc. International and uncovering prospects across EMEA, LATAM, and APAC as the company continues to expand its global footprint with innovative, meaningful experiences for business and consumer audiences. Barbara will oversee opportunities across the portfolio for the company’s 90+ brands, as well as continued international development of Time and Fortune.
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About The Weather Channel: The Weather Channel is a news website reporting weather conditions of various locations around the world.
Antonia Bonello
Associate Creative Director of BuzzFeed
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About BuzzFeed: BuzzFeed is a cross-platform digital media company delivering news and entertainment content to a global audience.
David Buttle
Global Marketing Director, Commercial of Financial Times
David is the FT’s Global Commercial Marketing Director, leading on all advertiser-facing marketing campaigns for the business. He has been with the FT for over 5 years and has held his current position since July 2017. Prior to this he was Head of Commercial Marketing and before that, Head of Commercial Marketing for EMEA. David joined the FT from Pearson where he led the UK skills marketing team, having previously held a number of education-focused corporate communications roles both in the private and public sector. David holds a BA in Philosophy from the University of London and is currently undertaking a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at Warwick Business School.
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About Financial Times: Financial Times is a business news organization providing essential news, comments, data, and analysis for the global business community.
Sarah Wells
Technical Director for Operations & Reliability of Financial Times
Sarah Wells is the Technical Director for Operations & Reliability at Financial Times.
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About Financial Times: Financial Times is a business news organization providing essential news, comments, data, and analysis for the global business community.
Barry T. Whyte
FT Strategies, Managing Director of Financial Times
Ever since he was given a Nintendo Virtual Boy in the late 1990s, Barry has been obsessed with Virtual Reality. Inspired by the endless stream of people coming to his apartment to play around on his HTC Vive, he founded Veero, a location-based virtual reality centre focusing on immersive independent cinema. It will be London’s first VR cinema when it opens in 2018. Prior to Veero, Barry was a furtive entrepreneur in the corporate world, firstly in advertising at Ogilvy & Mather then in consulting at Bain & Company. In 2013 he joined Decoded as COO in early 2013, leading growth from 7 people in a cupboard to a global team of over 100 in three years, scaling through international expansion to New York, Sydney and Amsterdam. Decoded delivers technology education that changes the way businesses behave. Tens of thousands of business people now have digital skills thanks to their signature product “Code in a Day”. Barry is also a co-founder of Series Q, a non-profit with a mission to empower LGBT entrepreneurs; and sits on advisory board of EurOut at London Business School. He speaks at conferences, including Cannes Lions, London Tech Week and SXSW. Barry holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, blogs for the Huffington Post, and makes seriously good homemade soup. More important than all the above, he also spent a fabulous six months as a Starbucks barista. So if you ask him really nicely, he might make you a coconut flat white.
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About Financial Times, Series Q: Financial Times is a business news organization providing essential news, comments, data, and analysis for the global business community.
Niko Vijayaratnam
Director of Product of Financial Times
Niko Vijayaratnam is Head of Product for FT Core who develop platforms that support the wider FT Product and Technology division. Prior to working for the FT, Niko has developed products for global media companies such as the BBC and Dow Jones & WSJ.
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About Financial Times: Financial Times is a business news organization providing essential news, comments, data, and analysis for the global business community.
Denise Parkinson
Global Entertainment Director of OneFootball
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About OneFootball: The ultimate football media platform – news, scores, stats & more.
Tom McCave
Director, Global Audience Prospecting & CEMEA Circulation of The Economist Group
Tom McCave is Global Audience Development Director at The Economist. In his role, Tom oversees new reader acquisition through digital and mass marketing channels at the top of the funnel such as TV, radio, digital display and paid social. This includes The Economist’s multi-award winning Brand Response campaign. Prior to working for The Economist, Tom held senior marketing roles at Thomson Reuters and Melcrum Publishing.
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About The Economist Group: The Economist Group is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs.
Chris Stibbs
Member of Board of Directors of The Economist Group
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About : The Economist Group is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs.
Lynn Rothschild
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors of The Economist Group
LAppointed as a non-executive director in October 2002. A non-executive director of the Estée Lauder Companies and a trustee of the Eranda Foundation, the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the McCain Institute for International Leadership.
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About : The Economist Group is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs.
