Alex AikenExecutive Director of Government Communication, UK GovernmentAlex Aiken is the Executive Director of Government Communication. Based in Downing Street and the Cabinet Office, Alex is the most senior communications professional in the Civil Service. His role covers government communications strategy, management of the Cabinet Office and No.10 communication teams and leadership of the profession. Over the past seven years Alex has […]Read More Alex JuddHead of Impact and Planning, Clarity PRAlex blends the art and science of proper integrated communications, delivering results that matter. That means turning data into insight, insight into strategy and proving the impact of the work that’s delivered. His 10+ years in industry have spanned the length and breadth of industry, from boxing clever with start-ups to steering international tech giants […]Read More Alexander Hinckley RoseAssociate Manager, Data Analytics - Digital Transformation in Global Supply Chain and Logistics, Edwards LifesciencesAlexander Hinckley Rose is a digital marketer turned decision scientist who helps marketers thoughtfully collect, analyze, and act on client data in ways that personalize messaging and drive consumers to action. Though he currently holds a position as an Associate Manager of Data Analytics in the Digital Transformation organization for Edwards Lifesciences, he has held […]Read More Alison WilliamsDirector of Client Services, UK & USA, CARMAAlison Williams is the Client Service Director for North America and EMEA at CARMA International. Having spent over a decade in the media measurement industry, Alison has become a trusted consultant to global brands, advising on how they can best use data to inform communication strategies and designing multi-market measurement programs for traditional, digital and […]Read More Amy MitchellDirector of Journalism Research, Pew Research CenterAmy S. Mitchell is director of journalism research at Pew Research Center. She is responsible for the Center’s research related to news and information, including how the public accesses, engages with and creates news, what news organizations are providing and how technology is changing all of these elements. Signature publications include The Modern News Consumer, […]Read More Ann PilkingtonFounder and Director, PR AcademyHaving started out in regional journalism, she moved into PR working with high profile brands The AA, BT and Barclays then led communication for large government change programmes before co-founding PR Academy. One of her interests is communication on projects, an area that she feels is often overlooked which prompted her to write her book: Communicating […]Read More Ben ChodorPresident, Intrado Digital MediaBen 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 the best-in-class solutions for public relations, investor relations, marketing, and internal communications that […]Read More Ben OsborneHead of Insights + Analytics, Siegel+Gale EMEABen uses specialist research capabilities to take the guesswork out of brand decision-making. He sees his role as giving decision makers the confidence, insight and vision to influence the organisation. He does this by making complex information tangible,intuitive and simple to understand, and communicating insights in a creative and engaging way to inspire action. He […]Read More Ben PageChief Executive, Ipsos MORIBen Page is Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI in the UK and Ireland. He joined MORI in 1987 after graduating from Oxford University in 1986, and was one of the leaders of its first management buyout in 2000. He has been CEO since 2009. A frequent writer and speaker on trends, leadership and performance management, […]Read More Carmella GloverPresident, Diversity Action Alliance and Director of DE&I, PageIn her role at Page, Carmella provides strategic direction for member and staff DE&I initiatives. In partnership with the DAA Board, she oversees the operations, programs, budget, and strategic plan of the Diversity Action Alliance (DAA). The DAA is a cross-industry coalition led by communications trade organizations with a mission of accelerating progress in meaningful […]Read More Catherine HuntHead of Insight and Evaluation, Prime Minister's Office and Cabinet Office Communications, UK GovernmentCatherine is the Head of Insight and Evaluation for the Prime Minister’s Office and Cabinet Office. Since March 2021, she’s also been working as part of the National Resilience Communication Hub, where she’s been leading on developing the communication evaluation programme as well as setting up an extensive programme of research to track public behaviour […]Read More Christina TzogkaData Scientist, DataScoutingChristina Tzogka received her diploma on Digital Media from the Informatics Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and her MSc on Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics from the Department of Applied Informatics of the University of Macedonia. Her BSc and MSc dissertation subjects were: “Sentiment Analysis on Text from Twitter using Deep Learning Methods”, […]Read More Courtney KennedyDirector of Survey Research, Pew Research CenterCourtney Kennedy is director of survey research at Pew Research Center. Her team is responsible for the design of the Center’s U.S. surveys and maintenance of the American Trends Panel. Kennedy conducts experimental research to improve the accuracy of public opinion polls. Her research focuses on nonresponse, weighting, modes of administration and sampling frames. Her […]Read More Daniel FountenberryPartner, VideologicDaniel Fountenberry is a serial entrepreneur exploring the intersection of Media and Artificial Intelligence. He currently leads VideoLogic, an applied R&D company that is pioneering