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.
Dave is a CIPR Accredited media/crisis trainer, who runs a media presentation and social training firm. His broadcasting career in radio and television spans 30 years been a presenter, reporter and producer. For a decade he’s coached members of major private and public sector organisations, including agencies like Europol and NATO. A visiting lecturer in journalism at three universities, he is author of the book - Handling the Media in Good Times & Bad.
Stuart specialises in measurement and evaluation, PR strategy, crisis comms, digital and social media for corporate comms and public affairs. He is CEO of SBA, an international agile management consultancy helping in-house PR teams and agencies to modernise communications strategies and improve professional development. He works globally in EMEA and APAC. Client experience includes Rolls-Royce, Google, Tourism Ireland, Siemens, Bayer, the EU, Ukrainian government, Bank of England and IATA.