WHAT TO EXPECT



WHY ATTEND?

FESTIVAL IS ESSENTIAL

Marketing Week’s Festival of Marketing exists to empower marketers to build better brands – providing the knowledge to enable actionable change.

Festival is a celebration, bringing marketers and marketing front and centre. As a community we come together for inspiration, fresh perspectives, insight, opinion and hands-on learning opportunities. It’s the perfect chance to grow your skills and your impact.

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800+ Marketers Festival unites the industry by celebrating the full spectrum of marketing and its practitioners. Come together with peers for a day filled with learning, inspiration, and valuable connections. DOWNLOAD DELEGATE PACK
100+ SPEAKERS Being content-driven means we recruit speakers and brands who have interesting stories, unique points of view, and the ability to challenge the norm. We bring together a collection of thought leaders, change makers and business trailblazers to offer you content that you can't get anywhere else. DOWNLOAD DELEGATE PACK
50+ CONTENT SESSIONS Our content is curated by Marketing Week. It offers fresh perspectives, practical applications and a mix of useful, challenging, and thought provoking sessions. DOWNLOAD DELEGATE PACK
4 INTERACTIVE SESSIONS In our Learning Lounge, we have interactive, hands-on learning opportunities throughout the day. Masterclasses and workshops provide you with the chance to challenge your skillset and come away with practical takeaways. DOWNLOAD DELEGATE PACK
5 MAIN STAGES Festival exists to empower marketers; we have put together five main stages that cover everything you need to build a better brand, business, and career. From growth opportunities and trends to better customer experience and personal development, there's something for everyone. DOWNLOAD DELEGATE PACK
4 NETWORKING LOUNGES We have everything from drinks, games and networking right through to that all important seat to relax, answer an email and chat to your new connections. DOWNLOAD DELEGATE PACK

2025 HEADLINER

MARY PORTAS OBE

Mary Portas is a retail expert and founder of Portas Agency, a creative consultancy headquartered in London and Melbourne, that explores the future of shopping and living. She has advised government, transformed both luxury and high street stores, written books and produced a host of retail and business-themed TV programmes. Author of Work Like a Woman: A Manifesto For Change, she delivers an inspiring message of how businesses and individuals can adapt, transform and lead.

OUR AUDIENCE

WHO ATTENDS?

An opportunity to mix with marketers from renowned brands across FMCG, Tech & Telecoms, FinTech, Retail, Media & Entertainment, and beyond. Engage with a diverse audience, including senior marketers representing major brands, as you immerse yourself in a dynamic atmosphere of industry expertise and innovation.

YOU’LL BE IN GOOD COMPANY

Festival is attended by some of the biggest brands in the UK.

2025 HEADLINER

MATTHEW SYED

Renowned industry expert, Matthew Syed is a multi-award-winning journalist for The Times and The Sunday Times and presenter of the BBC Radio 4 programme, Sideways. Matthew Syed cutting-edge thought leadership is a catalyst for real and lasting change within both business and the public sector.

WHAT OUR ATTENDEES SAY


“Great event, and highly recommend for any marketer looking to enhance their knowledge on marketing effectiveness and being a positive influence in business culture.”


“Festival of Marketing is where we marketers can be among
our own people – it is our Glastonbury, and I love it.”


“The festival is a great opportunity to hear from and meet some of the best minds in marketing and business – definitely an important date in the calendar for the career conscious marketer.”


“Thank you Festival of Marketing for another great show. The very best of UK and international marketing under one roof. Don’t miss it!”


“A first timer, this event didn’t disappoint. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole day – squeezed in 9 sessions from big headliners, to B2B sessions, to intimate ‘Ask me anything’ formats and every session piqued my interest in some way. Lots of value – would 100% recommend.”