Patrick Falconer
Executive Director of The New York Times
Patrick Falconer is Managing Director of The New York Times global office in London and is responsible for advertising sales across all NYTG platforms in Northern Europe and the Middle East and Africa. He first joined the International Herald Tribune (now the International New York Times) in 1988 and then again in 1999 after a 3 year spell at Time Inc. where he managed advertising sales for Fortune magazine in the UK and the Netherlands. In his time at the IHT/NYT he worked on the successful launch the first ever monthly IHT magazine – International Fund Investment and was instrumental in launching the highly successful IHT Luxury Conference series in 2001 now in its twelfth year. Patrick was a founding member of the World Media Group in 1998 and served as President of the group in 2009 – 2010. He has also been a board member of British American Business since 2008. He is a History graduate, is married, has four children and lives in Winchester in the UK.
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About The New York Times: The New York Times creates, collects, and distributes news, information, and entertainment through a daily newspaper and a website.
Holly Bott
Managing Director, Entertainment of James Grant Group
Holly Bott is the Managing Director, Entertainment at YMU Group.
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About James Grant Group: James Grant Group provides services for entertainment, music, sports, social talent, and literary clients.
Julian Childs
Managing Director UK and Europe of Business Insider
Julian Childs is SVP and Regional Managing Director at Insider and also Managing Director for UK and Europe of Business Insider, the London-based division of the popular online financial publication that was launched last November. Childs’s background covers over 15 years in digital media on the publisher side, encompassing various leadership, business and commercial roles across Europe and internationally. Prior to Business Insider, his more recent roles have included VP of EMEA for Business Technology sites including ZDNet and TechRepublic and VP of Partnerships for CBS Interactive where he helped build and deliver their international monetization and data strategy.
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About Business Insider, Business Insider, Insider: Business Insider is an online platform that offers the latest business, celebrity, and technology news.
Suzy Black
Group HR Director of The Guardian US
Suzy Black is the Director of Diversity at Barclays.
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About Barclays, The Guardian US: The Guardian US is a British national daily newspaper that covers news, sports, business, opinion, analysis, reviews, and much more.
Amanda Michel
Global Director of Contributions of The Guardian US
Amanda Michel is a global director of contributions at The Guardian.
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About The Guardian US: The Guardian US is a British national daily newspaper that covers news, sports, business, opinion, analysis, reviews, and much more.
Amanda Michel
Global Director of Contributions of The Guardian US
Amanda Michel is a global director of contributions at The Guardian.
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About The Guardian US: The Guardian US is a British national daily newspaper that covers news, sports, business, opinion, analysis, reviews, and much more.
David Shield
SVP – Global Director of Engineering & Technology of IMG Worldwide
David Shield is currently global director of engineering & technology for IMG Media. After a spell at BBC Television Centre he joined Champion TV, formed to provide the UK’s first satellite sports channel on BSB, as head of sound. He later joined IMG as technical operations manager and was promoted to senior vice-president in 1999. He has overseen the continued expansion of IMG’s studio and post production facilities, culminating in their move to IMG Studios in 2013. IMG Studios is London’s largest facility owned by an independent production company. David has greatly expanded the distribution business of IMG Media, which includes Premier League Football, Rugby World Cup and Wimbledon, among many other properties. David was part of the team to stage the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006 and was head of production facilities for the Asian Games in Doha in 2006. He has recently managed production facilities for the Asian Winter Games in Kazakhstan and the 2011 RWC in New Zealand. He was technical producer for CH4’s coverage of the Paralympic Games in 2012. IMG Studios is proud to be the location of the International Broadcast Centre for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. IMG Studios currently provides studios for the Barclays Premier League, the BBC Football League Show and Al Araby, a new Middle East news channel. As well as a busy MCR it provides post-production facilities to a wide range of IMG and third party clients.
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About IMG Worldwide: IMG Worldwide, Inc. is engaged in sports, entertainment, fashion, and media businesses in the United States and internationally. IMG
Sam Finlay
Managing Director, Advertising of Time Inc.
Sam is managing director of Time Inc. UK’s advertising team and oversees all central advertising. Sam joined the business in 1995 and held a number of advertising roles prior to his appointment as advertising director for the men’s and music titles in 2004, launching Nuts Magazine and latterly creating the first specialist digital sales team at Time Inc. (UK). For the past six years, Sam has been the head of digital advertising, leading the online and mobile sales teams, and last year was promoted to head of Digital Advertising & Custom Solutions, taking additional responsibility for creative media and content sales.
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About Time Inc.: Time Inc. is a media company publishing over 90 magazines, including Time, Sports Illustrated, Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, and many more.
Lord Rothermere
Chairman of the Board of Directors of DMG Media
Lord Rothermere has been Chairman of DMGT and a Non-Executive Director of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC since 1998. Lord Rothermere worked at the International Herald Tribune in Paris and the Mirror Group before moving to Northcliffe Newspapers Group in 1995. In 1997 Lord Rothermere became Managing Director of the Evening Standard.
