Lucy Harvey

With more than two decades in the communications industry, Lucy is focused on expanding the impact of Burson's award-winning work and team in the region. With a particular focus on driving the global creativity and innovation agenda and the growth of The Studio, Lucy supports major clients, strategy, training, team development and operations. Lucy has worked with some of the world's biggest brands, trained C’suite leaders and developed campaigns across disciplines. Her personal passions include using new digital and tech innovations in communications, seeing creative ideas come to life with the beauty and simplicity of works of art, and championing the development of young industry talent. As an experienced and inclusive trainer, Lucy facilitates and develops workshops including media training, communications training and crisis training. She has delivered one on one coaching to senior leaders, in addition to facilitating large group sessions around complex issues, message development and creative ideation. Lucy has judged the PR category at Cannes Festival of Creativity, alongside judging at Gerety, PRCA, PR Week and other regional business awards. Listed in the PRWeek Middle East Power Book for more than six years, Lucy has also been recognised as an Arabian Business Top 50 Female Business leader and as one of the region’s Most Inspirational Women in Leadership. She is actively involved with Dubai Lynx and Athar Festival of Creativity as a coach and mentor in the See It Be it and Athar programmes for young female talent. Early in her career, Lucy worked at freud Communications in London across international FMCG clients including Pepsi, Gatorade and Nike. Before that she worked at The Press Association (national news agency for the UK), and specialist F&B and broadcast communications agencies. Originally from Nottingham, Lucy graduated from St. Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, UK, with a BA in English Language and Literature.