CIM has today announced today details of their first keynote speaker for the Northern Conference to be held in Hull on Thursday 11 May as part of the City of Culture.

The CIM Northern Conference, sponsored by Elevation Recruitment, is now in its seventh year and offers exceptional learning and networking opportunities. This years’ theme will be on the Northern Powerhouse and the opportunities presented by Brexit. There will be two keynotes, one of which will be Nigel Hunter, Marketing and Customer Director at Hull-based Victoria Plum, a choice of nine workshops and it will once again be hosted by Andy Crane.

Diane Earles, Network Manager for CIM, said “We are thrilled to have Nigel speaking at the conference, and he will be talking about a hot topic for marketers at the moment ‘Fake News’”. Nigel will ask if 'Fake news' is changing the way people see the world or is it all just storytelling? Nigel Hunter has over 20 years’ marketing experience across a wide range of audience led categories including financial services, E-Commerce, retail, FMCG, commercial/residential property and B2B. He has been CEO of Delete / Fuse8 Plc with teams based in Leeds, London and Russia and he recently led a change project across marketing and digital for Yorkshire financial services organisation, Engage Mutual, and led an Acquisition and Retention program for Provident Financial across digital before joining Victoria Plum in 2016.

Victoria Plum was founded in 2001 and is one of the UK's fastest growing online home retailers. Shortlisted for Retail Week's Growth Retailer of the Year award 2016, it supplies quality bathrooms and bedrooms to consumers and trade customers alike.

For more information or to book go to www.cim.co.uk/northernconference or call +44 (0)1628 427340 during office hours and follow #cimnorthernconf