Speakers 2021

Dr Kris Alexander

Ryerson University
Video Game Professor

Vanessa Amberleigh

BBC Children’s In House Productions
Genre Lead - Preschool

Kenneth Anderson

Character Cube
Character Designer

Laverne Antrobus

Consultant Child & Educational Psychologist

Melodie Ash

Joi Polloi
Producer

Japhet Asher

Polarity Reversal Ltd
Director

Ros Attille

CBeebies
Development Executive

Ann Austen

Mattel
Executive Producer

Andrew Baker

Cantilever Media
CEO

Zia Bales

WarnerMedia EMEA
Senior Manager Acquisitions & Coproductions, Kids

Dr Aneesh Barai

University of Sheffield
University Teacher in Education

Anna Bassi

The Week Junior
Editorial Director

Dominique Bazay

Netflix
Director, Original Animation

Kevin Beimers

Italic Pig
CEO / Creative Director

Sushil Kumar Bhasin

Media & Entertainment Association of India
President

Kate Biggs

Ofcom
Director of Content Policy

Brenda Bisner

Kidoodle.TV
Chief Content Officer

Greg Boardman

Three Stones Media
CEO & Producer

Sarah Boorman

Music Strategy and Marketing Consultant

Tom Box

Blue Zoo
Co-founder

Professor Lucy Bray

Edge Hill University
Professor

Deirdre Brennan

WildBrain
EVP, Content Partnerships

Brolly Brollyman

Brollyman Productions
Composer

Danielle Brown MBE

Paralympian and Author

Nathan Bryon

Writer and Actor

Jenny Buckland

Australian Children’s Television Foundation
CEO

Louise Bucknole

ViacomCBS Networks International
VP, Programming Kids, VCNI UK & Ireland

Dino Burbidge

Sky
Innovation Coach

Alice Burden

Children's Media Consultant

Mellie Buse

Adastra Creative
Writer, Producer & Co-Founder

Eryk Casemiro

Nickelodeon
SVP Preschool

Caroline Cason

Ofcom
Senior Market Research Manager

Val Cazalet

Moore Kingston Smith
Partner & Accountant

Eliott Cheeseman

Entertainment & Esport Lawyer

Rajiv Chilaka

Green Gold Animation
Founder & CEO

Sean Clarke

Aardman
Managing Director

Dr Barbie Clarke

Family Kids & Youth
Founder

Joanne Cliff

Platypus Research
Managing Director

Emily Cohen

Sherbert Research
Research Manager

Emma Cooper

Cooperative Innovations
Business Development

Richard Cooper

Ampere Analysis
Research Director

Tom Cousins

BBC Children’s & Education
Series Producer

Nicky Cox MBE

CEO, Fresh Start Media
Editor-in-Chief, First News

Dr Natascha Crandall

Crandall Consulting
Educational Consultant

Zoë Daniel

The Guardian/Reuters
Journalist and Freelance Filmmaker and Broadcaster

Professor Charles Davis

Ryerson University
Professor

Julie-Ann Dean

Scripts Out Loud
Voice Actor & Co-founder

Susie Dicker

Drawn from Valor
Executive Director

Caroline Dinenage MP

DCMS
Minister for Digital and Culture

Abhishek Dutta

POGO & Cartoon Network, South Asia
Senior Director and Network Head

Jackie Edwards

BFI, Young Audiences Content Fund
Head of Fund

Ken Faier

Epic Story Media
El Presidente & CEO

Maureen Fan

Baobab Studios
CEO & Co-founder

Sarah Fell

WarnerMedia
Head of Content

António Ferreira

Mental Health Ambassador

Nick Fisher

Hook Research
Co-founder

Josh Fisher

Executive and Content Creator

Dr. Peter-Marc Fortune

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Associate Medical Director

Helen Foulkes

BBC
Head of BBC Education and Newsround

Maxine Fox

Giraffe Insights
Managing Director

Nathan Geering

Rationale Method
Accessibility Innovator

Robyn Gell

Dancer

Biren Ghose

Technicolor
Country Head, India

Jon Gisby

WildBrain Spark
EVP and MD

Dr. Caroline Hagerman

ATiC
Innovation Fellow

Nina Hahn

Head of ViacomCBS International Studios Kids (VIS Kids)
SVP of International Production & Development, Nickelodeon International

