SPEAKERS

See our 2026 speakers! We'll continue to update the line-up right up until the event, so stay tuned!

Adam Hawkins
Director, Documentary Series
Netflix
Amy Dallmeyer
Creative Director, Development
Universal Television Alternative Studio UK
Art Sejdiu
Head of Commissioning Development
Channel 4
Ben Powell-Jones
Co-Founder
Strong Watch Studios
Cat Lynch
Senior Creative Executive – Formats
Amazon MGM Studios
Cathy Payne
CEO
Banijay Rights
Catherine Catton
Head of Commissioning, Factual Entertainment
BBC
Charlotte Reid
VP Commissioning
Warner Bros. Discovery UK
Danielle Lux
Executive Chair & Company Director
CPL Productions
Dara Ó Briain
Mock The Week
David Abraham
Founder & Group CEO
Wonderhood Studios
David Brindley
CEO
Twofour
Ed Gamble
Unacceptable
Emma Loach
Interim Head of Documentary Commissioning
BBC
Fatima Salaria
Executive Producer
Dancing Ledge Productions
Helen Killeen
Director of Production, Non-Scripted
ITV Studios
Helen Nightingale
Head of Factual & Factual Entertainment Commissioning
UKTV
Isabelle Stewart
Head of Original Content
F1
Jane Tranter
Co-Founder & CEO
Bad Wolf
Julie Meldal-Johnsen
EVP Global Content
ITV Studios
Kate Teckman
Head of Development & Commissioning Editor, Factual Entertainment
ITV
Katie Rawcliffe
Director of Entertainment, Reality & Daytime
ITV
Kerene Barefield
Creative Director
Love Monday
Larry Walford
Founder
Creation Content
Louise Pedersen
CEO
All3Media International
Mark Downie
Creative Director
IWC Media
Mark Raphael
CEO/Founder
72 Films
Mike Benson
Managing Director
Clapperboard Studios
Nicola Brown
Creative Director
The Garden
Nicola Lloyd
Creative Director
Naked
Nicole Kleeman
Managing Director
Firecrest Films
Nigel Marchant
Managing Director
Carnival Films
Pat Younge
Founder
Skin In The Game Studios
Phil Harris
CEO & Founder
BOLDPRINT Studios
Polly Hill
Director of Drama
ITV
Roisin Conaty
Zero Stars
Sally Woodward Gentle
CEO
Sid Gentle Films
Sanjay Singhal
CEO/Founder
Voltage TV
Sarah Tyekiff
CEO & Founder
Mettlemouse Entertainment
Sebastian Cardwell
Deputy CCO & Head of Scripted
5
Simon Heath
CEO/Creative Director
World Productions
Sarah Jenkins
The Shameless Fund
Syeda Irtizaali
Director of Unscripted
Netflix
Tim Hincks
Co-CEO
Expectation
Tim Mutimer
CEO
Cineflix Rights
Thomas Pullen
Digital Commissioning Editor
Channel 4
Will Hanrahan
Co-Founder & Editor in Chief
FirstLookTV

1-2-1 MEETINGS

Registration for 1-2-1 meetings has now closed. We will be reaching out to those who applied prior to the event.

Cecilie Olsen
SVP Global Content, Non-Scripted
ITV Studios
Charlie Hyland
Digital Commissioning Editor, Comedy
Channel 4
Cimran Shah
Commissioning Editor and Northern Ireland Lead, Reality & Entertainment
Channel 4
Claire Hookway
Commissioning Executive
UKTV
Clemency Green
Senior Commissioning Editor, Lifestyle
Channel 4
Deborah Dunnett
Commissioning Editor, Lifestyle
Channel 4
Emma Loach
Interim Head of Documentary Commissioning
BBC
Fran Baker
Commissioning Editor, Documentaries
BBC
Iona Hopper
Acquisitions Manager
BossaNova Media
Jason Dawson
Comedy and Entertainment Commissioning Executive
UKTV
Kate Barnes
SVP Global Content, Scripted
ITV Studios
Lucy Willis
Commissioning Editor (VP), Non Scripted UK Originals
5
Paul Thornton
Content Executive, Unscripted
All3Media International
Sam Joyce
Senior Acquisitions Manager
TVF International
Tom Pullen
Commissioning Editor, Documentaries
BBC
Will Stapley
Head of Acquisitions
Sphere Abacus