Festival of Marketing 2025

Festival of Marketing returns to London on 2 October 2025 at The Brewery, firmly establishing itself as the most influential gathering for forward thinking marketing professionals across the UK.

Brought to you by Marketing Week, this premier one day event offers an unparalleled opportunity to gain cutting edge insights, connect with industry leaders, and discover actionable strategies that will shape the future of marketing excellence.

With seven dedicated content stages featuring outstanding speakers from both within and beyond the marketing world, Festival of Marketing delivers fresh perspectives on what good looks like and provides practical guidance on how to achieve it. The event creates an inspiring environment where marketing professionals at all levels can learn, network, and leave equipped with immediately applicable knowledge to elevate their marketing approach.

What Makes Festival of Marketing Uniquely Valuable

Festival of Marketing stands apart through its comprehensive approach to addressing the entire marketing landscape. Rather than focusing on a single aspect of marketing, the event offers diverse content streams that cover everything from effectiveness and trends to leadership development and customer experience across both B2C and B2B sectors.

The carefully curated speaker lineup includes not just marketing leaders but also business pioneers, cultural influencers, and innovative thinkers who bring unique perspectives that challenge conventional wisdom and inspire creative approaches. This cross disciplinary approach ensures attendees gain insights that go beyond marketing fundamentals to explore the wider business and cultural context.

Beyond the main stage presentations, the event offers smaller, more intimate Learning Lounge sessions that deliver practical, hands on knowledge in specific areas of marketing. These focused workshops allow attendees to develop targeted skills and capabilities that can be immediately applied to address current challenges and opportunities in their organisations.

Speakers Include:

  • Adele Ward, Marketing Director, Ecotone
  • Alice ter Haar, Chief Sorcerer, Badass Unicorn
  • Antonia Wade, Global Chief Marketing Officer, PwC
  • Beth Marchant, Senior Strategy Manager – Global Partnerships, System1
  • Bomo Piri, VP of Brand, Native Instruments
  • Bryan Scott, Chief Marketing Officer, Ozone
  • Carol Reay, Non Exec Director and Exec Coach, Quiet Storm
  • Charlotte Rogers, Deputy Managing Editor & Head of Insight, Marketing Week
  • Dave Harland, Co-Founder, Copy or Die
  • Dawn Spencer, Coach, Board Advisor & Trustee, Dawn Spencer Ltd
  • Donna White, Senior Head of Marketing, King’s Trust
  • Emma Woods, Chair, NED, Board Advisor former CEO of wagamama
  • Giles Edwards, Creative Director, …Gasp!
  • Dr. Grace Kite, Founder & Columnist, Magic Numbers & Marketing Week
  • Dr. Helen Edwards, Author, Consultant, Columnist, Marketing Week
  • Javier Meza, President & Chief Marketing Officer, Europe, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Jon Lombardo, Co-Founder, Evidenza.ai
  • Kerry Curtis, Brand Development Director, Total Fitness
  • Lauren Spearman, Brand Consultant, Presenter, Creator
  • Lea Schremmer, UK Marketing Manager, PlayPlay
  • Lee Metters, Regional Senior Brand Partnership and Retail Media Lead, Awin
  • Leila Fataar, Brand and Business Consultant, Founder, Platform13 and Author of Culture-Led Brands
  • Leor Franks, Chief Business Development & Marketing Officer, Kingsley Napley
  • Lucie Macleod, Founder & CEO, Hair Syrup
  • Lucy Tesseras, Managing Editor, Marketing Week
  • Martin Nance, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Minnesota Vikings
  • Matt Thomas, Senior Director, Brand & Media Operations, P&G Europe
  • Michelle Spillane, Managing Director Marketing, Paddy Power
  • Niamh Carroll, Senior Reporter – Effectiveness & Growth, Marketing Week
  • Paul Davies, Marketing Director, BBC
  • Peter Weinberg, Co-Founder, Evidenza.ai
  • Rachel Exton, VP, Global Brand, Pearson
  • Richard Shotton, Founder & Author, Astroten
  • Rory Natkiel, Chief Strategy Officer, Sid Lee Sport
  • Russell Parsons, Editor-in-Chief, Marketing Week & Festival of Marketing
  • Sally Henderson, High-Stakes Leadership Mentor
  • Sonia Sudhakar, Chief Engagement Officer, Macmillan Cancer
  • Sophie Miller, Founder, Pretty Little Marketer
  • Steph Osiol, Global Director of Marketing Analytics, Sage
  • Susie Hall, Coach, Speaker, Writer, The Impact Coach
  • Taide Guajardo, Senior Vice President, brand, P&G Europe, Proctor & Gamble

Content Stages

The Festival of Marketing features carefully designed content stages, each addressing a key aspect of the modern marketing landscape:

Stage 1 Effectiveness in Action delivers marketing insight and practical advice to increase marketing effectiveness in a challenging economic environment.

Stage 2 Navigating Trends helps marketers discover upcoming industry trends, understand their potential impact, and implement them strategically for future success.

Stage 3 The Future Marketer provides ambitious professionals with the insights and tools needed to develop their careers and increase their organisational impact.

Stage 4 Delivering for Customers showcases brands and marketers excelling in customer experience, offering lessons in better serving customer needs.

Stage 5 Excellence in B2B focuses exclusively on business to business marketing, featuring trailblazing brands delivering fresh thinking within the B2B space.

The Learning Lounge offers smaller, more intimate sessions that equip marketers with practical learning on core fundamentals, perfect for building confidence in specific marketing areas.

The Exclusive Leaders Track, available to VIP attendees, delivers focused sessions providing fresh perspectives on leadership and high level business challenges for senior marketing leaders.

Who Should Attend

Festival of Marketing 2025 is ideal for marketing professionals at all levels seeking to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving industry. From CMOs and marketing directors to managers and specialists, the diverse content ensures relevant insights for every marketing role.

The event particularly benefits those facing challenges such as measuring effectiveness, achieving more with limited resources, adopting new technologies including AI tools, developing personal skills, building sustainable brand growth, and enhancing storytelling capabilities.

Both B2C and B2B marketers will find tremendous value in the dedicated content streams, with opportunities to cross pollinate ideas between sectors and discover innovative approaches that can be adapted to their specific context.

Venue and Schedule

Festival of Marketing 2025 takes place at The Brewery, 52 Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4SD on Thursday 2 October from 08:00 to 17:00.

The venue is conveniently located near Liverpool Street, Moorgate and Barbican tube stations, making it easily accessible for attendees from across London and beyond.

The day begins with welcome refreshments and networking from 08:00 to 08:45, followed by an opening headliner at 09:00. The programme concludes with a closing headliner at 16:15, with the event ending at 17:00.

With its comprehensive content, world class speakers, and focus on practical, actionable insights, Festival of Marketing 2025 represents an essential date in the calendar for marketing professionals committed to seizing opportunities and achieving excellence in an increasingly complex marketing landscape.

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