Contributors Speakers Foz AllanBryncoed Productions Executive Producer Ken AndersonRed Kite Animation CEO Alison BakunowichNickelodeon UK VP Director of marketing and Communications Chris BanksBanks and Wag Composer Ted BaracosReed MIDEM Director of New Market Development Television Division Andrew BeechamSprout Senior VP Catherine Bennett Paul BennunSomethin' Else COO David BlandyExperimental Artist Jon BourdillonConsultant Will BrentonWish Films Director Hannah BroadbentChildnet Policy and Research Officer Anne BroganKindle Entertainment Co-Director Massimo BrunoDi Agostini Editore (Italy) Head of TV Channels Jenny BucklandAustralian Children’s Television Foundation CEO Louise BucknoleDisney Channels UK & Ireland Director of Programming Mellie BuseAdastra Creative Owner Michael CarringtonHit Entertainment VP Content Lana CastlemanKidscreen Editor John ChambersFreelance Script Writer David ChapmanSt. Peter's Collegiate School, Wolverhampton Assistant Principal Martina ChapmanOfcom Senior Research Manager James Chen GuUyoung Media & Entertainment Inc. Director of Strategy and Planning Nikki CollierIndustry Media TV Business Affairs Tony CollingwoodCollingwood & Co Writer/Producer Tim ComptonLime Pictures Development Executive John ConlonVMIN UK Cluster VP Director of Research Frank Cottrell BoyceAuthor and Screenwriter Sophie DauvoisOkido Editor Alison DavidEgmont Consumer Insight Director Rebecca DaviesCreative Skillset Partnership Manager, Film and Animation John DavisonKanoti Creative Director Susie DayAuthor Sheila de CourcyRTÉ Cross-Divisional Head of Children’s Content Carla De JongCBC Executive in Charge of Production and Development, Children's and Youth Programming Michael DeeCoolabi Director of Content Dr Shirley DentPhonepayPlus Head of Communications Genevieve DexterSerious Lunch Ltd CEO Marc DhramiGaumont Alphanim Head of Production Financing and Co-Productions Iain DodgeonWellcome Trust Project Manager, Broadcast and Games Francesca DowPenguin Children's Managing Director Marion EdwardsHit Entertainment Executive Producer Veronique EncrenazCITIA/ANNECY Head of Projects, Mifa Dr Carla Engelbrecht FisherNo Crusts Interactive Games Designer and Founder Alan FenwickTurner Broadcasting Vice President Turner CN Enterprises Cristina FiumaraFreelance Content Creator and Creative Producer/Showrunner Simon FlamankBob & Co Executive Director Gerard FosterScriptwriter Ed GaltonCake Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer Dominic GardinerGardiner Entertainment Ltd Kids and Family Entertainment Consultant Angharad GarlickBoomerang Executive Producer Darran GarnhamMind Candy Chief Business Development Officer Darren GarrettLittleLoud Creative Director Stephanie GauldEgmont Digital Publisher Biren GhoseABAI Country Head, Technicolor India and President Joe GodwinBBC Children's Director Andrew GoffGazoob Ltd Director of Education Marc GoodchildIpDipSkyBlue Founder Renuka GuptaDiscovery Research Associate Director Anand GurnaniAnand Gurnani Media Founder David HallamThe Foundation Head of Development Jacqueline HardingTomorrow's Child Director Alan HathawayDiscovery Research Managing Director Beth HawkinsScience Museum Learning Resources Project Manager Anna HewittWalker Books UK Head of Licensing Karen HoldenUKTI International Trade Adviser Eric HuangMind Candy Director of Development James HugginsMade in Me MD and Co-Founder Tony HumphreysTalent TV MD Henrietta Hurford JonesBBC Worldwide Director of Children's Investment Laurie HutzlerThe Emotional Toolbox & ETB Screenwriting Founder Oli HyattBlue Zoo Animation Studio Creative Director Rebecca IronsideSPA Future Thinking Senior Director Qualitative Sharna JacksonTate Kids Editor Greg JennerHistorical Consultant Mark JennettTrainer, Writer, Consultant Amelia JohnsonBin Weevils Co-Founder Tim JoklCBeebies Interactive Senior Producer Jonny KeelingChildren's NHU, BBC Executive Producer Donnie KerriganChunk Founder and MD Bryony KimmingsPerformance Artist Liz KitchenFreelance Composer David Kleeman Insights Programs and PlayVangelist PlayCollective Senior Vice President Rosemary KleinRights.tv Head of Kids & Factual Richard LangridgeLecturer and Consultant (Asia) Sydney Miranda LarsonTV and Theatre Writer John LeagasCBeebies Radio Executive Producer Andy LedgerBarclays Relationship Director Yago Fandiño LousaTVE / Clan TVE Kids' Content Manager Anthony LukomTurner Broadcasting Vice President and Managing