Chris Halliday

BFI
Senior Certification Analyst

Catherine Halprin

Children’s Media Consultant & Producer, Arcade Consulting
Founder of Edsport-Kids, Canada

James Hamilton

Channel 4
Senior Audience Planner

George Hanks

Family Kids & Youth
Senior Ethnographer

Dani Harmer

Actor/Presenter

Laura Henry-Allain MBE

Global Writer, Speaker and Consultant and Creator of the JoJo and Gran Gran Characters

Patricia Hidalgo

BBC
Director of Children’s & Education

Bob Higgins

Boat Rocker Studios, Kids & Family
EVP, Content

Dr Christine Horz-Ishak

TH Köln/Germany
Professor

Nikki Hunter

Konnie Huq

Author and TV Presenter

Georgina Hurcombe

LoveLove Films
Managing Director and Producer

Professor Lizzie Jackson

London South Bank University
Director of Research and Enterprise

P Jayakumar

Toonz Media Group
CEO

Jaden Jefferson

Reporter

Rosie Jones

Comedian, Writer, Actor and Children’s Author

Christopher Keenan

Mattel
SVP Global Content and Executive Producer

David Kleeman

Dubit
SVP, Global Trends

Amy Kraft

Pinna
Director of Development and Children’s Programming

Vikas Kumar

Digitoonz
CEO & Founder

Geoff Lachapelle

Co-founder, IQ Esports
CBC Documentary Producer, Ryerson University

Trevor Lai

UP Studios
Founder and CEO

Navi Lamba

E4 and Entertainment
Digital Commissioner

Stefan Lampinen

Swedish Games Industry Association
Co-founder and Chairman

Fiona Lennon

ITV
Head of Audiences - Factual, Sport, Current Affairs, News, Daytime, Children and ITV4

John Likeman

Gwylan
Founder and CEO

Mark Little

Kinzen
CEO

Alicia Liu

Singing Grass
Founder and Managing Director

Natalie Llewellyn

Jellyfish Originals
MD

Estelle Lloyd

Macademia
COO & Co-founder

Anne Longfield OBE

Children's Campaigner

Marney Malabar

TVOkids
Director

Mac Malik

YouTube Kids
Global Head of Programming

Smita Maroo

Shemaroo Entertainment
SVP, Animation, Kids Digital, L&M

Rhian Marston-Jones

Scripts Out Loud
Voice Actor & Co-founder

Jon Mason

Jollywise
Founder & MD

Marie McCann

CBC Kids
Senior Director of Children's Content

Omari McCarthy

Writer

Paul McCoy

MCC Media
Producer/Director

Maggie McGuire

Pinna
CEO

John McVay OBE

Pact
Chief Executive

Ella Meek

Reporter

Jay Mills

KidsKnowBest
Research Director

Gary Milne

Zodiak Kids Studios
Head of Content Development

Dr Radha Modgil

Doctor, Broadcaster and Author

Jodie Morris

Acamar Films
Chief Content & Audiences Officer

Paul Mortimer

ITV
Content Director, On Demand & Acquisitions

Kurt Mueller

Silvergate Media
EVP, Creative Content

Sarah Muller

BBC Children's
Lead Commissioning Editor, Children’s Content 7-12

Lucy Murphy

Sky UK & ROI
Head of Kids Content

Shoubna Naika-Taylor

Coventry Crosshairs
Digital Schoolhouse Lead Teacher and Owner

Darren Nartey

ITV
Acquisitions Manager: Films & Kids

Nyasha Nyamhondoro

Family Kids & Youth
Research Executive

Kate O'Connor

Animation UK
Executive Chair

Lisa Olfman

Portfolio Entertainment
CEO & Co-founder

Mark Oswin

Freelance
Head Writer

Dr. Dom Padfield

NHS Wales
Junior Doctor

Nick Park

Aardman
Director/Producer

Dr Becky Parry

University of Sheffield
Programme Leader for MA Digital Literacies, Culture and Education, School of Education

