PRESENTERS -Morning session

James Poulter is the founder and CEO of Vixen Labs one of the UK’s leading Voice Technology companies and is a thought-leader and speaker on Innovation Culture, the Future of Work and Emerging Technologies including the Metaverse.

Previously as Head of The LEGO Group’s Emerging Platforms & Partnerships team as part of the Digital Consumer Engagement division, James pursued new technologies, platforms and partners to build digital consumer engagement with LEGO customers, shoppers and consumers on a global basis. 

 He previously was the Head of Social Media for LEGO’s social network for Kids, LEGO Life – which launched globally in 2017 and has since grown to over 2m active users regularly posting their content to the world’s first global and safe social network for kids. 

As well as devising and developing social features such as LEGO Life’s emoji keyboard, custom characters and moderation systems, James oversaw the launch of LEGO’s global partnership with GIPHY leading the LEGO channel to accrue over 1 Billion GIF views in it’s first year.

 Embark on a transformative journey led by Alan, a visionary with over 40 years of international corporate business experience. He is the driving force behind the Alchemists Forum and the CEO of The Insight Factory, a catalyst for business growth.

As a C-Level Executive Performance Coach, Alan excels in boosting Company Value, shaping Corporate Strategy, fuelling Sales, enhancing Customer Relationships, and sparking Identity & Culture transformations.

Alan is also a master facilitator of Lego Serious Play and Experiential Business Learning, setting the stage for marketers to unlock unparalleled brilliance.

 

 Albert is Founder and CEO of CARD Group Research & Insight, a leading market research agency, and is an international research consultant for global brands from Apple and Ralph Lauren to KFC and Starbucks.

Applying cutting edge research techniques, advanced analytics and behavioural science he empowers clients across Asia, USA and throughout Europe to resonate more with consumers and make evidence-based decisions.

With degrees in Statistics, Philosophy and Psychology Albert specialises in consumer research and insight using communication psychology. He gets beyond what people say – the focus of traditional market research - to fully understand what motivates them based on their subconscious drivers. 

The result is unparalleled insight into how to resonate with your customers.

Orlagh is an experienced barrister, legal technologist, and founder of Briefed, a full-service legal compliance business which provides expert consultancy, training & certification to individuals and organisations across the UK & Ireland.

Orlagh’s team are one of the most respected team of specialists in the GDPR field and have helped over 1000+ businesses navigate GDPR successfully.

She was called to the Bar in 2003 and has represented clients at Court in almost 2000 cases in her twelve years of practice before she started Briefed.

Valued for her expertise in data protection law, tech & entrepreneurship she has been featured on Forbes.com and BBC TV series ‘Barristers’. 

Niraj is Managing Director of Everybody Works in Sales and an experienced sales trainer. 

He has trained large corporates like Barclays, Sainsbury’s and over 450 SME’s, solopreneurs and startups on LinkedIn training, lead generation, prospecting, sales strategies, listening techniques and selling with integrity.

Everybody Works In Sales was a gamechanger among sales books. Instead of facts and figures which people easily forget, he told his life story of nonstop failure and his rise to success. It appeared on the Amazon Top 100 on 30 occasions.

He is a coach, mentor ,TEDx speaker anda LinkedIn Top Voice in Sales, an award given to only 10 people per year in the world by LinkedIn.

Sharon a a LinkedIn brand builder, specialising in personal branding and  believes that showing up as a 3D human and talking about your values, beliefs, challenges and learnings, is crucial to the success of your business or your career

Sharon is on a mission to support introverted business owners and job seekers express themselves and their incredible strengths through their LinkedIn Profile and content

She believes it is more important than ever to establish a personal brand that resonates with your target audience or employer. Because it is only by doing this you can unlock the potential of this powerful platform.

 Sarah founded MRKTSEARCH Marketing Recruitment in 2022 after 12 years of recruiting marketing professionals in Northern Ireland.

Sarah has placed marketing professionals with a wide spectrum of businesses ranging from small family-owned companies to international corporations, at executive to board level.

A professionally trained executive head-hunter, Sarah has taken the comprehensive nature of Executive Search and repurposed it specifically for the marketing sector to respond more effectively to the needs of the highly diverse talent pool and hiring businesses than traditional recruitment services.

Formerly a Technical Director at a leading Advertising Agency and a Programme Manager for a larger tech firm, Aidan's journey is marked by award-winning projects and a real passion for technology.

With a background that combines Computer Science and Project Management, he also prides himself in his ability to simplify the complex and guide clients through technological solutions.

Aidan specialises in web strategy and commercial performance, having evolved business models that have rapidly expanded digital agencies and teams.

 Peter founded BlueSky Video Marketing in 2017 after spending 20 years in global marketing roles.

Setting up his first YouTube channel in 2008, he spent the following 9 years integrating video into global marketing and communications plans.

Peter is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and held the role of Education Ambassador on the board of the CIM in Ireland for 3 years.

He is also a member of the Marketing Institute of Ireland, a volunteer business mentor with Young Enterprise Northern Ireland and is on the Part Time Lecturing register at Ulster University.

Ciaran is the creative responsible for the HeineKEN x Barbie spec ad that went viral and was shared and commented by creative leaders all around the world on LinkedIn.

As featured on:

@Brilliant Ads (over 2million followers)
@The Marketing Millennials (Over 730k followers)
@Mad Over Marketing (over 600k followers)
@Famous Campaigns (over 350k followers)
that all showcase the world's best ad campaigns and ideas!