13.05.2026
8.30am-5.30pm
Lumiere
6-14 Underwood St
London N1 7JQ

Tickets
IHALC Members: Free
Non-Members: £500 + VAT

One-Day Summit: May 2026

Our flagship event for in-house agency leaders returns

Save the date: IHALC’s One-Day Summit, in partnership with Monday.com and JW Collective, will bring together over 100 in-house agency leaders to explore their biggest challenges.

Our theme this time is Partners: in-house teams don’t exist in a vacuum. Success comes from understanding your remit and working with the right partners to deliver it.

Confirmed Speakers:

Tom Evans: Head of The Kitchen North America, Kraft Heinz’s much-lauded in-house agency.

Andy Sandoz: following senior roles in agencies and a year as D&AD President, Andy joined Deloitte as its first creative partner. There, he integrated creativity deep into core business strategy, technology and transformation, working widely across functions such as finance, tax, cyber, supply chain and sustainability. We’ll be talking to him about how in-house creative leaders can develop influence and drive transformation beyond marketing.

Sam Dawson, Head of Creative Studio, OVO, and Ciara Bailey, Managing Partner, Publicis Le Shop: finding the right model is crucial for in-house success. We’ll be talking to Sam and Ciara about how they make their hybrid model work, and the advantages it brings.

Mandy Combes, Head of Operations, BBC Creative, and John Owen, WDC: proving your value to the business is always a big challenge for in-house agencies. Mandy and John will be sharing how BBC Creative built effective tools and processes to do just that.

Murray Stevens, Head of Creative and Content, Waitrose, and Ben Kerr, Founder, Cold Glass Productions: Murray and Ben will share the story of Dish from Waitrose, the award-winning podcast presented by Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett, which now enjoys over 10 million views every week.

Full agenda and speakers TBC

Please note: this event is for senior leaders of in-house agencies only. IHALC reserves the right not to accept registrations from those who do not meet this stipulation

IHALC Members go for free. Contact IHALC for your code to book tickets

monday.com is a work operating system (Work OS) where organisations of any size can create the tools and processes they need to manage every aspect of their work. By combining building blocks, like apps automations and integrations, teams can build or customise the workflows of their dreams

JW Collective was formed by Jane White in 2016 (ex agency account director and Framestore global studio client services director) to foster unique and innovative production partnerships across the creative marketing sector.

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