Sarah Peacock

BBFC
Compliance and Education Manager

Rachel Phillips

Cardiff University
PhD student

Mikiko Ponczeck

Adobe Partner
Comic Book and Manga Artist

Barry Purves

Animator, Director, Writer

Chella Quint

Author, Presenter, Researcher, Artist and Educator

Dom Raban

Xploro
Co-founder and CEO

Jayesh Ranjan, IAS

Industries & Commerce Department and Information Technology, Electronics and Communications Department
Principal Secretary to Government of Telangana

Sir Phil Redmond CBE

Grange Hill & Hollyoaks
Creator

Jon Rennie

Cloth Cat Animation
Managing Director

Chris Renshaw

TapTap Sound
Composer & Owner

Shabnam Rezaei

Big Bad Boo Studios
Co-founder

Sarah Riding

The Insights Family®
Research & Trends Director

Chris Rose

Nickelodeon International & VIS Kids
VP Production and Development

Lorraine Ruckstuhl

Barclays Bank
Head of Technology, Media & Telecoms Team

Emma Scott

Cultivation Partners
Founder

Sabrina Sellami

Big Creative Education / Level 3 Games Design

Kath Shackleton

Fettle Animation
Producer

Jo Shinner

BBC Natural History Unit
Executive Producer

Anu Sikka

Viacom18
Head – Creative, Content and Research Kids TV Network

Linda Simensky

PBS Kids
Head of Content

Mitchell Simmons

ViacomCBS
VP, Government Relations

Gurmeet Singh

Electronics & Computer Software Export Promotion Council of India
Executive Director

Andy Smith

Spectrum Gaming
Director

Tim Stokes

ATiC
Innovation Fellow

Rebecca Stringer

KidsKnowBest
Research Director

Maria Oliveira Tamellini

GamerSafer
Co-founder & COO

Rodrigo Tamellini

GamerSafer
Co-founder and CEO

Dr Marcus Tan

ST6 in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Mark Taylor

A Productions
Managing Director

Michael Towner

BBC Children's
Interim Head of Commissioning and Acquisitions for 0-6

Nigel Twumasi

mayamada
Co-founder

Ed Vaizey

House of Lords Communications Committee
the Rt Hon. the Lord Vaizey of Didcot

Nicholas Walters

SuperAwesome
MD, Gaming

Alexi Wheeler

Netflix
Director of Kids and Family Content - EMEA

Diane Whitley

Freelance
Head Writer/Showrunner

Jacqueline Wilson

Author

Sioned Wyn Roberts

S4C
Content Commissioner, Children's & Learning

Des Yankson

Actor

Andria Zafirakou MBE

Global Teacher Prize 2018 Winner

Dan and Claudia Zanes

All Ages Musicians

Amoy Antunet

Keedron Bryant

Tilly Lockey

Salma Mahamud

Selorm Adonu & Marcus Alexander Austin

Ayo Norman-Williams

Mateo Salvatto

Gabby Tan

Joe The Doodle Boy

Omari the Vegan Chef

Courtney Arumugam

Gaumont Animation
VP, Creative Development – Animation & Family 

Ros Attille

CBeebies
Development Executive

Daniel Bays

CAKE Productions
VP Development

Tasha Dhanraj

Comedy Writer

Sarah Fell

WarnerMedia
Head of Content

Ian France

Sky Kids
Commissioning Editor

Emilie Frelon

Netflix
Production Finance Manager

Robin Gladman

Aardman Animations
Senior Distribution & Acquisitions Manager

Josie Grierson

Entertainment One
Director of Creative Affairs, Family Brands

Georgina Hurcombe

LoveLove Films
Managing Director and Producer

John Knowles

YACF
YACF Production Executive

Natalie Llewellyn

Jellyfish Originals
MD

Ahrani Logan

Peapodicity
CEO & Co-founder

Darren Nartey

ITV
Acquisitions Manager: Films & Kids

Lynsey O'Callaghan

Viacom International Media Networks
Director of International Content Acquisitions and Pre-school Current Series

