Antonia Baildam joined TikTok as Brand Partnerships – Beauty in 2020. Previously Beauty & Wellness Director at The Stylist Group, in her new role she will be overseeing brand partnerships and marketing activations for beauty clients.

As Chief Executive Officer, Katie Vanneck-Smith has overall management responsibility for leading premium content and experience business, Hearst UK.

Katie has a wealth of experience innovating in the media industry, having worked for both large-scale corporations and more recently launching a successful startup.

Katie joined Hearst UK in December 2022 from Tortoise Media, a global media outlet that she co-founded in 2018. Prior to that, she was President and Chief Customer Officer of Dow Jones, where she helped build and lead The Wall Street Journal’s successful online membership-based business.

Katie has also held senior roles at The Telegraph Media Group and The Times. As Chief Marketing Officer at The Times, Katie led the architecture of the newspaper’s early move to paid digital subscriptions and was responsible for creating the UK’s first news membership brand, Times+. Katie also oversaw the company’s events programmes, including both The Wall Street Journal CEO Council and The Times CEO Summit.

Greg Williams is the Editor-in-Chief of WIRED UK and Deputy Global Editorial Director of WIRED. A content creator, speaker and strategic forecaster who has held senior leadership roles in London and New York, Greg is interested in understanding the ideas, organisations, trends and technologies shaping the future. He has interviewed senior leaders in business, technology and policy, including Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, Demis Hassabis and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Greg has written for titles including The Guardian and Newsweek and was awarded British Society of Magazine Editors 'Editor of the Year, Science & Technology' in 2017, 2018 and 2020.

Creative, experienced editor-in-chief, working at Time Out, leading the London brand. I've previously worked as an editor or a consultant at most of London's biggest media companies.

Kenya Hunt is the Editor-in-Chief of ELLE UK. Her career spans working for some of the world's most influential women’s titles on both sides of the Atlantic from her post-graduate days as an Assistant Editor at the seminal magazine, Jane, to her time as Deputy Editor of Grazia UK and ELLE UK.

As the founder of R.O.O.M. Mentoring, she advocates for greater diversity within the fashion industry by providing a supportive network for some of the many talented aspiring designers, journalists, and image makers of colour London has to offer. In 2021, she was recognised by The British Fashion Council for her work and given a Global Leader of Change Award at its annual Fashion Awards. Her critically acclaimed book, Girl: Essays on Black Womanhood is out now.

Seema is Head of Acquisitions Marketing at Immediate Media where she is responsible for driving subscription revenue growth and optimising customer acquisition across the Immediate portfolio. With 20 years’ experience within the publishing industry Seema joined Immediate Media in 2015, where she has worked across multi-channel subscription acquisition and retention strategies as well as overseeing Customer Service.

Seema's recent focus has been on designing top-of-the-funnel marketing initiatives to drive new audience and commercial growth across both print and digital products and platforms, ensuring that customers are kept at the heart of everything.

Louise Banham is the editor in chief at Newtrade Media, where she is responsible for a portfolio of four B2B magazines, including the market-leading RN magazine, which recently won Content Piece of the Year at the PPA Independent Publisher Awards 2023. She’s also responsible for the content across two websites and an Insight platform – all dedicated to the independent convenience and wholesale channel. Louise has 16 years’ experience writing about the independent retail channel, and is passionate about Newtrade Media’s brands, which are designed to engage and energise small business owners, and create opportunities for retailers, wholesalers and their suppliers to increase sales and profits.

Deborah is an award-winning digital and print editor, with over twenty years experience in publishing. She has spent the last five years editing UK Glamour and directing its hugely successful transition from a print to a digital-first brand. She was recently promoted to European Editorial Director of Glamour, now directing a digital-first focus for Spanish and German Glamours, as well as the U.K.

Prior to this, she spent six years working on a broad range of digital projects helping tech start-ups, apps, and established brands develop and implement their content, social, and influencer strategies. She began her formative career in glossy women's magazines, working for Cosmopolitan, editing the women’s section of the Daily Mail, and working on the launch of GLAMOUR as Entertainment and Associate Editor. She also edited Condé Nast Brides and Easy Living. She speaks regularly on digital transformation and the challenges facing working mothers. and Style section. Deborah has also edited two other Condé Nast titles, Easy Living and Condé Nast Brides.

