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Judges Alumni

Stephen McCallion

Global Head of marketing Communications at TAQA, former Global Head of Corporate identity Communications , SHELL

Globally experienced marketing communications, corporate brand/ branding professional with strong technical & leadership skills. Strategist with ability to develop internal & external networks, achieve buy-in from senior stakeholders, gain C-suite support and deliver-with-excellence. Well- honed decision-making skills. Collaborative. Keep-it-simple approach.

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Stephen McCallion

Stephen McCallion

Global Head of marketing Communications at TAQA, former Global Head of Corporate identity Communications , SHELL

Andrew Flowers

Senior Digital Marketing Manager, Microsoft & Nokia

Andrew is a content strategist and producer with in-house experience from the likes of Microsoft, Nokia, Ericsson and nASDAQ OMX. In the past few years Andrew has mainly been focused on producing online videos and TV advertisements for smartphones, yet his broad career also spans financial communication, consumer PR and B2B copywriting.

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Andrew Flowers

Andrew Flowers

Senior Digital Marketing Manager, Microsoft & Nokia

James Stevenson

Founder And Managing Director Of Bletchley Group Digital Consultant of Marks And Spencer, UK

James helped businesses create, transform and grow their digital presence, products and teams using strategy, marketing, product and technology. Working for global brands, offering a range of digital services from e-commerce, to online brand protection, digital business strategies and online marketing, helping clients understand new busi- ness practices, new consumer behaviour, and new digital technologies available.

His Clients include: Guardian News and Media, Selfridges & Co, Bacardi, News Interna- tional, Bombay Sapphire Gin, Grey Goose Vodka Hilton Hotels.

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James Stevenson

James Stevenson

Founder And Managing Director Of Bletchley Group Digital Consultant of Marks And Spencer, UK

Martin Kirke

Non-Executive Director and Coach, Advisory Board Chairman at PushFar.

Martin has held international HR director roles with Dow Chemical, Ericsson, Serco and BP including vice President resource management for Ericsson based in Stockholm and HR Director Operations Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific for the BP Group. Martin has experience of running a business as a General Manager and has also led major change and transformation programmes.

Martin was the lead in HR at Transport for London for the 2012 Olympics after which he decided to focus on non-executive director and consultancy work. His clients include the Cabinet Office, UK (Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, and ensures the effective running of government) and healthcare charity ‘Action for Change’ where he is also a non-executive director.

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Martin Kirke

Martin Kirke

Non-Executive Director and Coach, Advisory Board Chairman at PushFar.

Tony Coll

Media & Communication Consultant, former BBC Journalist

Tony Coll is one of the UK’s most experienced media and presentation coaches and trainers. A former BBC TV and BBC Radio reporter and producer, he has worked for many years with senior figures from companies and organisations of all sizes; politicians; national and local government officers; health service and utility managers; pressure group spokespeople; charity workers; chief police and fire officers. He worked at cabinet level with the late Veronica Crichton, former director of communications at the Labour Party, in media training several UK government ministers.
Tony’s training can be delivered in the form of personal coaching or consultancy, in groups or as part of wider emergency response training. It covers effective emergency communication with newspapers, radio, TV and social media as well as addressing live audiences.

Tony Coll is an Oxford law graduate who began his career as a newspaper reporter in North East London and Sheffield.  He moved on to the BBC World Service, BBC Radio One ‘Newsbeat’, BBC and commercial local radio and BBC regional TV in Manchester and London.  He has interviewed cabinet ministers and other public figures; researched, produced, reported and presented news and current affairs programmes, from hard news, sequence programmes and “built” documentaries, through live political discussions and phone-ins, to lighter features, celebrity profiles and vox pops.

