Social Media Week London

Social Media Week LondonSocial Media Week returns to London 23-27 September 2013, joining a host of other cities across the world in a hectic week of panel discussions, presentations, meetups and loads more. 

Event submissions are now open, get involved as a speaker, smwatchinwag [dot] com (volunteer) or find out about smwatchinwag [dot] com (sponsorshop opportunities).

Check out last September's full schedule. Keep up-to-date with Social Media Week London on Twitter & Facebook and of course the blog. 

Social Media Week London Events

Using Social to go Global supported by Open to Export
Mon, 24 Sep
Want to take your business global? Find out how how to use social media, online communities and collaborative tools can help build your company’s international business. Hear from international experts, case studies & quiz UKTI, Nokia, Hailo, the FT and more. Plus a free networking lunch and time for one-to-one Q&A.
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Global Keynote: Alex Balfour, Head of Digital, LOCOG (London 2012 Olympics)
Mon, 24 Sep
Join us for the SMWLDN Global Keynote, a fireside chat with Alex Balfour, the at the centre of the digital delivery of the massively successful London Olympics and Paralympics Games. Opening this Sep’s Social Media Week and hear about the trials, tribulations and successes behind the digital success of the games.
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The £800m Elephant in the Room: Social Inside the Enterprise hosted McKinsey & Co
Mon, 24 Sep
McKinsey Global Institute principal Michael Chui discusses the potential value in using social tools to enhance communications, knowledge sharing, and collaboration within and across enterprises. He'll be joined by an expert panel who'll reflect and discuss the dramatic changes 'social' is making inside the enterprise.
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Heroes of Social Innovation, supported by Nokia
Mon, 24 Sep
The rise of social media and social technology has demonstrated its power to revolutionise industries. In a very literal sense, the power to connect and collaborate is quite literally changing the world. Mobile technology and social networks enable groups to self-organise campaigns to gain worldwide momentum.
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SMW '12: Behavioural Economics for the Web
Tue, 25 Sep
Join us for a very exclusive breakfast and brunch to discuss the latest experiments and techniques from the masters of behavrioural economics – and how as digital natives, we can leverage these to take over the world.
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Making Social Work for your Business, hosted by Oracle
Tue, 25 Sep
The explosion of social has been tremendous, as Facebook closes in on one billion consumers and Twitter approaches 200 million, not to mention emerging platforms like Google+, Instagram and Pinterest. Join experts from Oracle, Maersk, MediaCom, We Are Social, Starcom, IPC and Luxury Hotels of the World and find out more...
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The Decision Makers: The Truth Behind the Family Purchase Dynamic
Tue, 25 Sep
#SMWLDN Families in the UK spend around £187B a year yet not much is known about the complicated decision making dynamic that goes into how that money is spent. This session will look at who in the family makes what decisions, how the members of the family influence each other and what role social media plays in inter-family communications.
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Facebook 1 Billion: End of the Beginning or Beginning of the End? hosted by Betapond
Tue, 25 Sep
Facebook approaches its 1 Billionth user while under the spotlight as never before. A few years ago Facebook was one of many social networks. Now it’s the world’s most important social media platform. On Tuesday at 9am in Unruly, our panel will discuss Facebook’s future.
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Nosh: The Social Business of Food
Tue, 25 Sep
The food business is in a constant state of flux whether it’s the rush for Michelin stars or shiny food trucks or the latest pop up restaurant. Its marketing is no exception...
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How Small Businesses Win in the Socially Connected World
Tue, 25 Sep
Did you know that on average you need to connect with prospective customers seven times before they actually buy from you? That’s an expensive way for you to grow your business. What if we told you that there was another way?
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How Small Businesses Win in a Socially Connected World hosted by Constant Contact
Tue, 25 Sep