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About : DMG media is a consumer media company engaged in print and online newspaper publishing.
Grant Altson
Director of Technology & Operations of DMG Media
Grant Altson is Director of Technology & Operations at DMG media.
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About Daily Mail, DMG Media: DMG media is a consumer media company engaged in print and online newspaper publishing.
James Welsh
Group Finance Director of DMG Media
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About DMG Media: DMG media is a consumer media company engaged in print and online newspaper publishing.
Hugo Drayton
Independent Non-Executive Director of Future
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About Future: Future creates high-quality multi-media products which reach their audiences online, on mobile and in print.
Philip Marnick
Group Director, Spectrum of Ofcom
Philip Marnick has over 20 years of experience in the wireless communications industry. He is the group director of spectrum at [Ofcom](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ofcom#/entity), a communications regulator that regulates the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, and more. Previously, he served as the chief technology officer of SpinVox. Prior to joining SpinVox, Marnick served as vice president of industry development at O2. He was also the managing director of service planning for J-Phone Japan and the head of mobile multimedia for BT Group.
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About Ofcom: Ofcom is the UK’s communications regulator.
Cristina Data
Director of Insight and Analysis of Ofcom
Cristina is the Director of Spectrum Information and Analysis at Ofcom, Cristina and her team are responsible for providing insight on market trends and their impact on spectrum demand across all sectors. Cristina is also overseeing Ofcom commitment to promote further spectrum sharing in the UK. Before joining Ofcom Cristina worked for Red Bee Media (now Ericsson) heading market intelligence and research within Strategy, and prior to that she held group strategy/performance management positions at both Orange UK (now EE) and Telefonica. Cristina started her career joining the graduate management programme of the FIAT Group (Fiat Grade) working in the UK and Belgium. Cristina holds a degree in Engineering from the Politecnico di Torino and a Post graduate in international relationships.
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About Ofcom: Ofcom is the UK’s communications regulator.
Ian Macrae
Director of Market Intelligence of Ofcom
Ian currently works as Ofcom’s director of market intelligence.
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About Ofcom: Ofcom is the UK’s communications regulator.
Kathy Phillips
International Beauty Director of Condé Nast
Kathy Phillips spent seven years at Vogue as Health and Beauty Director. She left this prestigious post a few years ago to pursue various new projects specifically the launch of the natural Beauty Brand This Works. But she still maintains a strong link with Condenast in her current role as International Beauty Director for Condé Nast Asia working with all their titles (Vogue, “W” Self, Vogue Girl and Allure) in Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan juggling both responsibilities which call on differing facets of the Beauty industry. For the Asian titles, she plans and directs Beauty shoots, writes articles and oversees the 50-page Beauty sections in China and Japan. At This Works, as Creative Director and Founder, she is involved in the visual and formulations side of the business including the packaging design, concept and creation of products. Her long relationship with Condé Nast began in 1992 when she was first Associate Editor and then Beauty Director of Tatler. She is one of very few journalists who are also involved in the visual side of things, not surprising since she spent four years studying Fashion and History of Art at St Martins School of Art before the start of her career. She has styled fashion, beauty editorial and advertising shoots over many years and worked with the very best photographers including Raymond Meier, Carter Smith, Enrique Badulescu, Willy Vanderperre, Nathanial Goldberg, Dan Jackson, Regan Cameron, Miles Aldridge, Solve Sündsbo, Ben Hassett and Richard Burbridge, to name a few. She has worked for many British magazines and newspapers throughout her career. From having her own weekly page on the Daily Mail, at 23, she has been a columnist for the Mail on Sunday, a commissioning editor on YOU magazine and written for various publications including The Financial Times, The Times, and The Sunday Times, the Saturday Telegraph Magazine, Sunday Telegraph and most recently, Psychologies magazine. She wrote the “Beauty Guru” column in the Evening Standard and from 2008-2010, the “Beauty Queen” column in Observer Woman magazine. She has won several Jasmine Awards, the fragrance industry’s top prize for Journalism and a C.E.W Lifetime Achiever Award, recognition from the Cosmetics Industry. In 1977 she wrote The Vogue Book of Blondes and then edited and co-wrote Vogue Beauty (2000) as well as two best-selling books on Yoga. The most recent of these, The Spirit of Yoga has been translated into several languages and re-issued as a paperback. A new, smaller paperback format was re-printed for August 2005. She has frequently appeared on TV and radio both here and in the US. Kathy is interested in the serious side of Beauty, Complementary Medicine, Health and Fitness and is often found quizzing doctors, dermatologists, laser specialists, nutritionists and cosmetic surgeons as well as being invited to watch operations and new procedures being performed. She has been practising Yoga for thirty years and is a qualified teacher.