She speaks regularly on the topic of digital transformation, women’s empowerment and the challenges facing working mothers. She is a mother of 3 children and 2 dogs.

Lisa has over 25 years of experience in print-to-digital transformation, most notably at the Financial Times where she led newsroom operations, was an Assistant Editor and Managing Editor, Associate Editor and Head of Operations for FT.com. She led group-wide digital transformation projects at both of South Africa’s biggest publishers, Tiso Blackstar (now Arena Holdings) and Naspers’s 24.com.

Lisa is a former Vice President of the World Association of News Publishers, advisor and coach with Women in News, a board member of the World Editors Forum, Leader in Residence at the University of Lancashire and a mentor with the Journalism Innovation Leaders faculty.

Nina completed a BSC (Hons) Psychology Degree in Liverpool before undertaking a career in the media industry over 25 years ago. Nina joined New Scientist Media Company as CEO in October 2018 and was part of the brokerage team that completed the transaction to DMGT in 2021. Today Nina is the Chair of Harmsworth Media, a DMGT company that includes New Scientist and i national newspaper.

Nina’s experience spans consumer and B2B media and events, she is renowned for creating innovative strategies for businesses that deliver accelerated growth, both from existing products and new digital product development. Nina is a highly regarded media professional with institutional knowledge and experience in subscriptions.

Nina is also the Chair of FIDO, a revolutionary VC backed AI technology startup that identifies water leakages, she is also an active mentor, and particularly enjoys offering support to aspirational women leaders.

Maria Pieri is the Editorial Director for APL Media, a specialist travel and lifestyle content media provider with proven commercial success. With 25 years’ experience, she is an expert in content creation across print and digital platforms, including the development of a talented editorial and design team.

Maria has overseen the award-winning National Geographic Traveller (UK), since its launch in 2010, a brand synonymous with compelling storytelling, outstanding photography, and sustainable, ‘real life’ travel – and its sister title Food by National Geographic Traveller (UK). She is the current Head of Education for the BSME and was the 2020 BSME Chair. Separately she has been instrumental in setting up and developing a youth internship scheme for the travel media industry.

Lisa Smosarski is the award-winning Editorial Director of Stylist. As well as engaging over 5 million women editorially through the magazine, website, social media and events each month, Lisa is a board director at The Stylist Group.

Lisa also writes Stylist’s career-focused How To Work column and companion email and hosts the Stylist Network event series. Prior to Stylist, Lisa edited more!, bliss and Smash Hits.

Michelle is an experienced marketer in driving omni channel solutions, with a demonstrated history of working in some of the biggest media agencies in the UK. Her experience spans multi-channel and multi-vertical from FMCG, Auto, Retail, Tech, Ents and everything in between. Michelle is currently Head of Display and Audio Activation at the7Stars, the largest independent agency driving commercial growth and innovation within the market.

Tamsyn Spires became Publisher of HELLO! Ltd in June 2018 with a clear brief to deliver growth through new opportunities and to move the business forward in a new digital direction.

HELLO! Ltd has seen substantial growth in its digital reach and new platform development, alongside this print has remained at the heart of the business and retains its strong position in the market. Tamsyn worked at Bauer for 4 years heading up Grazia and The Debrief as the commercial head of the brands. Previously to that Tamsyn was at Hearst Magazines for many years where she held Sales Director positions across numerous titles; Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar and Red.

Esther is the editor of Women's Running magazine and the co-host of the Women's Running Podcast. Her passions for community and inclusivity have resulted in a huge uplift in engagement across both platforms, as well as a clutch of industry awards.

Chloe is editorial director at Assemble Media Group overseeing three publications – Building, Building Design and Housing Today – and bringing relevant and impactful news, insight and analysis to professionals in the built environment. The titles boast a membership community of 85,000 professionals in over 100 countries.

