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The secret to communicating with modern audiences

Jamie Laing - Entrepreneur, BBC presenter and Co-Founder of Candy Kittens
Dan Fanshawe - Kantar

Discover hard-won lessons from Jamie Laing, entrepreneur and BBC presenter, about what it takes to build a disruptor brand and win over modern audiences.


New brand building frontiers: Creator-lead effectiveness

Bianca Cioti - Desperados
Dom Boyd - Kantar
Simon Atherley - Kantar

Join us as we uncover NEW learnings from Cannes Lions Gold winner Desperados on the power of taking a creator-first approach to brand building.


Putting native AI into practice

Darren Hardman - Microsoft
Elaine Rodrigo - Reckitt
Marie Ridgley - Kantar
Thomas Prosser - Kantar

Join Kantar, Microsoft and Reckitt for a candid conversation that lifts the lid on the new world of AI-infused insight.


Timeless heritage and timely disruption: The Balancing Act for British Brands

Jodie Gillary - Kantar

As the latest BrandZ UK ranking is released, we explore the growth story and challenges for British brands and why we are behind the global pace.


Building brand magnetism: How audacious strategy fuelled success for Nationwide

Richard Warren - Nationwide
Lindsay Gorton-Lee - Kantar
Lynne Deason - Kantar

Nationwide crushed conventions and flipped the script, transforming it from tame to bold, human, and hilariously effective. In this session, discover the strategies behind how the "Unbank" disrupted the competition to gain share in their record year.


Using partnerships to disrupt

Javier Camino - Diageo
Naureen Mohammed - Pinterest
Paolo Lorenzoni - Tinder
Meredith Smith - Kantar

Brands partnering together promises the potential of deep consumer understanding and a stronger competitive edge. But what does good look like? Join Diageo, Pinterest and Tinder as they share learnings from the frontlines of successful brand partnerships.


This isn't just a turnaround, it's an M&S turnaround

Andrew Hill - M&S
Robbie Black - M&S
Russell Parsons - Marketing Week

Moderated by Marketing Week's Russell Parsons, get the inside story on what M&S did differently to become an award-winning brand and Kantar BrandZ's 2024 Brand of the Year.

Inspiration

Go beyond the stage sessions with this curated list of Kantar's most recent and most relevant thinking, designed to ignite your brand growth.

Kantar BrandZ

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Download the Kantar BrandZ UK 2025 report

Discover how UK brands can thrive and grow in an ever-evolving market.


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AI Lab

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AI Innovator's Summit 2025 Report

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GenAI in Marketing

GenAI in Marketing: Fear or FOMO?

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GenAI in Marketing

Synthetic Data: Busting Myths Beyond the Hype

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Brand & Culture Studio

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The Future of Socializing

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Brand Strategy Unpacked

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Navigating Uncertainty

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Kantar x The Drum Everything, Eveywhere All at Once

Forget trend-chasing – How to build cultural capital that pays

Kantar x The Drum

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Creator Collab

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Connected Creativity

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Kantar x Whalar report - Creator Effectiveness Meta-Analysis

Creator Effectiveness Meta-Analysis

Kantar x Whalar

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Language of Effectiveness 2025 report

Language of Effectiveness 2025

Kantar x Marketing Week x Google

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Media Reactions 2025 

Media Reactions 2025

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10 Charts to Make You a More Effective Marketer

10 Charts to Make You a More Effective Marketer

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Blueprint for Brand Growth

The Blueprint for Brand Growth is a breakthrough in understanding how businesses build profitable, strong and sustainable brands.
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Agenda

10:00 WELCOME + COFFEE

10:45 MORNING SESSIONS

Welcome

Marie Ridgley, Kantar UK Managing Director | Helen Pearson, Kantar

The unbanky bank: How smart brand strategy step-changes business

Richard Warren, Nationwide | Lynne Deason, Kantar | Lindsay Gorton-Lee, Kantar

Creators hit different: New brand building frontiers

Bianca Cioti, Desperados | Dom Boyd, Kantar | Simon Atherley, Kantar

Using partnerships to disrupt

Javier Camino, Diageo | Naureen Mohammed, Pinterest | Paolo Lorenzoni, Tinder | Meredith Smith, Kantar

The secret to communicating with modern audiences

Jamie Laing | Dan Fanshawe, Kantar

12:45 LUNCH

14:00 AFTERNOON SESSIONS

Putting AI native leadership into practice

Darren Hardman, Microsoft | Elaine Rodrigo, Reckitt | Marie Ridgley, Kantar | Thomas Prosser, Kantar

BrandZ 2025: Timeless heritage and Timely disruption - The Balancing Act for British Brands

Jodie Gillary, Kantar

This isn't just a turnaround, it's an M&S turnaround

Andrew Hill, M&S | Robbie Black, M&S | Russell Parsons, Marketing Week

The BrandZ 2025 Awards

Jodie Gillary, Kantar | Martin Guerreria, Kantar

16:00-17:00 IGNITE HAPPY HOUR