
CMC 2012 : Contributors
Hosts/Moderators
Julie Adair
- Adair Digital
John Bassett
Head of Children's Music - Music For Kids
Miles Bullough
Media Consultant - Freelance
Tony Collingwood
Writer/ Director - Collingwood O’Hare Productions
Peter Cowley
CEO - Spirited Digital Media
Jason DaPonte
Managing Director & Executive Producer - THE SWARM
Marion Edwards
VP Production - Hit Entertainment
Geraint Hardy
Presenter - Stwnsh
Anna Home
Chair - The CMC and The CMF
Paul Jackson
CEO - Eyeworks UK
David Jenkinson Editor-In-Chief & Managing Director
- C21 Media
John Kent
Cross-Platform Producer - Freelance
Tom Kenyon
Director of Education In a Digital Environment Programme - Nesta
Saira Khan
- TV Presenter
David Kleeman
President - American Center For Children and Media
Charles Kriel
MD - 12 Stories Tall
Mark Lawson
Journalist and Broadcaster -
Billy Macqueen
Co-Director - Darrall Macqueen Ltd
Jeff Norton
Writer/Producer - Awesome
Catherine O’Dolan
Editor-In-Chief – Junior Magazine -
Carlton Reeve
Founder - Play With Learning Ltd
Paul Robinson
President - A Square Elxsi Entertainment
Adam Selly
Founder - Union Media Limited
Caellach Spellman
Actor/Presenter - CBBC
Jo Twist
CEO - UKIE
Anthony Utley
Media & Distribution Consultant -
Karl Woolley
Managing Director - Impossible Kids
Speakers
Michael Acton Smith
CEO - Mind Candy
Dr Adam Galpin
Senior Lecturer in Psychology - University of Salford
Frances Adams
Creative Director - Shine Group
Naomi Alderman
Writer -
Dr Amanda Gummer
MD - Fundamentals
David Amor
Creative Director and Founder - Relentless Games
Ken Anderson
Executive Director & Chief Creative Officer - August Media Holdings
Steven Andrew
Creative Director - The Foundation
Farooq Ansari
Cross-Platform Executive - Zodiak Active
Abigail Appleton
Head of Commissioning – BBC Learning -
Japhet Asher
Executive Producer - CBBC
Sarah Aspinall
Head of Kids TV - BT
Josh Atkins
Director of Game Design - Microsoft
Azrul Baharom
CEO - Funcel
Reg Bailey
Chief Executive - Mothers' Union
Tim Bain
Writer -
Andrew Baker
Founder and Managing Director - Rights TV
Dr Barbie Clarke
Managing Director - Family Kids and Youth
Lynne Barcoe
Owner - Mum Panel
Rachel Bardill
Executive Producer - CBeebies Interactive
Sarah Baynes
Director - The Creative Garden
Daniel Bays
Producer - BBC Children's
Kay Benbow
Controller - CBeebies
Ben Bocquelet
Show Creator - Turner Broadcasting
Doug Boyes
Creative Director - 2dB Music Production
Gemma Brady
Editor - Channel 4 Education
Ian Broome
Communications Manager - The Workshop
Louise Bucknole
Director of Programming - Disney Channels UK & Ireland
Helen Bullough
Head of Productions - CBBC
Mellie Buse
Owner - Adastra Creative Ltd
Phillip Carroll
Book Buying Manager - Sainsburys
Ruth Chalmers
Director/Writer - Freelance
Karen Cheng
UK Trade & Investment Officer - Beijing
Bay Clark
Associate Director - Sherbert Research
Geoff Clarkson
Teacher - Muvizu
Jo Cliff
Managing Director - Platypus Research
Tony Collingwood
Writer/ Director - Collingwood O’Hare Productions
John Collins
Managing Director - John Collins Consultancy Ltd
Tim Collins
Head of Commercial - DC Thomson
Nick Cooke
Category Manager Video Games - Tesco
Stuart Cosgrove
Director of Creative Diversity - Channel 4
Jason DaPonte
Managing Director & Executive Producer - THE SWARM
