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Arrive & Thrive Events

APG Arrive and Thrive is a community for new strategists in the industry. Maybe you’re looking for a first job as a planner/strategist. Or perhaps you’ve recently started and are navigating sometimes the odd or alien world of advertising strategy.

APG Arrive & Thrive in partnership with

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Next event:
Speed Mentoring: How to Navigate Your Career in Strategy
25th June 2025 from 6pm-8pm BST, live in London
 

There is no one career in strategy. For example, there’s media strategy, creative strategy, PR, digital, brand, social and business strategy.
 

How do you navigate your way through the strategy maze? What do the different strategy disciplines offer and how do you work out where to begin or what your next step is?
 

You ask the people who know! The APG is running an evening of Speed Mentoring on 25th June. It’s a chance to speak to some of the most respected strategy leaders in small groups to get advice and ideas about how to manage your career and understand the different ‘flavours’ of strategy open to young people new to the business. You’ll speak to three different leaders over the course of the evening and there’s a chance to chat afterwards over a drink.

 

Mentors:

Emily Harlock | APG Co-Chair, CSO and Partner at Special London

Martin Beverley | APG Co-Chair and Former CSO of adam&eveDDB

Charlotte Mulley | Head of Strategy at MullenLowe London

Ayo Fagbemi | Strategy Director and Co-Founder at Explorers Club

Rebecca Burchnall | Chief Planning Officer at PHD

Dan Deeks-Osburn | Head of Strategy at Mischief

Josh Bullmore | CSO of Publicis Group UK

Jo Arden | CSO at AMV BBDO

David Wilding | CSO at EssenceMediacomX

Event Details:

Date: Wednesday 25th June 2025

Time: 6pm-8pm BST

Venue: Omnicom Media Group, 100 Southwark St, London SE1 0SW

Tickets*: £3+vat

*tickets are non-refundable

Event Timings:

6pm - Arrival and refreshments

6.30pm - Main event

7.30pm - Drinks and networking

8pm - Event ends

Past Events

How to get a role in strategy
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9th May 2025

Speakers: Jo Arden, Rosie Collins, Amy Gilmore, Nicky Vita and Martin Beverley

Click through to read the event write-up

Arrive & Thrive Launch Event
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6th September 2023

Speakers: Michael Lee, Jo Arden, Steve Lacey, James Hillhouse and Nikki Longhurst

How to get on as a Strategist
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28th January 2025

Speakers: Kerian Magloire, AJ Morris, Michael Hayes, Russie Miessi, Chelsea Mtada, Trinity Awadzi and Gillian Morrison

How to Thrive as a Junior Strategist
Arrive & Thrive

10th September 2024

Speakers: Charlotte Mulley, Ayo Fagbemi, Jed Hallam and Rajal Mahida

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