Her team of journalists regularly interview industry CEOs, review ground-breaking buildings and report on controversies and challenges facing construction. Chloe is an award-winning editor and journalist, with over two decades of experience working in digital and print media.

In 2023 she won both the PPA Editor of the Year (Business Media) and the PPA Independent Publisher Awards Editor of the Year title.

She specialises in setting editorial agendas and devising campaigns that will resonate with audiences. As the face of the flagship title Building she regularly chairs online debates, hosts podcasts and speaks at public events.

Lauren Holleyoake is the Publisher of Grazia and is passionate about building a brand that cares about and celebrates the success of women across all areas. Lauren was at the helm when Grazia’s “Mind the pay gap” campaign changed the law paving the way for greater transparency around gender and pay in the UK. She was responsible for driving the business beyond print with Grazia now reaching over 2.5M users every month digitally.

I've been fortunate to have worked on some of the biggest names in magazines both commercial and B2B and have enjoyed every minute of it. I trained both as a designer and an illustrator and currently use both skills on Burlingtons magazine and have designed for events including the Ideal Home Show. Currently art director in the studio at the St Albans branch of CPL One, I find the challenge of both being hands on and directing design and interacting with other designers incredibly rewarding, even after all these years it's still abuzz when the printed mag lands on your desk. It is a privilege to be part of this year's panel.

Natalia Gamero del Castillo is a forward thinking manager with more than 20 years of experience leading media companies and digital transformation. In her current role as Managing Director Condé Nast Europe (since January 2021) she is overseeing the European market which includes teams in the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain reaching 100 million consumers every month.

Gamero del Castillo has held a number of senior positions at Condé Nast during her nearly 20 years with the company, including CEO of Condé Nast Spain. In this role, she led the company through its digital transformation, devising and implementing new systems and processes and boosting editorial innovation that led to impressive audience reach and quality.

Prior to joining Condé Nast, Gamero del Castillo held various editorial roles, such as editor at El Cultural de El Mundo, the prestigious supplement for El Mundo national newspaper. She also worked for VIA DIGITAL, one of the first TV platforms in Spain.

Gamero del Castillo received her Bachelor Degree in Law from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid and her PDG (General Management Program) from IESE Business School.

Sean is managing director of the Amber division of emap. He has over thirteen years’ experience of managing media P&Ls and has worked in the media industry for over 35 years, working at some of the leading B2B media companies including Haymarket, Centaur Media, Emap Middle East, and Euromoney. He is a former journalist, having worked as editor on four leading B2B weeklies including The Lawyer, The Engineer, Finance Week and Middle East Economic Digest (MEED), and was a former deputy editor of Marketing Week. He has appeared in Pseud’s Corner of Private Eye, and once won ‘correction of the year’ in the same title. He is also a former academic having launched the BA(Hons) in Journalism at Liverpool John Moores University with Paul Caplan, and wrote a textbook on advertising. Sean has launched magazines, websites and information businesses, and has played a leading role in media acquisitions. He currently heads up emap’s diversity and inclusion activity and is one of the founders of the Ramp it Up! events accessibility campaign.

Jenny is an accomplished business professional with significant experience in leadership, management, international sales, marketing strategies, change management, and corporate governance - with a proven track-record for delivering business growth.

Jenny has over 20 years’ experience in a broad range of b2b markets including oil and gas, highways, civil engineering, energy, offshore wind, and visual communications.

Specialties include: strategic planning, customer experience, proposition development and messaging, communications, business leadership, change management, business strategy, sales, and marketing.

Jonathan is responsible for the running of Imagine, Immediate's award-winning commercial content studio, which produces all partnership content across Immediate's editorial brands and platforms including BBC Good Food, Radio Times and BBC Top Gear.

JB works with salespeople and editors to create partnership strategies for clients, ensuring content is relevant for Immediate’s scaled, passion-led audiences and then delivers on client objectives.

He spent the first 20 years of his career in editorial, working as a writer and then editor across some of the UK’s best-known print and digital magazine brands, including Smash Hits!, Heat, ELLE and OK!. In 2016 Jonathan became Head of Commercial Content at Express Newspapers, before joining Immediate in 2018.