John Davison
Creative Director - Kanoti
Jo Dawson
Senior Brand Manager - Orion Children’s Books
Juliet Dawson
Director - JDPR
Nick Dazé
'Roger Nix' - Author
Matt Deegan
Station Manager - Fun Kids Radio
Genevieve Dexter
Founder and CEO - Serious Lunch Ltd
Laura Dockrill
- Author, Poet, Performer
Ian Douthwaite
CEO - Dubit Ltd
Gary Downing
Sync Specialist - Music Sales
Stuart Dredge
Journalist - Freelance
Colleen Eccles
Project Director - Sanctuary Housing Association
Jackie Edwards
Executive Producer, Animations and Acquisitions - CBeebies
Oliver Ellis
Joint MD - Hoho Entertainment
Hunt Emerson
Comics Creator - The Beano & Adaptations of Literature
Ben Faulks
Actor and Writer -
Neil Ford
Project Leader - Young Rewired State
Jill Franklin
Founder - Franklin Rae Communications UK
Rebecca Frazer
Editorial Director - Orchard Books
Charles Gant
Film Editor - Heat Magazine
Beth Gardiner
Vice President - Disney Junior EMEA
Dominic Gardiner
Kids and Family Entertainment Consultant - Gardiner Entertainment Ltd
Mel Gibson
Senior Lecturer & Comics Scholar - Northumbria University
Tim Gill
Independent Consultant & Writer -
Joe Godwin
Director - BBC Children's
Dan Good
MD - Absolutely Cuckoo
Marc Goodchild
Founder - IpDipSkyBlue
Mic Graves
Series Director - ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’
Dominic Gregory
Creative Director CNE Enterprises EMEA - Turner Broadcasting
Sara Harkins
Creative Director - CBBC Scotland
Dana Harrison
Managing Director - Paradise FX Europe
Fergus Haycock
Investment Manager -Ingenious Media Investments Limited -
Glynn Hayward
Creative Director - Complete Control
Bill Hobbins
Creative Director - CBBC
Helen Howells
Joint MD - Hoho Entertainment
Rachel Hoy
Research Director - Platypus Research
Eric Huang
Publishing Director - Penguin
James Huggins
Managing Director - Made in Me
Tony Hughes
Director - Focus Innovation
Henrietta Hurford-Jones
Director of CBeebies Investment – BBC Worldwide Channels -
Oli Hyatt
Managing Director - Blue Zoo
Professor Jackie Marsh
Head of the School of Education - University of Sheffield
Will Jewel
Screenwriter - Fractured Films
Jeff Jones
VP & GM Digital Games - Disney
Katy Jones
Executive Producer - BBC Learning
Kerry Kasim
Marketing - Muvizu
Jason Krogh
Founder and Director - zinc Roe Design
Iris Lapinski
CEO - Apps For Good
Derren Lawford
Head of Programming and Scheduling - BBC Worldwide
Billl Lawrence
Executive Director - Reel Solutions
Daniel Lennard
Vice President of Original Series & Development - EMEA, Turner Broadcasting
Alexander Lentjes
3D Stereoscopic Consultant & Animation Producer - 3-D Revolution Productions
Kevin Lewis
Participant - Young Rewired State
Ian Livingstone OBE
Life President - Eidos
Matt Locke
Director - Storythings
Lisa Logan
Partner - Gateley UK
Nicholas Lovell
Founder - Gamesbrief
Dr Lynn Whitaker
Academic Researcher -
Tamsin Lyons
Producer - BreakThru Films
Debbie Macdonald
Consultant - Freelance
Jamie Macdonald
Senior Vice President - Codemasters Studios
Billy Macqueen
Co-Director - Darrall Macqueen Ltd
Amy Mathieson
- Jet Set Films
Helen McAleer
UK Managing Director - Walker Books Ltd
Kevin McLean
Co-Founder - Tinkatolli
Joanna McPake
Reader in Education - University of Strathclyde
Jim Medway
Educator & Comics Creator - The Phoenix
