The Voice of Public Service Media: Conversations with communications and corporate affairs leaders

Greg Nugent is Co-founder of public relations and communications agency, Incorporated London Ltd, and independent film and media company, Harder Than You Think. HTYT's debut film, Rising Phoenix, a landmark feature documentary on the Paralympic Games, was released globally in 2020 and won two Emmy Awards.  

Greg was formerly Chief Marketing Officer at the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics and, before that, Marketing Chief at Eurostar. He was a Non-Executive Director of the British Paralympic Association from 2013-19 and created the #FillTheSeats campaign backed by Coldplay and The Duke of Sussex which helped save the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio from being called off. More recently, Greg was the Producer and Creative Director of COP26's opening ceremony. 

Greg sits on the Valuable 500 Advisory Board. He is Chair of the Nottingham Board for Culture and Creativity and an advisor to the BBC.

Deborah and her team are on a mission to develop a modern and outcome-driven approach to comms and play a key role in equipping the organisation as it adapts and transforms to new market and audience needs.  

Prior to the BBC, Deborah was Head of Internal Communications for BT Consumer Divisions and Group brand. Her work spanned four brands - BT, EE, Plusnet and BT Sport – and she has delivered some of the organisation’s most innovative internal campaigns; not least the ‘inside out’ relaunch of the BT brand in 2019.  

Deborah’s passionate about the role of communication in transforming organisations and building a high performing culture. She lives in Leeds with her husband, teenage children and middle-aged dog.