Director Greg LynnAdrenalynn Entertainment CEO & Executive Producer Debbie MacdonaldIndependent Children's Media Consultant Fiona MacmillanRandom House UK Children’s Colour and Licensing Pauline MacnamaraYoung Poeple's RTÉ Executive Producer Animation and Independent Commissions Ray MaguireInteractive Opportunities Ltd Chairman Anna MansiBFI Head of Certification Kez MargrieCBBC Executive Producer, Independents Jeff ‘Swampy’ MarshDisney Co-creator / Executive Producer Chloe MartinPanel Nine Editorial Director Helen McAleerThe Walker Books Group Chief Global Development Officer Tina McCannNickelodeon UK Senior Vice President Managing Director Eileen McCarthyFreelance Broadcast Consultant Verity McIntosh Watershed / Pervasive Media Studio Producer Myles McLeodThe Brothers McLeod Writer Jamila MetranCITV Programme Manager Russell MillerThe Center for Intentional Media MD Diane MorelFreelance Story Editor Sarah MullerCBBC Head of Acquisitions and Drama Development Rachel MurrellFreelance Scriptwriter and Development Consultant Sannette NaeyéCinekid Director Desmond Ngai Multimedia Development Corporation (Malaysia) Manager, Industry & Business Development Moses NyachaeSaffery Champness Director, Film & TV Connal OrtonCBBC Executive Producer Faraz OsmanLemonade Money Executive Producer and Creative Executive Dani ParrRoyal & Derngate Theatre Associate Director Tim PattersonNickelodeon UK VP, Director of Programming Russell PearsonHit Entertainment Sales Director, Digital & Home Entertainment John PettigrewCambridge University Press Digital Strategic Development Manager for International Education Nigel PickardZodiak Kids UK CEO Katharina PietzschZDF Junior Enterprises Director Cally PoplakEgmont Press UK and Egmont USA Managing Director Matt PorterThe Foundation Head of Animation Production Julia PosenWalker Books EVP and Commercial Director, Group Rights and Development Division Elin RaustølNRK Super Head of Acquisitions Tom RedingBBC Worldwide Head of Digital Entertainment & Games Tony ReedCBeebies In-House Production Executive Producer Shona ReppeTheatre Maker Peter RobinsonDubit Head of Research Mike RobinsonCHF Entertainment Head of Studio Ella RomanosRemode CEO Michael RoseMagic Light Pictures Co-Founder Orion RossDisney Channels EMEA Vice President, Original Series Vicky SchroderusYLE (Finland) Acquisition Executive Sander SchwartzFremantle Enterprises President Children and Family Entertainment Wendy Scott Fran ScottScience Presenter and Demonstration Developer Claire SelbyYellow House English Limited CEO Christopher SkalaGuinness World Records Senior Vice President, Programming & TV Sales Jonathan SoYong Le Innovative Education (HK) Ltd Director Mark SorrellHide&Seek Development Director Vicky SpenglerBBC R&D Senior Creative Director Jon SpoonerUnlimited Creative Director Alison StewartBBC Head of CBeebies Production, Animation and Acquisitions Owen SticklerDinamo Productions MD Melanie StokesKindle Entertainment MD Phil StuartPreloaded Creative Director Hacker T. Dog(via video) Cheryl TaylorCBBC Controller Dan TuckerMedikidz Digital Director Juliet TzabarPlug-In Media CEO John VastaBin Weevils Head of Licensing Joan VogelesangToon Boom CEO Mike WattsNovel Entertainment CEO Richie WebbTop Dog Productions Composer Jennifer WilsonThe Project Factory Director Sioned Wyn RobertsChildren’s & Learning S4C Wales Content Commissioner Mike YoungMoonscoop LLC (Via video) CEO Vera ZaveruchaAgência Nacional do Cinema, Brazil Director Hosts/Moderators Bob Golding & Glen DaviesHosts OMG! Party Simon and SamaraCircus Entertainers OMG! Party Ken AndersonRed Kite Animation CEO Paul Ansell's Number NineLive Band OMG! Party Alexander BarFreelance Content Creator & Creative Producer Will BrentonWish Films Director Dr Barbie ClarkeKids and Youth Managing Director Tony CollingwoodCollingwood & Co Writer/Producer Philip CooperBBC Producer Nicola DaviesWriter Sheila de CourcyRTÉ Cross-Divisional Head of Children’s Content Camilla DeakinLupus Films Joint Managing Director Jon DoyleLaughing Gravy Media Creative Director Nelufar HedayatCBBC Reporter/Presenter Anna HomeThe CMC and The CMF Chair Helen HowellsHoho Entertainment Joint MD Nathan HullPenguin Books Digital Product Development Director Jane HyndmanRights.tv Senior Business Affairs Manager Katy JonesBBC Learning Zone Executive Producer Dinah LammimanPastPorte Creative Director John Lomas-BullivantKickback Media Ltd Transmedia