Our team
Stuart Blake Dip. Speech & Drama
Managing Director
Communication Designer
Stuart joined the live events industry in 1987 as a writer, and went on to develop an expertise in communication design - a combination of strategic, creative and practical skills - which he uses to help the boards of companies and Government departments communicate effectively.
Stuart held senior positions in two production companies before starting his own consultancy Lucid Communication Design. Recent clients include Coca-Cola, COI, DEFRA, DWP, Land Rover, Royal Navy and Sony. Stuart was awarded Freedom of the City of London for his part in the 800th anniversary of the Mayoralty, and was a key member of the team that won a 2004 IVCA award for communication effectiveness for the Home Office Anti-social Behaviour "Together" campaign.
Stuart founded Lucid Connections to help organisations improve the effectiveness of their CSR communication.
Peter Davis MA FRSA FRGS MIPR
CSR strategy
In 1993 Peter became Secretary-General of the Atlantic Association of Young Political Leaders where he developed the Democracy Programme for politicians in Eastern Europe.
He joined the Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum in 1994 as its Operations Director. He devised the strategic framework for all of its activities and started a range of international initiatives.
He went on to hold senior positions at Regester Larkin, a PR firm specialising in crisis management, and Addision Corporate Marketing (part of WPP) where he advised clients on CSR issues.
Peter's extensive knowledge of Corporate Responsibility, conflict resolution and cultural differences has proved to be invaluable to companies and governments all over the world. Recent clients include British Land, Diageo GB, Rexam and the Swedish Government.
Peter is visiting lecturer in business strategy at Royal Holloway, University of London and Political Editor of Ethical Corporation magazine.
Simon Norris
Digital media & accessibility
Simon's experience with Internet Technologies goes back to 1995 when he founded a new media company which pioneered work in web design and Internet marketing. He went on to establish Nomensa - a company specialising in human-centred design with a focus on humanising technology. Simon is still Managing Director and acts as project champion for many of Nomensa's clients.
Simon is Lucid Connection's digital media consultant. Digital media production is provided by Nomensa, a leader in accessibility. Nomensa's clients include central government agencies, local authorities, FTSE companies and prestigious educational organisations.
Our relationship with Nomensa enables us ensure that every web-related project is of the highest accessibility standard currently known to the industry - WAI Priority 3 (triple A standard.)
Simon is Co-founder of the Usability and Accessibility Working Group, and is a member of both the Usability Professionals Association and the Human Computer Interaction Group of the British Computer Society.
Ros McTaggart
Event and video production
Ros is one of the most experienced Executive Producers in the live events industry. She spent 10 years as Operations Director and Senior Executive Producer at Spectrum - at the time, one of the leading production companies in the UK.
Since 1995 she has worked as an independent Executive Producer for clients including Alliance & Leicester, Ericsson, Esso, KPMG, Microsoft UK and NatWest.
In 1998 she was Project Leader for the highly successful G8 Summit which involved close work with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, The Prime Minister's Office, Government Hospitality and the FCO Press and Media Section.
Ros has been Executive Producer for the Home Office Anti-social Behaviour "Together" campaign (working with Stuart Blake), with responsibility for a series of roadshows, public events, workshops, anniversary and awards events, and video programmes. She was a key member of the team that won a 2004 IVCA award for communication effectiveness for this campaign.