On Tuesday 19 May 2026, the Worshipful Company of Entrepreneurs co-hosted the second InfluencersLDN alongside the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers at Stationers' Hall. It was the first time the Company had partnered with a fellow livery company to deliver an event of this kind, and it reflected a shared conviction that the creator economy is an entrepreneurial story worth telling properly.

What is InfluencersLDN?

InfluencersLDN is an evening for digital content creators, agencies, brands, and anyone with a professional connection to the influencer and creator space. It launched in 2025, drew over a hundred paying attendees to its inaugural event, and picked up coverage from industry bodies including the BOSS Federation.

The format is straightforward: two speaker sessions, separated by a flash networking break, with drinks and conversation either side. The evening ran from 6pm to 9pm. The event was run on a not-for-profit basis, with organisers and commercial partners donating their time and services. Live streaming was provided by Present Communications.

The venue, Stationers' Hall, has its own claim on the history of content. Between 1557 and 1923, authors registered their works there for copyright protection. The archive includes paperwork for several of Shakespeare's plays. There are worse places to spend an evening thinking about how content is made and distributed in 2026.

The Programme

The evening was built around two panel sessions.

Session one, "Content in 2030," looked ahead. Where is the creator economy going? What does AI mean for content production and distribution? What will audiences expect from creators five years from now?

Session two, "Making Content," focused on the craft. How do the best creators build audiences, work with brands, and sustain themselves commercially?

The panels featured voices from across the spectrum of the creator and communications world:

Phil Carr is an award-winning travel creator with over 1.5 million UK followers. What started as a hobby became a global career, working with some of the world's largest brands, including TikTok themselves.

Hannah Spence, known as Miss Be Seen, is a speaker, educator, and visibility strategist. She has worked with clients including Britain's Got Talent winner Axel Blake and The Apprentice finalist Bianca Miller-Cole, helping creators turn consistency and clarity into real income.

Gordon McKee MP is the Labour Member of Parliament for Glasgow South. Before entering politics, he was a software engineer developing iPhone apps. He brought a perspective on AI, technology policy, and how politicians now use social platforms to reach their audiences directly.

David Harry, The London Spy, is an award-winning London guide with over 400,000 TikTok followers, 100,000 on Instagram, and 70,000 on Facebook. He is a former Vice President at Deutsche Bank, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Freeman of the City of London, and a Liveryman of the Stationers' Company. His journey from the Square Mile trading floor to one of London's most-followed content creators is a story of reinvention that sat at the heart of what this event was about.

Sophie deGraft-Johnson is Social Lead at Saatchi and Saatchi. She has defined what good social media looks like for household brands including HSBC, Sainsbury's, EE, and Santander, and brought a major agency perspective on what brands look for in influencer partnerships.

Alistair Moore, known online as Ali Thomas (@AliThomasGB), is an award-winning campaigner and history creator with over 100,000 followers. Through his agency, More Than Content, he has worked with Ministers, four-star Generals, and some of the UK's biggest creators.

Chris Simmance, a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Entrepreneurs and Chair of the Company's Communications and Events Committee, joined the panel alongside Christina Anderson, Senior Manager of Engagement and Partnerships at GoFundMe, who leads the platform's work connecting creators with verified charitable causes.

Mark Huxley FRSA, Immediate Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Entrepreneurs, presented on what the Company offers to entrepreneurs and why the livery movement remains relevant to founders and business builders. Giles Fagan, representing the Stationers' Company, completed the line-up.

The evening was hosted by Ellie Hale, Partnerships Director at Reflect Digital and founder of AgencyLand, returning as MC for the second year running.

Why This Mattered

The creator economy is not a niche. It is a business model, a distribution channel, and an increasingly serious career path. Creators are entrepreneurs. They build audiences, negotiate with brands, manage cash flow, and make decisions about growth and sustainability that would be familiar to any business founder.

For the Worshipful Company of Entrepreneurs, co-hosting InfluencersLDN was a natural extension of our purpose: to support, connect, and champion people who build things. The partnership with the Stationers' Company, whose remit covers the content and communications industries, brought together two livery companies whose interests converge around the question of how content creates value. The collaboration was championed by Chris Simmance, Chair of the Communications and Events Committee of the Worshipful Company of Entrepreneurs, and supported by the Company's Clerk, Duncan Simms.

It is also worth noting that our own Neil Fullbrook has recently become a member of the Stationers' Company, making the connection between the two companies a personal one as well as an institutional partnership.

Full details about InfluencersLDN, including the speaker line-up and event archive, can be found at influencersldn.com