We’re putting together a fabulous line-up of sessions and speakers for BritMums Live 2014. We’ll be announcing updates soon.
Until then, you can look over the 2013 agenda to get a flavour of what to expect:
Friday’s focus was on working with brands and the brand/blogger relationship. We also had a Writer’s Track running throughout the event. As usual, we lead the agenda with our Discussion Dens, This is the place where we tackle the burning issues that arise time and time again. Expect a lot of opinions, respectful disagreements and perhaps some answers to what’s been on your mind. We have Beginner and Advanced sessions, as well as Bloggers’ Studio, where you sit down with your favourite bloggers and pick their brains. These friendly sessions feature in-the-know bloggers whose main attribute is that they think, if they can do it, so can you.
Each session is part of a stream; the stream name tells you what to expect:
DEN – Discussion Den, a place where a panel and delegates will discuss the latest issues
WRITE – All about, y’know, writing
BEG – Beginning sessions aimed at those finding their feet or refreshing their knowledge
ADV – Advanced sessions targeted to bloggers taking it to the next level
CREATE – Creativity, to spark your imagination and help you achieve your goals
STUDIO – More intimate conversations with bloggers sharing how they did it
FRIDAY 21 JUNE
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14:00 – 15:00
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Registration and coffee, tea and cake |
15:00 – 15:05
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Welcome |
15:05 – 15:30
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Keynote & Questions: Kirstie Allsopp |
15:30 – 16:15
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Brand Panel Debate: What do bloggers and brands really want from each other? — Jennifer Howze, BritMums; Helen Gunter, TK Maxx; Aaron Huckett, Publicasity; Kelly Innes, Domestic Goddessque; Dan Neale, Things with Wings; Christine Mosler, Thinly Spread DENWriting Funny: Our friends at Funny Women lead us in a session about how to include humour in your writing. WRITE — Lynne Parker, Funny Women |
16:15 – 17:00
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Tea and Coffee in the Hub |
16:15 – 18:15
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Literary Agent Dragon’s Den with LBA agency: When you register upon arrival, sign up for a 10-minute session to pitch your book idea and get feedback from an agent in person! Look for information about securing your time slot soon. WRITE — Luigi Bonomi, Amanda Preston and Ajda Vucicevic from Luigi Bonomi Associates |
17:00 – 17:45
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Storytelling: Readers love your stories, and so do brands. How to tell better stories. DEN — Jaume Marin, Costa Brava Girona Tourist Board; Pippa Best, Story of MumPutting your best foot forward: How to present your blog to brands, including making a knock-out media kit. BEG — Tamsin Smith, BBC television and radio reporter; Nadine Hill, author and Juggle Mum; Rosie Shelley, Google+ Community Manager and Rosie Scribble; Helen Wills, Actually MummyThe New Feminism: Rebuild or rebrand? DEN — Eleanor Mills, The Sunday Times; Clare Mulley, The Woman Who Saved the Children; Kat Banyard, The Equality Illusion; Sonya Cisco, The Ramblings of a Formerly Rock N Roll Mum
Getting your book published: If I can do it, so can you! WRITE — Sarah Tucker, ‘The Playground Mafia’ and other best-sellers; Colette McBeth, ‘Precious Thing’; Laura Kemp, ‘Mums Like Us’; Rachael Lucas, ‘Sealed with a Kiss’ |
17:50 – 18:30
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Getting paid: Innovative ideas for making money and how much are you worth? DEN — Kirstie Pelling, The Family Adventure Project; Helen Lindop, Business Plus Baby; Julie Hall, Women Unlimited; Jennifer James, The Mom Bloggers ClubIs your blog camera-ready? Making it look gorgeous. CREATE — Robin Houghton, Blogging for Creatives; Peggy Poyser, Perfectly Happy Mum and Easy Tech Club; Emily Quinton, Startup WifeBe a blogger ambassador: Hear from those that have done it. STUDIO — Penny Alexander, The Alexander Residence; Claire Hazelgrove, ONE; James Silverston, Butlins; Emma Bradley, Emma and 3
Conversation with an agent: What they do, what they look for and how to get one. WRITE — Luigi Bonomi from Luigi Bonomi Associates |
18:30 – 20:00
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The BiBs! A celebratory evening announcing the Brilliance in Blogging Award winners. Drinks reception followed by ceremony, presented by Viv Groskop, author and stand-up comedian. Drinks courtesy of Asda Wine Club, Vitamix, and Sodastreams |
SATURDAY 22 JUNE
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8:30 – 9:15
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Coffee and pastries in the Hub |
