Social Media Week London Scores Stellar Advisory Board

Today, we put out a press release announcing a fantastic line-up of advisors to work with us on the upcoming Social Media Week London. There's lots of opportunity to get involved, so please get in touch if you'd like to find out more.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

London, Friday 5th November 2010 - Building on the success of last year’s event, the organizers of Social Media Week London have kicked off the planning process for 2011 with the announcement of a formidable advisory board that brings together a wealth of talent and experience from across the industry.

The Social Media Week London advisory board includes:

• Sarah Blow, Founder, Girl Geek Dinners & Community Manager, Tweetmeme
• Sophie Brendel, Head of Digital Engagement, BBC
• Dominic Campbell, Founder, FutureGov
• Vikki Chowney, Editor, Reputation Online
• Paul Clarke, Digital Strategist
• Kathryn Corrick, Digital Media Strategist
• Lloyd Davis, Founder & Social Artist, Tuttle Club
• Benjamin Ellis, Director, Social Optic
• Neville Hobson, Head of Social Media Europe, WeissComm Partners
• Jemima Garthwaite, Head of Social Media, Groupon
• Nicola Gibbons, Ad Solutions Manager, Linkedin
• Helen Keegan, Co-Organiser, Momo London
• Mat Morrison, Head of Social Media, Starcom MediaVest Group
• Maz Nadjm, Head of Social Media, Ogilvy Group UK
• Meg Pickard, Head of Digital Engagement, The Guardian
• Thayer Prime, Developer Community Strategist
• Farhan Rehman, Social Media Strategist, Total Media
• David Rowan, Editor, Wired
• Heather Taylor, Social Media & PR Manager, giffgaff
• Chris Thorpe, Founder/CTO, Jaggeree
• Jen Topping, New Media Commissioning Manager, Channel 4
• Stewart Townsend, Social Media Strategist
• Matt Webb, Managing Director, BERG
• James Whatley, Director of Engagement Strategy, 1000heads

Social Media Week takes place from 7th-11th February 2011 simultaneously in ten cities around the world: New York, London, San Francisco, Berlin, Toronto, São Paulo, Paris, and Rome. In 2010 event 450 events took place in 11 cities with over 18,000 attendees and 200,000 users online. The London event included 35 events taking place across the city with over 3,000 attendees.

The lead organisers for Social Media Week London event is digital community Chinwag where Sam Michel and Mellissa Norman will co-direct. "We’re delighted and humbled by the support we’ve had at such an early stage from such an influential and knowledgeable group. What makes Social Media Week different is the collaborative nature of the event, it means many more people can get involved in the events whether producing, hosting, presenting, volunteering or contributing ideas", said Sam Michel.

Unlike many traditional conferences, Social Media Week aims to provide free access to as much of the content, programming and events as possible. This is made possible by support from brand partners that have included Financial Times, iCrossing, PepsiCo, Vodafone, Nokia, Meebo, and Salesforce.com.

Anyone interested in getting involved can get more information and sign-up through the Getting Involved section of the Social Media Week London website: http://socialmediaweek.org/london/get-involved

ENDS

Press Release

The official release is available to download in Word and PDF formats. If you have any queries, feel free to email smwlondonchinwag [dot] com or call us on +44 (0)20 7183 2923.

Photo (cc) Sam Michel.