MadFest London 2026
The full speaker lineup for MadFest London 2026 — 516 announced speakers.
MadFest London 2026: 23 speakers across 23 talks tracked on Mezzo — including Rory Sutherland, Tom Goodwin, and Eleanor Thornton-Firkin.
Speaker Lineup
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Abbie Thomas
Global Social Media & Editorial Manager

Abby Bolt
Head of Brand

Abby Dixon
Founder and Director

Adam Swan
Founder / Creative Director

Adele Lewis Bridgeman
Founder
Aiden Gibbons
Co-founder and Executive Creative Director

Alec Barr
Head of Behavioural Science & UX

Alessandra Di Lorenzo
Alessandra

Alex Brown
Co-founder & CCO
Alex Browne
VP, Revenue & Growth

Alex Kemp
Executive Creative Director

Alex Knapman
Retail Media Lead

Alex Melia
Head of Marketing

Alex Payne
Founder, The Influence Room
Ali Hanan
Chief Executive Officer

Alice Garton
Global Marketing Manager

Alistair Turner
Managing Director

Allie Tarry
Director of Development

Amanpreet Singh
Senior Digital Brand Experience and Gaming Partnerships Lead

Amelia Sordell
Personal Brand Strategist and Founder of klowt.com

Amie Cripps
Editor in Chief

Amy Cheyne
Senior Content Manager

Andrew Connel
Global Head of Growth & Media Acceleration

Andrew Hayward-Wright
VP Media Operations

Andrew Mullins
Brand Impact Director
Andy Davey
Behavioural Scientist

Andy Squire
Regional Lead, EMEA

Anne Coghlan
COO and Co-Founder

Annie Bartley
Founder & Creative Director

Annie Gaddis
Head of Marketing

Anthony (Tony) Cortizas
Chief Marketing Officer

Anthony Lawson
Commercial Strategy & Enablement - Retail Media

April Cox
Partnership Director

Ariella Shulman
Ethical AI Expert and Masters Student

Armando Reyes
Global Portfolio VP

Arthur Kannas
Director and Founder
Ashley Maloney
CTO

Auxandre Stephan
Product Marketing Director
Aziza Bhatia
Managing Director & Executive Producer

Beccy Dye
Head of Brand and Marketing

Ben Bradley
Head of Commercial Partnerships

Ben Carter
Chief Customer, Marketing and Media Officer

Ben Golik
Founder and CEO (CX)

Ben Powis
Chief Executive Officer

Ben Richards
Global Head of Experience, OLA

Ben Wardle
CEO, UK

Ben Warner
Co-Founder

Ben Whattam
CMO

Ben Wilson
VP, Sexual Wellness

Beth Flintoff
Head of Agentforce Marketing Sales UKI

Blake Samson
Content Creator | Mountain Biker | Adventurer

Bobby Burrage
Creative Director

Bridget Hirst
Brand Director

Caitlin Ramrakha
Director of Marketing

Camealia Xavier-Chihota
Marketing & Social Media Director

Camilla Ray
Planning Director

Can Akar
Marketing Director, EMEA

Carina De Oliveira Azevedo
Senior Environment Lead

Caro Wagner
Client Strategy Lead, EMEA
Carol Feeley
Head of Creative

Caroline Fisher
Global Brand Communications Director

Caroline Sajas
SVP Sales

Catherine Loftus
Brand Director

Catriona Mantle
Marketing Director - Butter, Cheese & Cooking

Charlene White
Presenter

Charlie Bell
Senior Director, Solution Engineering

Charlie Copsey
CEO | Founder

Charlie Morgan
Founder and CEO

Charlie Rudd
CEO, Creative Practice

Charlie Smith
Chief Brand Officer

Charlotte Ford
Senior Director of Brand, Content & Partnerships

Charlotte Jacklin
Creator, Founder
Charlotte Löfgren-Rowe
VP Pain

Charlotte Tonry
Head of Social and Influencer

Chelsie Hall
Director - Product - Viral Moments

Chloë Davies
Growth Marketing Partner

Chris Beer
Senior Data Journalist

Chris Bryant, MBE
Managing Director

Chris Delahunty
Head of UK Marketing

Christian Johnston
Founder

Christian Skaar
VP eCommerce EU & NA

Christina Habib
Chief Insights Officer Beauty & Wellbeing

Claire MacArthur
Landscape Designer
Claire McHardy
Managing Partner

Claire Sadler
Chief Customer and Marketing Officer

Claire Trbovic
Global Head of Product

Claudia Nicholls
Executive Director of Marketing, Fundraising, and Engagement

Claudia Tezcan
Global Dove Brand Experience & Social Director

Clémence Blum
Director of Partnerships and Marketing

Colin Horan
Strategic Partner - FMCG
Colin Smith
Senior Director, Marketing Solutions

DJ AG
Renowned Group

DJ Monki (Lucy Monkman)
DJ

Dan Brain
Founder
Daniel Bowers
Chief Strategy Officer, TMW

Danielle Lee
Director Brand & Marketing
Danny Holmes
Consulting Partner

Darsh Myronidis
Sustainability Leader
Dave Ward
Director - Experience Design & Creative

David Billings
CSO

David Duffield
GM, EMEA

David Lloyd
Chief Customer Officer

David Murdin
Chief Marketing & Experience Officer

David Shulman
Global CEO, Havas CX

Dawn Paine
Founder and CEO

Dawn Spencer
CEO, Founder

Dean Harris
Head of Co-op Media Network

Deirdre Findlay
Founder and CEO

Desh Govender
CEO, Studio 545, (ex CMO L’Oreal Luxe

Diego Osorio
Founder

Dimitris Beis
Data & Innovation Strategist
Dom Boyd
Managing Director

Dr. Cecilia Dones
Lecturer

Ed Chamberlin
Sports Broadcaster

Ed Tate
Senior Customer Success Director

Eilidh MacAskill
Marketing Director

Elfried Samba
CEO & Co-founder Butterfly Effect | Ex-Gymshark Head of Social (Global)
Elias Malm
Co-Founder
Elif Terzi
Head of Wall’s Ice Cream UK

Elliot Moss
Partner, Chief Brand Officer

Elliott Millard
Chief Strategy Officer

Elton Ollerhead
Head of EMEA

Emily Heath
Global Brand Director

Emily Wiles
Marketing Director
Emma Cassidy
Senior Creative Director

Emma Harris
CEO

Emma Sexton
Founder

Eugene Knippel
VP of Global Voices & Industry Relations

Eva Cremers
3D Artist & Director

Fabien Sommer
Senior Global Communication Manager

Felicia Asiedu
Marketing Director

Fin Wallace
Lead Creative Producer

Fiona Macpherson
Global Head of Influencer Marketing

Fiona Richards
Marketing Director

Fiona Spooner
Managing Director, Consumer Revenue

Fiona Wylie
Founder & CEO

Fouad Hammoud
Co-Founder, Co-Host

Gareth Maritz
Executive Vice President of Marketing

Gary Bansor
Head of UEFA EURO 2028 Sponsorship

Gaston Annebicque
GM Ekino

Geoff Bull
CMO

George Dingle
Account Director

George Sullivan
CEO

Georgia Kelly
UK creator partnerships lead

Gill Huber
Managing Director

Ginger Johnson
Drag Queen + Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK

Ginny Nackvi
Brand and Creative Director
Giovanna Bressane Gomes
Global VP, Head of Fabric Cleaning

Glenn Hoddle
English former football player and manager
Graeme Noble
Chief Creative Officer, TMW

