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Now entering its 8th edition, MAD//Fest is the UK’s biggest + most daring festival for 15,000 brand + agency guests.

Expect an action-packed event that does justice to the word ‘Festival’ with inspiring content, new innovation + lively networking for the industry’s most influential innovators. 

In 2026, this means a focus on the humans that are making a difference, big name speakers, live brand challenges, parties, night time entertainment, street food, bar takeovers, top DJs + much more over The Truman Brewery Estate.

2026 Speakers

Louis Theroux

// Journalist + Broadcaster

Dr. Julia Shaw

// Criminal Psychologist & AI Futurist

Sir Martin Sorrell

// Executive Chairman & Founder, S4 Capital

Adam Swan

// Creative Partner, Derek & Eric

AJ Coyne

// Chief Marketing Officer, Monzo Bank

Alec Barr

// Head of Behavioural Science, OLIVER Agency

Amy Cheyne

// Senior Content Manager, NICE Drinks

Ben Bradley

// Head of Commercial Partnerships, England Cricket (ECB)

Ben Carter

// Chief Customer, Marketing + Media Officer, Carwow

Ben Fox

// Chief Marketing Officer, McDonald's

Bridget Hirst

// Brand Director, DASH

Carina De Oliveira Azevedo

// Senior Environment Lead Grocery, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Catherine Loftus

// Brand Director, Bird & Blend

Charlie Rudd

// Chief Executive Officer - Creative Practice, Publicis Groupe

Charlie Morgan

// founder, Au Vodka

Charlie Smith

// Chief Marketing Officer, Nothing

Charlotte Pearce

// Founder + CEO, Inkpact

Charlotte Ford

// Senior Director of Brand, Content & Partnerships, Monzo Bank

Charlotte Tonry

// Head of Social and Influencer, M&S

Christina Habib

// Chief Insights Officer, Unilever Beauty + Wellbeing

Chris Delahunty

// Head of UK Marketing, Top Cashback

Claire Sadler

// Chief Marketing Officer, British Heart Foundation

Danielle Lee

// Brand and Marketing Director, Metro Bank

Daniel Blumer

// Chief Marketing Officer (EMEA), Restaurant Brands International

David Murdin

// Chief Marketing + Experience Officer, Warner Hotels

Dawn Paine

// Founder and CEO, Aurora

Diego Osorio

// Founder, Lobos Tequila 1707

Dr. Cecilia Dones

// Founder, 3 Standard Deviations

Ellie Norman

// Chief Marketing Officer, Formula E

Emily Heath

// Global Brand Director, Rexona / Sure

Fin Wallace

// Lead Producer, The Sidemen

Gareth Maritz

// Executive Vice President of Marketing, Dazn

Geoff Bull

// Chief Marketing Officer, Confused.com

George Sullivan

// CEO, The Sole Supplier

George Dingle

// Account Director, SAMY

Ginger Johnson

// Drag Queen + Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK

Henrietta Corley

// Global Business Lead, AMV BBDO

Hugo Inglis

// Olympian and Founder, High Impact Athletes (HIA)