new methods of creating hyper-personalized video using AI. Daniel gained deep insights into creating compelling video through working in numerous capacities in the Broadcast News industry, starting as an on-air […]Read More Darryl SpareyManaging Director and Co-Founder, Hard NumbersDarryl is MD and Co-Founder of performance-driven communications consultancy, Hard Numbers. Hard Numbers marries killer creative with commercial acumen to create campaigns that drive a demonstrable return on investment. Unlike many agency founders, Darryl spent much of his career in business development. After ten years running sales and marketing for Precise (now Kantar Media), he […]Read More David GallagherPresident, Growth and Development, International, OmnicomRead More Deb CamdenFounder, The Communication DividendDeb Camden is an Australian entrepreneur who is dedicated to supporting communicators to prove their value. She is the brains behind The Communication Dividend, a communication innovation that provides the missing link between business strategy and communication to prove and improve the value of communication. A career communicator and self-confessed measurement evangelist, Deb Camden is […]Read More Deborah GreifDirector, Corporate Relations and Business Development, American Society of AnesthesiologistsDeborah joined American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) in November 2016, bringing more than fifteen years of business development, marketing, and event strategy experience. Her responsibilities include partner relations, business development and product development – with an emphasis on attendee and exhibitor engagement for ASA’s conferences and meetings portfolio. Prior to joining ASA, Deborah served as […]Read More Deepshikha DharmarajChief Executive Officer, Genesis; BCW Member, BCW India BoardWith over 27 years of rich and diverse experience in public relations and communications, Deepshikha Dharmaraj is one of the most respected leaders in the industry in India. As the Chief Executive Officer of Genesis BCW, she oversees the organization and implements its growth strategy. She is also a member of the BCW India Board, […]Read More Devshree GolechaHead of Business Intelligence & Analytics and Data Council Lead, TDECUDevshree Golecha has been featured in P.O.W.E.R, the international magazine for women. She is a seasoned Technology Leader with 12 years of experience leading enterprise wide Analytics, Automation, and Optimization projects. Currently she serves as Head of Business Intelligence & Analytics and Data Council lead at TDECU . She is currently an Adjunct Professor of […]Read More Ellie MadgwickStrategist, Mind+MatterEllie is a behaviour change strategist with a background in digital marketing and communications. She has been working at Mind+Matter for almost six years devising and implementing campaigns on public health issues, respiratory illness, and corporate communications. Prior to joining Pegasus she worked in the social media team at Oxfam, overseeing brand communications, fundraising and […]Read More Erin LanutiChief Innovation Officer, Omnicom PR GroupErin Lanuti is the Chief Innovation Officer at Omnicom PR Group. Awarded “Executive of the Year” by the International Business Awards, “Digital 40 over 40” by Campaign Magazine and added to the prestigious “Innovator 25” by the Holmes Report, Erin Lanuti is an integrated brand marketer who thrives on delivering performance for her global clients. […]Read More Francis InghamDirector General, Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA); Chief Executive, International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) and LGComms Executive DirectorFrancis Ingham is Director General of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), operating out of London, Dubai, and Singapore; and Chief Executive of the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO), operating in 66 countries across the globe. Representing over 30,000 practitioners, the PRCA is the largest PR association in the world. ICCO comprises 41 national […]Read More Fred CookChairman, Golin & Director, USC Center for Public RelationsFred 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 […]Read More Guro LindebjergCountry manager, Retriever Norway and Head of Analysis, Retriever GroupGuro Dahl Lindebjerg is passionate about media analysis and evaluation! She has been working with analysis for the last ten years, and have a special interest in media science and social research. Located in Oslo and Country Manager for Retriever Norway, she is also Head of Analysis in the Retriever Group, which include the whole […]Read More James CrawfordManaging Director, PR Agency OneJames founded PR Agency One, which since its launch in 2012 has put measurement at the heart of what it does. PR Agency One’s proprietary evaluation system OneEval predates the AMEC framework and has since been developed into three distinct products that focus on three areas Commercial, Reputation and Brand. His personal interest is in […]Read More John O'BrienEMEA Managing Partner, One Hundred AgencyRead More Jonny BentwoodGlobal Head of Analytics and Data, GolinJonny Bentwood heads data and analytics globally at Golin. Recently awarded back-to-back 2020 & 2019 PR Global Agency of the Year and 2020 & 2019 AMEC Large Research and Measurement Team of the Year and 2019 PRovoke EMEA Innovator of the Year, Jonny has put data at the centre of communications. In his role Jonny […]Read More Kevin RuckFounder and Director, PR AcademyRead More Konstantinos KarakostasHead of Machine Learning, CommetricKostas has been working in media evaluation and digital marketing, leading a team of Data Scientists, designing developing and deploying AI solutions for NLP/NLU projects including polarity, emotion