Consultant/Creator Nicholas LovellGamesbrief Founder Joe MaceITV Studios Head of Entertainment Development Joseph NormanFurry Tree Animation Director Kaine PatelSnipple Animation Group CEO Leanne PrestonBright Box Creative Company Director/Creative Consultant Tony ReedCBeebies In-House Production Executive Producer Julian ScottPurple Pictures CEO Adam SellyUnion Media Founder Jon SpoonerUnlimited Creative Director Anthony UtleyMedia & Distribution Consultant Nick WaltersHopster Founder Karl WoolleyLaughing Gravy Media Managing Director Producers Julie AberdeinBBC Producer Shazia AliMint Research Ltd Research Consultant Tim BainFreelance Scriptwriter Alexander BarFreelance Content Creator & Creative Producer Alexander BarFreelance Content Creator & Creative Producer Stephanie BartonMacmillan Children’s Books Sarah BaynesCreative Garden Creative Director Btisam BelolaBBRI Insight and Innovation Consultant Helen BrunsdonAnimation Producer and Consultant Olivia DickinsonFreelance Producer Kate DicksonNickelodeon UK Communications Director Paul GravettComica Festival & Escape Books Director Rebecca HodgsonFreelance Producer Laurie HutzlerThe Emotional Toolbox & ETB Screenwriting Founder Jane HyndmanRights.tv Senior Business Affairs Manager Siwan JobbinsFreelance Creative Producer David Kleeman Insights Programs and PlayVangelist PlayCollective Senior Vice President Charles Kriel12 Stories Tall MD Dinah LammimanPastPorte Creative Director Terri LanganCBeebies In-house Development Producer Amy LetmanWest Yorkshire Playhouse Associate Producer John Lomas-BullivantKickback Media Ltd Transmedia Consultant/Creator Louise LynchLibra Television MD Debbie MacdonaldIndependent Children's Media Consultant Elaine McElroyFreelance Development Producer Sharon MillerRight on Track Ltd Writer/Director Rachel MurrellFreelance Scriptwriter and Development Consultant Joseph NormanFurry Tree Animation Director Clare Norton-SmithBAFTA Children’s Event Producer Reem NoussReemNoussMedia Consultant Sai PathmanathanFreelance Science Education Consultant Julia PosenWalker Books EVP and Commercial Director, Group Rights and Development Division Leanne PrestonBright Box Creative Company Director/Creative Consultant Ed PughMedia Consultant/Producer Barry QuinnCBeebies Development Producer Mickey RogersMickey Rogers Media President Julian ScottPurple Pictures CEO Claire SelbyYellow House English Limited CEO Adam SellyUnion Media Founder Katie SimmonsFreelance Writer and Development Producer Sueann SmithRed Kite Animation Director Production & Development Anthony UtleyMedia & Distribution Consultant Francesca WalkerMEDIA Desk UK Industry Relations Co-ordinator Nick WaltersHopster Founder Executive Producers Matt BarbrookNickelodeon UK Director of Channel Strategy Greg ChildsThe Children's Media Conference Editorial Director Marion EdwardsHit Entertainment Executive Producer Dominic GardinerGardiner Entertainment Ltd Kids and Family Entertainment Consultant Marc GoodchildIpDipSkyBlue Founder Joss HastingsThe Walt Disney Company Vice President, Communications, Content and Media Bill HobbinsLion Television Executive Producer Anna HomeThe CMC and The CMF Chair Sharna JacksonTate Kids Editor Matt LockeStorythings Director Anthony LukomTurner Broadcasting Vice President and Managing Director, UK and Ireland Debbie MacdonaldIndependent Children's Media Consultant Helen McAleerThe Walker Books Group Chief Global Development Officer Jamila MetranCITV Programme Manager Sarah MullerCBBC Head of Acquisitions and Drama Development Vickie O'MalleyCPLG MD UK Entertainment Gary PopeKIds Industries Director Neil RichardsThe Mustard Corporation Director Jon SpoonerUnlimited Creative Director Alison StewartBBC Head of CBeebies Production, Animation and Acquisitions Jo TwistUKIE Director Juliet TzabarPlug-In Media CEO Alison WarnerTechnicolor Digital Productions’ Animation VP IP Sales, Acquisitions and Co-Productions Mark WilsonFreelance Creative Director & Scriptwriter Steve WynneRival Media Joint Managing Director Bloggers Milly AliProducer & Director David AultThe Mercenary Artist Storyteller and Astrophysicist Niel BushnellQurios Animation Producer/Director Jon HancockCBeebies Series Producer Dave HillFreelance Writer and Content Developer Samuel HutchinsonBBC Script Reader John KentKids Industries Digital Director Jayne KirkhamWriter Jan Leventhall Ian PrinceFreelance Producer, Journalist, Media Consultant