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Abbi has had a long career in Financial Services which has given her a deep understanding of customer needs, motivations and behaviours. An avid consumer of social media herself, she has lead on a number of social media campaigns for Barclays UK across a range of segments from home-ownership to wealth management and everything in between. Most recently her focus has been on engaging at an ultra-local level with customers and communities across the UK working with agencies, professionals and colleagues to build the value of the Barclays brand.
Ajoke Emekene | Growth/ Performance Marketing Manager | TIK TOK
Ajoke is a highly accomplished marketing professional with over eight years of experience spanning the FMCG, consulting, fintech, edtech, and ride-hailing industries. She has a proven track record in Performance and Lifecycle marketing, excelling in scaling paid media campaigns and optimizing conversion rates across various digital channels. Her expertise includes developing and implementing comprehensive marketing strategies, utilizing data-driven insights to enhance campaign performance, and fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders. In her current role, Ajoke collaborates with fintech companies across the UK, leveraging her deep industry knowledge and innovative approach to optimize and scale their marketing campaigns on a major social media platform. She is passionate about staying ahead of industry trends and continuously seeks new opportunities to deliver impactful marketing solutions that drive business success.
Alexa Lacroix | Brand Marketing Manager | Sleep Country Canada
With more than 9 years of experience, Alexa is a digital-native marketer who has collaborated with prominent global brands in the retail, automotive, and tech sectors. Her career has traversed big tech, agency, and client-side landscapes, engaging with a diverse clientele that includes multinational Fortune 500 corporations. Currently, she is managing brand marketing at Sleep Country Canada.
Brian Thornton | Performance & Digital Marketing Leader | Clas Ohlson
With a career spanning nearly 15 years, Brian has a deep understanding of marketing dynamics, having worked on both the agency and brand sides. This unique perspective allows him to craft comprehensive strategies that align with business' specific goals and objectives. Brian's versatility shines through his experience across various industry verticals. He has successfully executed marketing campaigns for companies ranging from startups to global enterprises, harnessing his analytical prowess to deliver exceptional results.
Chaitanya Patel | Head of Performance Marketing | ALLIES OF SKIN
Adtech, Martech and Marketing Leader with 18 Years of Experience across e-Commerce, Fintech, Edtech, Proptech, and Web 3.0
Dan Saunders | Director of Digital | Evergreen Finance London
I've worked in Digital for 18 years. Within Digital marketing I work closely with the directors and heads of service to identify new business opportunities and Strategies. Having an in-depth understanding of different markets and competitors in the area to maintain a competitive advantage which is used to work alongside key stakeholders in managing the translation of the business strategy into clear plans. Proactively researching markets, competitors within different regions and establishing ways to develop a competitive advantage within our strategies. Within Stanley Black and Decker, I am a catalyst for change, I plan and execute UK market E-commerce and digital marketing activities to increase sales, grow online channels, and grow new and existing online customers managing substantial 6 figures budgets over many different groups. As an international keynote speaker in the Digital sphere, I inspire and lead a large team of specialists, drive the delivery of brilliant digital products and services, mentoring at levels from executives to C suite. I utilize analytics and insight tools to evaluate end-to-end customer experience across multiple customer touch points. Working with trade marketing teams to analyse product categories and make appropriate product mix recommendations and effectively contributes to SEO, PPC, UX and CRO. I have built, nurtured and lead a diverse, multidisciplinary team to deliver digital transformation across the Stanley Black and Decker group. Defining the required digital capabilities across our people, their processes, and the technology we use. With Stanley Black and Decker being a multinational corporation, I make myself a visible leader by holding regular lectures and Q and A sessions with entry executives all the way up to C suite teams.
Davina Lines | Managing Director | Mixing Digital
Davina Lines is Managing Director of Mixing Digital and the Ecommerce Club. She brings a wealth of knowledge and a big black book of digital contacts to ensure Mixing Digital’s event management services are of the highest standard. Davina co-founded Netimperative in 1999 and became Managing Director in 2002, stewarding the brand into new product launches and creating one of the most successful events programmes in the digital marketing industry. In the mid 90s Davina cut her digital teeth on New Media Age (now Econsultancy), forming part of the founding team and was responsible for the commercial development of the magazine and its early events from launch in May 1995 to 1999. In recent years Davina launched an ecommerce peer-to-peer community, the Ecommerce Club, which runs regular events in London and Manchester on topics relevant to the retail community.
