The Agenda

Below is our current agenda for HIVE MCR, but the beauty of our event is that is informed by you and as such, will be fairly fluid.

Snappy talks, interactive panels and a final fireside chat to chew the fat on the key topics. There will be plenty of chances throughout the day to grab a drink, check your e-mail.

We will be providing refreshments throughout the day, but there are also a range of top quality vendors available within the venue from Asian Fusion and Pizza, to Steak and vegan options. We don’t want attendees stuck in stuffy talks, there will be all sorts to get up to at HIVE MCR.

2.00 PM – Talk

Jono Alderson

“Going Over The Edge”

Unlock the full potential of your website with cutting-edge technical SEO techniques.

Discover how Cloudflare and other CDNs can make your site faster, smarter, and better than your competitors.


2.35 PM – Tech SEO Panel

Chris Green

Sophie Gibson

Billie Geena Hyde

Moderator: Charlie Whitworth

3.20 PM – Talk

Hana Montgomery

“How The World Is Going To Affect Your Digital PR strategy This Year”

With elections, stock market movements and other global developments, Hana’s talk will focus on how all of this will affect your strategy and decision making this year and in the future.


3:55 – Food & Drinks Break


4.35 PM – Talk

Billie Geena Hyde

“SEO & Accessibility: A Love Story”

With the European Accessibility Act deadline looming- it’s time to understand why you should care about accessibility.

In this talk, Billie will give you the business case and some practical tips to introduce accessibility best practices to your SEO workflow. 

5.05 PM – Talk

Lou Ali

“How To Never Be Irrelevant”

In this talk Lou explores what Digital PR relevancy looks like, why it’s important and why she believes there are so many irrelevant campaigns out there.

She’ll be sharing practical advice to ensure your Digital PR campaigns will always be aligned to brand and achieve results that will support Organic Performance objectives, as well as building the right kind of brand awareness.

5.50 PM – Digital PR Panel

Lou Ali, Jo O’Reilly, Matthew Martin, Eva Cheng

Moderator: James Hayward-Browne

6.30 PM – Talk

Luke Carthy

“10 Simple Yet Powerful SEO & CRO Wins for eCommerce”

As a seasoned eCommerce CRO & SEO, who better to give us actionable insight into the quickest and most powerful tactics across these two key disciplines than Luke Carthy?


7.05 PM – Sector Insight

Steve Paine

“Trends and Highlights of Women’s Fashion SEO”

Steve will present the latest leading content, new trends and expert analysis from the Women’s Fashion sector. Learn about what’s working with Google and use examples to support your own content projects.

7.40 PM – Fireside Chat

Food & beverages served, relax and listen to a final panel as our experts chew the fat on the days panels and talks!

Jono Alderson, Katy Powell, Luke Carthy, & Billie Geena Hyde

Moderator: Stephen Kenwright


8.30 – Late

Summer Party & DJ Set

Time to network, enjoy a range of food options, listen to great tunes and enjoy a great summer evening in Manchester

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