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About Condé Nast, This Works: Condé Nast publishes magazines, websites, and tablet and smartphone applications.
Danielle Bennison-Brown
Director of Video Content of Condé Nast
Danielle Bennison-Brown is Director of Video Content of Condé Nast Britain. Heading up a dedicated central video team, she works alongside the editorial and commercial teams of leading media brands including Vogue, GQ, Wired and Glamour to create high quality video content for a combination of digital platforms. In addition to her remit for Condé Nast Britain, Danielle provides input for key Condé Nast International markets. Formerly i-D’s Global Head of Video, she founded and directed the media brand’s video content strategy whilst overseeing production and commissioning. Danielle carved a unique and instantly recognisable style for i-D’s visual output, and the video platform generated 20+ million views in under 12 months, helped in part by the pioneered trend for ‘edutainment’ videos, with strands such as the A-Z and Model Mother Tongue series.
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About Condé Nast, DBB & Partners: Condé Nast publishes magazines, websites, and tablet and smartphone applications.
Mark Holmes
Editorial Director, Aerospace of Access Intelligence
Mark Holmes is the Editorial Director of Via Satellite, the Program Chair for the Global Connected Aircraft Summit and CyberSat. He is also Director of Strategic Content for the SATELLITE show. Mark has been at Access Intelligence (AI) over seventeen years, working on a variety of titles in telecoms, broadband, digital TV, aviation and satellite. Mark has been with AI’s Aerospace Group for over nine years. Mark has played a key role in building the ‘Global Connected Aircraft Summit’ event, which launched four years ago and has been a huge success story for AI. Before joining Access Intelligence, Mark was deputy editor of leading Euromoney Institutional Investor title Global Telecoms Business. In this position, Mark interviewed the CEOs of many leading telcos world-wide including, BT, Verizon, France Telecom, Sprint, SBC etc. In the last 20 years, Mark has interviewed hundreds of C-Suite executives in the telecoms, satellite, broadcast, aviation, broadband and cable space.
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About Access Intelligence: Access Intelligence offers business intelligence and integrated marketing solutions such as magazines, data products and e-media solutions.
Chris Dudgeon
Commercial Finance Director for Strategic Deals of Capgemini
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About Capgemini: Capgemini provides consulting, technology, and digital transformation services.
Jackie Ashby
Administration Director & Owner of WENN
Jackie Ashby has been WENN’s Administration Director since the company was first conceived in 1989. Prior to this, Jackie’s professional life saw her heading up administration departments at a number of top music industry management and agency companies.
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About WENN: WENN is a unique, independent, global news organisation, headquartered in London.
Gregory Barker
Board Director of GlassView
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About GlassView: GlassView’s mission is to ensure clients’ videos appear on top-tier sites reaching the most engaged influential audiences.
Bridgid Nzekwu
Director of Media Training of Press Association
Award-winning media trainer, named ‘Outstanding Woman in Professional Services’ at the 2018 Precious Awards. Bridgid leads the media training team at TNR, part of the Press Association, the UK’s national news agency. She coaches high-profile speakers and spokespeople before media interviews, Select Committee appearances and major speeches. Bridgid has been a broadcast journalist for 20 years (including stints as a political reporter and financial reporter) and is best known for 10 years as a presenter and reporter for Channel 4 News. As well as media training and conference hosting, she presents weekend programmes for ITV News as a freelance newsreader.
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About Press Association: The Press Association is a multi-platform news agency with operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Emilio Vacca
Director Mobile Channel of Telegraph Media Group
Emilio, has seen the world of technology changing multiple times over the years. As an expert in the mobile applications arena, he is constantly asking himself “what’s next”. A technology enthusiast, he has spent his 25 year career between design, technology and leadership roles and is an avid early adopter of new technologies. His unique blend of design and technology, developed working many years as a visual and interactive designer, as a software developer and architect for enterprise software and, later on, as a engineer and then manager for mobile applications, provided him unique advantages and vision; allowing him to move quickly between different technologies and sectors, from telecommunications to healthcare, from fashion to media. In the last 5 years Emilio has founded multiple startups in various industries (insurance, real estate, mobile services, social search services) and, as a startups mentor, he is now helping other companies grow.
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About Telegraph Media Group: Telegraph Media Group is a multi-media news publisher behind The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph newspapers.
