17 May // The M Shed, Bristol // West Edition
Build the soft skills you need to tackle everyday challenges at worK
Final tickets remaining for brands and publishers*
*One per company and subject to approval. Spaces are limited to around 200 attendees.
Please note, tickets for Level Up on 26 March do not grant access to PI LIVE Europe in October.
Please note, tickets for Level Up on 26 March do not grant access to PI LIVE Europe in October.
Workshop selection is now open! Secure your place now or risk missing out
Workshops have limited capacity, and it’s first come, first served.
ATTENDING BRANDS
- Gymshark
- Gymshark
- B&Q
- B&Q
- B&Q
- B&Q
- Vision Express
- Vision Express
- Vision Express
- Vision Express
- Travel Bag
- Travel Bag
- Travel Bag
- Travel Bag
- Gymshark
- Gymshark
AGENDA
- 1:15pm - 1:45pm
Registration and Networking
- 1:45pm - 2pm
Welcome
- 2pm - 2:30pm
OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION
Amy Kean
- Sociologist, Strategist, and best selling author
- CEO & creative director of good shout
- Co-founder of dice
Amy Kean will take the stage by storm to challenge everything you thought you knew about marketing.
In a world obsessed with best practices, she’ll prove that being weird, loud, and unapologetically human isn’t just refreshing – it’s necessary and powerful.
Prepare for bold insights, a challenge to conformity, and a deep dive into the science of weirdness.
This keynote will inspire you to rethink marketing, embrace new ideas, and unleash your most authentic self.
- 2:45pm - 3:30pm
WORKSHOPS - Slot 1
- Option 1
Master Negotiations and Maximise Outcomes
Prepare thoroughly, communicate confidently, and achieve results that benefit everyone.
This workshop gives you the tools and mindset to tackle negotiations with clarity and confidence. Learn how to plan ahead, say the right things at the right time, and navigate discussions to secure outcomes that leave all parties satisfied. Walk in ready, stay in control, and get the most from every negotiation opportunity.
This workshop gives you the tools and mindset to tackle negotiations with clarity and confidence. Learn how to plan ahead, say the right things at the right time, and navigate discussions to secure outcomes that leave all parties satisfied. Walk in ready, stay in control, and get the most from every negotiation opportunity.
Simon Hares
Founder & Managing Director of SerialTrainer7 Ltd.
- Option 2
How LinkedIn Really Works In 2026
Your brand is your algorithm. Start using it.
LinkedIn has 1.2 billion users. For most of us, it’s one of the biggest resources in our performance marketing toolkits. But are we making the most of it? Dean will be dissecting the 2026 algorithm live on stage, with a deep dive into the power of personal brand in driving content distribution. If you’re looking for tips and tricks, he’ll also be sharing a couple of insider strategies that the rest of the industry has yet to clock on to.
LinkedIn has 1.2 billion users. For most of us, it’s one of the biggest resources in our performance marketing toolkits. But are we making the most of it? Dean will be dissecting the 2026 algorithm live on stage, with a deep dive into the power of personal brand in driving content distribution. If you’re looking for tips and tricks, he’ll also be sharing a couple of insider strategies that the rest of the industry has yet to clock on to.
Dean Seddon
CEO of MAVERRIK
- Option 3
Navigating Leadership With Confidence
Adaptability under pressure – turn uncertainty into momentum
In fast-moving, high-pressure industries, leaders are expected to act with confidence and clarity – even when the pathway is unclear. Building trust and psychological safety in your teams is crucial to the success of your enterprise, but navigating uncertainty and experiments whilst maintaining team alignment is challenging. This workshop will lead you through practical frameworks and exercises to build your confidence with navigating and bouncing back from failures, and transforming your mistakes into success.
In fast-moving, high-pressure industries, leaders are expected to act with confidence and clarity – even when the pathway is unclear. Building trust and psychological safety in your teams is crucial to the success of your enterprise, but navigating uncertainty and experiments whilst maintaining team alignment is challenging. This workshop will lead you through practical frameworks and exercises to build your confidence with navigating and bouncing back from failures, and transforming your mistakes into success.
Suzanna Chaplin
Co-Founder and CEO of esbconnect
- 3:45pm - 4:30pm
WORKSHOPS - Slot 2
- Option 1
Sharpen Your Edge with AI & Vibe Coding
Practical Tools, Smart Prompts and Everyday Advantage
AI is quickly becoming a professional advantage, but only if you know how to use it well. This workshop will guide you through actionable skills like crafting sharper prompts, building time-saving workflows, and using “vibe coding” to boost your creativity. You’ll leave with actionable techniques and the confidence to responsibly apply AI, allowing you to turn rough ideas into polished plans and immediately level up your day-to-day performance at work.
AI is quickly becoming a professional advantage, but only if you know how to use it well. This workshop will guide you through actionable skills like crafting sharper prompts, building time-saving workflows, and using “vibe coding” to boost your creativity. You’ll leave with actionable techniques and the confidence to responsibly apply AI, allowing you to turn rough ideas into polished plans and immediately level up your day-to-day performance at work.
