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PPA Festival 2024: first-wave speakers announced

The PPA Festival will see more than 70 industry experts speaking across four stages.

The flagship PPA conference is being held at the Brewery, London on 23 April 2024.

Attendees can expect thought leadership as well as actionable takeaways, addressing all areas of B2B and B2C publishing: product strategy and development, content creation, audience growth and engagement, data, sales excellence, talent management, leadership insights, and more.

Confirmed speakers so far:

  • Kalpana Fitzpatrick, Senior Digital Editor, MoneyWeek, Future
  • Bruce Daisley, Sunday Times Bestselling Author & Creator of “Eat Sleep Work Repeat” Podcast
  • Deborah Joseph, European Editorial Director, Glamour, Condé Nast
  • Jess Phillips, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley
  • Stuart Forrest, Global SEO Director, Bauer Media Group
  • Elizabeth Day, Founder, Daylight Productions & “How To Fail” Podcast
  • John Barnes, Chief Digital Officer, William Reed
  • Kendal Parmar, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Untapped AI
  • Rachel Blake, Labour Candidate for MP, Cities of London & Westminster
  • Bryan Glick, Editor-in-Chief, Computer Weekly, TechTarget
  • Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West & Cabinet Office Spokesperson
  • Carola York, Managing Director, FT Specialist Europe
  • Polly Vernon, Columnist, Grazia, Bauer Media Group
  • Sajeeda Merali, Chief Executive Officer, PPA
  • Mel McVeigh, Interim Chief Product Officer & Media Artist
  • Katie Vanneck-Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Hearst UK
  • Nina Wright, Chair, Harmsworth Media
  • Sean Cornwell, Chief Executive Officer, Immediate Media
  • Kerin O’Connor, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Atlas
  • Abi Spooner, Strategy Partner, Atlas

More speakers to be announced soon. Book tickets before 8 March to enjoy early bird rates. Find out more here.

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