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Charlie Smith
Chief Brand Officer, NOTHING
Michael Williamson
CEO, Wrexham AFC
Simon Jenkins
Global Head of Creative Intelligence, Spotify Advertising
Ashley Goldie
Senior Media & Content Lead, Personal Care UK&I, Unilever
Ben Foster
Former Footballer, YouTuber and wannabe Pro Cyclist (& Ryan Reynolds BFF)
Georgie Fox
Head of Brand, LOOKFANTASTIC
Carly Telford
Former England Goalkeeper, Commercial Manager, Chelsea FC Women
Selina Sykes
VP Marketing Transformation & Social-First, Beauty & Wellbeing, Unilever
Keely Gough
Managing Director, LOOKFANTASTIC
Peter Gregson
Cellist & Composer
Elizabeth Chew
Senior Director of International Marketing & Promotions, Universal Music Group
Rebecca Jolly
Senior Vice President, Universal Music Group
Ndubuisi Uchea
CEO, Word on the Curb
Cobbie Yates
Costume Designer, Dench Arnold Agency
Bernard Garby
Fashion Broadcaster, Public Speaker, and Media Consultant
Zoë Phenix McCandless
Head of Partner Impact, United Repair Centre
Maisie McCabe
UK Editor, Campaign
Phil Garnham
Executive Creative Director, MONOTYPE
Tim Škrlec
Creative Experience Lead, Sportradar
Sophie Jones
Photographer & Director, Kintzing (photo) / Somesuch (film)
Lianre Robinson
CEO, The Marketing Academy Foundation
Clyde McKendrick
President, Nuevo
Charlie Copsey
Founder, Underground Fan Club
Tunde Babalola
Record Producer, Future Cut
Darren Lewis
Record Producer, Future Cut
Amerie Tagle
Social Media Freelancer & Aspiring Marketer, The Marketing Academy Foundation
Max Fosh
Creator
Pablo Dopico
Director ad:s Growth, Sportradar ad:s
Ashley Wray
Leadership + Performance Coach, ashleywray.co
Garreth Hayes
Senior Marketing Director for UK, Benelux & Ireland, Indeed
Matt Bolton
Co-founder & ECD, MOX
Yraiz Lougheide-Camejo
Senior Creative Strategist, MOX
Sam Williams
Head of Culture & Partnerships, EMEA, JBL
Chris Njoroge
UEA MSc Brand Leadership graduate
Aaron Wallace
Account Executive, AKA UK
Chanté Joseph
Writer, Presenter and Content Creator
David Maclean
Account Director, Edelman
Jo Burford
Head of Creator Marketing for EMEA, Edelman
Charlotte Williams
Co-Founder & Chief Content Officer, Brands&Culture
Will Poskett
Founder, Defiant
Mia Powell
Founder, MAMAMIA
Ali Hanan
Founder, Creative Equals
Zoe Clapp
Founder, Above the Clouds Studio
Victor Bengtsson
CEO, Sidemen Entertainment
Daniel Green
VP International Marketing, Activision Publishing
Destiny Harold
Content Creator, Chip Shop Diva
Emma Franklin-Wright
Senior Director, Entertainment, Burson
Fabian Buggel
Creator, fabiansbeauty
Julia Elsner
Creator, Giulinka
Nick Parnell
Senior Director, Brand, Edelman
Patricia McDonald
Global Chief Strategy Officer, Dentsu Creative
Suzy Socker
Managing Director of Brand, Edelman
Tom Rainsford
Founder, giffgaff, and former Marketing Director, Beavertown
Joy Campbell
VP of Sponsorships, Partnerships & Experiences, Mastercard UKI
Lizi Hamer
Executive Global Creative Director, Octagon
Jaime Bivona
Vice President, Octagon
William van Rest
Managing Director, JEM Media Ventures
Mia Balogun
Global Brand Marketing Coordinator, The Walt Disney Company
Danielle Lee
Director of Brand and Marketing, Metro Bank
Annika Spitz
Team Lead Community Experience, cosnova
Charlotte Kernohan
Director of Brand, Jet2
Dr Varaidzo (Vee) Kativhu
Girls’ Education Activist & Founder, Empowered By Vee & UN Young Leader
Gracie Schram
Head of Strategic Creator Initiatives, Epidemic Sound
Ibrahim Kamara
CEO & Co-founder, GUAP
Mark Murray Jones
Chief Strategy Officer, OMD EMEA
Paolo Lorenzoni
VP of EMEA Marketing, Tinder
