Speakers include: Ton van der Laan, senior vice-president of global customer development at Unilever; Mike Tildesley, marketing director of More Th>n; Charles Dunstone, founder of Carphone Warehouse; and Tim Ward, marketing director of Friends Reunited.
Sponsored by Acxiom, the programme will dedicate one day each to the best representatives in direct, data and digital marketing.
The marketing initiative has gained a reputation as one of Europe's most distinguished events through the years.
Also among the speakers are Nicholas Wheeler, founder and managing director of Charles Tyrwhitt; Paul Hayes, managing director of Times Newspapers; Tim Pile, CEO of Sainsbury's Bank; and Terry Hunt, chairman of EHS Brann.
Avaya, Broadsystem, Blue Sheep, CACI, EHS Brann Discovery and Google are co-sponsors of the event, which is supported by the IAB, The IOD, ISBA and The Marketing Society.
The 2005 IDM Symposium will be held at the Millennium Conference Centre, Kensington, London, on May 9-11. After each day there will be a cocktail reception for delegate networking. On the evening of the second day there will be a gala dinner and party, which will include the presentation of the ID Business Performance Awards.
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