Fili Wiese
Head of SEO and Development

Fili Wiese is Head of SEO and Development with Netlead, responsible for international SEO Consulting and the development of the SEM Suite (a Search Marketing Toolbox).

Before working at Netlead, Fili tackled for seven years Web Spam as a Search Quality Analyst and Click Spam as a Senior Support Engineer at Google.

Jonas Weber

Consultant at webhelps!

After working for Google's Search Quality Team in Dublin, Ireland, Jonas Weber co-founded webhelps! Online Marketing GmbH. The company focuses on strategic and technical SEO-Consulting. In addition to Google, Jonas has worked for German Aviation Group Lufthansa, where he focussed on Web Usability and Testing.

He also was employed for the Bertelsmann Group as an Online Marketing Manager. Jonas holds a master in business administration.

Hannah Smith

SEO Consultant at Distilled

Hannah spent 7 years working in Offline Marketing until her fairy godmother told her that the internet was the future - not one to ignore such sage advice Hannah made the switch to online.

At Distilled she manages a team of SEOs and implements technical and link building projects. She's also an SEOmoz Associate, and blogger for State of Search and SEO Chicks.

Dixon Jones

Marketing Director at Majestic SEO

Dixon Jones became the Marketing Director of the world’s largest link analysis engine, Majestic SEO, in 2009, transforming the SE industry by providing link intelligence on a scale not previously open to the industry. Bringing the technology to the search marketing industry has resulted in two best SEO Technology awards and a user base of thousands from WordTracker to Microsoft.

Dixon was awarded the 2012 SEO Personality of the Year.

Dave Coplin

Chief Envisioning Officer at Microsoft

Since joining Microsoft in 2005, Dave Coplin has worked across a wide range of sectors and customers, providing strategic advice and guidance around the impact of technology on a modern society both at work and in play.

As an established thought leader in the UK and having spent a considerable amount of time in both the public and private sectors providing leadership and guidance around key technology issues like Cloud Computing, Privacy, Big and Open Data, Social Media, Open Government, Advertising and the “consumerisation” of IT, Dave is currently working as the Chief Envisioning Officer for Bing and Microsoft’s UK’s Advertising and On-line business, focusing the spotlight on the power and potential of search and the way it holds the key to society’s effective use of all that technology and the internet has to offer.

Anna Lewis

Digital Marketing Executive, Koozai

Anna is a massive analytics enthusiast from Koozai, with five years’ experience of search marketing, including three years specialism in web analytics. She is always working to get the most from websites; from improving the tracking code to thorough data analysis.

You will find her sharing her knowledge on Koozai, SEO Chicks, Econsultancy, as well as speaking at conferences. If truth be told, she barely stops talking about analytics and has even considered changing her name to Anna Lytics!

Nikki Rae
Managing Director at Future Insight Analytics

Diva at digging for data, with over 10 years experience in digital marketing.

Nikki runs her own analytics company supplying Google Analytics Audits, Fixes, Reports and Training.

She also loves to evangelise on the topic and has spoken at UK and International Conferences.

Danielle Fudge

Head of SEO, Forward3D

Danielle Fudge is Head of SEO and Social Media at Forward3D specialising in creative SEO, content marketing & social media for clients including John Lewis, New Look & Hilton Hotels.

Previously Lead SEO for The Walt Disney Company in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Danielle has abundant experience of enterprise-level SEO for international brands in multiple languages and territories running campaigns for Marvel, Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney World, among others as well as co-ordinating SEO for the global re-launch of Disney.com.

Julia Logan a.k.a. IrishWonder

SEO Consultant, CMO at ContentMango

Julia Logan a.k.a. IrishWonder has been practicing SEO since 2000, dealing with both whitehat and blackhat techniques and working in a range of areas from inhouse SEO for companies in different industries to running own affiliate sites.

IrishWonder is an independent SEO consultant at irishwonder.com and CMO for ContentMango.com.

Sharon Flaherty

Head of Content and PR at Confused.com

Sharon is head of content and PR and during her time at Confused.com, has pioneered a brand content strategy with multiple successes.

Her award-winning teams drive exceptional engagement with the brand through content marketing, social media and PR and are always looking at ways to innovate. Previously she was a journalist at the Financial Times Group.

Geoff White

Technology Journalist at Channel 4 News

Geoff White is the technology producer for Channel 4 News - his role is to originate and substantiate stories for the programme and get them on air; sourcing interviewees, locations and filming opportunities.

His exclusives have covered everything from scams in the internet dating industry to security vulnerabilities that allow thieves to steal top-end cars.

Marcus Taylor

Founder of Venture Harbour

Marcus Taylor is an award-winning, young entrepreneur from Oxford with a passion for online business and the music industry.

Day-to-day Marcus runs Venture Harbour, a company that helps brands within the music and entertainment industries grow their businesses online.

Venture Harbour also manages a collection of Marcus' own projects, includingTheMusiciansGuide.co.uk; a website Marcus established at age 16 which has grown to annually help over 300,000 musicians learn new ways to grow their fan base.

Berian Reed

Head of Performance Marketing, Auto Trader

A seasoned digital marketing professional with over 10 years experience.

Previously agency side, now heading up performance marketing for Auto Trader focusing on customer acquisition and retention.

Sean Walsh

Head of Social Media at Blueclaw

Currently Head of Social Media at Leeds digital agency Blueclaw having worked client-side and agency with a number of FTSE 100 brands.

Founder and editor of Digital-Football.com - "the leading source on the intersection between football and social media" - Mashable.com.

Nick Rinylo

Head of Search at Creare Communications

Worked in the SEO industry for over 5 years, started the Creare SEO department in 2007 which now currently stands at 60 + employees.

I have project management and strategy experience in managing clients from small SME's to large blue chip firms as well as our own company website.

Fran Swaine

Digital Marketing Consultant at I'm the boss of me! (Self employed)

Fran specialises in helping small to medium-sized business and not-for-profit organisations better connect and communicate through digital marketing.

With over 7 years’ experience in digital Fran has worked with top end media agencies and big brand clients; and driven marketing strategies in-house.

As well as devising innovative strategies for her clients and running two blogs, Fran also runs a monthly Google Hangout looking at all things digital.

Alan Ferguson

Web Manager at Central Bedfordshire Council

Alan has worked as Web Manager in local government for 6 years. During this time, he has worked on 3 new website launches as a result of 3 council's merging into 1 as part of local government re-organisation in April 2009.

Prior to life in the public sector, Alan spent the majority of his career as Marketing Manager in the ferry industry, working both in Belfast for Sea Containers (operators of a number of fast ferry services) and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.

Whilst working in the Isle of Man, Alan moved into website management after spotting the potential in driving customer traffic online - a theme which has continued in the council.

Lauren Pope

Content, social and PR manager, Energy Forecaster

No, I’m not Lauren Pope from TOWIE, I work in the altogether less glamourous world of energy.

I work for the business energy broker uSwitchforBusiness, where I’ve recently helped to launch a new brand, Business Juice, and a content-focused project, Energy Forecaster, which both aim to get businesses to think differently about gas and electricity. I was previously content editor at the price comparison site uSwitch.com.

Peter Jordan

Product Analytics Lead at Government Digital Service

The connecting thread in what I do is connecting people and information. Pre-digital, I managed conferences, study tours and adult education courses.

Now I work on getting people to the information they need, through understanding intent, digital and search analytics, content strategy, search and social.

Jennifer Begg

Digital Media Consultant at live free range

Digital Media Consultant & Trainer by day; campaigner, knitter and Buffy fan by night.