Who’s in the Room? Agency Vitals Report

Before the summit even begins, we’ve been taking the temperature of our community. What are you working on? What’s holding you back? What’s lighting you up?

In this opening session, Nora DiNuzzo and Eric Brown share the big trends, shared challenges, and wildcards shaping the conversations this week.

Do it Yourself or Delegate? What is Your Job as Agency Leader?

Do you ever question who handles what in your agency? Founder, team, or external help? From VAT returns to lead-gen, vote live on common tasks and see how your choices stack up.

Ibiza delegate Chris Sainsbury leads this interactive session, where you’ll discover surprising trends and debate the insourcing vs. outsourcing of key functions.

Designing Your Perfect Day: How to Build a Business That Works For You

If how you spend your days is how you spend your life, are you really using your time the way you want? In this interactive workshop, we’ll perform an energy audit to determine your most productive hours, eliminate or delegate time wasters, and design systems that give you more time – and more profit.

How Giving Feedback can be a Catalyst for Growth

It’s amazing how many problems can be solved or avoided with one or two difficult conversations. Feedback doesn’t have to hurt – it can drive powerful growth when shared the right way. In this lively fireside chat, Janine Jacobs and Francesca O’Connor unpack the art of giving and receiving feedback.

They’ll share real-world stories, practical insights on how to recognise feedback triggers, and a framework for delivering feedback properly.

Building a Personal Brand That Doesn’t Stop With the Founder

Many agency leaders have strong personal brands. But what happens when you want to step back and pass the torch?

David Gilroy explains how to equip your team to carry your brand forward.

Do it Yourself or Delegate? What is Your Job as Agency Leader?

Do you ever question who handles what in your agency? Founder, team, or external help? From VAT returns to lead-gen, vote live on common tasks and see how your choices stack up.

Ibiza delegate Chris Sainsbury leads this interactive session, where you’ll discover surprising trends and debate the insourcing vs. outsourcing of key functions.

Designing Your Perfect Day: How to Build a Business That Works For You

If how you spend your days is how you spend your life, are you really using your time the way you want? In this interactive workshop, we’ll perform an energy audit to determine your most productive hours, eliminate or delegate time wasters, and design systems that give you more time – and more profit.

How Giving Feedback can be a Catalyst for Growth

It’s amazing how many problems can be solved or avoided with one or two difficult conversations. Feedback doesn’t have to hurt – it can drive powerful growth when shared the right way. In this lively fireside chat, Janine Jacobs and Francesca O’Connor unpack the art of giving and receiving feedback.

They’ll share real-world stories, practical insights on how to recognise feedback triggers, and a framework for delivering feedback properly.

Building a Personal Brand That Doesn’t Stop With the Founder

Many agency leaders have strong personal brands. But what happens when you want to step back and pass the torch?

David Gilroy explains how to equip your team to carry your brand forward.

How to Build Your Own Agency Sales Function

Growth stalls when the founder handles all the selling. In this session, you’ll learn how to build an in-house sales function that scales – so you can step off the hamster wheel and unlock consistent, predictable agency growth.

40% Margins: The Offshore Talent Advantage

For 14 years David Wain-Heapy and Bachir Smahi have built and scaled a high-performing offshore-focused digital agency, quietly pulling in 40% margins while many peers struggled to stay profitable.

In this candid session, they’ll lift the lid on the strategies, structures, and systems that allowed them to grow sustainably and profitably – without burning out or relying on huge overheads.

Expanding in America – The USA Playbook

When Sadie Groom set out to expand Bubble Agency into the USA, she didn’t just cross time zones – she navigated a whole new business culture, hiring challenges, and market dynamics.

In this candid and energetic session, Sadie is joined by Louise Wells, Bubble’s Managing Director, as they share the real story of their American adventure. Whether you’re eyeing international expansion or just curious about how a UK agency can thrive stateside, you’ll come away with some practical insights and a few good lessons.

Roast my Agency

Think your agency’s looking sharp? Think again. In ‘Roast my Agency’, Steve Fair takes aim at creds decks, cringey taglines, and dodgy job titles (yes, even your ‘Head of Barketing’).

It’s a brutal, but loving, look at what’s helping or hurting your agency’s image. Learn what works, what doesn’t, and how to stand out for the right reasons.

A look at what’s happening in the world of agency profitability from our partners at Teamwork.com.

Daniel Priestley

Winning agencies aren’t just service providers, they’re ‘Key People of Influence’ in their space. Bestselling author and entrepreneur Daniel Priestley is on The White Isle to show you how to build authority, attract top-tier clients, and create a business that scales beyond just you.

Demystifying Private Equity for Agencies

Private equity is a world that’s ‘kind of invisible until it’s visible’. Simon Penson pulls back the curtain on private equity for agencies – sharing invaluable insights that could redefine your agency’s future.

Grow by Acquiring Your Competitors

Tired of slow growth? After a decade of agency life, Simon Corbett dove into the world of acquisitions, targeting deals from £25k to £1 million.

Join us in Ibiza for an in-depth conversation on his journey, best practices, and how to successfully acquire agencies.

94% of Problems are System Problems

Most problems aren’t people problems – they’re system problems. Stop firefighting and start fixing the root causes. This session shows you how to build processes that make success automatic, so your agency runs smoothly (even when you’re not watching).

Extreme Leadership Resilience

With three cancer diagnoses in three years, Rebecca McIntyre-Smith has sailed her agency through unimaginable storms. Hear how unwavering positivity became her business superpower. (And yes, there’s a cult story too!) Joins us for this inspiring tale of resilience.

Demystifying Private Equity for Agencies

Private equity is a world that’s ‘kind of invisible until it’s visible’. Simon Penson pulls back the curtain on private equity for agencies – sharing invaluable insights that could redefine your agency’s future.

Grow by Acquiring Your Competitors

Tired of slow growth? After a decade of agency life, Simon Corbett dove into the world of acquisitions, targeting deals from £25k to £1 million.

Join us in Ibiza for an in-depth conversation on his journey, best practices, and how to successfully acquire agencies.

94% of Problems are System Problems

Most problems aren’t people problems – they’re system problems. Stop firefighting and start fixing the root causes. This session shows you how to build processes that make success automatic, so your agency runs smoothly (even when you’re not watching).

Advertising: Who Cares?

What do young people want from a career in the media? In this session, Crispin Reed offers an exclusive first look at new research exploring how young people perceive careers in advertising. Building on a 2023 project involving in-depth interviews with 32 students, this follow-up study expands the lens with a 200-person quantitative survey and fresh interviews with professionals 1-5 years into their careers – both inside and outside the agency world.