LEAD NORTH

LEAD North 2025 is a half-day conference held in Manchester bringing together top leaders from brands, agencies, media owners and tech companies across the North of England for insight, innovation and impact, themed around Driving Growth and Value.

Dates
May 14 – May 14, 2025
Location
Manchester, UK
Industry
Advertising

Event Sponsors

2 sponsors on record

Platinum Partner· 1

Ozone

Gold Partner· 1

Digital Cinema Media

Sponsor figures are recorded as published, not independently guaranteed.

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Speakers

24 speakers on record

speaker· 24

Ash Schofield

Chief Executive, giffgaff

Bev Craig

Leader of Manchester City Council, Manchester City Council

Constance Kampfner

Northern Correspondent, The Times

Councillor Bev Craig

Leader, Manchester City Council

Damon Reeve

CEO, Ozone

Dan Appleby

Managing Director, Drummond Central

Dan Wilks

Director, Credos

Em Wallbank

Social Media Star, Comedian & Presenter

Gamal Fahnbulleh

Broadcaster and Journalist, ITV Granada Reports

Jayne Andrews

Director of Marketing, Fentimans

Joe Hills

Head of Nurture, JCDecaux

Jon Kershaw

Managing Director, PHD Manchester

Julie Chadwick

Managing Director, Dentsu Creative

Liam Thorp

Political Editor, Liverpool Echo

Liz Hull

Northern Correspondent, Daily Mail

Matt Bourn

Communications Director, Advertising Association

Rachel Muzyczka

Partner, DMG Ventures

Rak Patel

Chief Commercial Officer, Channel 4

Richard Robinson

Executive Director, Ingenuity+

Robin Wight CVO CBE

Founder, Ideas Foundation

Sarah Lester

Editor, Manchester Evening News

Sharon Lloyd Barnes

Commercial Director and Talent & Inclusion Lead, Advertising Association

Sheena Amin

Director of ITV AdVentures, ITV

Simon Crunden

Managing Director, Republic of Media

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Sponsorship Packages

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ROI Benchmarks

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