He has over 20 years experience in the digital industry with roles covering everything from Senior Creative Director, Managing Director to Group Strategy Director.

At Mediabrands Russell was responsible for driving the integrated data strategy and how new data sets could be connected to improve media targeting. As part of this he also championed the development of data audits, guidelines and working practices to ensure data was used in an ethical way.

Previously Russell worked at the direct marketing agency RAPP as Group Strategy Director and Global Head of Mobile, where he was responsible for all of the Strategy, Planning, Analytics and User Experience groups across 5 European offices.

Originally brought in to RAPP as Group Digital Strategy Director to build a new digital practice across the whole of the business, he took them to being recognised now as one of the top integrated digital agencies in the UK.

One year in, he was made the Group Strategy Director to head up RAPPs newly formed Strategy & Enablement Group across the UK and Europe. This global initiative brought together Data, Strategy, Technology and Creative. These key disciplines formed the cornerstones for RAPP to develop more integrated communications. Russell passionately believes that integrated communications have to start with integrated thinking.

In the last year, he took on the responsibility for driving the innovation around new big data platforms like Hadoop to bring together both traditional CRM data and Media Data to create new targeting and insight platforms.

Prior to this he was Managing Director at Agency.com and Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for all Omnicom agencies working with Proctor & Gamble across EMEA.

He has a broad range of client experience including clients like Mercedes, Philips, GSK, British Airways, BBC, Virgin Media, Amazons Love FIlm, Tescos Blinkbox, Apple, Vertu, Skype, Orange, AkzoNobel, Barclaycard.

In his spare time, as well as “geeking” out with technology, he has a love of adventure including skiing, martial arts, climbing and has even been known to jump out of aeroplanes and swim with sharks every now and again.

Mayank joined DWP as Director General Digital Technology in November 2014. Before that he was the Managing Director at Morgan Stanley where he led delivery of online and mobile wealth and asset management investment banking services.

Prior to that, Mayank led IT, security and digital business transformation at Sage based in UK as its CIO and has served on the boards of iSoft, Avaya and Lucent.

Wharton Fellow and an MBA from Manchester Business School, Mayank is a keen technologist with a track record of leading high performance teams known for exceptional engagement and for driving transformative change.

Joris Merks-Benjaminsen is Head of Digital Transformation at Google, helping top 100 companies embed Digital 1st thinking into their strategies.

His fresh thinking has won him prizes for Dialogue Marketer of the Year for 2012 and Best Marketing Literature of the Year in 2013. Joris was also nominated for Company Researcher of the Year and Cross Media Man of the Year in 2013.

In his workshops he unites marketers, brand managers, strategists, creatives, data experts, digital specialists and company leaders to jointly craft their future ready brand strategy.

As Head of Digital Transformation at Google Joris drives innovation in various fields of expertise amongst which digital marketing, YouTube and video content strategy, display advertising, social, search and programmatic.

Joris helps companies and professionals grow digital through boardroom strategy sessions, inspirational speaking engagements, transformational workshops and by creating and leveraging data and insights about marketing/advertising effectiveness and (digital) consumer behavior.

Prior to Google Joris specialized in research based consultancy for the top brand advertisers on brand management, media and creative strategy.

Fedelma joined Barclays in 2007 as Head of Marketing Privacy and Information Management. She was appointed Director of Information Policy & Strategy in 2013. She is currently Director of Information Policy & Strategy.

As Barclays continues to innovate with data and technology she and her team help colleagues do so in a way that not only ensures compliance with privacy and data protection laws, but above all ensures everyone show due respect for our customers and their data.

Prior to joining Barclays Fedelma was MD of Good Consulting Ltd, which specialised in providing CRM, information management and privacy advice.

A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Fedelma started her working life with the Bank of Ireland in Dublin before moving to London to join Deloitte.

Fedelma is a board member at the UK DMA (Direct Marketing Association) and a frequent presenter at privacy and information management conferences.

Lis Evenstad is the management editor at Computer Weekly, and joined the site in August 2015. Her beats include public sector and IT leadership, and she has a particular interest in healthcare IT.

Before joining the team at Computer Weekly, she previously worked as news editor at Digital Health (formerly known as eHealth Insider). She then took a break from IT and spent a year as a financial journalist before deciding to return to IT journalism.

My time is spent as a Non-Executive Director (NED) on multiple Boards.

A FTSE350 PLC qualified Non-Executive Director (NED) – QXL Ricardo PLC 2002-2007
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I also teach business executives, who are mostly uncomfortable with social media, how to look good online using Linkedin, Twitter, Scredible, Facebook & Youtube. The goal to build your personal brand alongside your corporate brand.

The key online is to remain in a permanent state of beta as the web cannot be mastered. This is why Boards now require experienced Digital NEDs to provide insight, context and Silicon Valley connections.

Linkedin member 9635, I rank number one worldwide for written Linkedin Testimonials and posted Endorsements. I begun on Linkedin in December 2002 and have been online since 1994 already 20 years.

Featured 73rd in The Top 100 Most Connected People on LinkedIn:
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A Professional Speaker. 2000 Presentations in 60 Countries.