Member events

In this session, Danny Fontaine, head of experiential sales at IBM, will share how to swap dull decks for story-led, emotional moments, why pitching is the most creative thing you do – and how to fall back in love with it.

Ben’s team at Deazy has been experimenting with AI in both client delivery and internal operations – he’ll share their best case studies, the mistakes they’ve learned from, and a perspective of where AI is genuinely ready to deliver value today.

Running an agency can take everything out of you. For Andrew Bloch, it reached the point where it just wasn’t worth it anymore. He’ll be sharing what he learned from his first agency, and how he’s rethinking growth the second time around.

New business is the lifeblood of every agency – but it’s also the hardest thing to get right. That’s why we have a dedicated New Biz Working Group: a monthly session where agency leaders come together to swap strategies, pressure-test ideas, and talk honestly about what’s working – and what isn’t.

It’s the end of 2025… so we’re reflecting on the year that was. In this session, we’ll be taking some time to reflect and share what the last twelve months have been like for everyone – Agency Hackers included.

Another month, another chance to take part in speed networking! Each month, we’ll host this interactive session to get you talking with likeminded people in the community. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, share, and grow with the AH community.

While the Employment Rights Bill is still going through Parliament, agencies have time and options. And the real opportunity is in getting your house in order now. In this session, Sarah May, founder of Mayday HR, will help you figure out what this means for your agency – and how to prepare for it.

AI is moving fast. Blink, and the playbook changes. That’s why we have our dedicated AI Working Group, a recurring session where agency leaders compare notes on how they’re actually using AI – in client work, internal processes, tailor-made tools, and everywhere in between.

Olam Sule, founder of Dolphin Analytics, keeps seeing the same pattern: agencies drowning in information but starving for insight. In this session, In this session, Olam will break down the five analytics pillars he uses to bring order to the chaos: compliance, tracking, testing, insight generation and reporting.

“The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.” This line from David Ogilvy has shaped Tim Reid’s entire career. And, as Tim puts it – there’s a reason behind that. In this session, Tim will demonstrate how agencies can use humour to think more creatively – especially at a time when AI is getting faster, cheaper, and harder to ignore.

New business is the lifeblood of every agency – but it’s also the hardest thing to get right. That’s why we have a dedicated New Biz Working Group: a monthly session where agency leaders come together to swap strategies, pressure-test ideas, and talk honestly about what’s working – and what isn’t.

Another month, another chance to take part in speed networking! Each month, we’ll host this interactive session to get you talking with likeminded people in the community. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, share, and grow with the AH community.

As his agency grew, Julian Reiter realised his intuition alone wasn’t enough. Projects were slipping, profitability was fuzzy, and he’d lost the clear line of sight he once had. In this session, Julian will be joined by Jason Neale from Agency Works, to talk about how to scale without losing control – and the role a proper agency management system, like Synergist, played in helping him do it.