Contributors

Richard Jennis

Managing Director • SimpleClick

Richard Jennis founded SimpleClick in 2008 with one clear ruleL avoid the techno-babble and focus on what sets SimpleClick apart – its high level of client engagement. SimpleClick is a technical agency that specialises in web design and development, bespoke software development, usability testing and mobile app development. SimpleClick prides itself on providing imaginative, technical...

Jason Haydon

Senior Sales Development Representative • Phrasee

Martin Wallace

UK Head of Marketing • LiveRamp

Martin Wallace has 15 years of marketing experience in the tech sector, having worked for a number of small businesses and high growth start-ups. Having finally accepted that he may not make it as a rock star, Martin now leads the UK Marketing team at LiveRamp – the market leader in identity resolution and data...

Koen Smeets

Strategy Director • DAC Group

Koen Smeets is the Strategy Director for the DAC Group in Europe. He has been working for 20 years in international media agencies in London and Barcelona, creating global strategies for brands like Philips, Samsung, Goodyear, Visa, Asics and TomTom. While working for these brands, he felt frustrated with not being able to influence the...

Jeremy Clutton

Global Director for Sales and Partners • Lingo24

Jeremy Clutton is the Global Director for Sales and Partners at Lingo24. He has enjoyed a long and varied career working in content related industries, from advertising with Diageo to the last 12 years in the language industry where he has worked with leading companies in creating the best solutions for their global audiences and...

Niall Moody

Trading Director • Nano Interactive

Niall is responsible for the supply and demand operations at Nano, and has led the UK team in delivering global award-winning campaigns. He is working closely with the founders, engineers, marketing, and publishers to launch new product strategies that respond to advertisers’ demands in a privacy-first world.

Ellie Leek

Marketing Manager • POPS

Ellie Leek joined POPS straight after University for 5 months as Marketing Assistant, a role involving many events and activations. In March 2018, Ellie became POPS Marketing Manager. From managing the POPS online presence & external communications to securing sponsors, partners & press coverage; she’s implemented the 2019 rebrand and strategies around leading retail accounts.

Chris Attewell

CEO

Chris Attewell has been appointed as the CEO of Search Laboratory, having previously held the position of global sales director at the company, where he worked with clients to maximise profits from their international websites through ethical search engine optimisation, PPC, programmatic display, online PR and social media, in more than 25 different languages. He is...

Natasha Harden

Head of Marketing • Rebel Kitchen

Natasha is Brand Guru (aka Head of Marketing) at Rebel Kitchen, leading on marketing and brand strategy and pushing the business towards their vision of redefining health. Since joining in 2015, Natasha saw the need to apply a rebellious approach to marketing at Rebel Kitchen and has subsequently led the change on championing brand led...

Kerensa Jennings

Group Director of Digital Impact • BT

Previously the BBC’s Head of Strategic Delivery, Kerensa’s work designing and delivering the BBC’s Make it Digital strategy earned the Innovation Enterprise Chief Strategy Officer’s Best Innovation Award. Kerensa is also a Professor, an Executive Coach, and a bestselling author. Kerensa spent many years as a television producer and journalist, working at ITN and Sky...

Dan Almond

Senior Digital Marketing Consultant • Stackla

Dan Almond specialises in the travel & hospitality sector at Stackla, partnering with leading brands to develop and deploy successful user-generated content (UGC) strategies. He has advised on the implementation of multi-channel marketing programs that have improved sales and other digital KPI’s for top travel and hospitality brands. Dan has spent the past half-decade working...

Matt Holmes

Head of Digital Marketing • Thomas Cook Group Airline

Matt Holmes is Head of Digital Marketing for Thomas Cook Group Airline. Formerly Head of Paid Search at Emirates, he specialises in guiding international, multi-lingual brands through times of digital transformation. Matt is passionate about pushing what’s possible in digital marketing through making the best use of tech, data, people, and processes.

Sinead Hanna

PR & Content Manager • Dreamland Margate

Sinead Hanna is the PR & Content Manager for Dreamland Margate, and is the former Head of Content and Communications for the destination management organisation, Go To Places. A former journalist, Sinead had more than 15 years’ experience in public and private sector digital marketing and communications strategy. Her experience working for both not-for-profit destinations...

Michael Smith

European Marketing Leader, Digital Strategy and IBM iX • IBM iX

European Marketing Leader of Digital Strategy at IBM iX, Michael Smith, is a digital veteran with unparalleled knowledge and experience across both the public and private sectors. With a career that pre-dates digital as a mainstream, Michael has been fortunate enough to have worked in some of the most progressive and forward thinking companies and...

Carlo Carello

Owner & Managing Partner • Onslow Holdings (Albert’s Club, Raffles Chelsea and Mahiki Kensington)

Carlo Carello is the Owner and Managing Partner of Onslow Holdings, which encapsulates Albert’s Club, Raffles Chelsea, and Mahiki Kensington. With over 10 years of board level food and beverage experience under his belt, Carlo is uniquely positioned to manage these private members clubs and venues.