If you’re in Manchester (UK) today and have a few hours to kill, there are still a few places left at our inaugural Northern Brand & Agency Masterclass, which kicks off at 2pm in the City Centre.

Delegates from MBNA, Stanley International Betting, Umbro, Bank of America, Dabs.com, Bentley Motors, Carat Leeds, McCann Manchester, MEC Manchester and MediaCom, among others, will hear from Blippar, M&C Saatchi Mobile, Lemon, 2ergo and Colstream about a range of mobile marketing disciplines, including Augmented Reality, Mobile Messaging and Location-based services.

Each speaker opens with a brief presentation outlining the issues and trends at play in their chosen discipline, before the event moves to a round-table format, where every delegate gets the opportunity to drill down further with each of the speakers.

There will also be a keynote address from Mark Challinor, director of mobile platforms at Telegraph Media Group, who will take delegates through the publisher’s own mobile journey.

There’s more information about the event here. If you work for a brand or (non-mobile) agency and would like to attend, email James Cameron with your name, company name and job title and we’ll see you at 2. There’s no cost to attend.