James Bentley
Director of Artificial Intelligence Strategy at Awin Global / AI Taskforce for the APMA
- Option 2
Relationship Management & Conflict Reset
Fix Friction Before It Becomes Fallout
A practical, no-drama toolkit for building relationships that hold under pressure. Expect to learn how to set shared expectations early, build psychological safety that fuels performance, and read the subtle signals that trust is starting to shift. You’ll leave with practical check-ins to run weekly or monthly, a clear set of ‘red flag’ patterns, and a simple repair protocol for addressing issues in the moment, so conflict becomes a fast route to clarity, not a slow drift into dysfunction.
A practical, no-drama toolkit for building relationships that hold under pressure. Expect to learn how to set shared expectations early, build psychological safety that fuels performance, and read the subtle signals that trust is starting to shift. You’ll leave with practical check-ins to run weekly or monthly, a clear set of ‘red flag’ patterns, and a simple repair protocol for addressing issues in the moment, so conflict becomes a fast route to clarity, not a slow drift into dysfunction.
Maira Genovese
Founder & CEO of MG Empower
- Option 3
The Art of Stakeholder Mapping
Turning Influence into Aligned Action Across Teams and Organisations
You’re accountable for results, but you don’t control the people who decide them. Success depends on aligning internal teams and external stakeholders, each with different incentives and pressures. This session focuses on practical stakeholder mapping across both internal departments and partner organizations. You’ll learn to identify influence, decode motivations, and anticipate friction to prevent compromised outcomes, leaving with a clear framework to confidently drive progress without relying on formal hierarchy.
You’re accountable for results, but you don’t control the people who decide them. Success depends on aligning internal teams and external stakeholders, each with different incentives and pressures. This session focuses on practical stakeholder mapping across both internal departments and partner organizations. You’ll learn to identify influence, decode motivations, and anticipate friction to prevent compromised outcomes, leaving with a clear framework to confidently drive progress without relying on formal hierarchy.
Tanya Larsen
CEO & Co-Founder, questionZERO
- 4:45pm - 5:15pm
CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Simon Hares
- Founder & Managing Director of SerialTrainer7 Ltd.
- Co Host of The Sales Slap Podcast.
- Co author of the B2B Sales Top Tips Guidebook.
Simon Hares, international sales trainer and LinkedIn Top Voice, will take the stage at Level Up to reveal the secrets of perfecting cold outreach.
Cold outreach can feel uncomfortable or uncertain, but it’s a vital tool for building powerful, long-lasting partnerships.
Simon will guide you step by step on how to approach it with confidence, clarity, and impact.
You’ll learn how to expand your network, connect with the right people, and turn outreach into meaningful, enduring relationships.
- 5:30pm - Late
Networking Drinks
Open to all delegates post-event at a harbourside location. Join us for informal networking and drinks.
Why Level Up?
Level Up was born from what the community has been asking for: stronger collaboration and practical, real-world skills focused on daily operational challenges. So we’re bringing all sides into the same room to bridge understanding, unpack the “why” behind everyday frustrations:
Affiliate Managers want clearer communication and stronger negotiating tools.
Brand Teams want more proactive ideas and partners who understand their internal pressures.
Agencies & Publishers want clarity, better briefs, and insight into what brands are juggling.
At Level Up you will learn the soft skills that make working together easier, clearer, and more effective, focused on the “how” to succeed every day.
What to Expect?
Expect a relaxed, practical environment with ideas you can use straight away. Think energising workshops, roundtables and honest conversations and plenty of “aha!” moments.
While the full agenda is coming soon, the focus is clear: the soft skills that make partnerships work, better communication, clearer expectations, stronger negotiation and navigating blockers with confidence.
Who’s It For?
Affiliate & partnership managers (brand and agency side)
Brand-side marketers working closely with partners or publishers
Publishers, networks and tech partners
Anyone in the ecosystem ready to level up their everyday communication, collaboration and commercial thinking
Why attend Level Up?
If you want to supercharge your soft skills alongside like minded people, Level Up is for you. The order of the day is collaboration and problem-solving, and we’ve got a workshop for every challenge. You can expect sessions on:
Digital growth – the importance of curating an authentic online presence.
Community building – the power of people, both on and offline.
Stakeholder mapping – aligning motivations to create a shared vision.
Relationships and conflict – managing and resolving internal challenges.
Overview
- 1pm - 1:45pm - Registration and Networking
- 1:45pm - 2:00pm - Welcome
- 2:00pm - 2:30pm - Keynote Speaker Session
- 2:45pm - 3:30pm - Workshop Sessions
- 3.45pm - 4.30pm - Workshop Sessions
- 4:45pm - 5:15pm - Closing Keynote
- 5:30pm - Late - Networking Drinks
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