Ahmed El Adl
Technology and business innovation leader
Dr. El Adl is a technology and business innovation leader with a proven track record of global scale achievements in envisioning and building intelligent technologies and applying them to solve real-world problems to accelerate the digital and cognitive transformation of businesses, workforce, services, and machines. He has Ph.D. in Computer Science with a focus on […]
Anil Ranchod
Deputy Director PR & Communications, Stroke Association
Award-winning Deputy Director PR & Communications at the Stroke Association. Anil features in PRWeek’s Power Book 2018, 2019 and 2020 and has a fountain of knowledge of the charity and voluntary sectors having previously worked at Mencap, RNIB, The Children’s Society, Help the Aged and NSPCC in a number of communications roles. He is passionate […]
Ben Chodor
President, Intrado Digital Media
Ben Chodor has 20+ years of experience as a leader in enterprise communications, social video, and digital health, and is a pioneer of online communications through interactive and streaming content. As President of Intrado Digital Media, Ben leads the organization in expanding its best-in-class solutions for public relations, investor relations, marketing, and internal communications that […]
Caitlin Johnson
Senior International PR Manager, VisitBritain
Caitlin Johnson is the Senior International PR Manager for VisitBritain, with more than 8 years’ experience working in PR across many sectors including fashion, lifestyle, and travel. Caitlin has worked for VisitBritain, promoting the UK as a destination to visit, working with partners to promote and develop the visitor economy, to a global audience for […]
Catherine Hernandez-Blades
Senior Vice President, Chief ESG and Communications Officer, Aflac
Catherine Hernandez-Blades is senior vice president, chief environmental, social and governance (ESG) and communications officer at Aflac. She is responsible for corporate communications, organizational communications, philanthropy and ESG activities for the company, including the company’s Global SABRE award-winning corporate social responsibility (CSR) program. Hernandez-Blades joined Aflac in 2014 as senior vice president of Corporate Communications […]
Danny Rogers
Editor-in-Chief
Danny is one of the world’s pre-eminent media and marketing journalists. He has been editor of Campaign and PRWeek and, in 2015, wrote a successful book called ‘Campaigns that Shook the World: the Evolution of Public Relations’. He has won many industry awards including the British Society of Magazine Editors’ ‘Editor of the Year’ in 2008. Rogers has also […]
Fred Cook
Chairman, Golin & Director, USC Center for Public Relations
Fred Cook has worked at Golin for over 30 years. He started as an account supervisor in the Los Angeles office and moved to Chicago 15 years ago to become Golin’s third CEO. Fred credits the company culture for his long tenure with the firm. During his time with Golin, Cook has had the privilege […]
Gabby Stern
Director of Communications, World Health Organization
Gabriella Stern is Director of Communications at the World Health Organization. Based at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Gabby is in charge of the organization’s global communications strategy, manages a team of communications professionals, and serves as spokesperson for the Director-General. Gabby joined WHO in March 2019 after more than three years at the Bill & […]
Jamin Spitzer
Senior Director of Comms Insights, Microsoft
At Microsoft, Jamin Spitzer oversees the insights and analytics team for the communications organization.  Previously, Jamin was a “PR guy with math skills” though now he finds his statistical understanding as valuable as his communications domain knowledge as a bridge between what analytics can unlock and what communicators need to know. A 15-year Microsoft veteran, […]
Jim Macnamara
Distinguished Professor of Public Communication
Jim Macnamara PhD is Distinguished Professor of Public Communication in the School of Communication at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). He is also a Visiting Professor at London School of Economics and Political Science, Media and Communications Department, and a Visiting Professor at the London College of Communication in the University of the Arts […]
John Meakin
Global Head of Strategic Services, Grayling
Jon has more than 25 years’ public relations experience, encompassing consumer, corporate, and business-to-business communications, and crisis and issues management. His career to date has seen Jon work for a number of small, independent agencies as well as international networks. Most recently, Jon ran Grayling’s West Coast team in the United States, where he oversaw […]
Jonathan Reichental
CEO, Human Future
Dr. Jonathan Reichental is the CEO of Human Future, a global business and technology education, advisory, and investment firm. He is the former Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the City of Palo Alto, and a multiple award-winning technology leader whose 30-year career has spanned both the private and public sectors. In 2017, he was named one of the top 100 […]
José de Buerba
Head of Business Intelligence and Digital Governance, Communications, World Bank.
