Head of Sustainable Growth, CLARITY & Co
In 2018 Camilla founded BECO, a social enterprise that makes environmentally-friendly toiletries with an 80% disabled or disadvantaged workforce. BECO encourages businesses and consumers to switch their soap for social good and in turn improve the opportunities for people with disabilities across the UK. Camilla is currently Head of Sustainable...Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder, Mr. President
If anyone in our industry lives and breathes the definition of ‘championing change’ it is the SheSays co-founder and CCO of Mr. President, Laura Jordan Bambach.Executive Creative Director, AMVBBDO
Not only has Nadja taken the reigns of AMV BBDO, one of the world’s most awarded creative agencies, but she’s the youngest, the first woman and (alongside her partner Nicholas Hulley) only the fourth pair of hands since David Abbott to do so.Chief Executive Officer, TBWALondon
As CEO of TBWALondon, Sara strives to create groundbreaking culture. She is not interested in recounting the old ways of working, but in building a modern creative business. Putting diversity at the forefront of TBWA’s strategy, Sara has pioneered a progressive parental leave policy, implementing enhanced maternity pay from day on...Global Head of Media Effectiveness, Kantar
Jane has been a strong proponent of media, and in particular digital media, for over 20 years: leading the UK digital planning and buying team at Mindshare’s inception, as well as digital teams at Ogilvy and JWT, before moving clientside to work on the digital TV switchover.CEO, Bright Little Labs
Sophie is the founder, CEO and chief story maker of Bright Little Labs - a media startup on a mission to make Sesame Street for the digital age. She believes in the power of storytelling to promote critical thinking, computer science and equality for ALL kids. Her flagship story is about Detective Dot, a tech-whizz who is on a dangerous...CEO and Founder, Nourished
Melissa Snover has been a successful entrepreneur for 15 years and is considered an expert and innovator in the food tech industry. In 2015 she developed the world’s first 3D printer for food to reach the consumer market with FDA and FSA approval, and has since launched her machines into retail outlets, amusement parks and education insti...Global Brand Communications/Global Brand, Innovation & Sustainability, Essity
Meet Tanja Grubner, one the clients behind Red.Fit, Blood Normal and Viva La Vulva, campaigns awarded 200+ times.Global Brand Communications/Global Brand, Innovation & Sustainability, Essity
Meet Martina Poulopati the clients behind Red.Fit, Blood Normal and Viva La Vulva, campaigns awarded 200+ times.CEO, Elvie
No stranger to controversy, femtech brand Elvie regularly makes headlines with impactful campaigns and stunts designed to challenge taboos around women’s health.Head of Sustainable Growth, CLARITY & Co
In 2018 Camilla founded BECO, a social enterprise that makes environmentally-friendly toiletries with an 80% disabled or disadvantaged workforce. BECO encourages businesses and consumers to switch their soap for social good and in turn improve the opportunities for people with disabilities across the UK. Camilla is currently Head of Sustainable...CMO, KFC UK&I
Meg has been at the helm during the most awarded, effective and courageous period for marketing at KFC.Brands Director, Direct Line Group
Kerry has successfully driven the repositioning of our entire portfolio - one brave decision at a time.Senior Brand Manager, Pernod Ricard UK
Jenny King is a Senior Brand Manager at Pernod Ricard UK, having joined the business in 2008 as an Account Development Manager before moving into Marketing. Having previously overseen brands including Absolut, Malibu and Kahlua, she has recently moved to lead on Jameson, where her mission is to attract more female consumers to the W...Founder & CEO, Cherry London
Tamara is a visionary partnership marketing leader, who constantly pushes the boundaries of gender balance. A single mother and entrepreneur, Tamara started her own marketing agency 10 years ago, creating an environment where women can flourish and produce meaningful, engaging work.CEO, Spark Foundry
Lindsay has risen swiftly through the ranks and since May this year, is now in charge of not one, but two media agencies under the Publicis Media umbrella at just 37 years old. Turner has successfully led the agency’s founding client – Dixons Carphone – for the last eight years. In addition to Dixons, Turner most recently oversaw ...UK Country Manager, WPP
A passionate advocate for inclusion in the workplace, Karen’s role means she is responsible for over 14,000 colleagues across the UK.Global Head of Creative Insights, Getty Images