Kenneth Haugaard
TitleDirector of Coingeek
Kenneth has over 16 years’ combined business development experience within SaaS and Distributed Ledger Technology. He has extensive experience and a strong track record in leading sales and partnership strategies in the B2B market to drive success and accelerate growth. With his vast expertise and process-oriented approach, Kenneth creates and maintains long-term client relationships and develops strategic partnerships that deliver value quickly and unlocks new opportunities for both clients and partners. Before this, Kenneth was the Director of Business Development at a family office with a focus on blockchain, where he established new revenue channels, built investor relations to identify new business opportunities, and consulted large enterprises on blockchain adoption. Kenneth holds an Academy profession degree in International Business and Marketing from Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College and is a certified NLP Business Practitioner.
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About Coingeek, Finlight.com: Coingeek is a cryptocurrency news site.
Joshua Nino De Guzman
CEO, Co-Founder & Director of Dexerto
Joshua Nino De Guzman is the CEO & Co-Founder at Dexerto
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About Dexerto: Dexerto is the world’s largest digital esports and gaming lifestyle platform news platform.
Chris Marsh
Co-Founder & Director of Dexerto
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About Dexerto: Dexerto is the world’s largest digital esports and gaming lifestyle platform news platform.
Mike Kent
Co-Founder & Director of Dexerto
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About Dexerto: Dexerto is the world’s largest digital esports and gaming lifestyle platform news platform.
Torsten de Riese
Director of Strategy & Operations of Dods (Group) plc
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About Dods (Group) plc: Dods is a global political information, publishing, training, events and communications business
Anthony Geffen
CEO and Creative Director of Atlantic Productions
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About Atlantic Productions: Atlantic Productions is one of the world’s leading factual production companies.
Mimi Gilligan
Director, Commercial & Legal Affairs of Atlantic Productions
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About Atlantic Productions: Atlantic Productions is one of the world’s leading factual production companies.
Sam Cooke
Managing Director and Co-Founder of Esports Insider
Sam Cooke heads up Esports Insider, an esports business news platform and events company based in London. Esports Insider is a part of SBC Global and runs B2B events including the ESI Forum Series, the ESI Super Forum and the Betting on Esports Conference
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About Esports Insider: Esports Insider is a platform which covers all news that is of interest to the industry.
Drew Stearne
Content Director & Editor of CNET Networks
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About CNET Networks: CNET is an online platform that provides tech product reviews, news, prices, videos, forums, podcasts, how to’s, and more.
Mark Field
Director of Client Strategy of Reach plc
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About Reach plc: Reach plc is a newspaper publishing company.
Zoe Harris
Group Marketing Director of Reach plc
Having quickly realised (when working as a holiday rep), that free drinks on tap may not be the best groundings for a career choice, Zoe left the sunny climes of Corfu for her first ‘proper’ job at the Guardian. Finding a true love of media, she went on to launch the new ITV website before moving to Hearst magazines to successfully launch new weekly titles. As Marketing & On-air Director at MTV, she set about re-asserting MTV as the ultimate youth entertainment brand with the proposition ‘for the excesses of youth’. This led to the commissioning of Geordie Shore, now in its tenth season, and record ratings for the channel. Following a stint agency side at WCRS as lead strategist on Sky, Zoe is now Group Marketing Director at Trinity Mirror where she heads up marketing, analytics, insight and corp comms across many power newsbrands, working closely with editors to ensure advertisers and consumers alike understand and value their unique place in increasingly fragmented media markets. In her spare time, Zoe runs Stockwell Girl Guide Unit and can tie a mean reef knot. She is also proud to be a trustee of Girl Guiding UK.
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About Reach plc: Reach plc is a newspaper publishing company.
Jo Bacon
Chief Marketing Officer & Director of Invention of Reach plc
Jo Bacon is the Chief Marketing Officer & Director of Invention at Reach PLC.
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About Reach plc: Reach plc is a newspaper publishing company.
Emily Shelley
Managing Director of Alamy
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About Alamy: Alamy is the world’s largest online photo agency for stock, video and live news.
Mark Whiteling
Non Executive Director of Smiths News
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About Smiths News: Smiths News is a UK-wide newspaper and magazine distributor.
Paul Davies
Group Client Director (interim) of Econsultancy
Paul Davies is the Group Client Director (interim) at Econsultancy.
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About Econsultancy: Econsultancy publishes research, analysis and advice on digital marketing, social media, e-commerce, SEO, mobile and tech for businesses.
Simon Derungs
Global Client Director of Econsultancy
Simon Derungs is the Global Client Director at Econsultancy.
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About Econsultancy: Econsultancy publishes research, analysis and advice on digital marketing, social media, e-commerce, SEO, mobile and tech for businesses.
Magdeline Pokar
Founder, Managing Director of Asia Research News
Maggie is the managing director of Asia Research News, overseeing all aspects of this innovative startup.