His focus is on building a best-in-class content studio in Imagine, delivering great content and a superb all-round client experience.

Lily Barclay is Group Digital Editor of bbcgoodfood.com and olivemagazine.com. She started her career working in the Cbeebies team on various children's titles in 2009 and has also previously worked on BBC Gardeners' World.

Lily has written for the National Geographic, BBC Green, and Explorer magazine. Lily has held various positions at BBC Good Food, including Senior Writer, Family Editor, and Editor. She has written extensively on all areas surrounding family food and children's health and has interviewed various celebrity chefs including John Torode and Jamie Oliver.

Sophie is responsible for leading the marketing, data and customer success strategy of the European businesses in the Arc network including Agriconnect, Bridge2Food and Incisive Media. Sophie has a wealth of experience across all types of event models including expos, conferences and awards and has launched and managed a number of subscription and membership products. She is an accomplished leader with a proven track record of managing and coaching high-performance teams, has extensive hands-on experience of event and marketing platform migration and how to apply this into successful product development.

Sophie is a champion for improving workplace culture and staff engagement and is an industry mentor on the PPAs Next Gen Board.

Koli Pickersgill is Production Director for Immediate Media and started her media career at the BBC in 1988. Over the past 35 years she has held several production roles, across a myriad of brands and sectors, including BBC Good Food, Top Gear, Radio Times and an extensive children’s portfolio of magazines. She is known to foster creativity and promote excellence in print while staying closely attuned to emerging trends.

She has been highly engaged with the drive to make magazines more sustainable and has a long track record of innovation. This has resulted in many industry firsts, maximum impact on the newsstand and subscribers with a focus to deliver additional value for publishers.

Koli has been part of the PPA Sustainability Action Group since 2012 and is an active mentor supporting young people from diverse backgrounds into the industry, most recently working with MEFA (Media for All)

As Sales Director at New Scientist, Justin oversees strategies encompassing all display and creative solutions for the brand. His tenure reflects a dedication to fostering commercial success while navigating the evolving media landscape. Justin's proactive leadership and deep market insights have played a crucial role in steering New Scientist's sales initiatives and reinforcing its position within the industry.

Justin brings over 15 years of rich experience in the media industry, having worked across prominent media brands such as The Spectator and various Dennis Publishing brands, including The Week, Auto Express, and EVO. Since joining New Scientist in 2013, Justin has played a significant role in key initiatives, notably contributing to the successful launch of the New Scientist Live events business. He has been instrumental in advancing the brand's programmatic offering and has been a driving force behind its consistent commercial success.

Parin has been working at Newtrade Media since 2016 – taking on the role of Managing Director in 2018. Whilst his background is in business and finance management, he’s passionate about helping independent retailers run more profitable businesses.

I am Managing Director of 7C3, the leading content marketing agency based in London, combining expertise in Creative, Code, and Content to bring brands and people together. We’re part of C3 – Europe’s largest content marketing agency network.

Our teams are expert content marketeers and multi-platform storytellers, working across digital, social, video, audio, email, and print to spark meaningful engagement between brands and their audiences.

Dr Anatu Mahama is a lecturer in Business Management at ARU and the founder and editor-in-chief of The Academic Woman magazine. She also volunteers as Head of Editorial Content at Women’s Higher Education Network (WHEN). Anatu is passionate about championing women and uses her publication to celebrate and shine a spotlight on women working in higher education.

Elliot is the Chief Operating Officer of Wanderlust, the UK’s longest running travel magazine and the largest by circulation. Having joined Wanderlust in 2021, Elliot has led the recent transformation and rapid growth of the publication in print and online. He previously worked in B2B tech media, holding senior roles at Forbes, London Tech Week and AI Business.

Sarah Dennis joined as interim Editor of TTG Media in September 2023, covering editor Sophie Griffiths’ maternity leave. Sarah previously worked for Haymarket title Performance Marketing World, and has more than 20 years’ editorial experience.