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Tony Coll

Tony Coll

Media & Communication Consultant, former BBC Journalist

Simon Nicholson

Social Media Manager, Honda Motor Europe Ltd
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Simon Nicholson

Simon Nicholson

Social Media Manager, Honda Motor Europe Ltd

Omar Rostom

Consumer Engagement and Media Manager Near East, North Africa, Levant, & Emerging Asia, Microsoft
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Omar Rostom

Omar Rostom

Consumer Engagement and Media Manager Near East, North Africa, Levant, & Emerging Asia, Microsoft

Christophe Ginisty

President 2013 , International Public Relations Association, Former Digital Evangelist for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Edelman

International public relations expert and a digital guru with more than 20 years of experience.
- Deputy Managing Director of Edelman EMEA, European Technology – Digital evangelist (2011-2012), fouunder and Managing Director Rumeur Publique (1988, 2011).
- President of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) for 2013.
- Founder of NGO ‘Internet sans Frontières’ (Internet without Borders) in 2007 then WebDiversity in 2011.
- Published author of Allons, enfants de l'Internet! (Publisher: Diateino, 2010).
- Creator of the "ReputationWar" international conference (2013).
- Professor of Lobbying & Influence at INSEEC (since 2010).

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Christophe Ginisty

Christophe Ginisty

President 2013 , International Public Relations Association, Former Digital Evangelist for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Edelman

Hannu Koikkalainen

Head of Digital Planning, Microsoft, Finland
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Hannu Koikkalainen

Hannu Koikkalainen

Head of Digital Planning, Microsoft, Finland

Guy Perry

Managing Director, Gulf Media Experts, UAE

Guy has 30 years’ experience in international BBC TV news, corporate communications and media consultancy. Now based in the UAE since 2006, he founded and ran for 10 years a successful media training and consultancy firm in London, Greenwich Village PR, working with blue chip clients such as KPMG, the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), L’Oreal (Paris) and the Crown Estate.
In 2006, as adviser to the spokesman of the Asian Games Doha, he led the official response to the media onslaught following the death of a competitor.
Guy has worked for many international news organisations such as BBC TV, BBC World Service Radio, International Television News (ITN), Reuters, EuroNews and Channel 4 News.

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Guy Perry

Guy Perry

Managing Director, Gulf Media Experts, UAE

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    The Future of Internal Communications: based on some ‘take aways’ from our conferences [INTERVIEW]

    Monday, 30 January 2017
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    Interview with Kat Eletskih from BOC Global Events Group Technology has had a huge impact on almost every aspect of our lives, from the way we work to how we communicate. As one of the supporting partners Wisembly caught up with Kat Eletskih, Conference Director at BOC Global Events Group, just ahead of the 5th Annual Internal
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    Drew McMillan: Internal Comms is a Great Place to Work [INTERVIEW]

    Monday, 30 January 2017
    Drew is one of a selected group of speakers at the 5th Annual Internal Communications Conference, hosted by BOC, from 22nd – 24th March 2017 in London. Ahead of Drew’s appearance at the conference, one of the supporting partners of the event FS1 wanted to find out more about what makes him tick What is it about internal
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    How BG Group Motivated and Engaged Employees During the Merger with Royal Dutch Shell [interview]

    Tuesday, 13 September 2016
    PAUL OSGOOD -INTERVIEW BOC
    Next month the Internal Communications Camp will take place on October 7, 2016 in Amsterdam. This high end event enables you to adopt cutting-edge leadership skills, lead and manage sustainable change, facilitate winning Internal Communications strategy, transform and shape the future. During this inspiring day you will gain insights and examples of good practice adopted
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    Katharina Auer on How the IC Function Facilitates Change [INTERVIEW]

    Friday, 02 October 2015
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    Join the Internal Communications Camp in Paris on 9th October 2015! Katharina Auer, Global Head of Employee & Executive Communications, Group Marketing & Communications at Zurich Insurance, will be joining the IC Camp Paris in October as a speaker once again. Madmagz got the opportunity to interview and gain insights. How does the IC function
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    5 Questions That Leaders Who Want to Attract and Retain Existing Talent Should Ask Themselves by Gyan Nagpal [INTERVIEW]

