Jack Chambers-Ward gives a recap of his experience at HiveMCR 2026 including all of the talks, panels and events over the two-day event hosted by Charlie Whitworth.

The event included live music, stand up comedy and talks from Jono Alderson, Dawn Anderson, Alex Moss, Sophie Brannon and many more.

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Chapters

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:02:19 - Trendos ad

00:05:08 - Thursday at HiveMCR

00:05:52 - Nikki Halliwell’s talk

00:06:35 - Jess Atkinson’s talk

00:07:09 - Manchester SEO All-stars panel

00:08:10 - Token Honey

00:09:21 - Friday at HiveMCR

00:09:41 - Alex Moss’s talk

00:11:05 - Sophie Brannon’s talk

00:12:20 - Dawn Anderson’s talk

00:13:49 - Jono Alderson’s talk

00:16:19 - AI Search panel - Ben McKay, Nick Handley, Itamar Blauer and Gus Pelogia

00:17:21 - Itamar Blauer’s talk

00:18:22 - Areej AbuAli’s talk

00:20:16 - Brand and digital PR panel - Lisa Paasche, Harry Clarkson-Bennett, Jono Alderson, Shannon McGuirk and Ashley Liddell

00:21:20 - Gus Pelogia’s talk

00:22:22 - Ashley Liddell’s talk

00:23:40 - Gianluca Fiorelli’s talk

00:24:19 - Steve Paine’s talk

00:25:14 - Wrap up panel - Charlie Whitworth, Dawn Anderson, Luke Cope and Ned Poulter

00:27:02 - Live comedy by Katie Lingo

00:27:40 - Live comedy by Rich Wilson

00:29:06 - Live comedy by Jeff Innocent

00:29:49 - Wrap up and outro