The Change Team

Sir Mark Thompson - Internationally respected media leader, Chair & CEO of CNN Worldwide, and former CEO of The New York Times Company and Director-General of the BBC.
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Sir John Hegarty - Co-founder and Creative Director The Business of Creativity, Co-founder and Creative Director The Garage Soho, Founder Creative BBH London.
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Dr Juli Beattie OBE - Founder of AT The Bus and The Art Room. Created The Beattie Method, an intervention using art as therapy, to support children with complex needs. It is designed to enhance their mental wellbeing, self-esteem and independence and avoid exclusion from mainstream schools.

Rory Sutherland - Vice Chairman of Ogilvy UK and one of the world’s foremost thinkers on behavioural economics, creativity, and decision-making.
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Pip Jamieson - Founder & CEO of The Dots, named one of Computer Weekly’s Most Influential Women in Tech 2025 and a leading voice for inclusive, creative innovation.

Thom Noble - Director of CloudArmy and Founder of Neuro Strata and pioneering authority in applied neuroscience, uncovering the emotional drivers of behaviour for leading global brands.

Stephen Maher - Vice Chair of MSQ and former Chair of The Marketing Society and DMA and recognised for uniting creativity, effectiveness, and social purpose in global marketing.

James Fairclough - Chair of BBC Children in Need, Furthr, Settlement Agreement Solicitors and Kindred. Trustee of Leukaemia UK and the AA Charitable Trust. Previously held senior executive roles at the AA, IWG, Sky and Simply Business

Dan Cresta - Co-founder of Nurture and former Chief Strategy Officer across pioneering media organisations including PHD, Naked, CBS and the 7stars; champion of big business partnering with start-ups and social enterprises to drive positive impact.

Dr Michael Smith - Behavioural science global leader and UC Berkeley scholar. Renowned speaker, adviser and strategist to global corporations

Harriet Page - Managing Associate solicitor at Cripps, working at the intersection of philanthropy, governance and social impact.
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Jo Sensini – 25+ years making agencies famous. Founder of Velvet, specialist PR support for the marketing services industry. Now working as an independent PR/comms practitioner.

Catherine Tomlinson – Co-Founder of AT The Bus (uses transformational, school based, art as therapy ), Co Author of How Your Brain Is Wired – An Owner’s Manual, Artist and poet.

Anna Hopwood - Chief Strategy Officer at VerityRI. Previously spent 20 years at leading advertising agencies including BMP and Adam & Eve DDB. Her passion for art led to a recent MA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martin’s.

Harry Hollingworth - With a background in psychology, a detour through the National Stud, and now working in marketing with a passion for AI, Harry brings a slightly unconventional perspective to AFSC.
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Darren Bridger - Co-founder of CloudArmy and trailblazer in neuromarketing, advancing the science of non-conscious measurement in global brand strategy

Jayne Barr - Strategic marketing and transformation leader, former Interim MD of Marketing at London & Partners and Head of Brand & Creative at Middlesex University, with cross-sector experience spanning Shell, Aviva, and emerging AI ventures.

Mark Earls - Internationally recognised behavioural science pioneer, and speaker, The HERDmeister. Former Global Strategy Lead at O&M. A Fellow of The Marketing Society, RSA, and Honorary Fellow of the IPA.Described as “like Malcolm Gladwell on speed”.
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Jo Sensini – 25+ years making agencies famous. Founder of Velvet, specialist PR support for the marketing services industry. Now working as an independent PR/comms practitioner.

Catherine Tomlinson – Co-Founder of AT The Bus (uses transformational, school based, art as therapy ), Co Author of How Your Brain Is Wired – An Owner’s Manual, Artist and poet.

Anna Hopwood - Chief Strategy Officer at VerityRI. Previously spent 20 years at leading advertising agencies including BMP and Adam & Eve DDB. Her passion for art led to a recent MA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martin’s.

Harry Hollingworth - With a background in psychology, a detour through the National Stud, and now working in marketing with a passion for AI, Harry brings a slightly unconventional perspective to AFSC.
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Darren Bridger - Co-founder of CloudArmy and trailblazer in neuromarketing, advancing the science of non-conscious measurement in global brand strategy

Jayne Barr - Strategic marketing and transformation leader, former Interim MD of Marketing at London & Partners and Head of Brand & Creative at Middlesex University, with cross-sector experience spanning Shell, Aviva, and emerging AI ventures.

Mark Earls - Internationally recognised behavioural science pioneer, and speaker, The HERDmeister. Former Global Strategy Lead at O&M. A Fellow of The Marketing Society, RSA, and Honorary Fellow of the IPA.Described as “like Malcolm Gladwell on speed”.


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Jo Sensini – 25+ years making agencies famous. Founder of Velvet, specialist PR support for the marketing services industry. Now working as an independent PR/comms practitioner.

Catherine Tomlinson – Co-Founder of AT The Bus (uses transformational, school based, art as therapy ), Co Author of How Your Brain Is Wired – An Owner’s Manual, Artist and poet.

Anna Hopwood - Chief Strategy Officer at VerityRI. Previously spent 20 years at leading advertising agencies including BMP and Adam & Eve DDB. Her passion for art led to a recent MA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martin’s.

Harry Hollingworth - With a background in psychology, a detour through the National Stud, and now working in marketing with a passion for AI, Harry brings a slightly unconventional perspective to AFSC.
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Darren Bridger - Co-founder of CloudArmy and trailblazer in neuromarketing, advancing the science of non-conscious measurement in global brand strategy

Jayne Barr - Strategic marketing and transformation leader, former Interim MD of Marketing at London & Partners and Head of Brand & Creative at Middlesex University, with cross-sector experience spanning Shell, Aviva, and emerging AI ventures.

Mark Earls - Internationally recognised behavioural science pioneer, and speaker, The HERDmeister. Former Global Strategy Lead at O&M. A Fellow of The Marketing Society, RSA, and Honorary Fellow of the IPA.Described as “like Malcolm Gladwell on speed”.
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Jo Sensini – 25+ years making agencies famous. Founder of Velvet, specialist PR support for the marketing services industry. Now working as an independent PR/comms practitioner.

Catherine Tomlinson – Co-Founder of AT The Bus (uses transformational, school based, art as therapy ), Co Author of How Your Brain Is Wired – An Owner’s Manual, Artist and poet.

Anna Hopwood - Chief Strategy Officer at VerityRI. Previously spent 20 years at leading advertising agencies including BMP and Adam & Eve DDB. Her passion for art led to a recent MA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martin’s.

Harry Hollingworth - With a background in psychology, a detour through the National Stud, and now working in marketing with a passion for AI, Harry brings a slightly unconventional perspective to AFSC.
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Darren Bridger - Co-founder of CloudArmy and trailblazer in neuromarketing, advancing the science of non-conscious measurement in global brand strategy

Jayne Barr - Strategic marketing and transformation leader, former Interim MD of Marketing at London & Partners and Head of Brand & Creative at Middlesex University, with cross-sector experience spanning Shell, Aviva, and emerging AI ventures.

Mark Earls - Internationally recognised behavioural science pioneer, and speaker, The HERDmeister. Former Global Strategy Lead at O&M. A Fellow of The Marketing Society, RSA, and Honorary Fellow of the IPA.Described as “like Malcolm Gladwell on speed”.