We haven’t invited any speakers to pitch for HIVE MCR. Mainly because we had a good idea of the experts we wanted to speak at the very first event. We have carefully curated a line up of the very best minds in the industry to guarantee actionable insight and answers to the very latest burning questions.
Our interactive panels are also being informed by our attendees, everyone is being given the chance to submit questions for our experts. No more sales pitches, less slide decks and more insight, with the chance to chat to our speaker line-up at the various networking opportunities spread throughout the day and evening.
Billie Geena Hyde
Billie splits her time between running RankSuite and her consultancy, Uptake Agency.
She is passionate about educating digital marketers and making SEO content accessible.
She is motivated by the challenge of solving complex SEO problems and making the web more accessible and inclusive for everyone.
Lou Ali
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 Gibson
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.
Jono Alderson
Jono is a globally recognised expert in digital strategy, SEO, analytics, WordPress, web performance, structured data, marketing technology, conversion rate optimisation and more.
From helping to define your strategic direction, to providing hands-on support to speed up your website, he's the consultant you need.
Luke Carthy
Since the age of 15, Luke has been obsessed with two things; fragrance and selling online. Fragrance continues to be an expensive hobby and eCommerce became a thriving career.
He is an ecommerce consultant specialising in growth & conversion and he has delivered incredible results and sustainable growth for businesses like Caterpillar, Renault and Chemist Direct.
Chris Green
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 programs.
Jo O'Reilly
Jo O’Reilly is a Freelance Digital PR Consultant from the South East, currently based in the North West.
She has been working in Digital Marketing for the last 6 years both in-house and agency side, before that she was a journalist.
She is fascinated with all things digital pr, especially reactive pr and newsjacking. Outside of SEO she loves travel, avocado toast and other millennial activities.
Matthew Martin
Matthew is the SEO Manager at Represent. Having established their SEO strategy from scratch 2.5 years ago, he also leads on PR, aligning coverage with Represent’s drops, community, founders, and events. Today, Matthew has taken a step back from solo PR outreach to focus on SEO, now working alongside global PR Agencies to internationalise reach. He also consults for various brands and startups on organic marketing strategy and execution, and trains regularly in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Katy Powell
Katy is PR Director & Co-founder of Bottled Imagination, a digital PR agency she launched alongside Luke Cope and James Hayward-Browne in June 2022.
Katy's been working in Digital PR for almost six years and before that worked agency-side and in-house in PR and Social Media roles.
She specialises in creative digital PR campaigns that build brand awareness and coverage at scale
Hana Montgomery
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.
Eva Cheng
Eva is a Digital PR Manager at Reflect Digital, throughout her seven-year career in digital marketing, Eva has worked within areas of social media marketing and Digital PR. She has worked primarily in agency environments with diverse clients, from luxury to automotive and finance sectors. She has gained links and coverage in the likes of Forbes, Robb Report, Business Insider, iNews, Vogue, Elle and many more top-tier publications. Eva is passionate about mentoring and educating university students about the SEO benefits of Digital PR.
Steve Paine
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.