Dr Rebecca Swift, Global Head of Creative Insights at Getty Images, has driven real change in the way minority groups – be that women, the elderly, people with disabilities, ethnic minority groups – are depicted in the imagery we see around us every day.Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder, Mr. President
If anyone in our industry lives and breathes the definition of ‘championing change’ it is the SheSays co-founder and CCO of Mr. President, Laura Jordan Bambach.Deputy CEO, FleishmanHillard Fishburn
Diversity in our industry is dire. Ali Gee decided enough was enough.Managing Partner: Business & Relationships, Social & Local CIC
Following redundancy from a major advertising firm in 2011, Stephanie Drakes knew there was no future for her – 55 and female – in the advertising world.Executive Director, Head of Creativity & Innovation, Manning Gottlieb OMD
At a time when media creativity is business critical, my approach to creativity has driven MG OMD to quickly become the most creative media agency in the UK.Executive Creative Director, AMVBBDO
Not only has Nadja taken the reigns of AMV BBDO, one of the world’s most awarded creative agencies, but she’s the youngest, the first woman and (alongside her partner Nicholas Hulley) only the fourth pair of hands since David Abbott to do so.Creative Lead, MullenLowe Group UK
Bronwyn and Loren are a senior creative team who apply their love for humour, honesty and curiosity to every brief they tackle from big ideas to banners.Creative Lead, MullenLowe Group UK
Loren is one half of a senior creative team who apply their love for humour, honesty and curiosity to every brief they tackle from big ideas to banners.Creative Director of All 4, Channel 4
As Creative Director of All 4, Landy recently rebranded Channel 4’s online platform. Giving the brand a strong identity that can support the full breadth of All 4 content. Landy makes the ambitious marketing strategy an impactful creative reality in this growing area of the business. Always on the lookout for innovative ways for creative to r...Assistant Editor, BBC Stories
Kim is a phenomenal storyteller and inspiring creative leader.Chief Creative Officer, Grey London
Vicki Maguire is nothing short of a beacon of creativity.Chief Executive Officer, TBWALondon
As CEO of TBWALondon, Sara strives to create groundbreaking culture. She is not interested in recounting the old ways of working, but in building a modern creative business. Putting diversity at the forefront of TBWA’s strategy, Sara has pioneered a progressive parental leave policy, implementing enhanced maternity pay from day on...Managing Director, Manning Gottlieb OMD
As Managing Director of MG OMD, 2019 saw Natalie lead MG OMD to its most successful year in its history. Now the UK’s 3rd largest media agency with 500 people and £700m billings and Campaign and Media Week’s Media Agency of the Year, the agency has flourished under the unflinching dedication and energy of Natalie’s management.Chief Client Officer, WPP
As Chief Client Officer, Lindsay is responsible for WPP’s top global client relationships (overseeing the 50+ largest accounts and 40,000 colleagues globally) and driving organic growth. She ensures that major clients have access to the combined strengths of WPP, that the best talent is working on their accounts, and that they wor...Creative Director, Brave
Caz is a creative trailblazer with a fairly unique back story. Caz joined Brave 11 years ago straight from university and has worked her way to the top of the agency to be it's sole creative director at the age of 33. In that time the she has driven the agency to grow 10-fold. She has done everything that could be asked of a creative leader - d...Producer & HR Director, Orillo Films
In 2016 we had an 2 big issues:Managing Director, Social Chain
During her six years at MediaCom, Katy co-ordinated 66 pitches with a 63% conversion rate, securing 32 new clients including Missguided, which MediaCom still works with today. In her current role as managing director of Social Chain UK - a position she secured after just six months at the company - her leadership has seen the business e...Co-Founder, Craft Media London
18 months ago we realized that the media and advertising industry had hit peak bullshit, full of angst and silos, murky transactions and short term vision. So we launched Craft. Craft is a specialist communication consultancy that sits in the middle between creative and media, making sense of the myriad of channels, managing audienc...Co-Founder, Craft Media London
18 months ago we realized that the media and advertising industry had hit peak bullshit, full of angst and silos, murky transactions and short term vision. So we launched Craft. Craft is a specialist communication consultancy that sits in the middle between creative and media, making sense of the myriad of channels, managing audienc...Global Head of Media Effectiveness, Kantar
