2026 Speakers

John is the relentlessly helpful® LinkedIn nerd, leader of the Espresso+ small business community, author of Content DNA, host of the Informed podcast, and co-organiser of the UpLift Live conference.

John will be talking about best practices for effective direct messaging on LinkedIn.

Tony is the owner of Social-Hire, a B2B social media agency with a focus on social selling.

Tony will be talking about how businesses can drive real growth on LinkedIn.

Nicole is the founder of Wunderstars. Originally from Germany and now based in Maidstone, she helps agency owners and tech founders become the Relatable Experts their ideal clients trust and choose on LinkedIn.

In her talk, Nicole challenges the belief that thought leadership is enough. She reveals why brilliant experts are still being overlooked and what makes the difference between shouting into the void and being chosen by the clients you actually want to work with.

Mic and Guy are LinkedIn trainers based in Belgium and the Netherlands respectively. Mic focuses on sales, recruitment and employment advocacy. Guy is a personal brand strategist who helps sales and marketing teams to lead on LinkedIn.

Mic and Guy will share the stage together to talk about cultural differences on LinkedIn, to show how people can succeed both locally and globally.

Heather runs AI for Non-Techies, teaching AI to non-technical people, making it simple and easy to understand.

Heather will be talking about how AI can help with your planning for a better LinkedIn presence – without the slop.

Phill is the host of Nudge, the UK’s number one marketing podcast, breaking down the hidden psychology behind what we do and why we do it.

Phill will be talking about how he has built his podcast and following by applying consumer psychology and behavioural insight, and how this can influence our approach to LinkedIn.

Dave is highly respected creative copywriter with more than 100K followers on LinkedIn. He co-created the Copy or Die agency to help B2B clients be less formal but more effective on LinkedIn.

Dave will be talking about unconventional ways to stand out by showing more personality in your content on LinkedIn.

Brenda is a US-based marketing and LinkedIn coach who works with the self-employed, corporate teams, and executives. She’s the author of Social Media Pie, she runs her own digital course, and she created the LinkedIn Rockstars list.

Brenda will be talking about embracing your competition on LinkedIn and how this can be the catalyst for growth.