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RENEW 2022 on demand: Alessandra Bellini’s opening address

/ February 2nd 2022
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At RENEW 2022 – our joint conference with the IPA and ISBA which took place on 27 January – Alessandra Bellini (Chief Customer Officer at Tesco) gave her first public speaking appearance as our President.

Alessandra shared her vision for the presidency and the future of UK advertising. She also launched a new Talent Taskforce during her speech which will review the industry’s strategy to attract and retain the best talent and understand how the advertising workforce can better represent the diversity of its audience. The Taskforce will align with the work of All In.

You can watch Alessandra’s opening address on demand on our YouTube channel here.