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About Asia Research News: Asia Research News connects researchers with international media, policy makers, fellow collaborators and the science-hungry public.
Nick Wakefield
Founder & Managing Director of inAsia Media
Nick has over 18 years of experience in technology, media and finance. He started his first tech business in 1999 building an e-commerce platform. He spent 7 years in London focusing on financial sales in the risk management and derivatives market, before moving to Asia to help build Euromoney’s portfolio of conferences across emerging markets. Over this period he ran teams in New York, London and Hong Kong. In 2010 he setup inAsia Media and in 2013 launched Regulation Asia, the leading regulatory information service. He still plays an advisory role in the business. His passion for technology and experience working within the financial markets partner well for Bambu in the role expanding into Europe. He holds a Diploma in Economics and is currently studying a Software Engineering MicroMasters at University of British Columbia.
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About : Online publisher headquartered in Singapore. Publishes market leading titles Regulation Asia & ESG Investor
Mark Dennis
Director of Technical Operations of Sunset+Vine
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About Sunset+Vine: Sunset+Vine is a leading sports production and media company.
Nigel Iskander
Managing Editor & Director of AiMnews
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About AiMnews, Iskandu: AiMnews creates and provides editorial and photos for news agencies.
Martin Veitch
Editorial Director of IDG Connect
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About IDG Connect: IDG Connect brings you the latest features, interviews and expert insights from across the global B2B tech landscape.
Matt Chrisp
Commercial Analytics Director of beIN MEDIA GROUP
Matt joined beIN in February 2016, to launch the Commercial Insights team based in London. He leads a team of insights and analytics executives, seeking out the value that content drives for beIN’s platforms and channels across our international portfolio. Matt’s team is also responsible for valuing entertainment and sports rights for beIN and beIN’s competitors, to contribute to bidding strategy in the various major tender processes that beIN participates in. Matt started his career in New Zealand at KPMG, before taking a 9 month sabbatical to play rugby in London in 2009…which he never made it back from. Since then Matt has held positions at the National Basketball Association, Sony Pictures and A+E Networks during which time he contributed to new ventures across the various elements of the pay-tv ecosystem.Matt has two children, loves to travel, and enjoys triathlons and the odd tennis match.
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About beIN MEDIA GROUP: beIN MEDIA GROUP brings unrivalled sport action and major international events, to dozens of millions of viewers around the world.
Julia Lancett
Managing Director of Newsquest
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About Newsquest: Newsquest Media Group Ltd is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom.
Paul Hunter
Group Finance Director of Newsquest
Paul Hunter was appointed as Newsquest’s Group Finance Director in 2001. He was previously Group Financial Controller from 1997. Prior to joining Newsquest, Paul trained to become a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte. He is Treasurer of the Newspaper Society and a director of Asbof.
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About Newsquest: Newsquest Media Group Ltd is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom.
David Coates
Managing Director of Newsquest
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About Newsquest: Newsquest Media Group Ltd is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom.
Mark Smith
Digital Director of Newsquest
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About Newsquest: Newsquest Media Group Ltd is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom.
Trevor Sallis
Managing Director of Newsquest
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About Newsquest: Newsquest Media Group Ltd is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom.
Dawn Sweeney
Managing Director of Newsquest
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About Newsquest: Newsquest Media Group Ltd is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom.
Mike Harper
Managing Director of Newsquest
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About Newsquest: Newsquest Media Group Ltd is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom.
Megan Falconer Taylor
Managing Director of Influencer Intelligence
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About Influencer Intelligence: Influencer Intelligence is a prominent provider of celebrity contacts, events, and data.
Marina Storti
Director of Strategy & Proposition of NOW TV
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About NOW TV: Now TV is an internet television service that features latest movies, TV shows, live sports, and more.
Linus Birtles
Managing Director of Situation Publishing
Linus Birtles is Managing Director of Situation Publishing, the independent digital publisher behind global technology titles The Register and The Next Platform. He has led the business for more than 18 years and its publications are revered for their fearless reporting and loyal readership.
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About Situation Publishing: Situation Publishing brings you the latest news and views on the global tech scene from its offices.
Evelina Zemziulina
Divisional Director of Worldwide Business Research
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About Worldwide Business Research: Worldwide Business Research is an event management company that runs annual conferences with marketing solutions and events worldwide.
Sally Freeman
Managing Director of Love Live Music
Sally runs Love Live Music UK specialising in Digital PR & online Social Media for Musicians & Artists. An Event Producer and creative Geek you can find Sally always representing the lives, loves and conversations of stakeholders and audience in the digital environment. Sally has contributed to the Guardian, Wired and BBC Radio 4 & 6 and has a passion to get more girls involved in the exciting world of Tech.
