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Brexit - what next? With the countdown on until the UK leaves the EU, confusion still reigns. A group of industry experts will discuss what they know, and don’t know, about how things will work post-March. Richard Jukes, Chairman, Grayling UK & Ireland Dani Bassil, chief executive, Digitas UK Stephen Woodford, chief executive, the Advertising Association Debbie Zaman, chief executive, With Diane Young, chief executive, The Drum (moderator)

With a foundation not just as a pharmacologist but also a health economist and entrepreneur, Claire founded a specialist medical access consultancy called WG Group in 1996. That group was acquired by WPP in 2010 and a few years later, Claire was promoted to international CEO of the WPP Health Practice. Today, she helps clients ‘speak health’ around the world, driving strategies for managed care, disease management and championing better access to healthcare for those that need it. Associate editor Sonoo Singh sat down with Claire to talk about her passion for everything related to health and business.

British start-up, organic tampon company Dame’s aims to address the amount of plastic waste the industry produces and to create products that are practical and shows how periods are not something to be ashamed of. In episode six of SheSays Says, associate editor of The Drum, Sonoo Singh speaks to co-founders Celia Pool and Alec Mill on the start-up sensation and how they aim to reduce plastic wastage within sanitary products.

For this week’s podcast, in collaboration with SheSays Says and The Drum, we speak to the founder of Darjeeling Express, and soon to be, the first British chef to appear on the award-winning Netflix series, Chef’s Table.

Having a professional mentor can be hugely uplifting as well as beneficial for developing your career. But finding someone to support and nurture you as you rise through the ranks isn’t easy, especially if you’re a woman, according to a podcast discussion between The Drum and FUTURES network co-founders, Visha Naul and Laura Vipond.

In our fourth episode we speak to So Mayers of Raising Films and Nina Salomons from the VR Diversity Initiative to talk about film - from the traditional to the future thinking.

In this episode, Naomi Taylor of The Drum speaks to Marcie MacLellan, producer of hit film Apostasy. Dubbed the Guardian's Film of the Week, Observer Magazines' Hottest Film of the Summer, Marcie discusses the reception to the labour of love, women in film and the importance of marrying advertising and film production. Listen in to find out more.

Talking about the latest marketing technology in order to make sense of it for brands and agencies to apply it through his podcast 'Shiny New Object' is Tom Ollerton, AI consultant and the former innovation director at We Are Social. In this episode, Uefa's new digital director, Craig Hepburn, who was still at Tata Communications at the time of recording, discusses his favourite pieces of marketing innovation. Each episode of The Shiny New Object Podcast will be distributed in partnership with The Drum and can be followed by subscribing through the Apple podcast app (which also currently features the SheSays Says series) here on the website or follow The Drum's SoundCloud page. Tom Ollerton is a consultant in the field of creative artificial intelligence. He helps brands use the speed and scale of AI to make their content and media budgets work harder. Tom runs a monthly meetup called ‘I’ll Be Back’ that studies the intersection of creativity, ads and AI. Each week he interviews an influential marketer a

Nicole Yershon, founder of NY Collective & LabForHire&Co is a powerhouse when it comes to innovation and driving it within the advertising sector, especially during her stint at Ogilvy London. Here she talks to Tom Ollerton as part of the Shiny New Object Podcast.

Tom Ollerton talks to Justin Cooke, founder of Justin Cookie and vice chairman of Unicef UK for the Shiny New Object podcast.

Speaking to Tom Ollerton this week on the Shiny New Thing podcast is Penny Parnell, the 'Leader of all things Creative' at Not on the High Street who offers her own perspective on being creative.

The Shiny New Thing podcast host Tom Ollerton speaks to Rachel Falconer, head of Goldsmiths Digital Studios about the exciting new trends she sees in the advertising technology sector.

The Shiny New Objects podcast sees host Tom Ollerton talk to Simon Kemp, Founder & CEO, Kepios,

Tom Ollerton, host of the Shiny Things Podcast speaks to Amy Kean, Head of Strategic Innovation, Starcom Global Clients.

Dave Birss and Patrick Collister shoot the breeze with The Shiny New Podcast's presenter Tom Ollerton.

The Shiny New Object Podcast is hosted by Tom Ollerton, with the aim of investigating the latest marketing technologies and makes sense of them for brands and their agencies. In this first episode, hosted by The Drum, he speaks to Contagious's chief Alex Jenkins.

In episode 3, we speak to Kate Howe, CEO of gyro about leadership in uncertain times.

The Drum speaks to Alexandra Prinze, former hostess at The President's Club and now empowerment coach on the subject of male entitlement.

Tune into our first episode of SheSays Says, with The Drum Studios Beat, to hear how we need to keep talking and start getting shit done when discussing equality in the media and advertising industry. This episode our associate editor Sonoo Singh speaks to Laura Jordan-Bambach and Fabiana Xavier of SheSays on the organisations 10th anniversary.

To say that Tamara Littleton, chief executive officer of The Social Element, was ahead of her time would be an understatement. Founding her global agency 16 years ago, social media was but a blip on the radar and not even close to the marketing and societal force it is today. “My dad thinks that I invented social media,” she said. “I genuinely haven’t told him that’s not the case.” A generous, tenacious and compassionate leader, Littleton has evolved her style, which came executive team feedback that she was not direct enough and averse to conflict. “It was a bit hard to hear at the time, but I took it onboard, and I’ve changed the way I communicate,” she said. “I allow for healthy conflict that has helped us as a team.” Continuously learning, Littleton places a great deal of stock in not only understanding the path of the internet and social interaction online but participating with those who are shaping its future. To that end, she serves on the board of an LGBTQ entrepreneurs group in London and is par