The PM Forum is a 5,000 strong regionally-based members' association, formed in 1996, dedicated to raising the standards of professional services marketing and to enhancing the credibility of marketers working in professional service firms worldwide.

UK - 17:30 to 19:00;
Central Europe - 18:30 to 20:00;
North America (Eastern) - 12:30 to 14:00

A network of trusted contacts has always been a professional firm's most valuable asset. In a global connected economy, your success as aprofessional and your competitiveness as a firm depend on fast access to insight and resources that you can trust.

LinkedIn is a social networking phenomenon of over 55 million professionals growingat 6% monthly, representing 150 industries and 200 countries, with halfthe members based outside the US. LinkedIn's mission is to "connect theworld's professionals to make them more productive and successful". ALinkedIn personal network consists of your connections, yourconnections' connections, and the people that they know, linking you toa vast number of qualified professionals and experts.

Speaker Profile

Richard Chaplin
MPF and PM Forum
Richard'saccountancy background (he worked for KPMG for 12 years) followed by his present role as founder and leader of the two leading global professional bodies (MPF and PM Forum) for those involved in the management and/or marketing of professional firms puts him in a unique position to instigate campaigns that highlight barriers to effective management in professional firms worldwide. He created the PM Forum's LinkedIn group, now with over 2,800 members – less than half of whom are UK based – and the 1,000 strong 'Professions Global' group for MPF members. Richard also created SuperGroup Founders, the most influential hub group on LinkedIn, bringing together senior LinkedIn personnel with the owners of nearly all the largest LinkedIn groups.

Nathan Kievman
DemingHill
Nathan is Founder & CEO of US-based DemingHill, a leading corporate social media consulting & marketing firm. He is considered one of the leading authorities on LinkedIn strategy, having taught over 20,000 LinkedIn members. He is owner of the 17,000 strong LinkedIn Strategies group, the largest group of its type, and the author of LinkedintoMarketing, which teaches businesses and LinkedIn users how to achieve their goals. DemingHill is a consortium of the top thought leaders in each of the core social media disciplines: creating a self-sustaining, brand positive and self promoting digital community; recovering from a failed/stalled social media initiative; and bringing business performance certainty to a brand's social media strategy.