Extracurricular

I am often asked to judge media awards, chair panel discussions and talk to leading industry figures and groups. Here is a sample of some of my recent activity in these areas:

Judging

T3 Gadget Awards 2011.

Sony Radio Awards 2011.

Music Week Awards 2010 and 2011.

Chairing

The Telegraph’s Festival of Business 2011 – a headline panel looking at innovation in business

The Radio Festival 2010 – a session looking at innovation in radio around the world.

The Monaco Media Forum 2010 and 2011 -  the opening event and a panel which focused on the impact of mobile on our lives and consumption of media.

The inaugural TechCrunch Moscow 2010 -  interviewing Russia’s most successful technology chiefs.

Talking

Edelman’s annual ‘Trust in the Entertainment Industry’ report – was a speaker on a panel of digital media experts.

Young Women Working in Media – created and led a panel with inspiring writers at The Telegraph.
Panelist at a special Young Women Working in Media event focused on Social Media.

Cardiff Journalism School – delivered lectures on getting ahead in journalism.

City University London – lectured to a group of journalism students about news and feature writing.

Nottingham University – talked to the politics school, where I was taught, about ‘getting ahead’.

PR companies – ran several sessions on how to improve media relations between hacks and flacks.