Ian Russell MBE

// Molly Russell’s Dad, Co-Founder, Molly Rose Foundation

Iesha White

// Director of Intelligence, Check My Ads Institute

Imme Ermgassen

// Co-founder, Botivo

Jake Dubbins

// Co-Chair, Conscious Advertising Network

Johnny Winn

// Head of Advertising, Virgin Media O2

John Vincent

// CEO + Co-Founder, LEON Restaurants

Jono Yates

// Owner, Only Scrans / YRDS

Julia Linehan

// CEO & Founder, The Digital Voice

Kate Dale

// Director of Marketing, Sport England

Katie Evans

// Chief Marketing Officer, Burger King UK

Katie Jackson

// Chief Marketing Officer, Channel 4

Kelly Chandaria

// Vice President, Bloom

Kim-Lin Capes

// A&I Community and Loyalty Manager, NYX // L'Oreal

Laura Jordan Bambach

// Co-founder & Chief Creative Officer, Uncharted

Laura Pinnell

// VP, Consumer Group, Europe & Middle East, NBA

Lee Bokfin

// Chief Executive Officer, Global Street Art

Luciana de Azevedo Lara

// Senior Global Communications Manager, Essity

Lucie Leverton

// Head of Partnerships Development, Harrods

Lucy Litwack

// Owner and CEO, Coca de Mer

Margaret Jobling

// Group Chief Marketing Officer, NatWest Group

Mark Lester

// Co-founder + CSO, Squint

Mark Brown

// Chief Marketing Officer, Hovis

Mark Denton

// Executive Creative Director, COY! Communications

Mary Keane-Dawson

// Chair, BIMA

Matt Bulcroft

// Marketing Director, Global Brands

Mays Elansari

// Marketing Director, Wasabi

Mollie Kmita

// Founder, The Powerhouse Project

Naomi Walkland

// Chief Marketing Officer, Motorway

Natalie Tyre

// ex Meta

Nathalia Amadeu

// Global Brand Director, Vaseline

Ndidi Oteh

// Chief Executive Officer, Accenture Song

Nick East

// European Head of Retail Media, MARS

Nina Bibby

// Group Chief Marketing Officer, Barclays

Patrick Williamson

// VP of Performance Marketing, MPB

Paul Stafford

// Head of Very Media Group, The Very Group

Pete Harbour

// Chief Marketing Officer + Head of Global Condiments, Unilever

Radha Davies

// Marketing Director: Brands & Creative, Sainsbury's

Rajeev Sathyesh

// Marketing Director (CMO), Heineken

Rani Al Hajji

// Chief Growth & Transformation Officer, Unilever Personal Care

Rebecca Ferguson

// MARS

Rebecca Rowntree

// Founder, Get Sh*t Done

René Hisserich

// Senior Director Media, Content & Digital Marketing, MARS

Rory Sutherland

// Vice Chairman, Ogilvy UK

Rosie Kmita

// Founder, The Powerhouse Project

Sally Barton

// Director, Marketing Growth Strategy, Mondelez International

Sally Henderson

// High-stakes leadership mentor

Sam Kelly

// Chief Experience Officer, Virgin

Saskia Jones

// Deputy CSO, BBH

Shamil Thakrar

// Founder, Dishoom

Sharry Cramond

// Marketing Director Fashion, Home & Beauty; Director of Loyalty, M&S

Shona Campbell

// Chief Marketing and Growth Officer, Ottolenghi

Sophie O'Brien

// President, Bloom

Sophie Giddings

// Marketing Director, Little Dish

Swagat Choudhury

// Global Director - Digital Commerce, MARS

Thom Elliot

// Co-Founder, Pizza Pilgrims

Tim Ovadia

// Global Vice President, Stella Artois / AB InBev

Tom Johnson

// Head of Marketing & Commercial Director, Ascot Racecourse

Tom Goodwin

// Founder, All We Have Is Now

Tom Fenwick- Smith

// Creative Director, Three Mobile

Tony Barr

// Managing Director Commercial, Wasabi

Tony Cortizas

// Chief Marketing Officer, Sandals Resorts

Vicki Maguire

Wilkin Lee

// Head of Marketing UK & Ire, Motorola (Lenovo)

Mike Pearson

// Head of Creative, Media & Promotions, Wayfair EU

Ed Tate

// Senior Customer Success Director, Optimizely

Jan Schoenmakers

// Managing Director, HASE & IGEL

Rachel Pettit

// Director of Consumer Marketing, Bank and Borrow, Lloyds Banking Group

Sam Fletcher

// Director of Customer Insight, Planning & Effectiveness, Lloyds Banking Group

Max Ottignon

// Co-Founder, Ragged Edge

Jack Cully

// Marketing lead, Granola

Amanpreet Singh

// Global Digital Brand Experience Lead, Unilever

Jonathan Gustavii

// Director of Strategic Partnerships, The Gang

Jascha Bräker

// Senior Partnerships Development Manager, ESL FACEIT Group

Alessandra Di Lorenzo

// Digital Media Executive & Author

Hazan Aydin Yesilova

// Head of Baileys, Diageo GB

Holly McKinley

// Brand and Communications Director, WWF UK

Rahul Gursahani

// Marketing Lead, Ben & Jerry's

Jack Finger

// Co-Founder, Go Places

Sam Jacobs

// Co-Founder, Go Places

Eugene Knippel

// VP of Global Voices & Industry Relations, Kolsquare

Fiona Macpherson

// Global Head of Influencer Marketing, Free Soul

Laura Montarroso Daher

// Co Founder, CULTURD

Fouad Hammoud

// Co Founder, CULTURD

Sheeraz Gulsher

// Co Founder, People Like Us

Yasmin Ali

// Spoken Word Artist

Joy Osinloye

// VP of Customer Success, CreatorIQ

Jane Harper

// Communications and Digital Engagement Director, Shisedo

Jini Sanassy

// Head of PR, Space NK

David Schulman

// Global CEO, Havas

Claire MacArthur

// Landscape Architect

Can Akar

// Marketing Director, EMEA, Uber

Mark Sinnock

// Global Chief Strategy, Data & Innovation Officer, Havas

Lea Karam

// Behavioural Scientist, Founder + CEO, Mindscope

Hussain Manawer

// Poet, Author + Spoken word artist

Jordan Peters

// Senior Director, Marketing Partnerships, EMEA, Netflix

Nicky Bullard

// Founder, Elevator

Kenyatte Nelson

// Chief Membership & Customer Officer, Co-op

Elliot Moss

// Partner and Chief Brand Officer, Mishcon de Reya

Paris Parmer

Kyle Fiore

// Principal Brand Strategy,, Booking.com

Emma Sexton

// Founder, Inside Out

Jonathan Wicks

// Creative Director, The LEGO Group

Elfried Samba

// Co-founder + CEO, Butterfly Effect

Guillaume Furminger

// Executive Creative Director, Brand Potential

Rob Calder

// Chief Growth Officer, PREM Rugby

2026 Agenda

Welcome to MAD//Fest

Welcome to MAD//Fest

Chair's Welcome

Chair's Welcome

Who Attends?

80%

of tickets are for top tier brand marketers, agency leaders who are in the market for media, tech solutions / service providers.

20%

of tickets are available to buy for martech/adtech innovators, platforms + solution/service providers.

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Venue

MAD//Fest is always SOLD OUT + in 2026 we’ll once again take over the Truman  Brewery for a vibrant ‘campus’ style event experience for 15,000+ top brands + agencies.

Old Truman Brewery, Ely’s Yard, 15 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR.

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