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