Ulster University to host World-class digital conference
5th Dec 2023
Ulster University will host world-leading experts in digital marketing at an event taking place in January 2024.
The event will welcome speakers from WIX, STAT Sports, ASOS and many more for a day of insight and learning and will be co-hosted by Emma Burdett, Belfast-based digital marketing consultant. Tickets for the January 25th event are available from thedmsessions.com.
Ticketholders will be welcomed to the beautiful new Belfast Campus and enjoy a coffee reception followed by a day of talks from some of the most prominent digital, marketing and culture building businesses in the UK with lunch provided.
The DM Conference is the evolution of the DM Sessions, a monthly meet-up hosted at Banana Block in East Belfast that brings people from digital industries across Northern Ireland together to network, learn and grow.
The DM Sessions, the brainchild of Emma Burdett, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary and boasts more than 1,000 members. Each month, the digital marketing networking and upskilling group hosts a free night of networking, pizza and talk from a marketing industry professional. Speakers have included award winning digital agency Part Three Digital, Marketing Strategist Andi Jarvis and SEO professional Gus Pelogia.
Emma, who also works as a part-time lecturer at Ulster University, saw an opportunity to work with Ulster University’s Belfast Campus to bring a wider audience into the campus and has since welcomed a wide range of speakers to talk on the theme of ‘Modern Marketing – Our Customer & Our People,’ including Crystal Cartner from WIX, Ross Hompstead of ASOS and Ryan Clarke of STAT Sports.
Emma said:
“I’ve always wanted to bring a purely digital marketing conference to Northern Ireland. The DM Conference will bring the very best speakers to the stunning new Ulster University campus for a day of networking, learning and inspiration. The DM Sessions have welcomed over 300 marketers in the last year to hear from some of the very best local industry professionals and we want to widen that out to a bigger audience, this conference is the perfect opportunity to do just that.”
She added: “The conference will be a fantastic opportunity for recent graduates, current and prospective students, to really understand the range of marketing communication professions open to them, and the knowledge and skills they need to succeed.”
Catrin Rhys, Head of School of Communication and Media, who is sponsoring the event said, “Ulster places great value on collaboration with our partners in industry as critical to sustaining innovation, so we are delighted to partner and host this event with Emma and the DM Sessions at our new state of the art Belfast campus. As an alumna of our Postgraduate programme in Digital Media Communication and Leadership, it is wonderful that Emma has pursued a successful career as a digital marketing consultant and is providing a forum for digital experts to share their knowledge and expertise with our community of marketing and communication professionals and our students.”
“Our Day 2 panel of alumni from the School of Communication and Media will be a fantastic opportunity for recent graduates, current and prospective students, to really understand the range of marketing communication professions open to them, and the knowledge and skills they need to succeed.”
The DM Conference will take place at Ulster University’s Belfast campus on Thursday 25th January 2024, and you can sign up to attend here – thedmsessions.com
