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Better B2B North

Date April 16, 2026

Venue and Location The Alan, Manchester

Agenda

  • 10:00

    10:30

    Arrival & breakfast

    Enjoy a welcome breakfast upon arrival

  • 10:30

    11:00

    Skin in the game: How creativity lives and dies with people, not platforms

    Mark Newton & Chris Bliss, Hallam

  • 11:00

    11:30

    B2B creativity is easier than you think

    David McGuire, Windhover B2B

  • 11:30

    12:00

    Magnetic, not messy: A framework for harnessing ‘authenticity’ in B2B

    Dr Marina Hauer, Apricity Studio

  • 12:00

    12:45

    Lunch

  • 13:00

    13:30

    Creator-led growth: How B2B companies are turning influence into pipeline

    Max Nimmo, CreatorWorks

  • 13:30

    14:00

    Data-driven decision making in product marketing

    Adetomiwa Adekoya, Drax Group

  • 14:00

    14:30

    From more leads to better pipeline: Speaking ‘sales’ so marketing wins

    Freya Ward, Headley Media

  • 14:30

    14:45

    Coffee break

  • 14:45

    15:15

    Irreplaceable: Why AI makes marketing and marketers more essential than ever

    Jake Third, Hallam & Better B2B

  • 15:15

    15:45

    When leaders speak, brands grow: The business value of personal branding’

    Ash Jones, Great Influence

  • 15:45

    16:30

    Networking and drinks

Speakers

  • Jake Third, CEO at Hallam

    Jake Third

    CEO, Hallam

  • Freya Ward

    Freya Ward

    Associate Managing Director at Headley Media

  • Ash Jones, Great Influence

    Ash Jones

    Founder of Great Influence

  • Adetomiwa Adekoya

    Adetomiwa Adekoya

    Product marketing specialist at Drax Group

  • David McGuire

    David McGuire

    B2B Copywriting and Creativity Coach at Windhover B2B

  • Max Nimmo

    Max Nimmo

    Founder of CreatorWorks

  • Marina Hauer

    Marina Hauer

    Brand builder in chief at Apricity Studio

  • Chris Bliss

    Chris Bliss

    Creative Lead at Hallam

  • Mark Newton

    Mark Newton

    Head of Brand, Hallam