Jane Wilson

Speaker Jane Wilson is former CEO of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, Europe’s largest network of PR professionals. She is a highly respected communications expert with many years experience in senior corporate communications, public relations and marketing roles.

Today Jane works as an on-demand comms director in both the public and private sector. Recently she has led communication and stakeholder engagement strategy for a multi year programme for the Scottish Government. Prior to her current role for almost six years Jane was Managing Director, Brand and Repuation at public affairs firm Engine MHP  – she was was senior counsel and communications strategy adviser to major private sector and government organizations with a focus on change in highly regulated environments, public sector, energy and infrastructure.

Before her position at Engine, Jane was Director of Communications at radio and outdoor brand Global Media and Entertainment. There she served on the Operations Board with responsibility for media relations, investor relations in the UK and US, and for internal communications and change management. Key activity included securing the a new commercial spectrum licence for Xfm Manchester, acquisition of Choice FM, Capital Radio/GWR merger, managing communications around the takeover by Global Media, the investigation and findings of UK regulator ICSTIS, and representing Capital on industry bodies and participation in the areas of regulation and legislation .

Jane is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and is a regular commentator on contemporary PR and communications issues. She speaks on women in the workplace and is a committee member of the Prince’s Trust Women’s Leadership Group. Jane Wilson is uniquely qualified to speak on the issues of communications in the digital era and on the challenges facing comms teams today.