Working in digital approaching 20 years, Shane RJ Walter is a multi-disciplinary producer, creative director, writer and speaker.

He co-founded onedotzero, the 16-year-old global-reaching moving image organization and festival, in addition to onedotzero industries, producing and consulting for the world’s best-known agencies, brands and bands from Nike to U2, Google to The Pet Shop Boys.

He has authored three books, produced three TV series and dozens of short films and animations, many winning awards. He has curated for museums and venues worldwide including Decode: Digital Design Sensations at the V&A London, CAFA Beijing, Garage Moscow and Tel Aviv Design Museum. He is in demand as a speaker, judge and chair for festivals, conferences, awards and events across digital media, art, design, film and the creative industries.

He was the first ‘digital person’ nominated for the Prince Philips Designers Prize in 2011.

Syd's hobby is also his job.
He likes making sh. Not just any sh. Only awesome sh.
We Make Awesome Sh was started a little over 6 months ago and in that time they've amassed a client list to die for.
Microsoft, Intel, Universal, EMI, Warner Music, the list goes on.

Nicole’s career began 25 years ago working for two of London’s most prestigious creative agencies, Simons Palmer and GGT.

In 2000 Nicole joined Ogilvy with a brief from the chairman to “bring the agency into the 21^stcentury”.  Nicole’s first four years saw her overhaul the agency’s broadcast and video-editing facility, taking them from analogue to digital with the creation of RedWorks Broadcast.  Ogilvy London now leads the agency’s global network in the management and broadcast of digital assets.

In 2005, Nicole’s drive for innovation grew to encompass the agency’s new media campaigns, ranging from encouraging Adventure Ecology to flood Second Life to raise awareness of global warning, to Fanta to develop a mosquito-sound mobile application for kids.

In 2008, Ogilvy London’s Digital Innovation Lab was founded, thus pushing the agency’s innovation activities, building partnerships between industries and across media channels to fuel unprecedented creative campaigns, and educate, both within the agency and beyond.

I love making simple, beautiful design. I love to combine my traditional graphic design training with my passion for new technologies. I love working with people much smarter than myself. I love connecting people, ideas and talent. I love to support and nurture clients and projects across any number of mediums, to create seamless, integrated communications and strategy. What does all that actually mean?
It means I love thinking, creating, strategising, designing and working with people to create simple, brilliant work. I believe we never stop learning, making mistakes. I believe in challenging myself and those around me; provoking debate and discourse if necessary. I believe that creativity doesn't take place at a desk, or even a studio. I support the promotion of more female creatives and personally mentor three rising talents and strongly believe the education needs to be radically overhauled from primary right through to Masters.
What inspires me? Fear. Fear that I can't actually do it.

Gemma is a marketing and social strategist, digital native and lover of all things equestrian. With a background in psychology and a keen interest in human behaviour (handy for the world of social some might say) her experience spans brands, FMCG, entertainment, b2b and some wonderfully diverse sme's.

A seasoned social speaker, panellist, trainer and blogger; Gemma has worked with the likes of Newcastle Brown Ale, the British Film Institute, Universal, Discovery, Foster's, Soap and Glory, Channel 4, FutureBrand, Kudos, National Geographic, Fox, The Guardian and the Design Business Association.

At Premier she has a particular interest in social TV and is working on a few projects that will help shape how the UK television industry engages with viewers. She hopes.

Steve Taylor is the CEO brand storytelling agency The Neighbourhood and co-founder digital publisher OOMI.

He's an author, a publisher, speaker, trainer, facilitator and a specialist in developing strategic and creative skills & processes.

Formerly Steve has been Head of Online/Behaviour Inc; Inventor/?WhatIf!; Head of Ideas/Carat UK; Director of Development & Innovation/Aegis Media.

And in his spare time Steve is a creative industries mentor for NESTA, British Council (China, Indonesia), Creative iNet & Tech City.

Tiffany is a social media strategist, trainer and international speaker, focusing on: Social Media in Global Corporate Comms and HR; Creating revenue-generating products and services for media agencies; and Social TV: Helping broadcasters & producers engage with audiences.

She is the former Head of Public Participation for the UK Government where she launched Directgov and Data.gov.uk

Tiffany founded her agency Stimulation 10 years ago and holds the posts of:

Global social media strategist, AEGON

Social media amplification, Channel 4 and The BBC

Speaker, TED, Gartner, Detica, Channel 4, BBC London

Social Media Trainer, Australian Government, Channel 4, The Marketing Agencies Association, The Post Office, TalkTalk

Executive Director of the British Interactive Media Association

Strategy Board Member of RewiredState.org

Tiffany is also retained by media agencies for social media services

Through his book and project “No Straight Lines” Alan joins up the dots of what he calls our non-linear world and splendidly paves for us a new future which is accessible to everyone through innovation, creativity and craftsmanship. By what we make, who we make it with and why we would be motivated to do it in the first place.

His belief is that creative entrepreneurial expression is vital in bringing new value and better ways of “doing” into our world and that we all play a role in this metamorphosis. His passion is seeking transformational solutions to our present status-quo which he says we must challenge creatively with our hand, heart and mind. Ultimately it is what we ‘do’ as opposed to what we ‘say’ that will transform us economically, organizationally and for our collective wider society. Simply put – our better future depends on it. Collaboration, participation and innovation using all that is available to us now are key to this better future and our better life.