I am a thoughtful business leader with significant commercial experience. My background has afforded me experiences in a number of different industries and diverse B2B marketplaces. I'm passionate about understanding the position of a business, developing strategy and executing through empowering and empathetic leadership.

I'm experienced in high-level, high-value interactions with both customers and stakeholders. This includes a prominent role in the sale of the Farmers Weekly business to Mark Allen in 2020. I am an engaging and effective communicator at all levels whilst being inquisitive and interested to learn because I believe that everyone has a story to tell.

Anna Bassi is the award-winning editorial director of The Week Junior. She’s been at the helm of this highly acclaimed children’s brand since its launch in 2015, overseeing both the weekly magazine and The Week Junior Science+Nature, and developing brand extensions including The Week Junior Book Awards. Anna has developed, launched and edited children’s magazines for over 25 years and is passionate about getting children reading for pleasure and finding their place in the world.

As a Chief Commercial Officer Serena is responsible for developing and executing the commercial strategy across Haymarket Business Media along with P&L responsibility for all divisional commercial activities. Combining strong sales leadership skills with the ability to identify new product developments and opportunities across 13 markets. Brands include Campaign, PRWeek, Third Sector and Management Today.

Eric leads all operational aspects of White Light client work, with a wealth of experience in design, branding, and content marketing. Previously, a PPA and PPA Scotland design award winner – plus, he’s also won many awards as Creative Director of Hot Rum Cow.

Wayne has been head of Time Out UK’s Creative Solutions team since 2018, creating bespoke, multi-channel campaigns for a range of clients including Uber Eats, British Airways, TfL, Deliveroo, FREENOW, Madri, Häagen Dazs and more. Wayne leads a team of strategists, project managers, event producers, writers, videographers, and designers and is responsible for the ideation, pitch and delivery of all of Time Out UK's commercial content partnerships.

Specialising in entertainment and culture marketing, Wayne’s 20-year career reflects his agnostic approach to content marketing with prominent roles at Metro and Global Media. This approach has played a significant role in aiding Time Out's recent transformation from a legacy print publisher to a world-leading 360 digital and experiential media and hospitality business.

Lauren is Marketing Manager for The Week UK, where she is responsible for subscription and brand marketing activity for Future's largest subscription brand. As a previous PPA 30 under 30 winner (2022) and a current member of the PPA Next Gen Board, she is passionate about recognising and rewarding young talent within the industry.

A pragmatic and result-oriented principal who combines vision, passion, and strategic acumen. His dynamic approach fosters innovation, drives growth, and cultivates a positive company culture. He consistently inspires confidence, delivering superb results that continue to grow Hand Media year on year. His leadership is pivotal to the success of the company.

Mark became Chief Executive Officer and owner of Western Business Media in 2019 having previously been Managing Director.

Western Business Media has nine B2B publications, four awards, and ten live events. The markets they cover include fire safety, security, facilities management, health and safety, industrial plant and equipment, controls and drives, logistics and cleaning.

Previously, Mark was a journalist and event organiser in the B2B market, and has 18 years’ experience.

Rebecca is Commercial Content Manager at Retail Week, and is responsible for helping to grow and deliver commercially sponsored annual and bespoke reports, events and features.

With over seven years’ experience in content-focused roles, Rebecca specialises in across-the-board brand interactions and storytelling; helping brands leverage content to connect with relevant and diverse audiences.

In 2023, she was named among the PPAs 30 Under 30 rising stars in publishing, recognised with their Next Gen Award.

Nav is the Studio Manager for Haymarket Business Media (HBM), responsible for 16 podcasts spanning Medical, Marcomms, and Energy & Environment brands, including the PPA’s Podcast of the Year 2023: Room 106 by Planning. Since becoming Haymarket’s first dedicated Studio Manager less than 18 months ago, Nav has already grown HBM's podcast downloads by 92%, while building a team of in-house producers. Nav joined Haymarket as a Publishing Apprentice in 2017 and has had a varied career at the company since, working in operations and editorial before taking on her current role, helping the business continue to accelerate its presence in the audio space. In 2023, Nav was appointed as a member of the PPA’s first Next Gen Board, working in tandem with the main PPA Board. The same year she was also named the overall winner for ‘Emerging Talent’ in Haymarket's Global People Awards.

