Question Time 

How will this Marketing Event inspire you to Think Differently?
This evening of debate is a Growth Driver and Customer Champions event which will discuss how marketers ensure they are driving the growth of their business through innovation, acquisition, organic growth and effective marketing.

Question Time

Question time is back and this time it’s even more topical.

On 26 May The Marketing Society’s inaugural Question Time debate took place. Luke Johnson, the Pizza Express millionaire and Nick Vetch, the Big Yellow Storage Entrepreneur, locked horns with top marketers from P&G, Royal Mail and E.ON.

There were debates, clashes and heated discussions - it was a great success. However, after listening to feedback from our members, we have decided to make the format even more interactive. So on 7 October, The Marketing Society’s Question Time Debate is returning to London.

Our broad subject is 'Inspirational Leadership’ and the panel are all notable leaders in their fields. Fru Hazlitt was recently appointed managing director of commercial and online at ITV and Ray Snoddy is presenter of the BBC’s NewsWatch and a well known media journalist. Then there’s Lord Bell, the leading PR strategist and Virginia Bottomley, who is now a leading head hunter. We even have the world of sport covered with David Felgate, who was Tim Henman’s tennis coach for nearly ten years.

This time we really are going to give Question Time a run for its money. There will be more topical questions from the audience, which means more verbal skirmishes and showdowns.

It’s your chance to hold the mic and ask these leaders among men (and women) the things you’ve always wanted to, but never dared.

We’re not promising a Nick Griffin furore, but we guarantee it will be spirited! We look forward to seeing you there.

Click here to submit your question or post it via LinkedIn or Twitter and we will do our best to cover as many as possible.

If you have any additional requirements, such as mobility or dietary requests please contact us on 020 8973 1360 or e-mail at the time of booking.

Host

Stephen Maher ceo, MBA An Oxford graduate and founder of MBA, Stephen’s career spans many of the world’s most notable agencies and brands.

Chair

Andrew Marsden Andrew is one of the best known and respected marketers in the UK. After an early career in Unilever, Vileda and Danone he joined Britvic and was part of the team that floated the business in 2005.

Speakers

Fru Hazlitt md of commerical and online, ITV Fru has been recruited by Archie Norman and Adam Crozier, the new team at ITV, as their MD of Commercial and Online in August this year.

Ray Snoddy presenter, NewsWatch at BBC and freelance media journalist A freelance journalist who presents the BBC Television accountability programme Newswatch and writes regularly for a variety of publications after being media editor of The Times for seven years.

Lord Bell leading public relations strategist A founder of Saatchi & Saatchi who also created Bell-Pottinger. Lord Bell has advised political figures such as Mrs Thatcher, President Reagan, Boris Yeltsin as well as heads of many international corporations including BP, P&G and BA.

David Felgate former tennis coach to Tim Henman David Felgate retired from professional tennis after 1989 Wimbledon and worked as coach to Tim Henman.

Virginia Bottomley leading head hunter Virginia was a member of the House of Commons serving successively as Secretary of State for Health and National Heritage. She chairs the Odgers Berndtson Board Practice and also is a member of the Supervisory Board of AkzoNobel NV, and a Trustee of The Economist Newspaper.

Format of the evening - Question Time
This is the second Question Time event and the evening will follow the highly successful BBC Question Time format. It will be an interactive event with high audience participation.

Key Times
Registration and drinks: 6.30pm – 7pm
Presentation: 7pm – 8.15pm
Drinks and mingling: 8.15pm - 9pm

Location
One Great George Street
Westminster
London
SW1P 3AA