Cedric Petitpas

YouTube UK & Ireland
Head of Family Partnerships

Orion Ross

The Walt Disney Company
VP, Original Programming - Animation Media Networks Europe & Africa

Avrill Stark

A Stark Production
CEO

Harriet Williams

YACF
YACF Development Executive

Jamie Badminton

Karrot
Creative Director

Sarah Baynes

The Creative Garden
Director

Daniel Bays

CAKE Productions
VP Development

Braydon Bent

Presenter and Reporter

Ankur Bhasin

Bhasin Group Media & Entertainment Association of India
Director Secretary

Ricky Boleto

BBC
Presenter/Reporter

Leah Boleto

Radio and TV Presenter

Vanessa Brookman

WarnerMedia
VP Content, Brands & Digital UK & NE

Kate Bulkley

Freelance Business Journalist

Adam Campbell

Macademia
Director of Product

Nigel Clarke

TV Presenter and Performer

Zoë Daniel

The Guardian/Reuters
Journalist and Freelance Filmmaker and Broadcaster

Julie-Ann Dean

Scripts Out Loud
Voice Actor & Co-founder

Rhianna Dhillon

Broadcaster and Film Critic

Olivia Dickinson

Digital Olive
Consultant

Tiernan Douieb

Comedian and Writer

Biren Ghose

Technicolor
Country Head, India

Sam Harris

Hook Research
Insights & Engagement Director

Chris Jarvis

Little Radio Productions
Presenter

Esther Kaufmann

Freelance
Writer/Creator

Sallyann Keizer

Sixth Sense Media
Managing Director

Bethan Leyshon

Actress and Writer

Emmanuelle Lhoni

BBC
Journalist & Weather Presenter

Rhian Marston-Jones

Scripts Out Loud
Voice Actor & Co-founder

Lydia Mossahebi

Freelance
Digital Content Consultant

Jeff Norton

Dominion of Drama
Founder

Sue Nott

Executive Producer and Consultant

Beth Parker

Freelance Animation Consultant and Executive Producer

Jo Redfern

Sutikki
Global Brand Director

Julian Scott

Executive Producer

Tim Searle

Aardman Animations
Creative Consultant

Steve Wynne

Strawberry Blond TV
CEO

Pat Younge

Cardiff Productions
Co-MD

Ramin Zahed

Animation Magazine
Editor-in-Chief

Rebecca Atkinson

Executive Producer / Writer / Creator 

Mary-Jane Attafuah

Tifi
Communications Strategist

Jamie Badminton

Karrot
Creative Director

Justine Bannister

Just B
Founder & Creative Facilitator

Daniel Bays

CAKE Productions
VP Development

Btisam Belola

Independent Consultant
Insight & Innovation Consultant

Ankur Bhasin

Bhasin Group Media & Entertainment Association of India
Director Secretary

Kathryn Bogsnes-McCann

Into Film
Learning Coordinator

Catherine Branscome-Morrissey

Branscome International
President and Executive Producer

Dr Vicky Brophy

WONKY Films
Owner

Lana Castleman

Writers Guild of Canada
Director of Communications

Tony Cooke

Scriptwriter

Zoë Daniel

The Guardian/Reuters
Journalist and Freelance Filmmaker and Broadcaster

Sarah Doyle

Kids Industries
Digital Designer

Rachael Exton

Blue Zoo
Production Manager

Viola Gabrielli

Content & Talent Scout, Programmer

Biren Ghose

Technicolor
Country Head, India

Chris Goodyear

Many Cats Studios
Lead

Catherine Halprin

Children’s Media Consultant & Producer, Arcade Consulting
Founder of Edsport-Kids, Canada

