Kristal Ireland, Propaganda

Liz Cable, Reachfurther

Adrian Johnson, Umpf (chair)

Stuart Bruce, Wolfstar Consultancy

Profiles

Nathan Lane Director, Bell Pottinger
@nathanlane http://www.ptarmiganpr.com
The Bell Pottinger team as run social media campaigns for everyone from high street retailers to sports brands and charities. Nathan Lane has spoken internationally on social media and its use in public consultation and regional investment

Ally Manock, Head of Social Media & Online Media, Brass
@ally_manock http://www.brassagency.com
Brass have been at the forefront of digital and social media since the discipline first began to emerge; in that time they've developed a unique and highly effective approach, working with clients such as Ribena, Schwarzkopf hair products and Yorkshire Water. They combine the right mix of online planning, search, social media engagement, PR, creative content and influencer relations, ensuring your audience are talking about you in a positive way.

Chris Norton, MD, Dinosaur PR
@chris_norton http://dinosaurpr.co.uk
A consultancy that specialises in online PR, social media and digital communications.

Paul Rayment, PR Manager, Dubit
@Paulruk http://www.dubitresearch.com
Dubit supplies youth marketing services which incorporate social media. Its research team provides insight into young people's behaviours, increasingly involving social media usage, to many large organisations to aid their own marketing strategies. The company works with many professional bodies to promote a safer internet.

Greg Felgate, Account Director, Finn PR
@Finn_PR http://www.finncomms.com
Finn PR, PR Week’s fastest growing agency outside London in 2011, looks after social for Morphy Richards, Fab ice lollies, Skinny Cow and the NHS

Monica Tailor, Marketing Director, kilo75
@monicatailor http://kilo75.com
kilo75 is a digital agency. As well as design and build kilo75 also provides digital marketing services including social media. As well as providing social media strategy and support to clients it also run a monthly social media surgery for charities and non profits to come and get free advice. Over the past 18 months it has helped over 200 organisations.

Jen Holmes, Online Writer and Social Media Manager, The Friendly Copywriting Company
@JenLittleBird http://www.friendlycopywritingcompany.co.uk 
The Friendly Copywriting Company specialises in online communication and has worked with a range of national brands to develop social media strategies and engage customers online.

Kristal Ireland, Head of Digital, Propaganda
@kristalsmile http://www.propaganda.co.uk
Propaganda is actively running social media campaigns for a number of household names including Seabrook Crisps, Cambridge Weight Plan, Illamasqua and Boost Energy Drinks

Liz Cable, Managing Director, Reachfurther
@lizcable http://www.reachfurther.com 
Liz is a social media strategist advising and training companies in how to socialise their business. She has worked with public sector and private sector organisations, helping institutions and corporations improve their reach and responsiveness online.

Adrian Johnson, Owner, Umpf
@adrian_johnson http://www.umpf.co.uk
Umpf is a Leeds-based agency specialising in PR and social media. It provides social media strategy, engagement, monitoring, measurement and creative campaigns for clients including Belling, Congregational, Engage Super League, GE, Lec and Stoves. This year it was named in the top ten UK social media agencies by Econsultancy.

Stuart Bruce, Managing Director, Wolfstar Consultancy
@stuartbruce http://wolfstarconsultancy.com 
Wolfstar has led PR and social media strategies and campaigns for global brands including Sony Ericsson, PayPal, Unilever, HSBC and First Direct. Winner of CIPR Best Use of Social Media Award 2009.

Format

12pm: doors open, assemble, chat amongst yourselves
12.30pm: 45 minutes round table discussion from the panel
1.15pm: 15 minutes audience Q&A
1.30pm: close proceedings

The mood will be "polite" rather than formal.

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