Alison Arnot is a multi-award-winning PR director who has delivered a range of impactful strategic communications campaigns for the public and private sectors. A Fellow of the CIPR, she has a strong record of achievement in senior roles leading media relations, internal communications, stakeholder engagement and crisis communication. She is a CIPR Chartered Practitioner and has an MSc in Public Relations from the University of Stirling.
Ben is managing director of Chalkstream, an agency specialising in reputation research and management, public relations consultancy and training. He is a CIPR Founding Chartered Practitioner, lead chartered status assessor and a judge on several education awards. Ben advises senior teams and boards on strategic planning issues, informed by research insight. He is a guest lecturer on crisis communications for three UK universities and teaches for a wide variety of clients.