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Molly Clark is Lytho’s Senior Director of Marketing. She’s been around at Lytho for almost 10 years, even before they were called Lytho. During those 10 years, she’s worked her way from Marketing Manager. Her experience at Lytho has given her the opportunity to become an expert in In-House creative teams, exploring their challenges and solutions.

Michael Storey has successfully delivered creative solutions across a variety of roles and sectors, both in-house and agency-side. Michael brings 16 years of in-house experience to the table. During his career, he has branded, rebranded, and refreshed; crystallised brand voice; told authentic brand stories; built and in-housed outstanding creative teams; and grown brands from regional challenger to superbrand.

Brennan is the Director of Design and Research Operations at LinkedIn, leading a team of 20+ design program managers. Before his time at LinkedIn, he led/worked on DesignOps teams at companies such as Slack, Intuit and Facebook.

N.Senthil Kumar is Head of Image editing Department of Muby Tech. His 12+ years of dedication to the organization and 20+ years of industry expertise in E-commerce, Creative, Print and publishing, Financial Printing, and Post-Production have given him a unique viewpoint on working on large global brands.

Award-winning investigative TV Writer, Director, and Producer, Verena Puhm, stands at the intersection of powerful journalistic coverage and innovative film and TV storytelling. Her career, spanning two continents, is marked by notable contributions to prime-time TV series, films, commercials, and documentaries across Europe and the US. Her portfolio encompasses collaborations with prominent broadcasters such as the BBC, CNN, and Netflix, along with European networks such as ProSiebenSat1, RTLZwei, and Kabel1. 

Dan Smiczek has spent over 22 years in the visual effects and entertainment industries working all over the world on projects ranging from "The Lord of the Rings" to "Scooby Doo".  His experiences have encompassed animated films, live-action feature films, television, music videos, commercials, and location-based entertainment.  He is currently the Virtual Production Supervisor for Amazon Studio's state of the art LED Volume in Los Angeles.

Ellen Utrecht is Founder and Global EP of MikeTeevee, a female-run, decoupled production company based in the US, UK & Europe. 

With 25+ years' experience in advertising & production, and over a decade spent partnering directly with brands and their in-house creative teams, Ellen has been at the heart of the in-housing movement as it has evolved.

Ellen has been recognised by awards including Cannes Lions, Online Media Virals Gold Dolphin, the Clio Awards, and the Grand Prix Lion 2012 for CNN Ecosphere.

For the past two years Leslie has worked with digital collections at The Huntington, focusing on digital library projects, asset management, imaging and digitization, and the implementation of the first institution-wide DAM. As part of the Digital & Technology department she is currently responsible for daily DAM operations, including the stewardship of assets from three distinct collecting divisions. She has previously worked in archives and research at NBC, the American Film Institute, and the Writers Guild Foundation, and recently received her MLIS from San J