2024 Events Calendar
Our in-person events are at the core of IHALC’s mission, providing opportunities for leaders to meet, support and learn from one another in a safe space.
We are delighted to announce our provisional programme for 2024. IHALC Team Members can send up to three colleagues to each of these in-person events. Individual Members are guaranteed one place per event.
Full details of IHALC Membership and its benefits are available here
30 January
Breakfast Briefing
Fora, 180 Borough High Street, London SE1
The Business Case for Creativity, with Nick Horan, Reckitt, and David Harris, Deloitte.
Proving their value to the c-suite is a daily challenge for in-house teams. But those who can successfully communicate the impact and potential of creative and design expertise within an organisation have seen their remit and role expand to become genuine strategic partners, using creativity to unlock problems and help set the future direction of their brands.
At this in-person IHALC Breakfast Briefing, in partnership with Adobe, Nick Horan, Reckitt’s Global Brand Experience Lead, and David Harris, ECD at Deloitte, will be sharing their experience and insights.
20 February
The Future of Content
Union Club, 50 Greek St, London W1
At this in-person event, in partnership with Medialake, we’ll explore how in-house teams can equip themselves with the tools and processes to make AI work for them, and not the other way round. We’ll be joined by a stellar panel, with Natalie Brewster, ex-Director of Global Creative Operations for the Body Shop, David Granger, formerly Head of Content at Cinch, PMI and Red Bull, and former Oliver Managing Director, David Russell.
29 February
How M&S Food won Christmas
Online
Of all the Christmas campaigns by UK supermarkets, the M&S Food campaign was the only one that was conceived, created and produced in-house, without the help of an external advertising agency. For this free online session, IHALC’s Patrick Burgoyne will be talking to M&S Food’s Robbie Black about why the campaign was so successful, how his team worked with production company partners to make it happen, and why M&S Food’s unusual in-house set-up is right for the brand.
5 March
Working with AI
KEEZE Champs-Elysées, Paris
Explore the opportunities and challenges of using generative AI in creative campaigns for in-house teams
The In-House Agency Leaders Club (ihalc.com) brings together marketers and in-house agency leaders to support and learn from each other. At our first in-person event in Paris, in partnership with Getty Images, IHALC will host a discussion on the growth of the in-house agency sector, and how it is developing across Europe. This will be followed by an exploration of the opportunities and challenges of using generative AI in creative campaigns.
12 March
Breakfast Briefing: Niki Garner, Director, ITV Creative
Venue: Fora, Dallington St, London EC1
In conversation with Niki Garner on her first 18 months in charge of ITV Creative
21 March
IHALC meets Emma Baines
1pm UK time, Online
In conversation with the Global Head of Creative at Tony’s Chocolonely and the Editor of the She is Creative Newsletter
1 May
IHALC One-Day Creative Summit
Venue: Fora, 180 Borough High Street, London SE1
Achieving creative excellence in-house
14 May
IHALC meets Vinted
11am UK time on Zoom
In conversation with the Vinted in-house team
21 May
IHALC/Adobe AI survey
Venue: Fora, 180 Borough High Street, London SE1
Findings and analysis from our research into the deployment of Generative AI at in-house agencies
12 June
Leaders’ Dinner
Venue: Granger & Co, London
Our first Leaders Dinner: an opportunity to build relationships with your fellow in-house leaders and enjoy our guest speaker. In partnership with MassiveMusic
Register here, members contact patrick.burgoyne@ihalc.com for your code
26 June
Building Trust in an age of AI
Venue: Fora, 180 Borough High Street, London SE1
How to balance the opportunities of GenAI for in-house teams with consumer concerns over authenticity and trust
Register here. Members contact patrick.burgoyne@ihalc.com for your code
27 June
IHALC AI Survey: the results
Venue: Online on Zoom
Analysis of our recent AI Survey
3 September
IHALC Meets Matthew Bull
Online
We’ll be discussing how to raise creative standards at in-house agencies with the Chief Creative Advisor to Kraft Heinz and AB InBev
11 September
In-House Strategists Lunch
Venue: The Union Club, London W1
A new IHALC initiative to connect and support in-house strategists. For more information, contact patrick.burgoyne@ihalc.com
24 September
IHALC One-Day Summit
Venue: Fora, 180 Borough High Street, London SE1
Getting to great work: process, planning and resource
3 October, 2pm UK time
The In-House Life with Warren Marenco Chase
Online
Should in-house agencies work with external clients? With the VP, MD of Liberty Mutual’s in-house agency, Copper Giants
22 October
IHALC Talent & Salary Survey launch
Venue: Fora, 180 Borough High Street, London SE1
Identifying, resourcing and managing talent in-house. Revealing the results of our latest research
6 November
Talent & Salary Survey: online session
1pm on Zoom
Analysis of the results of our survey into hiring and pay for in-house agencies
12 November
Autumn Leaders Dinner
Venue: Toklas, London WC2
An opportunity to build relationships with your fellow in-house leaders and enjoy our guest speaker. In partnership with MassiveMusic
19 November
Breakfast Briefing
Venue: Fora, 180 Borough High Street, London SE1
The Complete (in-house) Creative Director, with Mick Mahoney
25 November
IHALC Meets Allwyn
Online, 1pm-2pm
Meet the in-house team behind the National Lottery
27 November
Amsterdam One-Day Summit
Venue: Atelier de Vijzel, Amsterdam
Bringing the city’s in-house community together to share knowledge
4 December
Great Work and how it’s made
Venue: Fora, 180 Borough High Street, London SE1
Case studies of some of the year’s outstanding in-house work
10 December
Building Matalan’s In-House Model
Online 1pm-2pm
With Matalan’s Ali Jones and Sue Mountford of ITG
