We have been busy curating another stellar line-up for HIVEMCR ’25
With some familiar faces, some exciting new additions and the same popular format of panel discussions as well as traditional presentations.
We are staying at New Century Hall owing to it’s huge popularity last time around but will be altering times slightly based on feedback. Stay tuned for further updates!
Lou has been working in the marketing industry for over 16 years. Over the last decade she has specialised in setting up and leading new Digital PR departments within SEO agencies that go on to create hugely successful, award winning campaigns that positively influence organic performance. Lou prides herself on leading happy teams that enjoy their jobs and is passionate about developing young talent and creating cultures that support employee mental health.
Sophie has spent the last 7 years working SEO agency-side, and is currently the Technical SEO Director at StudioHawk. Her favourite place is being knee deep in data trying to unravel SEO problems in an audit, making sure those technical foundations are in place in order to support a businesses growth online.
Aleyda Solis is an SEO consultant and founder of Orainti -a boutique SEO consultancy advising top brands worldwide-, speaker and author. She shares the latest news and resources in SEO in the SEOFOMO News, the SEOFOMO Newsletter and Digital Marketing in MarketingFOMO, organizes the SEOFOMO Meetup series, provides SEO tips in the Crawling Mondays video series, and a free SEO Learning Roadmap called LearningSEO.io.
Barry Adams is a veteran of the SEO industry. As a specialised SEO consultant for news publishers, he focuses on delivering technical and editorial SEO services to news publishers around the globe. Barry counts some of the biggest media brands among his clients including The New York Times, News UK, The Guardian, FOX, Condé Nast, The Globe and Mail, Reach, Euronews, and The Independent. He is a regular speaker at conferences and events across the world, delivers annual guest lectures for local universities, co-founded the News and Editorial SEO Summit, and writes an irregular newsletter on SEOforGoogleNews.com.
Beth is a Senior Technical SEO Executive based in Manchester, known for her drive, self-motivation, and dedication to continuous improvement. She is focused on advancing her career by building technical skills, including studying HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, and actively engages with the SEO community as a mentor for Women in Tech SEO. Beth regularly attends industry events such as Brighton SEO and The Marketing Meetup to stay at the forefront of the field. Passionate about the evolving nature of search, she thrives on exploring new tools, optimizing workflows, and collaborating with the next generation of SEO professionals, aiming not just to stay ahead of the curve but to shape it.
Ray is the Global Head of Marketing at Rise at Seven. He is an organic growth specialist. With extensive experience across in-house and agency environments, Ray specialises in both Social and SEO strategies to deliver impactful results. His background spans marketing, organic social media, and organic search, making him a go-to thought leader for crafting strategies that connect brands with their audiences from the FYP to the search results
Steve is the English-language marketing manager, technical and copy editor at SISTRIX and he oversees the end-end process for all of the knowledge and data journalism content. “We use a journalistic approach to crafting useful, high-quality stories from our data.” Steve has a very long history in online content dating back to before the web was born.
Tabby has spent the last 9 years agency-side, specialising in digital PR and on-site content strategy, and is currently Head of Search at Candour. Her PR campaigns have won international coverage and links for clients in a host of industries, from global banks and industry-leading software providers to small independent retailers.
Chris Green has been a search marketer and trainer for over a decade and is one of the most renowned SEO experts in the UK. He is a Senior Consultant with Torque Partnership, helping enterprise clients build SEO
Lisa Paasche was the Founder and CEO of Award Winning SEO & Digital PR Agency Verve Search. She sold Verve Search to Omnicom Media Group in 2017, and exited the business in January 2021. She is now a Mentor, Advisor and Non Executive Director to Agency Leaders and entrepreneurs
Kirsty Hulse has trained over 50,000 people to be more confident. She founded her first company at 26, a marketing agency with global clients like Virgin Atlantic and IBM, which turned over nearly a million dollars in its first year of trading. She has delivered training programs to audiences of over 14,000 and her work has been described as “game changing”, “life changing” and from the thousands of people she has worked with, 100% of attendees would recommend her work to a colleague. She is also the creator of Confidence Live, a 1300 delegate conference that attracts some of the world’s leading speakers, wellbeing experts, comics and poets.
Hana is the founder & Managing director of Shout Bravo, a Digital PR and Content Marketing agency based in Manchester. With her background in journalism, Hana focuses on creating content that catches the attention of the right audience, at the right time. Hana is a regular speaker at UK and global conferences covering digital PR, content and link-building topics, with always hands-on tips you can take and try the next day.
Rosa is a multi-award winning digital marketing professional with over ten years’ experience in SEO, digital PR, and content creation. Rosa currently oversees connective3’s Manchester office, managing a large team of creative professionals. In her career, Rosa has worked across a variety of different projects, from stand-alone campaigns to long-term strategic roadmaps, for brands including Nike, Wren Kitchens, and Ann Summers. She combines her analytical skills with her love of creativity to create concepts that work for many industries, including e-commerce, finance, law, and travel.
