DATACOMMS LIVE 2024
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Andrew Thomas
Before his appointment to the House of Lords, the Lord Ranger of Northwood had an active and varied career in both communications and technology. He is a board member of Tech UK and a member of the digital advisory board for Tech West Midlands. In this opening session, he will focus on some of the key challenges related to data, content and platforms that are currently impacting the UK.Keynote session
Despite rampant claims of immense progress towards data driven CRM and personalisation the reality is falling short. With the exception of a notable few (which will be explored in this session), we have not seen the panacea that many anticipated. Perhaps organisations are having the wrong conversation, focusing first on the technology and secondarily on the people and processes. In this session, Mark Evans, media pundit, podcaster and data-driven corporate advisor looks at the good, the bad and the ugly to bring into focus some success factors to living up to the data dream.Unrealised potential: Why today's company data use is falling short
Balancing business and societal imperatives is front of mind for organisations. An increased focus on corporate purpose and social responsibility creates tension for corporate communications and management.How communications leaders are bringing wider understanding to management decisions
A recent publication by Newswhip and Wadds Inc., titled 'Influence through Insight', examines the role of public relations and corporate communications in supporting management with planning and decision-making through data insight.
This session explores how a data-led perspective is helping organisations understand a wider stakeholder perspective, balance business and societal concerns and shift from an operational cost function to a value creator.
Georgie Cade
Head of communications, strategy and planning
University College London
Paul Quigley
CEO
NewsWhip
Stephen Waddington
Managing partner
Wadds Inc.
A dynamic exchange of ideas and perspectives. Engage with industry leaders and fellow attendees in interactive sessions designed to foster deep insights and meaningful conversations on all areas of data communications, data insight and data use.Communicate roundtable discussions
How are big brands leveraging measurement and evaluation techniques to improve their market position? Learn about Honda's journey from fragmented PR measurement efforts to a cohesive, data-driven approach. This case study, presented by CARMA’s Insights Consultant Jennifer Sanchis, will showcase how transitioning from traditional metrics to advanced evaluation frameworks can lead to exceptional reach and engagement. How measurement and evaluation is transforming brand reputation and strategy: A Honda case study
Jennifer Sanchis
How do you marry effectiveness with creativity in data-driven corporate communications strategies? This session centres around the practical application of insights from IQStudent a private student housing company backed by Blackstone. The challenge for IQStudent was to measure what matters to the business – how do you link communications outputs to business goals. Heather McKim, Head of social and content for iQStudent and Alex Pearmain, co-founder of OneFifty Consultancy will cover measuring business-centric metrics, attributing marketing impact accurately, and establishing feedback loops for campaign refinement.How IQStudent leveraged data for comms and marketing success
Heather McKim
Head of social and content
iQStudent
Alex Pearmain
Co-founder
OneFifty Consultancy
A dynamic exchange of ideas and perspectives. Engage with industry leaders and fellow attendees in interactive sessions designed to foster deep insights and meaningful conversations on all areas of data communications, data insight and data use.Communicate roundtable discussions
Lunch and networking
Airbus teamed with Caliber to launch an initiative that it hoped would strengthen its brand and reputation management efforts, while promoting its new purpose-driven approach to communications. This initiative won two golds at last year’s DataComms awards and since then Airbus’ communications strategies have evolved to reflect data findings, with an increased focus on issues such as ESG. Caliber’s CEO Shahar Silbershatz shares how the transition from annual report reporters to real-time data analysts with company-wide, 24-hour access has proved to be a gamechanger for Airbus.Airbus' journey to data-driven reputation management
Shahar Silbershatz
The role of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is to empower people through information – from how people share their information to how organisations use information to transparency in public bodies. Its responsibilities include overseeing the Data Protection Act, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Freedom of Information Act. So how do you make that interesting? Dave Murphy is head of media at the ICO. Over the past five years he has linked the work the ICO has done to David Beckham, Eurovision and Taylor Swift. He has garnered wall-to-wall media coverage following data breaches involving the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Royal Family and run campaigns on the data aspects of domestic abuse and period and fertility apps. The ICO’s recent Help Gran Stop Spam campaign targeted friends and family of people affected by predatory marketing calls, winning awards along the way. Murphy will share how he has made data and data protection interesting, providing an insight into how the ICO engages audiences with data beyond conventional narratives.Data protection: Beyond the headlines
Dave Murphy
Head of media
Information Commissioner’s Office
Data visualisation extends way beyond bar charts and graphs. In this age of the short attention span, design needs to bring data to life in new and unique ways. Valentina D’Efilippo is an award-winning designer, creative director and author. Her blend of creativity, storytelling and data-driven insights has led her to collaborate with public organisations, start-ups, agencies and global brands across a wide range of fields and formats. In this session Valentina will share work that she feels is inspirational and creative and where the only limitation is the extent of your imagination.Data in focus: The art of corporate visual communication
Valentina D’Efilippo
Director
Apostrophe One
