We’re bringing Hear Here back to Manchester, and we’re so excited about the room we’re building.

On 10th June, we’re gathering a room of creative leaders, both brand-side and agency, at LOVE’s studio for an evening of conversation, drinks, and meaning…

The world around us is shifting fast. The industry is changing. Culture is changing. Amongst it all, our careers. The creative landscape shouldn’t be a case of survival – it deserves to be a space we design on our own terms.

The Topic

Only 29% of creative leadership positions are held by women – despite them making up 61% of the design industry.

In an effort to close that gap, we make moves, and bring others with us.

For our Manchester edition, we’re exploring exactly that. Make Your Move is a conversation for creative leaders of every gender about how you lead, create and grow when everything around you is shifting.

When do you hold your ground? When do you leap? And what does it look like to design change, rather than just react to it?

Meghan Labot, Managing Director, LOVE.

Based in New York, Meghan Labot is Managing Director for LOVE in the US, with over 20 years of experience helping brands grow and stay meaningful in a changing world. She partners with global companies like Coca-Cola, Four Seasons, and Kraft/Mondelez, bringing together ideas, design, and business to create work that connects.

Grounded in a belief in human relationships, Meghan is focused on one simple goal: building brands that people truly love.

Abbey Bamford, Design Journalist

Abbey Bamford is an independent design journalist, copywriter and communications specialist based in London. She writes about branding, design, culture and the creative industries for publications including Creative Boom, Design Week, ICON, The Guardian, Transform and Creative Lives in Progress.

Alongside her editorial work, she partners with creative agencies, studios and founders on PR, communications and copywriting projects, helping shape narratives and build distinctive voices across design, branding and culture.

Hana Khan, Channel 4

As Creative Partnerships Manager at Channel 4, Hana creates and manages insight-driven campaigns across linear, streaming, and social. She also writes The Nugget, Channel 4’s insight-driven newsletter, which curates the latest trends, cultural shifts, and audience insights to inform strategy and spark creative ideas across the business. She celebrates cultural diversity and pushes for lasting industry change for underrepresented voices.

Doors open at 6.15pm for drinks and networking, the discussion kicks off at 7pm, and there’s plenty of time afterwards to continue the conversation over drinks until 8.30pm.

This is an intimate, invite-only event and space is limited. If you’d like to be considered for a place, register your interest.

We’ll see you in Manchester.

Hear Here is an event series that champions female, non-binary and gender non-conforming creative leaders across agencies, studios and in-house teams. Click here to find out more.