Bringing together the executives shaping the future of media across advertising, platforms, and technology.  

The Future of Media is the UK's leading event dedicated to strategy, effectiveness and innovation in media.  

Driven by our mission to champion the media industry, the Future of Media has consistently put the core media issues front and centre; allowing the industry to share and learn from the most prominent figures in the market.  

Returning on 17 September to RNCM, this year we’re unlocking three full rooms of content — our biggest Manchester edition ever — packed with sharper debates, braver conversations, and the brightest voices in commercial media. 

Grow your network as 600+ of the brightest minds in the industry come together to hear about excellence in media leadership, buying, selling, planning and business with sessions packed with the best speakers and new formats to choose from including The Media Plan Live and AI Use Case Showcase.  

Market-Defining Topics  

In September, we’ll ask the kind of questions that others avoid. The kind of questions you read every single day on the pages of the Media Leader.  

From how major holding groups are working to strengthen their positioning for an increasingly automated future, to how media owners are working to become easier to buy and offer opportunities suitable for SMBs.   

How media agencies and owners are delivering returns that compound — building brands, shifting behaviour and creating value that outlasts any campaign cycle.  

Complexity, simplicity. Platforms, AI, and control. The long of it, and the short of it. Where audiences pay attention. Creators, where they sit on the plan – and the businesses they’re building that begin to rival media businesses. The client relationship — what it is, what it should be, and who gets to decide.  

We are asking these questions because we believe fundamentally that great media, planned well, bought smartly, and invested in consistently, drives business outcomes and builds brands. The evidence is undeniable. Media Means Business.  

Expect more on the themes to follow in the coming weeks.  

Megan Harrison, 
Global VP of Marketing, St Pierre,
Grupo Bimbo

Peter Grant, 
Head of Media Effectiveness, 
Boots UK

Stephanie Legg, 
Chief Marketing Officer, 
Schuh