Charlotte Collins is the Editor‑in‑Chief of SheerLuxe, the UK's go‑to digital destination for fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and culture. Joining the brand in January 2016 as Fashion Features Writer and steadily rising through the ranks, she now leads editorial strategy for an audience spanning newsletter subscribers, podcast listeners, social followers, and fashion-conscious readers, growing the network to 5.5 million pm under her tenure. Beyond her editorial duties, Charlotte is a respected broadcaster and thought leader: she designs collections, hosts podcasts and live events, and regularly speaks at leading fashion institutions such as the London College of Fashion and Condé Nast College of Fashion. Charlotte was the 2025 recipient of the AOP Editor of the Year award.

Louise is COO at Sift a fast-scaling event and digital publisher that owns the 365 days a year buyer and seller marketplace in the UK accounting market. 

Maliha Shoaib is a reporter at Vogue Business, covering the changes in the luxury market and how brands can future-proof their businesses. She won the inaugural Vogue Business Talent Competition in 2020. Maliha graduated from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, with a degree in English and World Philosophies, specialising in postcolonialism and cross-cultural analysis.

James Bennett is Head of Rightsholder Relations at the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA). A copyright and licensing expert, he is responsible for the strategic management of CLA’s relationship with publishers and writers, working in partnership with CLA’s members to maintain and develop CLA’s collective licences and other services. He is also responsible for content acquisition for CLA’s digital platforms, and manages CLA’s relationships with other Collective Management Organisations around the world. Prior to CLA he held several editorial roles in trade book publishing. He has an MBA from Henley Business School, University of Reading.