Melissa Hardinge

BBC Children's
Senior Commissioning Editor, 6 to 16s, Independents

Sam Harris

Hook Research
Insights & Engagement Director

Sherri Hope Culver

Temple University
Associate Professor

Emily Horgan

Kids' Media Consultant

Simon Johns

Cardiff University
Research Psychologist

Becky Jones

Boojum Media
Executive Producer

Tom Jordan

Writer and Content Creator

Lena Kadir

Global Media & Entertainment
Qualitative Insight Specialist

Sallyann Keizer

Sixth Sense Media
Managing Director

Jayne Kirkham

Writer

Rosemary Klein

Industry Media
Director

Sarah Legg-Barratt

Neon Soul Media
Children's Media Consultant

Miranda Maguire

Research Consultant

Kez Margrie

BBC Children's
Commissioning Editor, Factual & Fact Ent, Independents

Lydia Mossahebi

Freelance
Digital Content Consultant

Martyn Niman

King Bee Animation
Director

Alison Norrington

storycentral
Founder and Creative Director

Kate O'Connor

Animation UK
Executive Chair

Tom Outteridge

BBC
Freelance Assistant Producer

Lisa Prime

BAFTA
Children & Young People Manager

Shannon Reeve

LoveLove Films
Production Manager

Brandon Relph

Studio BE
CEO

Tim Searle

Aardman Animations
Creative Consultant

Steve Smith

Beakus
Producer

Hannah Rose Smith

Script Editor & Writer

Nikki Stearman

Dubit and the Children's Media Foundation
Senior Game Designer

Hannah Thompson

Freelance Line Producer

Colin Ward

The Children's Media Foundation
Deputy Director

Vanessa Wheeler

Lupus Films
Development Coordinator

Dan Wicksman

Scriptwriter

Maria Pullen

Karrot
Production Assistant

Vanessa Wheeler

Lupus Films
Development Coordinator

Beverly Yeang

Studio AKA
Production Manager

Sarah Baynes

The Creative Garden
Director

Matt Bowen

Kids' TV Executive

Louise Bucknole

ViacomCBS Networks International
VP, Programming Kids, VCNI UK & Ireland

Greg Childs

The Children's Media Conference
Editorial Director

Tony Cooke

Scriptwriter

Olivia Dickinson

Digital Olive
Consultant

Marion Edwards

Red & Blue Productions
Children’s Media Consultant

Jackie Edwards

BFI, Young Audiences Content Fund
Head of Fund

Melissa Hardinge

BBC Children's
Senior Commissioning Editor, 6 to 16s, Independents

Navi Lamba

E4 and Entertainment
Digital Commissioner

Tracy Liddell

Studio Liddell
Managing Director

Ahrani Logan

Peapodicity
CEO & Co-founder

Debbie Macdonald

Independent Children’s Media Consultant

James Matheson

The Walt Disney Company EMEA
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications

Helen McAleer

IP, Publishing and Production Consultant

Sharon Miller

Right on Track
Writer, Voice Director, Casting Director

Tessa Moore

Brand Management and Family Entertainment Specialist

Alister Morgan

Acamar Films
Director of Strategy

Lucy Murphy

Sky UK & ROI
Head of Kids Content

Vickie O'Malley

Rockpool Licensing
MD

Tim Patterson

T1M Consult
Founder & Director

Cedric Petitpas

YouTube UK & Ireland
Head of Family Partnerships

Gary Pope

Kids Industries
CEO

Julia Posen

Children's Media Consultant

Tony Reed

BBC Children’s
Genre Lead, BBC Children’s Animation & Puppetry

Alison Stewart

Children’s Media Consultant, Executive Producer and Writer

Juliet Tzabar

Plug-in Media
Managing Director

Colin Ward

The Children's Media Foundation
Deputy Director

Alison Warner

Blue Zoo Rights
MD

Mark Wilson

Creative Director & Scriptwriter

Kelly Wood

Nickelodeon UK & Ireland
Director, Programming

Steve Wynne

Strawberry Blond TV
CEO