Graham Wilkinson
Head of Agency Partnerships

Guillaume Furminger
Executive Creative Director

Guy Purchase
Marketing and VoC Solutions Director

Hannah Fisher
Chief Marketing Officer

Hannah Mahony
Social & Influence Director

Hannah Pain
Marketing & Menu Director

Harriet McDonald
Head of Commercial Partnerships

Harriet Phillips
Co-Owner

Harry Angers
Local Store Marketing Manager

Hazan Aydin Yesilova
Head of Baileys

Heather Dansie
Insight and Research Director

Helen Cutmore
Global Marketing Director

Helen Johnson
Managing Director

Henrietta Corley
Global Business Lead

Henry Coutinho-Mason
Speaker & Author

Holly Mckinlay
Director of Brand and Engagement

Holly Ripper
CEO Havas London

Hugo Inglis
Olympian and Founder

Hussain Manawer
Poet, Author + Producer

Hélène Grandjean
Career Coach
Ian Forrester
CEO

Ian Houghton
Founder

Ian Maskell
CEO

Ian Russell
Chair

Iesha White
Director of Intelligence

Ieva Butenaite
Executive Director - Global Retail Media Strategy

Ilona Wylie
Independent Creative Lead

Isabella Kornaś
Executive & Wellbeing Coach | MarComms Strategist
Ishaan Kaul
Director AI Transformation and Creative Tech

Izzy Ngo
UKI Brand Deals Partnerships Lead
JO JOSEPH
DJ/AUTHOR/YOGA TEACHER

JP O'Keeffe
Director of Product Management

Jack Cully
Founding Marketer

Jack Finger
Co-Founder

Jacque Chadwick
VP Agencies & Clients, Commerce Media

Jake Burnham
Sales Director
James Libor
Global Media Director

James Marriott
Co-founder
James Shoreland
CEO

James Steven
Head of Partnerships

James Tyler
Founder & Head of Marketing

James Tyrrell
Senior Insight and Research Manager

Jan Schoenmakers
Founder & CEO

Jane Harper
Communications and Digital Engagement Director

Jane Hector-Jones
Brand Partnerships and Sponsorship Director

Jascha Bräker
Senior Partnerships Development Manager

Jean-Paul Schmetz
Chief of Ads

Jemma Haley
Proposition Strategy & Development Lead - Retail Media

Jen McAleer
Group Brand Director

Jessica Cooke
Group Head of Retail Media Propositions and Partners
Jessica De Bellis
Account Director, Enterprise

Jessica Pyne
Director, Solution Engineering

Jim Chapman
Author, illustrator, writer, presenter

Jini Sanassy
Head of PR

Jo Zukunft
Director

Joanna Howes
Founder

Jodie Cariss
CEO & Founder
Jodie Gillary
Head of Brand Activation

Jodie Higgins
Operations Manager

Jodie Kenny
Commercial Director Growth & Emerging Brands
Jodie Taylor
General Manager Marketing, Automobile Division
Jody Goodall
CPO
Joe Adsett
Managing Director

Joe Edwards
Marketing Director

Joe Guindi
Creative Strategy Lead

Joe Martin
Founder & CEO
Joe Wood
Senior Marketing Manager

Johanna Gerhold
Brand and Communications Director
John Grabowski
CEO

John Sills
Author, The Human Experience, Senior Partner

John Vagueiro
CEO & Founder

John Vincent
Founder & CEO LEON Restaurants

Johnny Winn
Head of Advertising

Jon Hewson
RVP EMEA, Ad Solutions

Jonathan Bates
Product Lead & Commercial Director

Jonathan Goodman
Founder and CEO (CX)

Jonathan Gustavii
Director of Strategic partnership

Jonathan Wicks
Creative Director

Jono Yates
Owner
Jordan Stone
Head of Social, Content and Creator Marketing
Josh Harris
Chief Executive Officer

Joshua Bullmore
Group Chief Strategy Officer

Joy Osinloye
VP of Customer Success

Julia Linehan
CEO & Founder

Julie Austin
Chief Commerce Architect

Justin Pearse
Editor-in-Chief

Justin Reid
Senior Director of International

Kai Birras
Director of Partnerships, Marketing & Communications

Kaitlyn Pearce
Head of Branded Content
Karen Wilkinson
Marketing Director

Kasey Swithenbank
Head of Retail, UK&I

Kate Dale
Campaigns Director

Kate Davies
Marketing Director

Kate Mellett
EMEA Head of Creative Strategy

Katie Derham
TV + Radio Presenter

Katie Evans
Chief Marketing Officer

Katie Jackson
Chief Audience and Marketing Officer

Katie Moreton
Shopper Marketing Director
Katie Street
MD & Podcast Host

Kay Munday
Founder & Coach

Kelly Chandaria
ex Vice President

Kelly Woods
Brand Communications Manager
Kenny Davies

Kenyatte Nelson
Chief Strategy & Customer Officer

Kevin Evans
Senior Marketing Manager - Masterbrand Comms
Khaled Alfangary
Director, Client Services