Ixone Isasi | Founder | PaidStrategy
Ixone is a digital marketing specialist with over 10 years of experience. She currently runs a remote performance marketing agency serving clients in Canada, US, Latam and European markets. Her agency is a Google Premier Partner and has also partnered with Microsoft, Meta, Funnel, Supermetrics and Adroll to name a few. She is highly experienced in the Education, SaaS and Travel industries and encompasses both B2B and B2C segments. Her visionary leadership and extensive expertise continue to drive success and innovation in the digital marketing landscape, making her a highly respected figure in the industry.
Jaime Hill | Formerly Head of Ecommerce | OakFurnitureland
Jaime has over two decades of experience as a Marketing & Ecommerce professional with a successful track record leading teams and developing strategy to transform organisations’ digital capability and channels to market. She has had success in roles at brands including Avis, Barclays, Dairy Crest and Oak Furnitureland, and across a wide range of B2B and B2C vertical markets. Most recently, Jaime was Interim Head of Ecommerce & Trading at Monsoon. A graduate of the Institute of Digital Marketing and qualified Executive Business Coach, Jaime's professional passion is for making life easier for the customer at every touch point
Jim Banks | CEO | Spades Media
Jim has been a paid media practitioner since 1999. He predates Google Adwords, that's how long he has been doing paid media. Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of paid search he's worked agency side, client side, as a consultant and on internal projects. Since 2012 he has been the CEO of Spades Media, a growth agency that works with ecommerce businesses looking for rapid growth. A frequent judge at various Don't Panic Events awards, including UK Search, European Search, UK Paid Media and returning again to be a judge for the European Paid Media Awards. Jim enjoys challenging the validity of the award entries and looks for the award worthy expertise in the paid media community.
Krzysztof Marzec | CEO & Technical SEO, Google Ads & Analytics Trainer | DevaGroup
Head of 300+ clients agency with 19+ years of SEM experience. One of the top Google Ads & Analytics Trainers in Poland. Selected by Google for Google Partners Academy project and Big6 project. Certified in both Google Ads and Google Analytics as an individual professional. 7+ years of experience in one of Poland's largest sites - Interia.pl (Head of SEO). Lecturer at Jagiellonian University, AGH University of Science and Technology, and the Tischner European University. Speaker at dozens of conferences recently won 1st place at SEO and 1st place at SEM days at the largest polish conference: I love marketing. Founder and organizer of semKRK, BarCamp gathering up to 500 participants of the SEM industry.
Lukasz Zelezny, UK Search Awards judge, Top10 UK Social Media influencer and former director of organic performance at uSwitch / Zoopla. Currently is working as an independent SEO Consultant helping in organic traffic acquisition, technical SEO and content marketing. Lukasz started his career in 2005 and has since been responsible for the organic performance of a number of companies including HomeAway, Thomson Reuters, The Digital Property Group, Fleetway Travel, uSwitch, Zoopla. Each year Lukasz is speaking at many SEO and social media conferences. He was a speaker at ClickZ Shanghai China, ClickZ Jakarta Indonesia, SiMGA Malta, SES London as well as Marketing Festival in Brno, Brighton SEO in Brighton and UnGagged in London. Every year he is actively participating in 10 to 20 events as an SEO/Social Media keynote speaker. Additionally, he organizes workshops and meetups where he is sharing tips around SEO, Social Media and Analytics.
Meherana Hoq Akhtar | Paid Media Manager | Ideals
Meherana is a seasoned performance marketing expert based in Spain with over 10 years of experience driving results for both B2B and B2C audiences across global markets. She began her career working with B2C companies in a range of industries, and in recent years has focused on scaling growth for B2B SaaS companies through digital channels. Currently, she leads paid acquisition at Ideals, where she develops and executes high-impact, data-driven strategies across search, display, video, and social platforms. Her expertise spans multilingual campaigns, international markets, and a wide range of search engines, making her a trusted leader in reaching diverse audiences effectively. With a strong focus on analytics and performance, Meherana blends creativity with data to deliver measurable business outcomes. She is an expert in CRO and continuous A/B testing, consistently refining campaigns to maximize impact and ROI. She is particularly passionate about data and AI innovation in digital marketing and how it’s transforming the way we connect with audiences.