9:15 – 9:20
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Welcome from the BritMums founders, Jennifer Howze and Susanna Scott |
9:20 – 10:00
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Saturday Keynote: Katie Piper — ‘Things Get Better’ is a truly emotional and thought-provoking speech, which guides you through Katie’s inspiring journey to recovery following her horrific acid attack in 2008. Katie uses her experience to reach out to other burns survivors, and through her story, conveys the inspirational message that no matter what we face, things really do get better |
10:05 – 10:50
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Innovative Blogging Models. DEN — Maggy Woodley, Red Ted Art; Terry and Sarah, Live Share Travel; Debs Coady, Instagramers London; Country WivesBlogging Foundations: Good blog design and SEO Tips. BEG – Robin Houghton, ‘Blogging for Creatives’; Alison Rothwell, So Much Better Online MarketingWriters’ Track: Finding your voice and what makes good writing. WRITE — Tamsin Smith, BBC radio and television reporter; Judith O’Reilly, Wife in the North; Lucy Cavendish, author and writer; Jane Blackmore, Northern Mum; Lucy Mangan, columnist and journalist
YouTube: Building your online presence and YouTube profile. BEG — Christine Beardsell, VCCP Content; Claire McDonald and Lucy McDonald, Crumbs Feed Your Family; Lindsay Atkin, YouTuber |
10:50 – 11:30
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11:30 – 12:15
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Using your smartphone to create video. With a smartphone and a few pieces of kit you can create high-quality video wherever you are. A video expert tells how BEG — Nigel Camp, The Video EffectAre we really addicted to the Internet? A conversation from a neuroscience perspective DEN — Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE, University of Oxford Social media crash course. BEG — Tanya Barrow, Mummy Barrow; Annie Spratt, Mammasaurus Blogging Foundations: Legal and Accounting. Every blogger needs to know the basics of law around publishing online content and financial issues when you get free products or earn from your blog. Build a foundation with these experts BEG — Andrew Solomon and Simon Halberstam, Kingsley Napley; Georgi Rollings, Starfish Accounting |
12:20 – 13:10
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Travel Blogging. It’s not just about travel cots and children’s menus. A forward look at travel blogging. CREATE — Steve Keenan, Travel Perspective; Kirstie Pelling, The Family Adventure Project; Trish Burgess, Mums Gone To; Kelly Schneider Lees, Gogobot |
13:10 – 14:10
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Lunch in the Hub |
14:10 – 14:55
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Writing reviews and sponsored posts readers love and brands like. BEG — Michelle Garrett, The American Resident; Kelly Innes, Domestic Goddessque; Jacqui Paterson, Mummy’s Little Monkey; Joanne Mallon, Joanne Mallon’s Opposable Thumbs; Laura Seaton, Tired Mummy of TwoDelicious food blogging.How to blog about food and drink in a way that makes your readers’ mouths water CREATE — Kerstin Rodgers, MsMarmiteLover; Helen McGinn, Knackered Mother’s Wine Club; Emma Raphael, BritMums Food Round-up Editor and A Bavarian Sojourn; Jeanne Horak-Druiff, CookSister Blogging with heart, for support. A session about how blogging is an outlet for giving and receiving support DEN — Hayley Goleniowska, Downs Side Up; Kylie Hodges, Not Even a Bag of Sugar; Liska, New Mum Online; Annie Spratt, Mammasaurus |
15:00 – 15.45
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Photography Taking good pictures and editing them for your site ADV — Julia Boggio, Julia Boggio PhotographyStyle blogging for fashion, beauty and home. CREATE — Avril Keys, School Gate Style; Jen Stanbrook, Love Chic Living; Cherry Menlove, CherryMenlove.comBlogging for good: how to blog better working with charities. DEN — Michelle Pannell, Mummy from the Heart; Jennifer James, Mom Blogging Club; Ruth Dawkins, Dorky Mum; Rosie Childs, Save the Children
Pinterest. BEG — Maggy Woodley, Red Ted Art; Emma Vanstone, Science Sparks; Kerry Davies, Pin Addicts |
15:45 – 16:40
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16:40 – 17.10
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Keynote: Emma Freud — Do something funny for money: Comic Relief, Twitter and the power of social media |
17:10 – 18.15
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Bloggers’ Keynote (and A Time to Honour Kerry), presented by Katy Hill – Write like no one is watching; Mum in the South; Actually Mummy; Not Even a Bag of Sugar; Family Adventure Project; Older Mum in a Muddle; Mother. Wife. Me; Richmond Mummy; A Dad Called Spen; The Potty Diaries |
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