Kim-lin Capes
A&I Community and Loyalty Manager

Kirsten van Rooyen
Strategy Director

Krum Dzhermanov
Director Client Strategy

Kyle Anthony Fiore
Principal, Brand Strategy

Laura Jordan Bambach
Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder
Laura McNally
Content Director

Laura Montarroso Daher
Founder

Laura Pinnell
VP, Consumer Group, Europe & Middle East

Laura Thornley
Director of Field Marketing, EMEA

Laura Williamson
Partnership Director

Laura Wilshaw
Editor, ITV News
Lauren Hardaker
Global Transformation Director
Lauren Windscheffel
Senior Client Partner

Lawson Hill
CRO

Lea Karam
Behavioural Scientist, Founder + CEO

Lee Bokfin
Chief Executive Officer

Lex Nakad
General Manager EMEA West
Liam Wade
Chief Strategy Officer

Lisa Boyles
Head Of Go To Market and Media
Lisa Delaney
Regional Head of Marketing and Lifestyle, Europe

Lisa Gamreklidze
Creative Business Partner

Lisa Mandell
Founder

Livi West
Senior Copywriter

Liz O'Brien
Head of Media Partnerships & Social

Lola Oyewole
Founder

Lorenzo Fruzza
Chief Design Officer

Loui Blake
Entrepreneur, Investor, Ultra Athlete

Louise Beltrame-Bawden
Director of Women's Sports Strategy

Louise Watson
VP, Global Technology
Lucas Bergmans
Head of Integrated Marketing & Content

Luciana De Azevedo Lara
Senior Brand Comms Manager

Lucie Leverton
Head of Partnerships Development

Lucy Barnes
Deputy Managing Director

Lucy Irving
Head of Cultural Strategy

Lucy Litwack
CEO & Owner

Luke Blackburn
Head of Digital UK

Lydia Hunter
Business Director
Lynne Deason
Head of Creative Excellence

Manal Saho
Regional Sales Director

Maninder Paul
B2B Marketer and AI Builder

Marc Guldimann
CEO & Co-Founder
Marcus Krzastek
President, International

Margaret Jobling
Group Chief Marketing Officer
Mariam Ziada
Brand Partnerships Manager

Mark Brown
Chief Marketing Officer

Mark Denton
Executive Creative Director

Mark Lester
Co-Founder & CSO

Mark Sinnock
Global Chief Strategy, Intelligence and Innovation Officer

Mark Taylor
CEO

Mark Whelan
Chairman & CCO

Martin Brown
Director of Sales

Martin Fix
Technology Director

Martin Karaffa
Consumer Practice Lead

Marukh Budhraja
Global Head of Social for Colour and Complexion

Mary Keane-Dawson
Chair

Matt Butts
Head of Marketing Science

Matt Stone
Senior Director - Creative, Design & Experience
Max Keane
Chief Strategy Officer

Max Ottignon
Co-Founder

Maya Herm
Associate Vice President, The Collective
Mayowa Quadri
Head of Brand

Mays Elansari
Marketing Director
Melissa Goffe
Head of Brand
Meredith O'Brien
Group Agency Director
Meredith Smith
Global Head of Future Strategies