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About Love Live Music: Love Live Music is a consultancy that provides Press, PR and Social Media strategies for Artists, companies and charities
Phil Poore
Technical Director of Bullet News
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About Bullet News: A mobile app and platform delivering smart fast news in bullet points from news providers.
Adrian Ladbury
Editorial Director of Betable
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About Betable: Betable is the first platform to enable developers to legally offer real-money play in their games and apps.
Lucie Cave
Editorial Director of Bauer Media
Lucie Cave is an Editorial Director of Bauer Media.
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About Bauer Media: Bauer Media is a publisher of a variety of media, with a focus on magazines.
David Leslie-Clarke
Business Development Director of Open Mobile Media
David Leslie-Clarke is Business Development Director at Open Mobile Media.
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About Open Mobile Media: Open Mobile Media delivers news, insights, and C-level events to executives and businesses who are part of the mobile ecosystem.
Asif Naqvi
Business Development Director of Open Mobile Media
Asif Naqvi is Business Development Director at Open Mobile Media.
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About Open Mobile Media: Open Mobile Media delivers news, insights, and C-level events to executives and businesses who are part of the mobile ecosystem.
Ina Vaduvescu
Project Director of Open Mobile Media
I have recently joined the Open Mobile Media team after having successfully curated events in the film industry and coordinating projects all throughout the production cycle. I have a MA in Social Anthropology, which has equipped me with the skills to conduct in-depth research, deploy minute observation and subtle interviewing in order to understand complexities and devise answers that reflect them.
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About Open Mobile Media: Open Mobile Media delivers news, insights, and C-level events to executives and businesses who are part of the mobile ecosystem.
Manni Singh
Commercial & Business Development Director of Open Mobile Media
I’m Business Development Director here at Open Mobile Media.Having attained an MSc in International Politics at the London School of Economics I moved onto a variety of Business Management and Business Development roles across the tech and social sectors. I have always been addicted to the tech and automotive spaces and it seems I’ve found a nice home here at Open Mobile Media, where I can work with companies to create powerful and effective marketing/sales messages across our extensive network. I’m my spare time I enjoy playing football, reading, watching documentaries, eating, dancing, volunteering or spending time with my family.
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About Open Mobile Media: Open Mobile Media delivers news, insights, and C-level events to executives and businesses who are part of the mobile ecosystem.
Manni Singh
Commercial & Business Development Director of Open Mobile Media
I’m Business Development Director here at Open Mobile Media.Having attained an MSc in International Politics at the London School of Economics I moved onto a variety of Business Management and Business Development roles across the tech and social sectors. I have always been addicted to the tech and automotive spaces and it seems I’ve found a nice home here at Open Mobile Media, where I can work with companies to create powerful and effective marketing/sales messages across our extensive network. I’m my spare time I enjoy playing football, reading, watching documentaries, eating, dancing, volunteering or spending time with my family.
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About Open Mobile Media: Open Mobile Media delivers news, insights, and C-level events to executives and businesses who are part of the mobile ecosystem.
Peter Green
Managing Director of AlphaGalileo
Peter Green has worked with the media and information technology for almost 20 years. He combines his technology experience with an understanding of public relations that he has developed as a practising UK government press officer. Latterly he has led an Internet start-up that has delivered a service to the media and research communities for over 15 years. He is an innovator who is also sensitive to the need for good resource and staff management, if the full potential of change is to be delivered. He has extensive experience of international collaboration including chairing a European agricultural publishing group, acting as a publicity consultant to the European Space Agency and producing an educational film in Romania. He has managed media training in the UK, Russia and Scandinavia. Peter established the AlphaGalileo news service in 1998 and has led it to become the world’s leading independent source of research information for the media. In 2003 he created the AlphaGalileo Foundation to manage the delivery of the news service and in 2014 he transferred the Foundation to full commercial operation as AlphaGalileo Ltd. AlphaGalileo operates on income from news contributors. These include leading research bodies from around the world.
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About AlphaGalileo: AlphaGalileo delivers an online breaking news service to the media for the world’s research communities.
Figen Eker
News Director of AlphaGalileo
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About AlphaGalileo: AlphaGalileo delivers an online breaking news service to the media for the world’s research communities.
Paul Sibley
Finance Director of AlphaGalileo
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About AlphaGalileo: AlphaGalileo delivers an online breaking news service to the media for the world’s research communities.
Paul Sibley
Finance Director of AlphaGalileo
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About AlphaGalileo: AlphaGalileo delivers an online breaking news service to the media for the world’s research communities.