Nick Wright
CEO, Havas Play
Zara McIntosh
Cultural Commentator & Creator, “Taboo on the Bus”
Sean Tindale
Head of Brand, LEGO Education
Andre Bogues
Acting Global Head of Luxury Culture, Diageo Luxury Group
Joe Bellman
Spoken Word Artist & Storyteller
Gastón Tourn
Chief Growth Officer, Oddbox
Manon Dave
Creative Technologist, AI Futurist & Advisor on Transformational Innovation, BBC R&D
Gareth Morgan
Head of Global Brand, Revolut
James Pearson
Senior Digital Marketing Strategist, Arla Foods
Cheryl Miller Houser
Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker, Creative Breed
Chris Danton
Co-Founder, IN GOOD CO
Patrick Boyce-Apps
Head Of Marketing, Ladbrokes
Laura Ranzato
Executive Director, Clean Creatives
Jelle Mul
Senior Marketing Manager, EMEA, Patagonia
James Kirkham
Founder, ICONIC
Katie Jackson
CMO, Channel 4
Steve Dool
Senior Director, Brand & Creative, Depop
Kerttu Inkeroinen
CMO, Lucky Saint
Ruth Hooper
CMO, WSL Football
Naomi Walkland
CMO, Motorway
Joanna Delaney
Head of Strategy, Pepsico
Izzy Macdonald
Global Cultural Insights Capability Leads, Pepsico
David Edwards
Clash of Clans Marketing, Supercell
Katherine Melchior Ray
UC Berkeley Marketing Faculty / Author
Sandie Dilger
CMO, Proper Snacks
Oyin Akiniyi
Global Brand Director, Chivas Brothers
Raf McDonnell
Agent & Founder, Talent & Brands
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Click here to view our takeaway report from Brands & Culture London, 6th & 7th May 2026 at Ministry of Sound.
"How can we get our brand into culture?"
(Said by every marketer, ever, since c. 2015)
It’s become clear that brands and businesses can no longer afford to sit on the sidelines when it comes to what is making and shaping culture. But hijacking and jumping on every meme and trend is not the answer. Consumer expectations mean that brands can’t just respond and react (that’s table stakes, and often dangerous) to what is happening in culture.
What brands do must be enduring, meaningful and sustainable.
Who should attend?
Brand-side marketers
CMOs, marketing & brand directors and managers, cultural and consumer insights, entertainment specialists, communications.
Agency creatives and strategists
Creative and strategy teams at advertising, PR and communications agencies.
Media platforms and owners
Places where people go to consume entertainment, news and culture.
Why now?
1. Brands are getting it very wrong. The risks are huge. We don’t need to tell you the fallout from brands who’ve misfired-you’ve read the headlines. Having cultural resonance is not a short-term game but a long-term strategy.
2. Because brands and businesses have a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a difference, to solve problems and to make society better.
3. Marketing departments need reorganising and modernising to be more relevant. Internal capabilities are not aligned with the outside world.
4. The speed of culture is frenetic and always changing. Marketers must leave the building and see what’s happening from those who are truly leading and shaping culture.
Brands that prioritise cultural relevance drive better growth.
Cultural fluency may form the foundation for modern brands but there’s an implementation gap:
84% of CMOs agree they need to win share of culture, not just share of voice, although 81% agree that there are not enough tried and tested examples of how to do it (Dentsu, 2025).
At Brands&Culture, you’ll see how brands are going beyond the superficial to connect with consumers in ways that are meaningful and enduring.
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