Sally Palmer is the editor of National Trust Magazine, the UK’s highest circulation magazine, which is sent to all 2.5m National Trust member households and has a potential readership of 5.5m.

Sally has over 25 years’ experience commissioning, writing and editing for a wide range of national specialist interest publications across a range of topics, including at the National Magazine Company (now Hearst UK) and for BBC magazines at Immediate Media. She has a particular interest in climate, nature and heritage content, and has edited the award-winning National Trust Magazine for 12 years.

She presents the Trust’s audio magazine for blind and partially sighted readers and has had a stint leading its national website. She successfully launched National Trust Magazine’s digital edition last year. Sally is an experienced team leader and alongside her day role is studying towards a CMI Senior Leadership Apprenticeship and Senior Business Leader MBA.

Julie Williams is Managing Director of Taylist Media, the UK’s leading specialist publisher for the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom sector. She began her publishing career in 1994 at Newsquest (now Gannett), gaining valuable experience in the local newspaper environment before moving into National Sales in 1998. Julie then spent 15 years at Trinity Mirror, now Reach plc, where she became Commercial Lead for its large agency network team. During this time, she worked closely with advertisers to deliver innovative solutions through Reach Solutions — the division connecting brands to consumers via a powerful mix of news brands, digital audiences, and data-driven marketing. 

Mansoor Dahri is a seasoned online editor at The Review of Religions, dedicated to crafting compelling content that resonates with readers worldwide. He has played a key role in helping innovate interesting online content for the world’s oldest continuously running comparative religions magazine. In addition, he helps develop the social media strategy for The Review of Religions

Jake Bickerton is Editorial Director of two titles – Broadcast Sport and Broadcast Tech – which are both spin-offs of long-standard TV industry B2B title, Broadcast. He co-created the Broadcast Sport brand, which consists of a daily news website, a print magazine, sports TV conferences and the industry-leading Broadcast Sport Awards (which itself won the Best New Awards Event at the Conference and Events Awards).

Bickerton also launched the popular Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards and introduced several annual conferences to the Broadcast Tech brand. Prior to joining Broadcast, Bickerton was a senior journalist at Televisual magazine. His career also includes stints at Endemol, where he oversaw the editorial content of Channel 4 websites for Endemol shows, including the hugely popular Big Brother website. He has also been deputy editor of consumer computing title, PC Utilities, and began his career at Which? magazine where he worked his way up to the position of senior researcher/writer.

Deborah Ritchie is a business journalist and editor with more than 20 years of experience covering finance, risk management, corporate strategy, and consulting across global markets. Throughout her career, Deborah has charted the defining moments for global business – from financial crises and technology-driven disruptions, including the rise of AI, to supply chain vulnerabilities, geopolitical shocks, and the mounting impact of sustainability and climate risk on corporate decision-making. With a sharp eye for emerging trends, Deborah has contributed to leading business publications in both print and digital media, amplifying critical conversations on the future of business strategy.

Dharmesh Mistry is Director of Media at Agriconnect Limited, the UK’s leading agricultural media and events business. Having worked at Dennis Publishing and MVF, Dharmesh has over 25 years of hands-on experience in the media industry across all platforms, with a specialism in launching and diversifying the capabilities of specialist brands.

Greg Gille is the Head of Product at B2B publisher Real Deals Media, where he is leading product strategy and development. With past experience at Incisive Media and Acuris, Greg has spent the last 15 years producing high-value financial intelligence content, managing teams of reporters, overhauling content management workflows, refining end-user experiences, analysing audience behaviours, and building data-rich subscription products.

Luthfa is a creative leader with wide ranging experience across digital publishing, product development and publishing strategy. Over the last 10 years she has successfully delivered digital publishing and ecommerce projects with major brands including BBC, Virgin Books, Ottolenghi and Penguin Random House. In 2022 she joined Newtrade Media as Head of Digital. Newtrade Media have a dynamic relationship with both independent retailers and wholesalers across the UK and it’s her job to reflect that throughout their digital portfolio. She’s kept busy scoping and developing the digital services and tools retailers and suppliers rely on to run a competitive business.

Edie is an award-winning Head of Video with over ten year’s experience working for brands including KISS, Hits Radio, ELLE and Cosmopolitan. Currently working for Bauer Media, Edie leads video production for Bauer's podcasts, including What's My Age Again? with Katherine Ryan; Brothers Uncovered, Man Made with Pete Wicks and RISE with Roxie Nafousi. Edie works with high profile celebrity talent to deliver social video to audiences of millions.

Maria Rodriguez is the Art Editor of The Architects’ Journal with 25 years of experience in magazine publishing across food, lifestyle, fashion, automotive, interiors and architecture. Her work has earned recognition, including shortlistings for Designer of the Year at the BSME and PPA Awards (2024, 2025), as well as a Cover of the Year win at the BSME Awards in 2024.

Alex Bharadwaj is a Content Development Specialist at BMJ Group with five years of experience in academic publishing. He has a proven track record of launching successful article collections in diverse research fields, collaborating closely with editors and authors to maximise the impact of their work. A current PPA Next-Gen Board Member, Alex is dedicated to supporting the next generation of specialist media professionals