detection, thematic classification, topic detection, aspect extraction and demographic & psychographic profiling. He has previously worked as High Energy Physicist and Data Scientist on terascale level for […]Read More Kristy ZachMarketing Science and Technology Analyst, SASKristy is a business analyst focused on communications strategy and measurement. After holding nearly every marketing role imaginable in telecommunications, media and technology companies, she started on a new journey into communications measurement. Her natural curiosity, problem-solving, and analytical nature, combined with an ability to connect the dots and love of figuring out how things […]Read More Lilia GlazovaCEO, PR NewsLilia Glazova has more than 15 years of experience in PR measurement. Three years she spent in PRP Weber Shandwick, Moscow office as a Head of Analysis Department. Since 2006 Lilia has been managing a communication research company PR News as CEO and has developed it to one of the leading one in the industry […]Read More Margaret MolloyGlobal CMO, Siegel+GaleMargaret Molloy is Global CMO at Siegel+Gale, the brand strategy, design and experience firm behind the “simple is smart” ethos. For over fifty years, the firm has partnered with the world’s leading corporations, nonprofits and government organizations to build brand. Margaret hosts the popular “How CMOs Commit” podcast.Read More Mary Elizabeth GermainePartner/Managing Director, Global Analytics, KetchumMary Elizabeth leads Ketchum’s research, measurement and analytics sector. Since joining the agency in 2001, she has been instrumental in growing the business to well over 60 in 12 cities globally today. With close to 20 years of experience as a communications researcher, Mary Elizabeth counsels clients on how to make the best use of […]Read More Matthew WalmsleyDeputy Director Insight, Evaluation and Behavioural Science, UK Government Communication ServiceMatthew Walmsley has over 25 years’ marketing communications and behaviour change experience. He spent the first 15 years in world class commercial sector organisations, working on major household brands across the snacks, drinks, cosmetics and digital sectors. For the past 15 months he has led the insight, evaluation and behavioural science function underpinning policy and […]Read More Maya KolevaHead of Research & Insight, CommetricMaya Koleva has over 10 years of experience in the media measurement and evaluation industry. Making a start as an analyst working on multimarket qualitative reputation measurement programs, she then went on to move to senior client facing roles. Maya has worked with clients from government, NGOs and business, spanning sectors from energy, technology, telecoms […]Read More Michal HronesHead Innovation & Customer Care, NEWTON MediaMichal is Head of Innovation & Customer Care at Newton Media, Prague, Czech Republic. Within his role he and his team provides the customers with innovative value-added products using state-of-the-art technologies. Joining both areas of customer care and innovations the team is able to react on customer feedback and use the product excellence approach.Read More Natalia VaccarezzaMonitoring & Evaluation Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)Natalia Vaccarezza is a Strategic Planning and Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist in the Division of Communication at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Her career in human rights and social change has taken her to work to over 20 countries, including with UNICEF HQ, UNICEF Myanmar, The World Bank, and international NGOs. She is a […]Read More Nesin AhmedService Delivery Manager, A Data ProNesin is Service Delivery Manager at A Data Pro with a focus on automation and data transformation. Нe is responsible for designing and implementing new technological solutions aligning with the developing needs of the market and specific business needs. Having both tech knowledge and understanding of editorial work allows him to translate business cases into […]Read More Ngaire CrawfordInsights Director ANZ, IsentiaNgaire is the regional head for research at Isentia across Australia and New Zealand. The insights division at Isentia is responsible for producing bespoke media, communications and reputation research. She is also the Chair of the Global Young Leaders Group for AMEC, the International Association for the measurement and evaluation of communication. She has more […]Read More Nicole MoreoSenior Vice President, Analytics, KetchumNicole has a proven track record of looking beyond metrics and developing analytics programs with a direct impact on strategy and business outcomes. Nicole’s expertise lies in being able to tell a holistic data story across an audience’s journey. At Ketchum, Nicole leads a team of analysts across North America overseeing 13 sectors. Nicole is […]Read More Nikhil DeyExecutive Director, Adfactors PRWith over 20 years of experience in both, the agency and corporate sides of communications, Nikhil is focused on finding ways to value add to client campaigns, drive creativity in public relations and build a culture of continuous learning in the industry. He is also a big believer in the power of coaching to catalyse […]Read More Ori SassonFounder, S2T Unlocking CyberspaceDr. Ori Sasson is the founder of S2T Unlocking Cyberspace, a Cyber-Intelligence firm helping organizations worldwide derive insights from data online and from other sources. Ori holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, with specialisation in Machine Learning. He has over a quarter of century of experience in the domains […]Read More Paul PartonGroup Chief Strategy Officer, GolinPaul Parton is the Group Chief Strategy Officer for the Golin Group of agencies. He’s charged