1-3 July 2025
Truman Brewery Estate, London E1 6QR
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Drive leads, awareness + new business at the UK's biggest, brashest + best marketing fest.
1-3 July 2025
The UK’s biggest, buzziest + boldest marketing festival is back on 1-3 July 2025 for 3 explosive days of superstar speakers, networking, brand innovation pitches, masterclasses, experiential activations, food, drinks, parties, DJs + evening entertainment.
Sold out in 2024, we’re going BIG in 2025 with a HUGE festival site bringing 15,000+ brands + agencies together to be inspired, be connected + be clued up on the latest shifts in marketing + advertising.
2024
Highlights
Eddie Izzard
// Actor, Comedian + Activist
Eddie Izzard
// Actor, Comedian + Activist
Hannah Fry
// Academic, Mathematician, best-selling author + broadcaster
Hannah Fry is a Professor of Mathematics at UCL where she studies patterns in human behaviour. Hannah’s TV work includes two series of BBC Two series The Secret Genius of Modern Life and The Future With Hannah Fry for Bloomberg series as well as a plethora of other documentaries including the Grierson winning Making Sense of Cancer (Best Presenter). She has hosted Have I Got News for You and helms several hit podcasts, and is a published author and columnist for The New Yorker.
Laetitia Raoust
// CDMO, L'Oreal
Laetitia Raoust relocated to London from the US in 2023, moving into to the role of Chief Digital Marketing Officer for UK and Ireland, leading the digital & marketing strategy, in charge of Media, Data, Consumer and Market Insight, Digital Innovation and Consumer Care.
Previously whilst working for L’Oréal within the US, Laetitia was the General Manager of Yves Saint Laurent Beauty US and before so, was Chief Digital Officer for Maybelline New York, defining the global digital strategy of the #1 cosmetic brand in the world and overseeing program rollouts in 50+ markets.
Prior to joining L’Oréal USA in 2013, Laetitia spent 4 years at Google, first in Paris as the Head of Consumer Marketing, then in Honk Kong, as the Regional Lead for Consumer Marketing, leading Marketing efforts for Search and Client products across Asia-Pacific.
Born and raised in France, Mrs. Raoust is a graduate of HEC, Paris and holds a degree in Graphic Design from Parsons School of Design, NYC.
Guilherme Ferreira
// Global Brand Vice President, Cadbury
Guilherme Ferreira
// Global Brand Vice President, Cadbury
Jodie Soussan
// MD (Europe), Allbirds
Jodie Soussan joined Allbirds as Managing Director, Europe in July 2021 and brings a wealth of experience to the business, having spent 20 years leading consumer-facing brands across the FMCG and sportswear industries.
Jodie started her career as a graduate of the Procter & Gamble management training program and has a strong track record of achieving brand transformation and business growth. She joined Allbirds from Pentland Brands where she first led Commercial Strategy across Europe and then became the Global Brand Director at Canterbury and Mitre responsible for product, marketing, digital and social strategy.
Jodie is a commercially astute and empathetic leader who prides herself on putting purpose and people at the heart of the business. Outside of work she has two young boys who keep her busy – when not around them she loves road running.
Susan O'Brien
// CMO / Global VP Brand, Just Eat
Susan O'Brien
// CMO / Global VP Brand, Just Eat
Anna MacDonald
// Marketing Director (VP), Guinness
Anna MacDonald
// Marketing Director (VP), Guinness
Ellie Norman
// Chief Customer Officer, Manchester United
Ellie Norman
// Chief Customer Officer, Manchester United
Tom Rainsford
// Marketing Director, Beavertown Brewery
Marketing Director at Beavertown. Tom's long-standing ethos is that Brands should be culturally relevant, adding to culture to build Brands people don't just like, they love.
Tom joined Beavertown Brewery, the much-loved beer Brand to jet-fuel their Marketing. Having successfully taken the Brand into its first Advertising campaign, launched new products and innovative strategic thinking, Beavertown continues to drive Brand love and advocacy.
Tom was one of the Founders of giffgaff mobile network. Taking that Business from a Start-up to a hugely successful brand that changed the market.
Shamil Thakrar
// Co-founder, Dishoom
Shamil Thakrar
// Co-founder, Dishoom
June Sarpong
// Broadcaster
June Sarpong
// Broadcaster
Nicola Matthews
// Countess of Cocoa aka UKI Head of Marketing, Tony's Chocolonely
Nicola aka ‘The Countess of Cocoa’ is UKI Head of Marketing at Tony’s Chocolonely, the chocolate makers on a serious mission to end exploitation in cocoa. Nicola has 12 years of marketing and innovation experience from time spent at Diageo, startup CocoPro and Tony’s. Her favourite Tony’s product is their new milk chocolate & marshmallow Littl’ Bits.
Eric Melis
// VP, Global Brand Marketing , PepsiCo (International Beverages)
Eric Melis
// VP, Global Brand Marketing , PepsiCo (International Beverages)
Rory Sutherland
// Vice Chairman, Ogilvy UK
Rory Sutherland
// Vice Chairman, Ogilvy UK
Dan Murphy
// SVP, Marketing, Liquid Death
Dan Murphy
// SVP, Marketing, Liquid Death
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