Lane Merrifield
Executive Vice President - Disney Online Studios
Jamila Metran
Programme Manager - CITV
Anne Miller
Creative Director - Accorder Music
Russell Miller
Managing Director - The Center for Intentional Media
Simon Milner
Policy Director - Facebook
Dominic Minns
Creative Director - Plug-in Media
Agnieszka Moody
Director - Media Desk UK
Alex Moore
Senior TV and Digital Development Producer - Zodiak Media
Sarah Muller
Head of Acquisitions and Drama Development - CBBC
Patrick Ness
Author -
Desmond Ngai
Manager - MDec Malaysia
Alison Norrington
CEO - Storycentral
Sarah O'Connor
Editorial Director - Hot Key Books
Vickie O'Malley
MD UK Entertainment - CPLG
Joe Oppenheimer
Executive Producer - BBC Films
Chris O’Shea
Founder - Cowly Owl
Tim Patterson
VP - Nickelodeon UK
Katrina Phillips
Chief Executive - Child Accident Prevention Trust
Nigel Pickard
CEO - Zodiak MEAA and UK Kids and Family
Lydia Plowman
Professor of Education & Technology - University of Edinburgh
Julia Posen
Marketing - Walker Books
Barry Quinn
Development Producer - CBeebies
Anna Rafferty
MD - Penguin Digital
Shazril Rahman
MAC3 Incubator Programme - MDeC Malaysia
Paul Rhodes
Head of Digital - Walker
Mark Riches
CEO and Co-Founder - Radiowaves
Ben Roberts
Director - Lottery Film Fund, BFI
Michael Rose
Co-Founder - Magic Light Pictures
Richard Rowe
Director of Acquisitions & Original Series - Cartoon Network, CN Too, Boomerang, Cartoonito EMEA
Barry Ryan
Standards & Policy Manager - Market Research Society
Sophie Sampson
Writer and Producer - Freelance
Reg Sanders
3D Director and Stereographer -
Sander Schwartz
President - Fremantle Media
Josh Selig
President & Founder - Little Airplane Productions
Kath Shackleton
Producer – Fettle Animation -
Mark Sorrell
Game Director - Somethin’ Else
Alison Stewart
Head of CBeebies Production, Animation and Acquisitions - BBC
Melanie Stokes
Co-Director - Kindle Entertainment
Linda Sullivan
Director - Media and Digital Technology
Siv Svanaes
Chief Tablet Researcher - Family Kids and Youth
Muriel Thomas
Media Consultant - Freelance
Hayley Treacy Pepler
Creative Director – Get on the Radio -
Tom Turcan
Founder - Runcat Consulting
Juliet Tzabar
Production Director - Plug-In Media
Joanna van der Meer
Family Learning Co-ordinator - BFI
Tom Van Waveren
CEO and Creative Director - Cake Entertainment
Ewan Vinnicombe
Head of Presentation - CBeebies & CBBC
Russell Wall
Digital Media Consultant -
Alison Warner
VP - Technicolor
Louise Webster
Mummy Blogger and Founder - Beyondtheschoolrun.com
Matt Whatley
Senior Designer - Complete Control
Maurice Wheeler
Strategic Planning Director - DoCo
Debbie Wicks
Project Co-ordinator - Young Rewired State
Phil Williams
Writer - ACB
Sioned Wyn Roberts
Content Commissioner - S4C
Chen Xiangnong
Producer - CCTV Animation
Xiaoxuan Yang
Vice Director - Beijing TV KAKU Children’s Satellite Channel
Kok-yee Yau
Investment Manager - Ingenious Media Investments Limited
Producers
Julie Adair
- Adair Digital
Shazia Ali
Qualitative Research Consultant - Freelance
Steven Andrew
Creative Director - The Foundation
Stephanie Barton
Children’s Publishing Advisor -
Btisam Belola
Insight and Innovation Consultant -
Helen Brunsdon
Animation Producer and Consultant -
Lori Camm
Senior Content Producer - CBeebies