    Thursday, 17 September 2015
    gyan nagpal
    The 5 questions leaders who want to attract and retain talent must ask themselves: Do we really need a FTE (Full Time Employee) for this, or are their other avenues to access capability with greater flexibility, speed and value? If we do need a FTE, what unconventional entry points can we experiment with, which would
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    3 Trends Changing The Global Workforce by Gyan Nagpal [INTERVIEW]

    Tuesday, 08 September 2015
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    BOC, has been marked by some great Human Resources events, including the Emerging Markets HR Summit in London. The speaker line-up at these events included names like Coca Cola, GE, Kimberly Clark, Monstanto, Essar, ING Bank and many other global brands. Gyan Nagpal, CEO at PeopleLENS, also shared his insights with the audience. imgZine got
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    How Rolls-Royce Strives To Have The Highest Employee Engagement Scores [INTERVIEW]

    Wednesday, 03 June 2015
    Internal Communications Camp Speaker
    Join the Internal Communications Camp in picturesque Paris on 9th October 2015! For BOC, this year has been marked by some great Internal Communications and Employee Engagement events, including the Internal Communications Conference in London and the Internal Communications Camp in Barcelona. The speaker line-up at these events included names like Virgin Atlanctic Airways, Heineken,
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    How Virgin Atlantic Airways Connects Employees with Innovative IC Tools [INTERVIEW]

    Wednesday, 13 May 2015
    Join the Internal Communications Camp in Barcelona on May 18, 2015! Viktoria Tegard, will share her insights on keeping up with the industry’s changes at the conference. imgZine got the opportunity to interview her and learn more about this exciting topic.         Virgin Atlantic Airways has always been a leader in innovation.
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    Keep up with the Fast-changing Industry!

    Tuesday, 03 March 2015
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    The third annual Internal Communications Conference will take place from March 23 to March 25 in London. The event is for Internal Communications and Employee Engagement leaders to gain practical and valuable advice. We will address topics from powerful communications strategies to the role of IC in building a sustainable business, communicating to an offline
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    An inside Look at eBay’s Data-driven Internal Communications [interview]

    Saturday, 28 February 2015
    Ben Matthews
    From March 23 to 25, the third Internal Communications Conference will be held in London. eBay’s Head of Strategic Communications Ben Matthews is one of the event’s key speakers: “We as communicators need to better speak the language of the business. Using insights in the right way can drive great outcomes for Internal Communications.” imgZine
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    Don’t get left behind in 2015! [interview]

    Friday, 27 February 2015
    Heather Wagoner
    The third Internal Communications Conference will be held in London from March 23 to March 25, 2015. The event is for Internal Communications and Employee Engagement leaders to learn about the latest developments in this fast-changing marketplace. London Underground’s Head of Internal Communication and Engagement, Heather Wagoner, will share her insights on keeping up with
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    We Need a Completely New Approach for Internal Communications [interview]

    Monday, 02 February 2015
    Lucy Adams
    From March 23-25, BOC organises its third Internal Communications Conference in London. During the event, MD of Firehouse and the BBC’s former Director of HR Lucy Adams will share her experiences: “I am hoping to provide some food for thought about how Internal Communicators can create and build trust, and how they can build leadership
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    Don’t Advertise, entertain! [interview]

    Monday, 02 February 2015
    Omar Rostom
    Omar Rostom is the Consumer Engagement & Media Manager for Nokia Near East, North Africa, & Levant. His focus is to drive integrated consumer engagement strategies for Nokia where he manages and oversees the company’s media strategies & digital assets. With almost a decade of experience honed in building integrated communication strategies with some of
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    Keep a Sense of Perspective [interview]

    Monday, 29 September 2014
    Martin Kirke Emerging Markets HR Summit
    Martin Kirke is a consultant and non-executive director specialising in change management and HR. Martin has held international HR and business director roles with Dow Chemical, Ericsson, Serco and BP including Vice President Resource Management for Ericsson based in Stockholm and HR Operations Director Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific for the BP Group. He
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