Melissa Noakes

Head of Events and Divisional Sponsorship
Santander

With more than 15 years' experience in the industry, Melissa Noakes has delivered world-class events and brand experiences for Santander, Sony Mobile, Sony, Shell, L'Oreal, Budweiser, Jack Daniels and Disney to name just a few. She is also the co-founder of Elevate, the UK's largest mentoring programme for the events industry, which has now helped over 400 event professionals in their career development.

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