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Penny Pijnenburg has worked as a producer all her life. She started in television from a very young age and has been working in the advertising world for more than 20 years.

Mel is an interim Chief Product Officer + Photographer / Media Artist. She is a product and technology leader with creative DNA launching digital products across converging worlds - storytelling and commerce. 

Mel is also a practicing media artist and photographer. Her work interwines between human and machine, algorithms and storytelling. Her work explores intimacy and relationships in our interconnected digital driven world. Mel is also, a Board Trustee of Photoworks_UK.

Anil is the Founder and Managing Partner of TKM Consultants, a strategic marketing consultancy that delivers accelerated growth for ambitious brands, agencies and technology innovators.  
Specialising in growth strategy anchored in marketing excellence, efficiency and effectiveness, Anil supports leadership teams in aligning around the right marketing strategy, selecting the right MarTech, supporting M&A programs and building best-in-class operational and production models to deliver on his clients growth targets.

Mat O’Brien is the Executive Creative Director of Three Mobile. He currently heads up Three's in-house integrated creative agency offering alongside senior leadership. Prior to this, Mat was Senior Creative Director at VCCP Good Relations. He has over 10 years of senior management experience overseeing and mentoring creative roles at every level, with a proven track record in launching and evolving departments and growing agencies. His work has been recognised at both national and international award shows for both creativity and effectiveness.

Aidan has been an award-winning creative at some of London’s top creative agencies including AMV, Mother, BBH, and Adam&EVE DDB.  In 2016 he joined the BBC to help set up BBC Creative, the corporation’s in-house creative agency.  Within two years the agency was responsible for all the BBC’s marketing output. In 2018 Aidan co-founded Wonderhood Studios, a new kind of creative company that combines advertising, data, and high-end program-making.

Emma is a Principal Producer in the Design Operations team at Zendesk, with over a decade of experience in the digital sector. Her career journey, has spanned from Interior and Fashion Design to UX Research and Strategic design, has equipped her with a unique perspective and a rich skill set. Emma's passion for designing for people is at the heart of her work, driving her to enhance operational efficiency and foster cross-functional collaborations. Currently, she is leveraging her expertise to explore how operations can shape the evolving landscape of hybrid work.

Carol is a Geordie-born, London-based Executive Creative Director. Over the past 16 years, she’s had experience agency side collaborating with in-house teams at Disney, Nickelodeon and ITV. For the past 4 years, she has led the European creative hub at Innocent Drinks, helping the team of copywriters, designers and packaging experts get to great work that puts a smile on drinkers' faces.

Ashley oversees the fast-paced landscape of sports media asset management for the NHL’s 32nd team, ensuring that video content is tagged, readily accessible, and preserved for the enjoyment of future fans. She also gets the unique opportunity to brag to her friends about being a hockey librarian.

Ashley is an experienced media manager, metadata expert, and chaos wrangler with over seven years in the digital asset management industry. She is passionate about creative problem solving, process management, and bridging the gaps between people, technology, and information management.