José de Buerba is Head of Business Intelligence and Digital Governance at the World Bank’s Communications department. His team brings together research insights and recommendations to increase the impact of World Bank´s communication approaches. He is a member of the Board of the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communications (AMEC) and co-chairs […]
Judy Stenmark
BSc MPH, Director General, Global Self-Care Federation
Judy has been leading the Global Self-Care Federation since September 2020. During that time, she has overseen a restructure and re branding of the organization and implemented a new direction – the Future of Self-Care Strategy. She has a background in health with a degree in physiotherapy and a masters’ in Public Health. A long-standing […]
Katie Creaser
Senior Vice President, Technology PR, ICR
Katie Creaser is Senior Vice President, Technology PR at ICR where she specializes in emerging tech, cybersecurity and IT solutions/services. Katie is passionate about helping brands tell their story through a thoughtful, holistic and measurable corporate communications strategy.   During her 15-year PR career, Katie has managed communications campaigns that have earned accolades from PRSA, […]
Maria Bach
Senior Advisor, Infomedia Denmark
Maria Bach is working as Senior Advisor at Infomedia Denmark. Maria is helping clients to understand, find direction and measure the global goals agenda for a more sustainable and focused effort towards the company strategy.
Mark Figliulo
Founder, FIG
Mark has advised some of the world’s most successful brands for over 25 years. His vision for a new type of agency coupled with experience gained leading agencies like TBWA, Y&R and Leo Burnett has led to the resounding success that is FIG, The Brand Agency for the Information Age. Mark has been named in […]
Mathias Kortegaard
Program Manager, Infomedia Group
Mathias Kortegaard is working as a Program Manager in Infomedia Group. He is responsible for Infomedias work with sustainability internally and is working to transform sustainability data into products and concepts that help corporations and organisations act on the global goals for sustainable development.
May Lee
Host of the May Lee Show
May Lee has been a broadcast journalist/host for 30 years as both a US based and international anchor, host, correspondent and producer. Most recently, May partnered with NextShark, the leading Asian online news source, to launch “The May Lee Show”, a podcast/video program focused on Asian American issues and stories. Prior to the new project, […]
Megan Tweed
US Head of Data and Intelligence Strategy, Edelman
In her 20+ years of working in advertising, marketing, media, and communications, Megan has been on the forefront of leading brands and agencies through transformative times to unlock growth and opportunity. She is considered a trusted and visionary leader with a passion for building audience-centric marketing and communications eco-systems for major brands, effectively ushering them […]
Megan Harris
Executive Director of Distribution, FIG
Megan is a results-oriented marketing and technology leader with a passion for innovating with global brands and their consumers, helping them win in today’s digital and technology revolution. As the Executive Director of Distribution at FIG, Megan is responsible for helping brands utilize media and content as a consumer experience across paid, owned and earned […]
Michael Kaye
Global Communications Manager, OkCupid
Michael is the Global Communications Manager at OkCupid. He has 6 years’ experience in brand marketing and corporate reputation with a focus on earned media relations and influencer marketing. Michael is an adjunct instructor and guest speaker. He is also on the Steering Committee for the Human Rights Campaign Greater NY and on the Board […]
Richard Bagnall
AMEC Chairman and Co-Managing Partner, CARMA
Richard has played a significant role in global communications evaluation trade association AMEC for many years having served on its board on multiple occasions. He chaired AMEC’s work-groups that created two of AMEC’s best known educational initiatives, the Social Media Measurement frameworks and more recently the new Integrated Evaluation Framework which has been translated into more than 20 languages.  […]
Sandra Macleod
Group CEO, Echo Research
An Expert Witness in Reputation and cited as ‘among the 100 most influential people in PR’, Sandra is Group CEO of Echo Research which provides brand and reputation research for clients globally. From an early career at PA Management Consultants, Sandra set up the first international franchise for media analysis in 1989 before launching Echo. […]
Sophie Coley
Co-Founder and Strategy & Content Director, SearchListening.com
Sophie Coley is the world’s leading expert in Search Listening. A strategic and creative digital marketer; fascinated by people, driven by strong insight and rooted in customer-centricity – she helps brands and agencies uncover unbiased, powerful insights from their audience, based on what they truly think and actually do. Sophie is also author of ‘Consumer […]