The evening was designed to discuss key issues impacting our member businesses, topics affecting their teams and how as editorial leaders, they can support and influence their readers in the current economic climate.

An evening of lively discussion ensued – covering areas such as ChatGPT, hybrid working, talent, and which content is performing best at the moment.

Publishers attending:
Alastair Reid, Digital Editor, The Big Issue
Andrea Thompson, Editor-in-chief, Marie Claire
Arthur Tindsley, Head of Hearst X, Hearst
Claire Hodgson, Editor-in-Chief, Cosmopolitan
Claire Norman, Editor, Girl Talk
Clare Pennington, Picture Director, HELLO! Fashion
Laura Beckwith, Group Picture Director, Good Housekeeping, Red & Prima
Laurance Mozafari, Editor-in-Chief, Digital Spy
Lisa Smosarki, Editor-in-chief, Stylist
Lucie Cave, Chief Creative Officer – podcasts & commercial content, Bauer Media
Marc Chacksfield, Editor-in-Chief, ShortList
Nensi Kasap, Picture Editor, Immediate Media
Poppy Nash, Managing Editor, Who What Wear
Rosie Nixon, Creative Brand Ambassador, HELLO!
Thomas Whitaker, Editor, HELLO!
Tim Pollard, Group Digital Editorial Director, Bauer Media

The dinner was held in partnership with Shutterstock.

This was just one of a series of PPA Collaborate events for specific function leaders across the spectrum of specialist content providers. If you’re a PPA member interested in meeting those in a similar role to yours across different brands and businesses, get in touch with hannah.bray@ppa.co.uk