Dr Alex Gapud

Cultural Anthropologist, scarlettabbott

Before joining scarlettabbott, Alex was an award-winning Teaching Fellow in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. 

As a cultural anthropologist, Alex advocates the value of qualitative research and uses that research to create better, more connected workplaces where people thrive. He’s passionate about unlocking the social side of work: work isn’t just what, where and when we do it, but also who we do work with and who we do work for. 

Rob Jones

Co-founder and content director, Artful Dog

Ross is co-founder and content director of communications agency Artful Dog. He has more than 20 years’ experience in internal comms – planning, writing and editing magazines, websites, brochures and other campaign materials. He is the editor of IoIC’s membership magazine, Voice.

Eduvie Martin

Group Internal Communications Manager, BAT

Eduvie has almost 20 years international experience in internal comms across multiple sectors. She studied Broadcast Journalism at the New York Film Academy and holds a Masters degree from the IE Business School, Madrid. In 2023, she was named PR woman of the month, nominated for a Comms Hero Award, and received the Simplys award for Best Internal Comms Rising Star.

She is the Group Internal Comms Manager at BAT, President Elect of the International Association of Business Communications UK and Ireland and volunteers her time on the board of her comic book start-up: Comic Republic  – a start-up known globally for authentic stories and illustrations of African superheroes inspired by culture. 

Eduvie is known for attracting global media visibility to her comic book start-up, hosting internal TV shows and podcasts, facilitating over 300 town halls, and influencing comms professionals to deliver work that adds value.