I'm a hands-on, diligent, and versatile professional with a strong background in finance and operations and a proven track record in heading up finance functions and scaling and growing businesses.

Having held a seat on the board at Raconteur for many years, I have plenty of experience in strategic planning, problem-solving, leadership, conflict resolution, fund raising and a comprehensive, holistic understanding of how to run all aspects of a business.

Conor is Chief Executive Officer of Media Business Insight, a business information, publishing and events company with a focus on the global creative and media sectors.

MBI's portfolio of eight brands cover TV, film and advertising and marketing services and connects more than 100,000 creative and commercial media leaders around the world.

The group includes Broadcast, Screen International, shots, ALF, BRAD, The Knowledge, KFTV and Production Intelligence, reaching users in more than 50 international markets.

Since founding Eye to Eye Media in 2009, Seamus has led the team in a variety of successful print and digital launches, winning many prestigious client accounts. He brings more than 30 years’ consumer and client publishing experience to the board table, including overseeing brands such as BBC Good Food and Gardeners’ World as director of lifestyle and multimedia at BBC Worldwide.

Lauren is Head of Insights and Senior Adviser at Collingwood. She joined Collingwood in 2023, and specialises in uncovering the insights that create opportunities and solve problems for growing media businesses.

Before Collingwood, Lauren’s career spanned roles in editorial, digital media, product development, events and research funding, including Publisher and Managing Director at Future Science Group (FSG). As Publisher at FSG, she launched and scaled a successful portfolio of e-communities, including leading the team that transformed the acquired title BioTechniques from print trade magazine to online-only, with a thriving new marketing services revenue stream and double-digit increases in user engagement. Lauren also launched FSG’s in-person events business, successfully launching new confex events for scientific and medical communities.

As well as expertise in media, Lauren also previously held the position of CEO of The Drake Foundation, a not-for-profit focussed on understanding and improving the health and welfare of people affected by head injuries. In this role, Lauren spearheaded the Foundation’s new focus on Intimate Partner Violence, launched new research funding initiatives and events, and regularly appeared as an expert commentator in the media.

James Murray is the editor-in-chief of BusinessGreen having launched the site in October 2007.

He is responsible for BusinessGreen's leading news, opinion and analysis, and also contributes to the brand's expanding events programme.

James is one of the UK's leading commentators on the low carbon economy, featuring frequently on radio and television.

He reports daily on a wide range of green business issues, with a particular focus on low carbon policy, economics and technology.

In March 2011, he was voted number eight in the Press Gazette's list of the top 50 environmental journalists in the UK. And in 2020 he was named Digital Editor of the Year at the annual AOP Awards.

Prior to launching BusinessGreen James spent five years as a technology journalist working on a variety of IT titles.

Award-winning and inspiring sales, publishing and operational leader with extensive experience in digital transformation across B2c and B2b. Implemented change strategies to develop new digital products and events with an excellent record in creating and delivering long-term growth. A track record of building high-performing teams with an entrepreneurial culture, delivering record financial contribution growth and pro-actively leading transformational change across subscriptions and marketing solutions across multiple businesses. Extensive strategic experience in launching commercially successful digital and AV propositions, webinars, conferences, exhibitions and Awards in the UK and Asia.

Acting as the dedicated Data Analyst for BBC Gardeners' World and HistoryExtra, Michael plays a crucial role in helping stakeholders make sense of the numbers and turn them into actionable insights.

Through his work, he ensures that Immediate Media remains successful by understanding the key messages our data conveys, and then using it to appeal to both existing and new audiences.

Recently appointed to the first PPA Next Gen Board, working in tandem with the main PPA Board to help shape the future of the specialist interest media sector.

Eden-Olivia is the deputy digital editor at heatworld and Closer Online.

She started her career in 2016 on work experience at heatworld, before starting an internship on heat and Closer Online, a graduate trainee writer, staff writer and now she’s the deputy editor across both websites.

