{"id":4427,"date":"2021-04-15T10:30:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T10:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/audienceofthefuture.live\/?page_id=4427"},"modified":"2021-04-15T10:30:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T10:30:30","slug":"simon-downing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/audienceofthefuture.live\/simon-downing\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Downing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cepBody\"><div class=\"cepColumns\"><div class=\"col1-3\"><\/div><div class=\"col2-3\"><div class=\"underlineH1\"><h1 class=\"green\">Speaker<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col1-3\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/cepUploads\/Simon_Downing Current (2015) _Fotor.jpg\" width=\"100%\"><p style=\"margin-block-end: 0.5rem;padding: 0;\">Simon Downing<\/p><div style=\"background-image:url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/cep\/linkedin.png)\" class=\"icon\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/simon-downing-a6a80010\/')\"><\/div><hr class=\"cep-left-to-right\" style=\"margin: 1rem 0;\"><p style=\"margin-block-end: 0.5rem;padding: 0;\">Discovery<\/p><div style=\"background-image:url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/cep\/link.png)\" class=\"icon\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/www.discoveryuk.com\/')\"><\/div><div style=\"background-image:url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/cep\/twitter.png)\" class=\"icon\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiscoveryUK')\"><\/div><h4 style=\"margin-top:2rem;\">18 March<\/h4><p style=\"margin-block-start:0;margin-block-end:0;padding:0\"><strong>15:15<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/audienceofthefuture.live\/schedule\/?&#038;e=55\">The Special Relationship &#8211; Q&#038;A  <\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin-block-start:0;margin-block-end:0;padding:0\"><strong>14:30<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/audienceofthefuture.live\/schedule\/?&#038;e=52\">The Special Relationship: In an Era of Global Innovation <\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"col2-3\"><h3 style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\">Simon Downing<\/h3><p style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;\">Discovery<\/p><h4>SVP Channel Head Factual and Sport<\/h4><hr class=\"cep-left-to-right\" style=\"margin:2rem 0;\"><h4>Speaker Biography<\/h4><p><p>Simon Downing is a commercially driven marketer who has gained over 25 years in the entertainment industry. 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