Programme

08:30-09:00 REGISTRATION

09:00-09:05 Welcome from Broadcast

09:05-10:00 State of the Nation Session

Chair:
Chris Curtis, Editor in Chief, Broadcast

Speakers:
Emma Wakefield, Managing Director, Lambent
Karen Wilson, Joint MD, Kudos
Layla Smith, Chief Executive, Objective Media Group
Samantha Lawrence, Managing Director, Monkey

Stream 1 (Auditorium 1 – Level 4)

10:00 – 10:45

If Only I’d Known That

Chair:
Conor Dignam, CEO, Media Business Insight

Speakers:
Jimmy Mulville, Managing Director, Hat Trick Productions
Lucy Pilkington, Founder & CEO, Milk and Honey Productions
Tanya Shaw, Managing Director – TV, Zinc Media
Tim Hincks, Co-CEO, Expectation TV

Stream 2 (Frobisher 1- Level 4)

10:05 – 10:50

That’s Entertainment

Chair:
Heather Fallon, Reporter, Broadcast

Speakers:
Kevin O’Brien, Commissioning Editor Entertainment, ITV
Pinki Chambers, Commissioning Editor Entertainment, BBC
Steven Handley, Channel 4

10:50 – 11:10 MORNING BREAK

Stream 1 (Auditorium 1 – Level 4)

11:10 – 11:55

Popular Factual Formats

Chair:
Ellie Kahn, Senior Reporter, Broadcast

Speakers:
Alf Lawrie, Head of Factual Entertainment, Channel 4
Catherine Catton, Head of Commissioning, Factual Entertainment & Popular Factual, BBC
Jo Clinton-Davis, Controller of Factual, ITV

12:00 – 12:45

Running Development and Pitching Techniques

Chair:
Ninder Billing, Creative Director, Darlow Smithson Productions

Speakers:
Glenn Hugill, Managing Director & Founder, Possessed
Jonny Coller, Creative Director, South Shore
Kelly McGolpin, Head of Development, Objective Fiction
Sarah Stevenson, Head of Development, Yeti

Stream 2 (Frobisher 1- Level 4)

11:10 – 11:55

Best Indie Counselling Session Ever

Chair:
Alex Farber, Deputy Editor, Broadcast

Speakers:
Caroline Murphy, Head of Indie Growth Fund, Channel 4
Jamie Munro, Joint MD, Greenbird
Nick Curwin, Chair, Matisse
Victoria Powell, CEO, Indielab

12:00 – 12:45

Drama Commissioning

Chair:
Heather Fallon, Reporter, Broadcast

Speakers:
Ben Irving, Acting Director of Drama, BBC
Caroline Hollick, Head of Drama, Channel 4
Polly Hill, Head of Drama, ITV

12:45 – 13:45 LUNCH

Stream 1 (Auditorium 1 – Level 4)

13:50 – 14:35

What’s Next for Factual & Documentary?

Chair:
Alice Redman, Content Lead, Broadcast Intelligence

Speakers:
Alisa Pomeroy, Channel 4
Fozia Khan, Unscripted Executive, Amazon Studios
Poppy Dixon, Director of Documentaries & Factual, Sky UK

14:40 – 15:25

Disney Scripted

Chair:
John Elmes, International Editor, Broadcast

Speakers:
Johanna Devereaux, Director, Scripted Content, EMEA, The Walt Disney Company
Lee Mason, Director, Scripted Content, EMEA, The Walt Disney Company

Stream 2 (Frobisher 1- Level 4)

13:50 – 14:35

How to Handle Commissioners

Chair:
Ash Atalla, Founder/MD, Roughcut TV

Speakers:
Andrea Hamilton, Managing Director, Modest TV
Cameron Roach, Founder & Executive Producer, Rope Ladder Fiction
Michelle Chappell, Creative Director, Workerbee

14:40 – 15:00

Masterclass: How to Successfully Sell an Indie

Speaker:
Tatiana Nudnova, Head of Pre & Post Deal Services, ACF London

15:00 – 15:20

Masterclass: The Whole Picture Toolkit –
How you can create a Mentally Healthy Production?

Speakers:
Andy Glynne, Programme Director, Whole Picture Programme
Valeria Bullo, Project Lead, Whole Picture Programme

15:25 – 15:45 AFTERNOON BREAK

Stream 1 (Auditorium 1 – Level 4)

15:50 – 16:35

Disney Unscripted

Chair:
Alice Redman, Content Lead, Broadcast Intelligence

Speakers:
Carolyn Payne, Commissioning Editor, Disney+, Star and National Geographic
Sean Doyle, Director Unscripted Content, EMEA, The Walt Disney Company
Simon Raikes, Commissioning Editor, Disney+, Star and National Geographic

Stream 2 (Frobisher 1- Level 4)

15:50 – 16:35

How to Run a Happy Indie

Chair:
Alex Farber, Deputy Editor, Broadcast

Speakers:
Colleen Flynn, Creative Director, Flicker Productions
Lou Patel, Director & Consultant, Share My Telly Job
Sanjay Singhal, Chief Executive, VoltageTV

16:40 – 17:25

Keynote Address: Ben Frow, Chief Content Officer, Paramount UK

17:25 – 17:30 CLOSING REMARKS

17:30 – 18:30 NETWORKING DRINKS