Contributors

Simon Douglass

Founder • Curated

Simon Douglass is the founder of Curated. With 22 years of experience in digital marketing, Simon spent seven years at Google working with global technology companies such as Dell, HP, Nokia, and BT. He later served as Director at two digital marketing agencies, atom42 and Pancentric, further honing his expertise across multiple industries. In July...

Stephen Davis

Head of Performance • Finder

After a stint living Down Under, Stephen has spent the last 11 years launching Australian performance marketing businesses into the UK market. With over 16 years of performance marketing experience, Stephen is currently Finder UK’s commercial lead, tasked with growing the brand and to establish Finder as a major player in the UK’s hyper-competitive personal...

Stephanie Keating

Sales Group Head • Quantcast

Stephanie’s key role is developing new business partnerships across Independent Agencies and Omnicom. Stephanie has 13+ years experience working at some of the UK’s leading media owners across OOH, Radio & Digital Audio, Print and more recently moving into the world of AdTech. A central part of her role is to work with brands & agencies...

Swagat Choudhury

Global Director - Perfect Digital Store, Digital Commerce. • Mars

As the Global Director of Perfect Store Online at Mars, Swagat leads the strategy, partner ecosystem, and execution to win on the digital shelf, with the aim to increase consumer penetration, engagement, and e-commerce conversion rates. A 21 year career at the forefront of new-age marketing with the last 10 years in the space of...

Sharon Shakery

Head of International Ecommerce • The Cambridge Satchel Co.

As the Head of International Ecommerce at The Cambridge Satchel Co., Sarah is responsible for shaping the global e-commerce strategy. Her role encompasses the planning, creation, and implementation of marketing initiatives aimed at boosting online sales growth by optimizing website traffic, conversion rates, and return on investment (ROI). Reporting progress and results to the broader...

Sarah Clarke

Strategy Director • UM

Passionate about all things media, Sarah is Strategy Director at UM, focused on building brand experiences that genuinely resonate with consumers through all manner of online and offline mediums. Sarah is a creative disruptor, who uses behavioural science and core psychological principles to produce smarter and more effective data-driven marketing campaigns.

Stephanie Henderson

Strategy Director • Distract

Steph Henderson is the Strategy Director at Distract, a UK full service marketing agency, with over 10 years of experience in developing effective marketing strategies that drive business growth. Steph shares her insights and expertise with audiences, providing actionable takeaways that attendees can immediately apply to their own businesses. She is an active member of...

Sophie Howard

Group Advertising Strategist • Crafted

Sophie has been working in digital marketing since 2007, witnessing first-hand the evolution from manual bid handling to the AI-driven algorithms of today. With well-rounded experience both agency and client side, Sophie has supported brands to navigate the changing world of paid advertising across several industries including retail, charity, finance, attractions and tourism. As well...

Simon Chappell

CEO • Made by Sonder

I am really proud to have worked with Tesco, M&S, NatWest, English Heritage, BSkyB, Next, Home Retail Group (Argos/Homebase), Landmark Wholesale (now Unitas) and Virgin Management Group, where I had Director responsibility for the launch of Richard Branson’s groundbreaking and innovative ipad app, Project. I started my career in Relationship Marketing at British Airways where...

Sarah Taylor

CMO

Sarah Taylor is Chief Marketing Officer at Leadfamly, the playable marketing company. Her mission is to bring about real change in the way brands think about engaging with their audience and driving the move from passive experiences to playable marketing. Leadfamly is the platform for marketers who want to create a clear value exchange with...

Stephen King

Senior Business Development Manager • RevLifter

Graduating from Chichester University in 2015, Stephen dived straight into a Gym Director role where he managed the overall sales, marketing, customer service, and business development activities. In 2018, he moved on to SaaS marketing technology company Eagle Eye as Partnerships Executive, and worked his way up through the ranks, becoming a Sales Development Manager...

Stephan Marais

Digital Marketing Strategist & SEO Specialist • Somebody Digital

Stephan is an Integrated Digital Marketing Strategist. He joined Somebody Digital in October 2020, and ensures the online success of a multitude of online businesses in a wide range of industries worldwide.

Sarah Platt

Director & Co-founder • Kinura

Sarah has worked in broadcast and video streaming for many years, and she has been running digital businesses since about the year 2000. Her skills are in all aspects of digital projects and event video production, live streaming, social media, etc.

Sheri Allen

CRM Project Manager • Holland & Barrett

Sheri’s passion and enthusiasm for creative marketing has helped her lead the transition of Email and CRM strategies for brands in travel, hotels, building supplies, health, and nutrition. Sheri brings marketing and technical teams together to bridge technology stacks to support clean data and the best customer experiences. Sheri was awarded Email Marketer of the...