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Dave Timothy, - Anthem Worldwide

Dave is a Senior Account Director, Anthem Worldwide, London
Before joining Anthem he worked at sales promotion and through-the-line agencies including Holmes and Marchant and Marketing Drive, with specific emphasis on FMCG brands and retailers.

James Trezona, - Mason Zimbler

James Trezona is Managing Director of Mason Zimbler, the European integrated marketing agency that works with technology clients worldwide.

With a background in planning and strategy, James now heads up a team of 50 people across two sites in the UK, working closely with other Harte-Hanks business units globally.

Paul Hamilton, - Addiction London

Paul Hamilton is Managing Director Addiction London
Addiction London is a full service Advertising and Branding agency, whose unique approach ‘Connected Creativity’ has enabled them to work with some of the world’s most diverse and well loved brands, including Remington, Kraft, Kao Brands, B&Q and Harper-Collins. Addiction London is a member of the Addiction Worldwide group.

Addiction London's clients include Remington, Krispy Kreme, Kao Brands and Isme.

John Toppin, - Nomizon Associates

Since 2005 John has been providing specialist financial advice to a number of ambitious creative/marketing businesses. In his career he has been European FD at Saatchi & Saatchi and Group FD at The Triangle Group where he successfully led its sale to Publicis, subsequently becoming CEO. John now works with owner managers helping them to plan and deliver profitable growth, generate cash, hang on to talent and prepare for sale.

Mark Bower, - Coolpink

Mark is a forward thinking digital strategist and entrepreneur and MD of award winning digital agency Coolpink. An industry veteran (being over 35!), he regularly consults on digital strategy to leading national retailers. Mark is committed to finding effective ways to engage consumers in today's fragmented and rapidly evolving multichannel marketing landscape.

Saman Mansourpour, - TheAgency

An integrated marketing professional and co-founder of fast-growing creative marketing firm, TheAgency – ranked 23 in the UK's Top 100 Agencies by RAR, and one of the UK’s brightest new businesses in the 2010 HSBC Start Up Awards.

Prior to founding TheAgency, Saman worked for Campaign’s Agency of the Year and was the European Marketing Manager of a Fortune 500 company at the age of 23.

I am a passionate believer in commercially-minded creativity, big simple ideas and integrated, media-neutral thinking.

John Myers, - Creative Break

John Myers, Employer Services Director National Apprenticeship Service in the North West and member of the Creative Break advisory panel

John has worked for the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) in the North West, since its inception in April 2009 and has over 20 years experience in education. A strong advocate of Apprenticeships John is actively involved in the Creative Break Apprenticeship Programme, and has been instrumental in launching and driving the scheme, which places Business Administration Apprentices in the creative sector.

Prior to the NAS, John worked for the Learning and Skills Council and gained extensive experience of the skills, employment and education policy, in the Department of Education and at the Government Office North West.

John is a qualified labour market analyst and a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply and is married with two young children.

Andy Reid, - McCann Bristol

Awaiting updated biog.

Tod Norman, - TNP Ltd

First 27 years: Yank, student, carpenter, actor, soldier, farmer, stage manager, writer, presenter, biker.

Next 26 years: Husband, Father, Resident Alien, Qual researcher, quant researcher, ATL planner, NPD and Brand development consultant, BTL planner, speaker, Biker

Personal Motto: 'Change has never in history happened as fast as it is today; and it will never happen this slowly again.'

Joe Graham, - Typespec ™ Ltd

Typespec is an experienced typographic consultancy offering a wide range of type-related services and font solutions to organisations in the UK and beyond. We work closely with design consultants, advertising agencies and brand communications professionals to create bespoke typefaces & unique custom fonts for them or their clients, modify and extend existing corporate fonts or enhance them for use on screen or in digital devices.

Typespec also advises on type licensing and other font legality issues, assists with multi-lingual or web font requirements and will source the best commercial fonts for the job.

Abbie Walsh, - Fjord
Service Design Director - Fjord

Abbie's core expertise areas are designing for search technologies, the future of TV, mobile service design and cross-platform design thinking.

With over ten year's experience in helping to transform such digital services as Ask Jeeves, working with the BBC and more recently Vodafone, Swisscom, Skype and Nokia. Abbie continues to bring her deep design and UX expertise to Fjord's key clients, helping them discover untapped business opportunities through design thinking. As Service Design Director at Fjord she leads a highly talented design team in one of the most exciting and cutting edge design cities in the world.

Pete Camponi, joint creative director at Gratterpalm Advertising Agency in Leeds

Over 25 years industry experience, gained in London, Manchester and Leeds. Copywriter by trade. Won numerous creative and effectiveness awards over the years. Likes making bread and continues to believe that people will read a long copy ad if they are good enough.

Gratterpalm, the North’s leading advertising agency, specialises in creating campaigns for some of the country’s fastest moving brands and retailers including Asda, Morphy Richards, Viking and Arla Foods.

Abbie Walsh, - Fjord
Service Design Director - Fjord

Abbie's core expertise areas are designing for search technologies, the future of TV, mobile service design and cross-platform design thinking.

Ian Irving, founder The Tailor of Shoreditch

Ian is the Founder of The Tailor of Shoreditch - a full service creative communications agency. The agency has a 'Creative Community' business model that has seen its 'Community' work globally with clients such as New Era, Fred Perry, Citroen and Wagamama.

Ian has an extensive background in creative campaigns to consumer and internal audiences, having worked on award winning campaigns with brands such as O2, innocent and Peugeot.