Creative Operations

Matan is the Design Operations Manager at Monday.com, where he leads the Design Ops practice and drives AI adoption across the product design guild. With a background in VFX and motion graphics and seven years of industry experience, he specialises in technical enablement and cross-functional problem-solving. Before joining Monday.com, Matan served as the Head of Design Operations and AI Labs at Lightricks. He is passionate about helping teams scale excellence by integrating AI into every layer of their operations.

Bradley Tangonan is a director and creative technologist with 12+ years of experience crafting documentary and narrative films for leading brands and agencies. A Stanford-educated cell biologist turned filmmaker, he brings a systems approach to storytelling, connecting technical ideas and human emotion through compelling visuals and clear narrative design.

A Google Labs’ Flow Sessions artist, in which ten filmmakers worldwide collaborated with mentors from Google Labs, Creative Lab, and DeepMind to create a short film using Google’s generative AI video tool Flow.

Maria Ottewell is Co-Director of Linney Create, the creative and strategy-led agency within Linney that blends insight, creativity and technology to deliver multi-channel brand, campaign and customer experience solutions.

She leads the agency’s client services, commercial, digital signage, and business operations teams. With over 20 years in marketing services, Maria combines operational excellence with commercial expertise to scale complex client accounts and build high-performing teams of 220+.​ 

Jamie Williams is Business Operations Lead at Linney Create, the creative and strategy-led agency within Linney that combines insight, design and technology to deliver multi-channel brand, campaign and customer experience work. A qualified multimedia designer, Jamie specialises in designing people-first systems, content and processes that enable teams to deliver their best work.

Mordecai is a senior global executive defining the value of innovation with a track record of reimagining organisational direction, driving commercial results, and leading complex companies through transformation and growth. She has held executive roles across multiple regions and sectors, including leading Hyundai’s global growth and future-focused mandate, where she delivered significant revenue gains, expanded international operations, and established new profit-driving business models through innovation.

Mordecai is a senior global executive defining the value of innovation with a track record of reimagining organisational direction, driving commercial results, and leading complex companies through transformation and growth. She has held executive roles across multiple regions and sectors, including leading Hyundai’s global growth and future-focused mandate, where she delivered significant revenue gains, expanded international operations, and established new profit-driving business models through innovation.