Michael Barber
Innovation Lead
Michelle Ashurst
Sales Director

Michelle Marks
Chief Marketing Officer

Mihaela Mateescu
Head of Performance Marketing & CRO

Mike Christensen
CEO & Founder

Mike Pearson
Associate Director Head of Creative, Media & Promotions

Millie Fairbank
Strategic Growth Director

Mitch Syrett
Executive Creative Director

Mollie Kmita
Founder

Mrunal Bhagat
Retail Media Lead

Munya Chawawa
Comedian

Myrthe Mertens De Vry
Social Media Manager EMEA

NATHALIA AMADEU
GLOBAL BRAND DIRECTOR VASELINE

Nabila Richardson
Brand & Campaign Strategist

Nadine Bourne
Global Head of Social for Skincare and Fragrance

Natalie Trye
Director

Natasha Weeks
Head of Consumer Health

Nathan Lindberg
VP of Brand Partnerships

Ndidi Oteh
Chief Executive Officer – Accenture Song

Neil Joyce
CEO & Co Founder

Nick Bain
Head of Creative Strategy

Nick Ball
Partnerships Consultant

Nick East
European Head of Retail Media

Nick Wright
CEO

Nicky Bullard
Founder
Nico Pavlou
Senior Manager, Inventory Development EMEA
Nicola Claydon
Sales Director

Nikolaus Beier
SVP Marketing Services

Nils Leonard
Founder

Nina Bibby
Group Chief Marketing Officer

Nina Chande
Marketing Procurement Consultant
Noël Bunting
Chief Creative Officer

Nuala Gallagher
Brand & Marketing Director

Oli Mival
VP Product Strategy, Innovation & Experience

Oliver Yonchev
Co-Founder

Olivier Vigneaux
Head of Havas CX Europe

Ollie Shayer
Senior Director, Global Strategy and Innovation
Owen Laverty
Chief Brand Officer

Oyin Akiniyi
Brand Communications, Content and Partnership Director
Panid Sarrami Froshani
Marketing Science Lead

Parisa Parmar
Senior Creative Strategist

Parweez Mulbocus
Head of Ecommerce

Patrick Williamson
VP of Performance Marketing

Paul C. Brunson
Host & Relationship Expert

Paul Mallon
Head of Sportsbook Marketing

Paul McGinley
CMO

Paul Saville
Senior Vice President - Experiential

Paul Stafford
Head of Very Media Group

Pete Wallace
GM

Peter Harbour
CMO Foods and head of global condiments

Phoebe Barter
Group Brand Director
Prudence Beecroft
Managing Director and Executive Producer

Rachael Pettit
Consumer Marketing Director

Rachel Exton
VP Global Brand

Radha Davies
Sainsbury's Marketing Director

Raffaele Di Monaco
Brand Ambassador

Rahul Gursahani
Ben and Jerry's Cluster Business Head UK&I

Rajeev Sathyesh
Marketing Director (CMO)

Rani Al Hajji
Chief Growth & Transformation Officer

Ravi Pau
Head of AI Operations
Rebecca Ferguson
MARS

Rebecca Göckel
CEO & Co-Founder

Rebecca Wilson
Managing Director, UK & Ireland

Red Godfrey
VP of creative and marketing

René Hisserich
Senior Director Media, Content & Digital Marketing

Rhona Glazebrook
Co Founder

Ria Jaiswal
Senior Brand Manager

Ria Purser
Head of Brand Marketing

Rich McHardy
Founder & Co-founder

Richard Bowden
Chief Marketing Officer

Richard Bown
Head of Advertising
Richard Robinson
Executive Director

Richard Shotton
Author of The Choice Factory
Ricky Watson
Senior Manager, Marketing Analytics

Rob Calder
Chief Growth Officer

Rob Edwards
Head of Media and Digital

Rob Goodwin
Chief Data Officer

Rob McLaughlin
Founder & CEO

Robert Smart
Commercial Lead - CPG & Retail

Rory McEntee
CMO

Rosie Kitson
Chief Impact Officer

Rosie Kmita
Founder

Ruby Furby
EU PR and Influencer Manager
Russ Wilson
Managing Director

Russell Franklin
Commercial Director

Ruth Hooper
Chief Marketing Officer

Ryan Sasaki
Chief Product Officer
Ryan Skeggs
Senior Vice President, Insights & Performance Marketing
SJ Benham
CEO

