Chair’s welcome
Our fantastic Chair will welcome you to CreatorFest 2026, and tee up the themes for the day on the Main Stage.
Alice Gray
Hayley Stevens-Shaw

Managing Partner at Hello Franses! I Hello Partner Advisory Board Member.
Imani Evans

Imani Evans is a presenter, model, influencer and star of Channel 4’s Tempting Fortune, whose second season won Best International Reality Show 2025 at the National Reality TV Awards. As well as being the first Afro model to work with brands such as Ann Summers and Dorothy Perkins, Imani has built a strong and engaged […]
90’s Baby Show

90’s Baby Show, made up of Fred, Temi and VP, is an award-winning entertainment platform providing a space for established and emerging creatives to share their stories. They bridge the gap between generations through lighthearted conversation about everyday life such as popular culture, sports, relationships and media, in addition to hard-hitting conversations surrounding health, wealth […]
Khalid Almashgari

Khalid leads the Creative Works UKI team at Google. In his role, he oversees the activation of creative effectiveness, creators, and creative AI across Google’s biggest clients.
Joel Marlinarson

Joel Marlinarson is a creator, social strategist and founder of Coldest Creative. Known as ‘the weatherman of marketing’, he helps brands forecast where social media trends, campaign strategy and the creator economy are heading next. His content is followed by 100,000+ marketers, founders and creatives eager to understand the ‘why’ behind what’s driving relevance on […]
Matt Green

Award-winning TikTok sensation and Global educator Matt Green AKA The Rapping Science Teacher is a TV broadcaster, content creator author and presenter – famous across the World for his rapping science videos. Matt, who has 3 million followers across social media, is currently inon our screens starring in his own primetime TV TikTok education commercial […]
Bianca Brown

Bianca is a digital advisory specialist and a bright, articulate, thorough thinker and storyteller. She’s gained a variety of experience in B2B and B2C campaigns and social media programmes from end-to-end, including Meta, Microsoft, HARIBO, DP World, Unilever and the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Communications is the professional channel for her creativity and love for storytelling, grown organically […]
Evelyn Edwards

Evelyn Edwards is a presenter, actress, photographer and the creative force behind the brand Queen of the Castles. With a talent for blending cinematic storytelling with history, Evelyn has built a platform that brings Europe’s most iconic castles, fortresses and lost histories. Based in Bath, Evelyn has established herself as a leading voice in the […]