Barbara Kollmer
Quality Control Director of Dora Wirth Languages
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About Dora Wirth Languages: Dora Wirth Languages Ltd. (DWL) has over 50 years of excellence in global translation solutions for the life science industry.
Rosemary Reed
Co-Founder & Creative Director of Infinite Mixed Reality
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About Infinite Mixed Reality: Infinite Mixed Reality is a full-service virtual reality and augmented reality agency.
Frank Luchs
Director of Visiomedia
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About Visiomedia: Multimedia Production And Publishing
Adam Parry
Director of Event Industry News
Co-Founder of The Event Technology Awards, Event Tech Live, Event Industry News and AMP Events
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About Event Industry News, Event Tech Live, The Event Technology Awards: Event Industry News (EIN) is an online magazine that provides the latest news, views and reviews of the events industry.
Greg Denton
Director of Attlas
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About Attlas: Attlas is subscription-based crowdfunding platform devoted to charting new ideas.
Rupert Smith
Director of Communications of Newsworks
Rupert Smith is the Director of Communications at Newsworks.
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About Newsworks: Newsworks is a marketing agency helping agencies and advertisers get the most out of news brands for national newspapers.
Mark Wernham
Director of Pam Communications
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About Pam Communications: Pam Communications is a Norwich-based magazine publisher, producing high-quality editorial content and design.
Philip Ingram
Managing Director of SecurityNewsDesk
Philip is a “card carrying” journalist with business experience gained from sales and marketing at director level in the steel industry and setting up and running small businesses in the past. He has a detailed knowledge of the security industry from a practitioners perspective and now reporting on industry events and news in writing and on camera. Philip had a long and senior career in the British military and was awarded the MBE by Her Majesty in 1996 and has other military awards. He is a member of the Institute of Directors and has written several articles for their regional publications and edited 3 satyrical publications in the past. In addition Philip provides mentoring for students at a local university business school and for service personnel being discharged through injury.
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About SecurityNewsDesk: SecurityNewsDesk.com is a news and product information portal Launched in January 2011. for the entire security industry.
Philip Ingram
Managing Director of SecurityNewsDesk
Philip is a “card carrying” journalist with business experience gained from sales and marketing at director level in the steel industry and setting up and running small businesses in the past. He has a detailed knowledge of the security industry from a practitioners perspective and now reporting on industry events and news in writing and on camera. Philip had a long and senior career in the British military and was awarded the MBE by Her Majesty in 1996 and has other military awards. He is a member of the Institute of Directors and has written several articles for their regional publications and edited 3 satyrical publications in the past. In addition Philip provides mentoring for students at a local university business school and for service personnel being discharged through injury.
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About SecurityNewsDesk: SecurityNewsDesk.com is a news and product information portal Launched in January 2011. for the entire security industry.
Alex B. McKinley
Founder and Managing Director of Share Talk
Alex.B. McKinley is the Founder and Managing Director of Share Talk.
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About Share Talk: Share Talk is a free communications portal that gives users access to exclusive interviews, videos, blogs, iOS, and Android mobile Apps.
Charles Ewen
Director of Information Technology & CIO of Met Office
Charles Ewen responsible for the development and implementation of our ICT Strategy and for the internal technical teams within the Technology Information Services Directorate – and work closely with our Science teams to operate our High Performance Computing capability. The Met Office relies heavily upon cutting-edge IT to improve the quality of forecast services and increasingly to make those services accessible and effective for customers and the Public. I have worked for the Met Office in a number of senior technology roles since 2008 and, prior to that, worked in the Business-to-Business online retail and distribution industry. During this time I used relevant technologies to transform businesses from traditional retail approaches to being internet and technology capable. As well as a number of consulting appointments, I worked within the Premier Farnell group of companies for over 10 years. I have run my own small technology company and started my career as an Electronics Engineer in the defence industry.
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About Met Office: A world-leading weather and climate service.
Charles Ewen
Director of Information Technology & CIO of Met Office
Charles Ewen responsible for the development and implementation of our ICT Strategy and for the internal technical teams within the Technology Information Services Directorate – and work closely with our Science teams to operate our High Performance Computing capability. The Met Office relies heavily upon cutting-edge IT to improve the quality of forecast services and increasingly to make those services accessible and effective for customers and the Public. I have worked for the Met Office in a number of senior technology roles since 2008 and, prior to that, worked in the Business-to-Business online retail and distribution industry. During this time I used relevant technologies to transform businesses from traditional retail approaches to being internet and technology capable. As well as a number of consulting appointments, I worked within the Premier Farnell group of companies for over 10 years. I have run my own small technology company and started my career as an Electronics Engineer in the defence industry.
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About Met Office: A world-leading weather and climate service.
