Speakers
Alan Hunter
Association Strategy
Learn how an end-to-end content service that blends journalistic expertise with AI-sourced stories, provides an association with relevant high quality news stories from around the world.
Amplify is working with organisations including the AAE to source stories for its Spotlight news feed, providing members a highly valuable service. The founders of Amplify, Alan Hunter and Michael Brunt, are both highly experienced with The Times and The Economist, explain how the service works and what it does for its clients, who range from associations to professional publishers, trade organisations and companies.
Co-founder of HBM Advisory, a strategic consultancy that helps organisations unlock the full potential of their content businesses.
He works with publishers, both traditional news and information businesses and their challengers, to align products and content to the needs of their users; he advises on how to optimise customer journeys and build successful monetisation options; and share his experience on how to transform businesses to take full advantage of the digital revolution.
His experience at some of the world’s leading digital news publishers allows him to make sure clients have all aspects of their business focused on the right goals.
Michael Brunt is also a NED and advisor for SaaS start-ups.
He was formerly General Manager of Times Newspapers Ltd, with responsibility for the financial performance of The Times and The Sunday Times and for setting and implementing brand strategies for long-term cross-platform growth.
Prior to managing The Times and Sunday Times, Michael was Publisher and Chief Operating Officer of The Economist.