John Shewell of Brighton & Hove in Social Inclusion Panel

John Shewell

John Shewell is the Head of Corporate Communications at Brighton & Hove City Council, which is piloting an initiative using social media as a way to engage people in decision-making and widen community participation.

John will be participating in the session on Internet & Social Inclusion chaired by Tony Collins of Computer Weekly. 

Brighton & Hove City Council recently conducted an in-depth piece of research to identify and understand where local residents go online, what they talk about and who they share their conversations with in order to participate in relevant and meaningful discussions with them.

John is an award winning communications professional with over 10 years experience in communications specialising in reputation management, branding, internal communications, stakeholder relations and crisis communications. John has worked in both the private and public sector in Australia and in the UK.

John is a board member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Local Public Sector Group and a member of the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE).