Nav is the Studio Manager for Haymarket Business Media (HBM), responsible for 16 podcasts spanning Medical, Marcomms, and Energy & Environment brands, including the PPA’s Podcast of the Year 2023: Room 106 by Planning.

Since becoming Haymarket’s first dedicated Studio Manager less than 18 months ago, Nav has already grown HBM's podcast downloads by 92%, while building a team of in-house producers. Nav joined Haymarket as a Publishing Apprentice in 2017 and has had a varied career at the company since, working in operations and editorial before taking on her current role, helping the business continue to accelerate its presence in the audio space.

In 2023, Nav was appointed as a member of the PPA’s first Next Gen Board, working in tandem with the main PPA Board. The same year she was also named the overall winner for ‘Emerging Talent’ in Haymarket's Global People Awards.

Maliha Shoaib is a reporter at Vogue Business, covering diversity and inclusion, social impact and luxury fashion.

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.

Gift is an ambitious and driven professional with a bachelor’s degree focused in Psychology from The University of Hull.

An experienced Brand Marketing Manager with knowledge on running marketing campaigns, advertising, creating and managing commercial brand, and PR campaigns.

Skilled in Ad Operations, Marketing, Advertising, PR, Google Ad Manager (GAM/DFP), Campaign Management, Brand Management, Social Media Management, Web Design & Management, Analytics, Media, Basic Photoshop, FL Studio, Logic, GarageBand, Customer Service, and Sales. 

Rebecca Taylor is Retail Week Connect’s commercial content manager, and is responsible for helping to grow and deliver Retail Week’s bespoke sponsored reports and events, across themes from stores and the consumer to supply chains and tech.

With more than seven years' experience in content-focused roles, Rebecca specialises in across-the-board brand engagement and storytelling. 

A Marketing Manager currently based in the UK with over six years of diverse experience in digital marketing and event management.

Lauren's professional journey includes roles at Future Publishing and The Independent, where she successfully led marketing strategies, managed events, and collaborated closely with creative teams.

She is proficient in using tools like Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics, and has a solid foundation in email marketing and CRM strategies. 

Purpose-driven producer, leading on the development and delivery of edie’s content-driven event programme. edie is the industry-leading media brand which empowers business leaders and sustainability professionals of all levels to lead the climate emergency response.

Beth leads Immediate’s Commerce and Strategic Partnerships team as Affiliates Director. She’s been with Immediate since 2019 and has spent the past 4.5+ years driving digital revenue diversification and developing a high performing team. Beth is a previous PPA Next Gen (30 under 30) award winner and is currently sitting on the PPA’s inaugural Next Gen Board.

Aliya is a Manager at FT Strategies, the media consultancy from the Financial Times, where she has spent the last three years working with over 20 news companies in Europe and Asia. Since the advent of GenAI, much of her work focuses on helping publishers navigate the disruption and opportunities that AI presents for the news industry. Prior to the FT, she worked at Dataminr and Bloomberg; and was on the British national fencing team. She is currently a member of the PPA's Next Generation Board.

Currently working as GQ’s Commerce Picture Editor looking after the visuals across GQ Recommends. Josephine joined GQ in 2020 after working at British Vogue as a Junior Picture Assistant.

She first joined Condé Nast six years ago on a graduate internship producing video franchises for the international Vogue titles. As well as designing and picture editing for commerce, Josephine is also a contributor for the website, focusing mainly on Recommends' Travel section.

When Josephine is not off jet-setting, she is busy campaigning for marginalised communities as part of PPA’s Next Gen Board and as a co-chair of Condé Nast's Disability ERG. In addition to being a judge for The PPA Awards 2024, Josephine has penned art pieces and talent interviews for British GQ’s print edition and has bylines in six different international Vogue titles. Josephine is a graduate and scholarship recipient from Condé Nast College. 

Lauren is Head of Insights and Senior Adviser at Collingwood. She joined Collingwood in 2023, and specialises in uncovering the insights that create opportunities and solve problems for growing media businesses. Before Collingwood, Lauren’s career spanned roles in editorial, digital media, product development, events and research funding, including Publisher and Managing Director at Future Science Group (FSG).

As Publisher at FSG, she launched and scaled a successful portfolio of e-communities, including leading the team that transformed the acquired title BioTechniques from print trade magazine to online-only, with a thriving new marketing services revenue stream and double-digit increases in user engagement. Lauren also launched FSG’s in-person events business, successfully launching new confex events for scientific and medical communities.

As well as expertise in media, Lauren also previously held the position of CEO of The Drake Foundation, a not-for-profit focussed on understanding and improving the health and welfare of people affected by head injuries. In this role, Lauren spearheaded the Foundation’s new focus on Intimate Partner Violence, launched new research funding initiatives and events, and regularly appeared as an expert commentator in the media. 

During her final year at university, Eden-Olivia did work experience with the digital team at heat magazine. That then led to a four month digital internship across heat and Closer magazine - after graduating uni.

She was then offered a six month graduate trainee writer role at Closer and once that finished I stayed on as a freelancer. I then became a permanent Digital Writer and later stepped up as the Acting Deputy Digital Editor on Closer Online for maternity cover.

A promotion to Associate Editor across heat and Closer Online followed and I'm now she is Deputy Editor across both brands and  also presents a celebrity news show on Barts Hospital Radio every week.

Acting as the dedicated Data Analyst for BBC Gardeners' World and HistoryExtra, Michael plays a crucial role in helping stakeholders make sense of the numbers and turn them into actionable insights.

Through his work, he ensures that Immediate remains successful by understanding the key messages the data is conveying and using it to appeal to both existing and new audiences.