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The advertising industry inquiry

Inquiry by the Communications and Digital Committee, 5 September 2017 to 5 September 2017. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 12 September 2017: Stephen Woodford, Chief Executive Officer, the Advertising Association
  • 24 October 2017: John Mew, Chief Executive Officer, Internet Advertising Bureau UK; Dr Toby Syfret, Director of TV Research, Enders Analysis; and Professor Douglas West, Professor of Marketing, King's College London
  • 24 October 2017: Paul Bainsfair, Director General, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA); Kate Burnett, Managing Director - DMA Talent, Direct Marketing Association UK; Raphael Salama, Account Manager, AKQA
  • 31 October 2017: Rahul Batra, Managing Partner, Hudson McKenzie; Alex Lubar, Chief Executive Officer, McCann London; Robert Stone, Group Head of Talent, McCann Worldgroup
  • 14 November 2017: James Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, adam&eveDDB; Leo Rayman, Chief Executive Officer, Grey Advertising London
  • 14 November 2017: Tobin Ireland, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Smartpipe Solutions; John Kearon, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, System 1 Group plc
  • 21 November 2017: Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer, WPP
  • 28 November 2017: Phil Smith, Director-General, Incorporated Society of British Advertisers; Katharine Newby Grant, Associate Director, Media—Northern Europe, Procter & Gamble
  • 28 November 2017: Henry Faure Walker, Board Member, News Media Association, and Chief Executive Officer, Newsquest; Matt Rogerson, Head of Public Policy, Guardian Media Group
  • 5 December 2017: James Erskine, Director, Social Circle; and Beckii Cruel, Social Media Influencer
  • 5 December 2017: Jonathan Allan, Sales Director, Channel Four Television; Max Beverton, UK Policy Manager, Sky; and Tess Alps, Chair, Thinkbox
  • 12 December 2017: Professor Patrick Barwise, Emeritus Professor of Management and Marketing, London Business School; James Collier, Co-Founder, Prism
  • 12 December 2017: Dr Michael Grenfell, Executive Director, Enforcement, Competition and Markets Authority; Miles Lockwood, Director, Complaints and Investigations, Advertising Standards Authority; and Steve Wood, Deputy Commissioner, Policy, Information Commissioner’s Office
  • 19 December 2017: Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Minister of State for Digital, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Rt Hon Anne Milton MP, Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills, Department for Education.
  • 19 December 2017: Adam Cohen, Head of Economic Policy for EMEA, Google; Michael Todd, Head of Advertising Industry Relations, Google; Ed Couchman, Director of Agency Partnerships, Facebook; Simon Milner, Policy Director—UK, Middle East and Africa, Facebook.
  • 15 January 2018: Professor Tony Hines, Professor of Marketing, Manchester Metropolitan University; Dr Oliver Kayas, Senior Lecturer, Department of Operations, Technology, Events and Hospitality Management, Manchester Metropolitan University; Dr Jane Tonge, Senior Lecturer, Department of Marketing, Retail and Tourism, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • 15 January 2018: Farah Bahsoon; Mark Carrington; Gerard Devney
  • 15 January 2018: Christian James, Managing Director, Ideas Foundation Agency; Nigel Moore, Production Director, Fuzzy Duck Creative; Belinda Peach, Director, Peachy; Nicky Unsworth, Chief Executive Officer, BJL and Honorary Secretary, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising