James Whatley.

With 18 years of marcomms experience working on global brand campaigns for clients such as PlayStation, OREO, Xbox, Converse, and Honda F1 Racing – to name just a few – James Whatley is a multi-Cannes-Lions winning strategist who has spent his entire career working at the forefront of brand, digital, and integrated marketing. 

James is also the co-creator of the DICE Charter initiative – a scored set of regulatory guidelines to ensure diversity and inclusion at conferences and events.

These days, you can find James working as a senior strategist for gaming at LEGO where he spends his days immersed in UGC LEGO Islands created in Fortnite.

In his spare time, James writes an infrequent internet-culture newsletter called Five things on Friday (at fivethingsonfriday.com), plays far too many video games, and spends his weekends making huge Minecraft worlds with his wife and two children.