While her current roles involves managing the workflow of content across both publication, she has lots of experience writing about the showbiz world and has interviewed celebrities including Tom and Giovanna Fletcher, Katie Piper and lots of Love Island stars.

Nick is the fourth generation to lead The Hemming Group, a family owned and run B2B media company, founded in 1893. With an emphasis on quality content, the company produces digital and paper-based magazines and information products, and digital and physical conferences, exhibitions and awards ceremonies. The markets it serves include local government, highway and bridge construction & maintenance, traffic management, the wine trade, and building services.

After studying Civil Engineering at Oxford, Nick worked in ad sales and marketing for Maclean-Hunter in Toronto and International Thompson Business Publishing in London. He joined the Hemming Group in 1988 and set up their magazine marketing department. He worked his way up to become General Manager of the directory publishing division, and from there was made Group Managing Director in 1995.

Nick stepped down in 2002, after seven successful years in the position, and moved to Madrid with his family. There, he worked as an independent business consultant for SMEs, and then Marketing Director of an international outsourced high-tech sales agency. When the economic crisis hit in 2008, he set up his own company providing coaching in English for Spanish business people and professionals, working with the Bank of Spain, Volkswagen Finance, Mercedes, Energias de Portugal, and other major organisations.

In January 2015, he returned to the Hemming Group as Chairman. He is a non-executive director of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) and a Member of the Council of the British School at Athens. In the past, he has served as a director of Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS), the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), the Periodical Training Council (PTC), the Publishing National Training Organisation (PNTO) and the Maria Montessori Training Organisation, and as the Financial Trustee of the Commonwealth Countries League.

Rosie is the Managing Director for Media and Events EMEA (Communities) at The Channel Company. Rosie oversees the customer success, events and data departments and is responsible for the overall strategy and top line budget for all delivery teams. Rosie is adept at managing high-performing teams, product development and has extensive experience in platform migration for all things digital media and digital and face to face events.

Phil joined Publicis Groupe in 2023 as SVP Global Data, Audiences & Technology Solutions Director, arriving from Teads where he led Global Research Operations. He was one of the team that created Teads’ Attention Programme and led the integration with native 3rd party measurement on Teads’ platform with Lumen (and industry first). Phil was one of the authors of IAB Europe's Guide to attention and has sat on the board of IAB Europe.

Prior to this role at Teads, Phil headed up the research function in Northern Europe, global integrations with Media Agencies, as well as Global CPG measurement lead, helping to build learning agendas for large CPG brands. Prior to Teads, Phil worked at Nielsen for 11 years in a variety of commercial roles in both Europe and APAC helping to launch digital currencies and measurement tools such as Digital Ad Ratings.

Philip Swinden has been MD of Haymarket Business Media (HBM) since 2016. He has P&L responsibility for a £60m business incorporating 15 UK and global publishing brands across Professional Associations, Medical, Marketing, Communications, Energy, Environment and Health and Safety. HBM has undergone rapid digital transformation over the last five years with now less than 5% of revenues coming from print and around 40% of all turnover from recurring online subscriptions. Philip joined Haymarket in 2008 as Director of Environmental Publishing. Prior to that he ran Publishing and Events at Pira (UK) and Intertec (US) covering STM sectors focused on low-carbon/environmental technologies. Haymarket and HBM were both PPA and AOP’s Publisher of the Year in 2022.

Robert joined Metropolis Group in 2011 as Group Chief Executive, and has led the mainly B2B and niche B2C media group through a period of change during which revenues have been increased from £15m to £55m through a combination of acquisitions, digital and events growth. Before joining Metropolis, Robert was Chief Operating Office of William Reed from 2007 with responsibility for the global brands and digital, data and conference businesses.

Prior to that from 2001 Robert was William Reed’s Group Finance Director and between 2002 to 2006 also publishing director of its food manufacturing brands. Previously Robert was a consultant at software business Lost Wax and Finance Director of Stemcor UK, the world’s largest steel trading group. Robert qualified as a chartered accountant at BDO.