Helen Ankers
An NCTJ qualified journalist, Helen Ankers is Managing Editor of [d]arc media, the leading media brand in the lighting design industry. Having joined Mondiale Publishing in 2012, Helen has worked across numerous titles, editing darc magazine specifically for six years until she was recently promoted to Managing Editor. Now leading [d]arc media's magazine portfolio, comprising arc (architectural lighting design) and darc (decorative lighting design), Helen guides and supports the editorial team, concentrating on editorial content and the creative identity of the print publications and their websites. Helen also supports [d]arc media’s events, [d]arc awards - celebrating the best in lighting design; [d]arc sessions - a new intimate networking event for the lighting sector, and newly launched exhibition LiGHT. Helen draws from her wealth of experience representing [d]arc media at leading exhibitions and design events worldwide.
Miguel Aguado
Miguel Aguado is the EMEA Marketing and Technology Manager for Lutron based in London. He joined Lutron in 2005 with two bachelor’s degrees in engineering. During his career at Lutron, he has held several positions, ranging from product development to marketing and product management. He is currently a senior manager at Lutron and holds several positions of leadership in several organisations, such as the LIA, the DALI Alliance and Lighting Europe.
Matt Waring
An NCTJ qualified journalist, Matt Waring is Editor of arc magazine - the world's leading publication for lighting design in architecture.
With a background in journalism that has seen him work across various trade publications, Matt joined Mondiale Publishing as Assistant Editor of arc magazine in 2017, Matt has since risen to the role of Editor. In this position, he leads the publication, sourcing, co-ordinating, writing and editing the creative output for the publication, while also managing the day-to-day activity across its website and various social media accounts. Matt's role also sees him support [d]arc media's events, the [d]arc awards, and [d]arc sessions, liaising with specifiers and hosting panel discussions and awards presentations. Matt also represents arc magazine and [d]arc media at exhibitions and lighting design events and conferences around the world, meeting with clients and designers, and has regularly moderated panels on the myriad aspects of lighting design. Although still relatively new to the world of lighting and lighting design, Matt now considers himself a lighting enthusiast; through his work at arc, he loves nothing more than speaking to designers who are passionate about light and lighting.