Did you know that on average you need to connect with prospective customers 7 times before they actually buy? That’s an expensive way to grow business. What if we told you that there was another way? Sound interesting? Then join us and we’ll take you through how to create your own Engagement Marketing plan and turn your customers into your fans.
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One-to-One Social Health Check Sessions hosted by Oracle
Tue, 25 Sep
The Oracle one-to-one Social Surgery sessions will run from 12pm-1pm. They will give organisations the opportunity for one-to-one social media health checks with leading Oracle's team of social strategy experts.
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Facebook Marketing ROI: A master class with Nokia, The Social Partners and The Humane Society
Wed, 26 Sep
After selling-out tickets for this event on Tuesday, we're happy to announce that we will hold it again at Facebook Headquarters on Wednesday 26th September. However, this time, we have some new speakers to give additional insights and strategies for proving the success of social marketing within your organisation.
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Through the Eyes of a Child: The Social Media World of 6-11 Year Olds
Wed, 26 Sep
#SMWLDN Kids are inherently social and are very active on many social media platforms; therefore they are a hugely important part of the social media landscape. This discussion will focus on what kids are doing on networking sites, how and why they are so engaged with each other and the platforms, and look at the psychology behind these behaviours.
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Developing a Digital Strategy in a Social World hosted by Chinwag
Wed, 26 Sep
Digital media has gone through more revolutions in the last decade than other forms of media have experienced across their lifetimes. From web 2.0 to commoditisation of display advertising to sweeping changes of social media. How do the world's leading digital strategists handle the brand challenges? Join our expert panel for this discussion.
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Sustainable Brands Doing Good by Doing Well in Social hosted by Betapond
Wed, 26 Sep
How has social media changed the way brands approach CSR and sustainability initiatives and what will the future hold? What challenges and opportunities to brands face as they use new methods? Our panel will include brand marketers and experts who have seen the potential, join the discussion...
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Content Creation Collective: Secets behind social media
Wed, 26 Sep
If you’re a writer, editor, blogger, videographer, designer, producer or otherwise involved in the creation of cool stuff online then you need to come along to Content Creation Collective: Secrets behind social content on 26th September aboard the HMS President (1918), in association with Social Media Week.
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Oversharing or misUnderstood: Automatic Sharing in Social hosted by Betapond
Thu, 27 Sep
When Facebook unveiled Open Graph and made it possible for apps to automatically share what you’re listening to, watching or reading, it divided opinion. “Frictionless sharing” is a great way to discover new stuff from friends but some think it’s Too Much Information. Come along and join the debate...
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Multi-Channel Social Media – Small Biz Friend or Foe?
Thu, 27 Sep
Are you unsure which combination of Pins, Tweets and Likes will give your small business a bang for its buck? It’s a conundrum that’s facing many owners as they fight to juggle the time spent between marketing their business and actually running it.
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Multi-Channel Social Media - Small Biz Friend or Foe? hosted by Constant Contact
Thu, 27 Sep
Are you unsure which combination of Pins, Tweets and Likes will give your small business a bang for its buck? Register today, come along and don’t forget to come along with your questions, thoughts and challenges. Our panel is waiting to help you navigate the right mix of social ingredients.
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Chinwag's Careers Day at Social Media Week London 2012
Fri, 28 Sep
Hundreds of graduates, jobs seekers and experienced workers looking for that next challenge will be flocking to the Careers Day to meet the likes of Nokia, Financial Times, Imagination, Tempero, News International and more, so don't miss out. REGISTER NOW - it's free!
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RSVP Soon: Social Media Week Tickets Almost Gone

Schedule 2/6 by Peter KaminskiTickets are going (or in lots of cases gone) for lots of the 23 events happening as part of Social Media Week London, next week. Hopefully there’s something for everyone from tweetups, to panels, workshops and barcamp/unconference sessions.

The full schedule is up on the website and available in an iPhone app flavour, too. We’ve been overwhelmed with the number of people wanting to add events, with new additions coming in last night.

Here’s a quick run-down of the events that still have a few spaces left, or have just been added.

Media Camp London 4
Monday, February 01, 2010 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

This is an innovative un-conference focussed on: mobile media, web development, usability, search, applications, teaching and educational technology, blogging, branding, PR, advertising new and social media.

RSVP: http://mcl4.eventbrite.com/

SMWBe2camp
Monday, February 01, 2010 from 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Be2camp is the place for people interested in how the latest web applications and web design techniques (Web 2.0; eg: RSS, blogs, Twitter, Wikis, Google Maps) could help build a better, more sustainable Built Environment.

RSVP: http://smwbe2camp.eventbrite.com/

Social Media: Music to my ears
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 from 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Join us for the only dedicated music industry event for Social Media Week, London.  We have secured a well versed and experienced panel to discuss the highs and lows of social media’s impact on music consumers.

RSVP: http://socialmusic.eventbrite.com

Social Media in Enterprises – the Elephant in the Ecosystem
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 from 6:00 PM – 9:15 PM

When people think of Social media they think mainly of B2C (Consumer) based applications, sometimes “G2C” (Government to Citizen) – but far less often the more B2B and value chain based aspects of Enterprise/Business aspects of Social Media.

RSVP: http://smie.eventbrite.com

ShoreditchTwit X
Tue, Feb 2 6:30pm – 11:00pm

Shoreditch Twit is TEN! Well, sorta. It’s our tenth meet up and we’d love it if you could come and celebrate it with us during Social Media Week. We might even get cake. You like cake dont you?

RSVP: http://twtvite.com/n6qi5e

Twespians
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Twespians is a tweetup for theatre types. It was created becausethere is a distinct lack of opportunity for people who work in, around and at theatre, as well as those who just plain love it, to meet up, socialise and get to know each other.

RSVP: http://twespians1.eventbrite.com

Broadcast Opportunities within Social Media Workshop
Thursday, February 04, 2010 from 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

One hour workshop showing how brands can engage directly with their audiences within the social media environment using their own broadcast assets such as live webTV shows, short form video and audio podcasts.

RSVP: http://smwlondonevent08.eventbrite.com

LSS@Social Media Week, London: The Science of Social Media
Thursday, February 04, 2010 from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Local Social Summit follows on from the successful event in November with this exploration of the Local Social intersection as part of Social Media Week 2010.

RSVP: http://lsssmwlondon2010.eventbrite.com

Monkeys Tweetup
Friday, February 05, 2010 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

This event is for anyone interested in the anthropological / sociological impact of social media – does it have a part to play in social evolution? What is the long term psychological impact of too much (or too little) social networking? What is the overall cultural impact?

RSVP: http://monkeystweetup.eventbrite.com

thupr2: social media measurement/monitoring tools
Friday February 5, 2010 – 2pm

Anyone who has developed tools for social media measurement and monitoring is invited to show them off at this informal mixer. And of course, anyone who wants to to see what’s out there: this is the place for you!

RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/thupr2010/calendar/12310584

Many events also have waitlists, so do check their RSVP pages to add yourself.

Picture courtesy of Peter Kaminski. Some rights reserved.

Managing Social Media Week London Schedule

23 events all over London, but how on earth to keep track of where you’re supposed to be and when. Fortunately, one of Social Media Week’s app partners, the lovely folks at Sched have “an app for that”.

Sched Social Media Week London App Screenshot

The eagle-eyed amonst you will have already noticed the website schedule is also powered by Sched. The iPhone version provides a palm-sized version which will help you build your own schedule, find venues and get live updates as the schedule gets updated.

Did we mention it’s free? And available from iTunes.

media140 London Delves into Third Sector Social Media

media140 LogoThe guys from media140 are joining the event line-up next week on with a Thursday (3rd) afternoon event at We Are Social’s HQ.

They’ve assembled a top line-up of speakers from charities and non-profits are using the real-time social web. Tickets are free with a suggested donation for the Haiti appeal, check the booking page for info.

Keep up-to-date with their other events by following @media140 on twitter, and for next week’s social media shenanigans @smwldn will have the shortdown (a lowdown in 140 characters).