with overseeing strategic operations for Golin, The Brooklyn Brothers, Devries Global and VirgoHealth brands, providing executive counsel to strategy leads across the agencies, advancing the planning process and leading strategy development for some of the agency’s largest client assignments. […]Read More Paula DiazOperations and Innovation Manager, BUHOPaula Díaz is a 33-year-old Industrial Engineer from Bogotá, Colombia, with two postgraduate degrees in Innovation. Before entering the measurement industry, she worked in the telecommunications and BPO markets on process lead roles. For the past seven years, she has been part of the buho™ team. Paula has specialized in managing the organization’s future and […]Read More Petra MasinovaGlobal Director of Reputation Intelligence, KantarPetra Masinova is a communications professional with over 20 years’ experience in multinational and multilingual environments working on the client, agency and supplier side. She has held senior communications and business leadership positions at Isentia (Australia), Newton Media Group, McCann Consulting as well as government and major corporations in London, Amsterdam and her native Czech […]Read More Philip ClarkStrategic Communications Manager, Sport New ZealandPhilip has more than 20 years experience in media and communications, over a third of which has been spent working in sport. This includes multiple roles at Sport New Zealand – a government agency responsible for leadership of the sport and recreation sector – as well as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Philip leads Sport […]Read More Richard BagnallAMEC Chairman and Co-Managing Partner, CARMARichard 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. […]Read More Robert HogeExecutive Director - Strategic Communications, Queensland HealthRobert leads communications, media, marketing and online strategy for Queensland Health and heads up a team of 50 professionals, delivering advice and services in strategic communication, media, marketing and digital media. Since the outbreak of the global pandemic, the appetite for COVID-19 content from Queensland Health has been huge and Robert has the metrics prove […]Read More Rod CartwrightFounder, Rod Cartwright ConsultingRod Cartwright leads Rod Cartwright Consulting, a strategic communication consultancy helping clients to enhance personal communication preparedness, organisation resilience and business performance. Across 25 years, he has worked for market leaders including Ketchum (Global Corporate Practice Director), Text100/Archetype (EMEA Regional Director), Hill & Knowlton and GCI. Rod Chairs EACD’s Crisis & Risk Communication Working Group, […]Read More Rune KlevelandCTO, Opoint TechnologyRune Kleveland has 20 years of experience in the media monitoring industry on the technical, operational, and commercial sides. His academic background is from mathematics and computer science, and he holds a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Oslo. He has been responsible for building the Opoint data service and scaled it to […]Read More Ryan BerckmansStrategy and Engineering Consultant, EthereumRyan Berckmans is an Ethereum blockchain community member and investor. For the past several years, Ryan has contributed to the Ethereum community in various capacities, including as a public educator and engineer on a popular Ethereum blockchain app. Much of the cryptocurrency industry activity occurs on Twitter, where Ryan is an avid participant @ryanberckmans. Ryan […]Read More Sandra MacleodGroup CEO, Echo ResearchAn 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. […]Read More Sophia KarakevaAMEC Tech Hub SIG Chair and CCO, DataScoutingSophia has been active in the media industry for over 20 years and she currently holds the position of Communications and Marketing Executive at DataScouting, a leading software research and development company in Greece. In the past, Sophia was a news correspondent for the Czech TV, and worked as a journalist at the Czech News […]Read More Stella BaylesDirector, AnswerThePublic & CoverageBookStella Bayles is the director of measurement and insight tech firms; CoverageBook and AnswerThePublic. Stella also hosts the PR Resolution podcast and authored PRs’ Digital Resolution, an introduction to SEO in PR. Prior to working in PR software, Stella spent 14 years agency-side, first in traditional PR, then specialising in SEO-PR for major European brands. […]Read More Sylvie HartonSVP, Global Strategy, Intrado Digital MediaSylvie Harton is SVP and Global Head of Strategy and PR Solutions at Intrado Digital Media where she leads M&A, strategic partnerships, and its global PR solutions business. She is also an active steering committee member of the Women of Intrado. Sylvie draws on 25 years of leadership in the public relations and marketing industries, […]Read More Thomas StoeckleCourse Leader, AMEC International Certificate in Measurement and Evaluation, PR AcademyThomas has a background in social sciences. Since 2000 he has lived and worked in London, doing PR measurement & evaluation in various roles (MD at Report International from 2007 to 2012; Analytics Group Director at WCG 2012-2014; Head of Media Intelligence at Lexis Nexis BIS 2015 – 2017). Since 2018 he is self-employed, teaching […]Read More Tina McCorkindalePresident and CEO, Institute for Public Relations (IPR)The IPR is a global industry nonprofit association devoted to research in the profession. Tina taught as a professor for 15 years and has more than 10 years of experience working in corporate communication and analytics. She serves on the boards of several industry associations and has received several awards for her contributions to the […]Read More Platinum Sponsor Gold Sponsors Friends of AMEC Summit