Meet our first wave of speakers!
We are really excited to announce the first wave of speakers that will be featured at PI LIVE Global 2020.
Jess Probus, Executive Director, BuzzFeed.com
Jessica Probus is the Executive Director of BuzzFeed.com, and currently oversees the content and strategy for the flagship property–including the large affiliate marketing team. She has worked at BuzzFeed for many years in many different roles, mostly focused on lifestyle brands, site content and commerce. Before BuzzFeed she worked in interior design, PR, and a few other fields that have no obvious relation to media, but have come in handy working at such a multi-faceted ever-changing industry.
Alex Wright, Digital Programmatic Lead, Channel 4
Alex Wright has worked in the media industry for over 16 years. She has worked at the likes of News Corp, TI Media, Blink TV, Live Nation, VEVO and Unruly. Currently, Alex Wright is the Digital Programmatic Lead at Channel 4.
Cassie Stevens, Global Commerce Lead, Publicis Commerce
Cassie is a Global Commerce Lead at Publicis Commerce and has 10+ years’ experience in digital marketing, working with global clients to drive growth. After 8 years agency side specialising in digital media and marketing technology, Cassie went to lead the digital marketing team at John Lewis for 2 years. She has since returned to the agency world to build Commerce @ Zenith and now partners with global FMCG brands at Publicis Media to define their ecommerce strategies and to accelerate digital trade marketing.
Tom Wallis, Chief Marketing Officer, Gousto
Tom leads all marketing functions in the business including the brand team and the acquisition & retention team. He also oversees the customer care function.
Having started his career at Accenture, Tom moved over to Sky where he worked for nearly 8 years, including 3 years growing NOW TV from its outset. He joined Gousto in 2016 and has overseen more than a 10x increase in company revenue during this time.
Carolina Paradas, Global Affiliate & CLO Marketing Manager, Harvey Nichols
Carolina is a Senior Digital Marketing professional who has a history of working in the fashion retail industry globally. Having started her career on network side at Awin Global her expertise lies in working with affiliates, managing global campaigns, Cardlinking preposition and influencer partnerships. Carolina has been in the affiliate industry for 6+ years and is currently undertaking a global expansion at Harvey Nichols.
Michelle, Ecommerce Director, Lily’s Kitchen
Michelle is Head of Ecommerce at Lily’s Kitchen, the leading premium natural pet food brand in the UK. Responsible for the D2C proposition at Lily’s Kitchen, Michelle is an experienced integrated marketing professional who has spent the last 20 years working in digital. She has a track record of driving Ecommerce performance through multi-channel strategies having previously worked at Hotel Chocolat where she delivered 5 years of significant growth.