Meriem Nacer is the founder of 4M Digital Consulting Ltd, where she applies 13+ years’ paid media agency experience to provide cutting-edge PPC, Display, YouTube, and Paid Social advertising strategies. A Google Ads and Microsoft Ads specialist, Meriem's expertise extends from strategic consultancy and audits to hands-on management and training for global brands and retailers. Her budget management skills are exemplary, having handled weekly budgets from £500 to £3M, amounting to over £150M annually. Meriem's work encompasses a diverse range of sectors, including retail, cosmetics, luxury, travel and finance, making her a versatile and sought-after digital marketing consultant. She is also a published author and certified PTLLS-accredited trainer, recognised for her contributions to digital marketing knowledge and education.
Michele Tommasi | Senior Paid Media Manager | Tempcover
I am a Senior Paid Media Manager at Tempcover with nearly a decade of experience in paid and performance marketing. My journey has been marked by a relentless commitment to add value and provide the most profitable outcome for all. I have collaborated with a wealth of prominent national and global brands across a range of sectors. From SaaS, insurance and automotive to construction, travel and e-commerce, I've thrived in both B2C and B2B industries and have an extensive cross-sector knowledge, winning awards such as “Local Campaign Of The Year”, “Best Local Campaign (PPC)” and “YouTube Ads Leaderboard”. At heart, I am passionate about inspiring, leading and helping people to achieve their personal and professional goals, whatever they might be.
Pascal Skropke | CMO | Design - Bestseller
In his position as CMO of design-bestseller, Pascal Skropke has been leading the strategic development of the Marketing, IT and UX/CX departments since 2018. He actively uses his previously experience in digital marketing and e-commerce to shape the brand of design-bestseller. Design-bestseller is one of Europes leading e-commerce companies for premium interior design. With a unique assortment and through expert and personal advice, design-bestseller also offers a unique special shopping experience online
Rejoice Oijaku | SEO Manager | Nelson Bostock UNLIMITED
Rejoice has worked within digital marketing (SEO) for 4+ years. After finishing her master’s degree in marketing at The University of Manchester, she started her journey as a Junior SEO Executive and is now an SEO Manager as well as the Co-Founder & Content Lead for B-DigitalUK. She specialises in Content SEO and she has spoken at BrightonSEO, Whitespark Local Search Summit as well as participated in webinars for FounderVine, Majestic, Noisy Little Monkey etc. Additionally, she is also an Award-Winning Diversity & Inclusion Advocate as she is passionate about Diversity & Inclusion within the workplace to ensure the perspective and struggles of Black people are heard.
Savvas Papachristou | Head Of Ecommerce | MPL Home
Srinivas Kumar | Integrated Performance Digital Marketing Manager | BISSELL
Srinivas Kumar brings over 20+ years in marketing and last 12 years of experience in the fast-paced world of digital and performance marketing across both B2B and B2C. Currently serving as the Performance Digital Marketing Manager for BISSELL in Europe, he has been instrumental in driving business growth through innovative digital marketing efforts. Srinivas holds a Level 6 Diploma in Professional Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), specializing in mastering digital marketing metrics, digital strategy, and strategic marketing. Srinivas is passionate about the intersection of artificial intelligence and digital marketing. Recently, his focus has expanded to Generative AI, where he has been sharing his own breakthroughs and insights on social media. Recognized globally for his proficiency in paid media, Srinivas has received numerous awards, including the Cannes Gold in 2010 and the TomTom STAR global recognition award. His practical and data-driven approach has made a significant impact on the businesses he works with. When not working, Srinivas enjoys playing racket sports, especially Padel. His balance of professional expertise and personal interests makes him a relatable and inspiring figure in the digital marketing community. If you'd like to connect with Srinivas and follow his journey, you can find him on LinkedIn.
Tomáš Martínek | PPC Specialist at Cheil & Freelance Online Marketing Consultant |
With an unusual path, my career in digital marketing began in 2018, 2 years after completing my Degree in Philosophy. After a course in digital marketing with an internship, I ended up working at the agency where I interned. With 5 years of experience and dozens of clients, I worked as a PPC manager and content manager. 3 years on I decided to focus exclusively on paid campaigns. Throughout this time I developed experience in lead gen in the B2B market and later in brand development, traffic increase, and purchase generation in the B2C market. I am currently responsible for the PPC department at MintySquare, where I develop marketing strategies for several fashion brands and campaigns that aim to increase brand awareness and generate purchases.
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