Sabrina Rodriguez
Director of Marketing

Sally Henderson
High-Stakes Leadership Mentor
Sam Chandler
Marketing & Commercial Director

Sam Feasey
Global Sports Marketing Manager

Sam Jacobs
Co-Founder

Sam Kelly
Chief Experience Officer

Sam Wahab
Head of Gaming & XR

Samantha Fletcher
Director of Customer Insight, Marketing Effectiveness & Planning

Samuel Sutton
Head of Design

Sandra Wagner
CEO
Sandy Ghuman
Senior Product Manager - Customer Data & Transformation
Sara Denby
Director, Oxford Future of Marketing Initiative, Saïd Business School
Sara Holt
Chief Marketing Officer

Sarah Barron
Chief Commercial & Operations Director
Sarah Batters
Football Executive & MD

Saskia Jones
Deputy Chief Strategy Officer

Satej Sirur
CEO & Co-Founder

Scott Bodie
Head of Media UKI

Scott Branch
Senior Vice President, Integrated Business Lead
Seamus Higgins
Chief Creative Officer

Sean Thomas
Global Executive Creative Director
Seb Bardin
Head of Performance Marketing

Sebastien Sergeant
Business Development Manager

Sedge Beswick
Founder, Consultant, Advisor and Investor

Shamil Thakrar
Co-founder

Shane Whelan
Chief Marketing Officer
Shannon McDonald
Head of Global Creative Consultancy

Sharon Rajan
Principal Solutions Consultant, Sprinklr

Sheeraz Gulsher
Co-Founder
Shirley Smith
Smith

Shona Campbell
Chief Marketing and Growth Officer

Simon Trewavas
SVP Commerce Media

Smita Pillai
RVP Customer Success

Sophie Giddings
Marketing Director

Sophie O'Brien
Chief Operations Officer

Sophie Raine
Managing Director
Stacey Britt Fitzgerald
Brand Director

Stanley Oyovota
Digital Media & Shopper Analytics Manager

Steve Edwards
Head of Agency

Steve Ricketts
Chief Commerce Officer
Steve Seddon
CMO

Stjepan Zelić
CEO
Stuart Trevor
CEO

Susan ArmstrongPayne
Affiliate Marketing Lead

Suzanna Chaplin
CEO

Suzi Bentley Tanner
Partner

Swagat Choudhury
Global Director Digital Commerce

Sylvia Brendel
Head of Publicity

Taniya De Abrew
Global Head of Digital Marketing & Programmes

Tara Warren
Chief Executive Officer

Tash Whitmey
Managing Director

Tess Howard
Olympic Hockey Player

Thayer Lavielle
Managing Director, The Collective

Theo Gentilli
Founding Partner

Theo Hamburger
Head of Sales & Marketing

Thom Elliot
Founder

Thomas Joyce-Brown
Head of Creative, Content & Media

Tim Ovadia
Global Vice President
Toby Rozenblit
Head of UK Office

Tom Corbet
Managing Director, Group Head of Sponsorship and Client Experience

Tom Fenwick- Smith
Creative Director
Tom Hazelden
Head of Brand, Planning and Content

Tom Johnson
Commercial Director

Tom Mills
Global Head of Media Investment

Tom Ollerton
Founder

Tom Priestman
Director of Client Services
Tom Rainsford
Founder

Tom Ridges
CEO & Founder

Tom Stephens
Creative Director

Tom Whiteside
Group Head of Sponsorships

Tony Barr
Managing Director Commercial

Tsidi Dagadu
Business Development Manager Africa and Middle East

Valerie Bounds
Co-founder, Chief Strategy & Creative Officer
Vicky Handley
Head of Brand, Marketing & Advertising

Vicky Janaway
Chief Client Officer

Virginie Chesnais
Chief Marketing Officer

Wilkin Lee
Head of Marketing

Will Hooker
Head of Brand & Campaigns

Will Lenney
Co-Founder
Will Parrish
CSO
Yana Yarmova
GM, EMEA

Yasmin Ali
Poet and Writer

imme ermgassen
co-Founder
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