Alan sits on the “board of inspiration” at the Dutch Think Tank Freedom Lab. He acts as “Head of Vision” for the Grow Venture Community, and is as a special advisor to a number of innovative companies and organizations including publishing, mobile, the theatre and finance.

James Carson heads up digital marketing for Bauer's lifestyle business.

He's primarily responsible for SEO and social media integration for editorial teams, working in brands such as FHM, heatworld and Grazia. He joined Bauer in 2010 having worked in content roles at Greenlight and SEGA Games Europe.

He's spoken at a number of digital marketing events, focusing on social / search integration into content strategy and the wider marketing mix. His blog James Carson: Social / Search focuses on much the same topic.

James has a degree in English and History from the University of York.

I've spent the last decade trying to create work that blurs the line between product and comms; basically not spewing out one-way ad nonsense. I love the unpredictable, the dangerous, the moving, the useful, and the playful. The best part of being in the business now is that it's possible to create work that genuinely hasn't been done before.

At Albion I've been lucky enough to work with entrepreneurs to create some of the 21st century's brightest internet brands: Skype from a beta product on a single download page to a household name, Betfair from an "expert" punter platform to mainstream IPO and giffgaff from a business plan to mobile reinventors.

Before Albion I worked for people who tread the line between visionaries and lunatics - the best people usually are. I gravitated towards independent agencies with less structure and bullsh*t where it's easier to make a difference. At Wieden and Kennedy I learnt that the Power of Dreams can transform even the most dire car brand. And speaking of cars, my first job was at a Melbourne agency run by a principal who once instructed me "Please wash my car".

Allister Frost, Managing Director of Wild Orange Media Ltd, is a Chartered Marketer who helps businesses achieve their potential through digital communication channels.

The former Head of Digital Marketing Strategy for Microsoft, he is a specialist in emerging online marketing techniques and helped re-engineer how brands like Windows, Office, and Xbox use the social web to achieve their business goals.

He is a popular speaker at business and academic seminars where he shares advice about the rapidly changing social media landscape and explains how brands can benefit from the end of the broadcast era to unlock fresh business opportunities in our digital world.

Allister also managed well-loved consumer brands including Andrex, Huggies and Kleenex in a ten year career with Kimberly-Clark and today posts his ideas and perspectives to his popular digital marketing blog at http://allisterfrost.com.

MT is Executive Chairman of the fast growing digital agency Th_nk which recently topped Marketing Week’s Reputation Survey and has launched Pottermore for JK Rowling.

MT (Mary Teresa) Rainey was founder and CEO of top UK advertising agency Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R.  After 12 high growth years, including an earn out with WPP, she left her role as Chair of the company in 2005 to start a social enterprise in the digital arena. Horsesmouth.co.uk is an online social network for informal mentoring and was inspired by the potential of new media to create significant public value. It now has over 45,000 active members.

MT has recently been appointed to the Board of Channel 4 as a Non Executive Director.

In a voluntary capacity MT is Vice Chair of Skillset, the Sector Skills Council for the Creative Industries; sits on the National Skills Commission and is on The Business Advisory Board of NCVO.

She is a former Chairman of the Marketing Group of Great Britain, President Elect of The Thirty Club, and is a regular speaker on communications, media and digital industry issues.

Andy is creative director and founder of Mint Digital. Recent clients projects for at Mint include the BIMA-winning, Grand Prix-nominated Sexperience 1000 and Benetton's blockbuster web competition IT'S MY TIME, which received 500,000 photo uploads in its 36-day run. Recent self funded projects include Stickygram and Foldable.Me

Prior to starting Mint, Andy was head of interactive at RDF Media, the company that created shows like Secret Millionaire and Wife Swap.

As Founder & Chairman, Tom’s role focuses on evangelising about creativebrief, the organization he launched in 2002 with the intention of revolutionizing agency search and selection; and driving the Market Leader Interview initiative which puts the spotlight on what it means to be a leader in marketing today.

creativebrief is now the leading provider of agency intelligence to senior marketers and makes the marketing landscape more accessible, transparent and navigable, providing brands with the critical intelligence required to make accurate and informed decisions.

Prior to creativebrief, Tom spent over 20 years working with some of the world’s leading agencies and brands in UK and internationally, including Account Management roles at WCRS and Saatchi & Saatchi, Board Director of The Lowe Group and Executive Vice President of Grey Worldwide.

Although Director General of the IPA now, Paul’s advertising career began at Saatchi & Saatchi in 1977 where he started as an account executive. Ten years later was made CEO of the Charlotte Street shop.

In 1991 he co-founded Bainsfair Sharkey Trott with John Sharkey and Dave Trott.

In 1998 BST was acquired by Omnicom and merged with TBWA where Paul became Chairman of TBWA UK and President TBWA Europe.

In 2009 he became Chairman of Iris Worldwide, the UK’s largest independent integrated network. Paul has also been the Non-Exec Chairman ofLean Mean Fighting Machine.

In 2011 Paul succeeded Hamish Pringle as Director-General of The IPA.

He describes himself as an adman and a farmer. He is married to Sophie and has three children, Bruno, Ted and Phoebe. They live in Holland Park and Wiltshire.