Victoria Coker
Development Producer - CBBC Scotland
Tom Cousins
Assistant Producer - CBeebies
Rebecca Denton
Executive Producer/Creative -
Olivia Dickinson
Producer - Freelance
Oliver Dyer
Director - Skew Studios
Chris Dymond
Digital Innovation Specialist (and geek parent) -
Faye Ellis
Digital Learning Programmes Manager - The British Museum and Youth Board Member
Claire Fegan
Business Development Manager - Kanoti
Rebecca Fox
Animator and Storyteller -
Joe Friel
Content Co-ordinator - Folder Media
Jonathan G Brown
Head of Production - Lightworx Media Ltd
Alan Gilbey
Screenwriter and Show Developer - Freelance
Ricard Gras
Product Manager - Sportradar
Paul Gravett
Co-Director - Comica Festival & Escape Books
Kirsty Gray
Consultant - Kids Industries
Karen Johnson
Executive Producer - Turmeric Media Ltd
John Kent
Cross-Platform Producer - Freelance
Charles Kriel
MD - 12 Stories Tall
Dinah Lammiman
Producer/Director – Three Black Cats and PastPorte -
Nicholas Lovell
Founder - Gamesbrief
Louise Lynch
MD - Libra Television
Scott Martin
Development Producer - CBBC
Jeff Norton
Writer/Producer - Awesome
Becky Palmer
Freelance Digital Producer - Becky Palmer Media
Martin Pope
Co-founder - Magic Light Pictures
Julia Posen
Marketing - Walker Books
Tony Reed
Executive Producer - CBeebies
Adam Selly
Founder - Union Media Limited
Kath Shackleton
Producer – Fettle Animation -
Paul Shuttleworth
Executive Producer - Freelance
Ben Simpson
Producer - Plug In Media
Christopher Skala
Senior Vice President - Guinness World Records
Alexandra Swann
Dr - Freelance
Anthony Utley
Media & Distribution Consultant -
Bloggers
Christina Boonstra
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Sanjay d'Humières
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Jon Hancock
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Alison Kimberley
MA Digital Media Production - Salford University
Jayne Kirkham
Writer -
Nina Koo-Seen-Lin
journalist - freelance
Bhavit Mehta
Freelancer - Publishing Industry
Ian Prince
Senior Producer and journalist - Freelance
Tom Webb
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Executive Producers
Sarah Baynes
Director - The Creative Garden
Sarah Baynes
Director - The Creative Garden
Jane Burton
Head of Content and Creative Director - Tate Media
Marion Edwards
VP Production - Hit Entertainment
Marc Goodchild
Founder - IpDipSkyBlue
Joss Hastings
Vice President - The Walt Disney Company
Anna Home
Chair - The CMC and The CMF
Estelle Hughes
Managing Director - 3Line Media
Matt Locke
Director - Storythings
Anthony Lukom
Vice President and Managing Director - Turner Broadcasting
Debbie Macdonald
Consultant - Freelance
Jamie Macdonald
Senior Vice President - Codemasters Studios
Helen McAleer
UK Managing Director - Walker Books Ltd
Jamila Metran
Programme Manager - CITV
Sue Nott
Executive Producer Independents - CBBC Drama
Vickie O'Malley
MD UK Entertainment - CPLG
Gary Pope
Director - Kids Industries
Neil Richards
Director - The Mustard Corporation
Jon Spooner
Creative Director - Unlimited
Alison Stewart
Head of CBeebies Production, Animation and Acquisitions - BBC
Juliet Tzabar
Production Director - Plug-In Media
Mark Wilson
Scriptwriter & Consultant - Freelance.
Steve Wynne
Joint Managing Director - Rival Media