Jane has been a strong proponent of media, and in particular digital media, for over 20 years: leading the UK digital planning and buying team at Mindshare’s inception, as well as digital teams at Ogilvy and JWT, before moving clientside to work on the digital TV switchover.Head of Strategy, Mindshare
Rosie is on a mission to make media matter for the brief of our lives; the climate emergency.EMEA Managing Director, M&C Saatchi Performance
In a historically male-dominated industry, Libby Robinson has built a robust, creative, performance-driven media empire with the purpose: ‘change advertising together’. Gathering experience across all aspects of the M&C Saatchi Performance business, she has successfully scaled it globally from its mobile roots.Co-Founder, VRcalm
I graduated last year in Computer Science recently finished a graduate scheme as a software developer at Deutsche Bank, now having gone on to work as a senior frontend developer at a startup, Defty.Creative, VMLY&R London
Abigail is worthy of a place on the Influential Women list because she is exactly that, influential. In her short time in advertising (barely two years) she has already worked for some of London's top agencies including Droga5, Lucky Generals and BBC Creative.Science Communicator & Ocean Advocate, Big Blue Enterprises
Danni is one of the most amazing, inspiring, and influential women I know and have had the pleasure of working with.CEO, Bright Little Labs
Sophie is the founder, CEO and chief story maker of Bright Little Labs - a media startup on a mission to make Sesame Street for the digital age. She believes in the power of storytelling to promote critical thinking, computer science and equality for ALL kids. Her flagship story is about Detective Dot, a tech-whizz who is on a dangerous...CEO & Founder, Digital Voices
Jennifer Quigley-Jones is the 29 year-old founder of London-based YouTube creator agency, Digital Voices, which is on track to make +£1m this year, having only launched less than two years ago.Media Planner, Omnicom
Saffana is what we need in our sector to drive diversity and inclusion. She's here to make real change and goes out of her way both internally and externally to deliver real change yet you probably have not heard about her because she's doing everything to make a really impact, not just talk.Founder & CEO, CORQ
Sara McCorquodale is single-handedly shaping the world of Influencer Marketing. As the leading authority in the UK influencer space, she launched CORQ. in 2018 with a view to provide brands and agencies with an independent, informed, and journalistically led platform they could trust. Although driven by data, Sara also spotlights th...Managing Director, Grand Central Recording Studios
Despite not having a background in science, Carole has been a pioneer in the transformation from analogue to digital in the audio world. In 1985 she was instrumental in purchasing a Synclavier, hitherto a renowned musical sampler, and working to make it the de facto standard for recording and sound design in audio post.MD Four Engage, Four Communications Group
Kath has spent her working life harnessing customer data and technology to transform how brands connect with high-value audiences. A pioneer of branded content and segmentation from her 13 years delivering customer loyalty communications for Tesco, she co-founded Legend Engage in 2013 and co-created the agency’s unique, award-winning insi...Chief Product Officer, Starcount Insights
Rowena is Chief Product Officer at Starcount, a leading London data science consultancy that builds cutting-edge data solutions for UK and global clients such as Marks & Spencer, Jaguar Land Rover and Holland & Barrett.Chief Product Officer, tails.com
Lai-Ping joined tails.com in October 2018 as Chief Product Officer. No other business in the world can do what we do at tails.com - create a unique recipe for every single dog on a mass scale - and it’s down to our industry-leading, game-changing marriage of technology and manufacturing. Our proprietary systems and technology platforms make u...CEO and Founder, Nourished
Melissa Snover has been a successful entrepreneur for 15 years and is considered an expert and innovator in the food tech industry. In 2015 she developed the world’s first 3D printer for food to reach the consumer market with FDA and FSA approval, and has since launched her machines into retail outlets, amusement parks and education insti...Chief Technology Officer, FundamentalVR
Vicky Smalley has extensive tech experience, starting her career specializing in Artificial Intelligence for PC and Console titles and has since moved her focus on the educational sector. She is passionate about new technology and since 2017 has been CTO at FundamentalVR, working with cutting edge VR and haptic technology to deliver immersi...