Contributors

Steve Peters

Digital Business Director

Steve has over 16 years’ experience in digital, ecommerce and mcommerce taking a leading role in client relationship and development at Code Computerlove.  Now over 80-strong, Code develops award-winning digital products for major brands and is nationally recognised for its digital excellence.

Louis Georgiou

Co-founder & Managing Director

Louis has worked in the digital industry for 18 years and founded Code Computerlove in 1999. His background in creative technology immediately positioned the agency as a digital leader in the North. Now over 80-strong, Code develops award-winning digital products for major brands and is nationally recognised for its digital excellence. In recent years Louis...

James Cannings

Partner, Be Heard & Co-founder

James is a Be Heard Partner and co-founder of MMT Digital, a specialist design and build agency that empowers companies to adopt an agile culture to transform their digital performance. He works closely with clients, including Vodafone, Bacardi and comparethemarket.com, to help them navigate the digital landscape and drive commercial value from new technology to...

Laura Creamer

Relationship Manager • IBM Marketing Cloud

Laura joined Silverpop in December 2013 as a Relationship Manager. She’s responsible for growing existing EMEA client accounts across multiple verticals by helping them move beyond traditional digital marketing efforts to more of a behavioural and sophisticated multi-channel approach.

Alex Lockett

Director • Stream:20

Alex has been working in online acquisition marketing for eight years and is a firm believer in the power of data to inform key channel management decisions. Having spent five years working in the online gambling sector Alex joined Stream:20 in 2010 and has since worked across brands such as The Sun, IPC Media, BSkyB,...

Peter Ward

CEO and Co-founder • WAYN (Part of lastminute.com Group)

Peter Ward is CEO and Co-founder of WAYN, the world’s largest social travel network, and is currently leading the creation of a content and social media hub for lastminute.com Group, who acquired WAYN in 2016. Having run WAYN for over 14 years, Peter has overseen strategy and execution across all areas of the business, which...

Andy Iddon

Co-Founder • Building Blocks (part of Dept)

Andy is a Principal Consultant at Building Blocks – a digital solutions agency based in the UK, USA and Spain. He co-founded the agency in 2007 and specialises in helping organisations understand how they can leverage current technologies to become more efficient, profitable and deliver contextually relevant digital solutions to their customers. Over the past...

Roman Tagoe

Head of Digital Content • Time Out

Roman is Head of Digital Content for Time Out. Based in their London office he‘s responsible for content strategy and delivery across their UK and US properties and works with the development team department on new product development and launches. Prior to joining Time Out he produced radio programmes and digital projects for the BBC,...

Dan Ulzhoefer

CEO • UI Centric

Dan is the CEO at UI Centric, a full-service technology company with an emphasis on creating intelligent multi-platform user experiences (UX). Over the past 15 years, Dan has worked with leading consumer and enterprise brands, in the UK and internationally, gaining invaluable insights into the challenges, opportunities and approach to delivering an effective UX. He...

Willem Challenger

Video Marketing Consultant EMEA

Willem is a highly experienced digital marketing executive, having worked at BBDO and Japan@UK prior to his role as a video marketing consultant at Brightcove. He is fluent in both German and Japanese and has combined these languages with his marketing skills by working on advertising campaigns for Mercedes Benz and introducing Japanese designers at...

Duncan Burbidge

CEO

Duncan Burbidge co-founded StreamAMG in 2001 and has led the company’s growth for 13 years. It is now the leading independent streaming media group in Europe and employs nearly 100 people.

Katie Evans

Account Manager • Adestra Ltd.

Having previous experience in advertising and publishing, Katie is now an Account Manager at Adestra, where she works with a diverse range of clients in industries including retail, travel, finance and publishing. She is passionate about working with Adestra clients to help them to achieve fantastic results, and helping them to evolve and progress their...

James Turnbull

Director • AA Digital (The AA)

James is an experienced digital marketer who’s spent 14 years working with some of the leading brands and digital agencies in the UK. Currently leading digital at The AA, he previously led transformation programmes at British Gas. “I’d like to think I’m a ‘positive agent of change’ that can move fast, create momentum through strong...

Simon Heyes

Founder

Simon is one of the Co-founders and Directors of 8 Million Stories (8MS). He began his digital career in 2004 with award-winning search agency bigmouthmedia, working on international projects for brands such as Clarks, Marriott Hotels and Etihad Airways. Simon is an early adopter of new technology and platforms, an advocate of transmedia storytelling and...

Dane Vallejo

Insight Consultant • Experian

Dane is an Insight Consultant at Experian Marketing Services. He is responsible for helping a number of clients, including Sky, Emirates and Barclays, to analyse their campaign and customer data. He also advises clients on channel reporting and analytics to help achieve strategic goals.