Speakers Speakers Helen BrownCHF Entertainment Director of Production Helen BrunsdonAnimation UK Director Nick ClarksonMerge Games PR & Marketing Louise CornallyBrown Bag Vice President of Finance & Business Affairs Phil DobreeJellyfish Pictures CEO Jean DongZespa Media Founder & CEO Chad EikhoffTRICK 3D Founder & CEO Kate FawcettBBC Children's Marketing Executive Bradley HarrisSilo Black Games CEO Adrian HealeyThe Manchester Growth Company Director of Business Development Mikael HellbergAccess to Music Head of Games and Media Dominic HoodSumo Digital Head of Art Helen HowellsHoHo Entertainment Joint MD Oli HyattBlue-Zoo/Animation UK Owner/Chair Tim JonesBBC Creative Creative Director Andrew LordFlipbook Co-founder & Managing Director Rose MarleySharpFutures Chief Executive Lewis MarshSharpFutures Marketing & Graphic Design Executive (Apprentice) Alex MartinCreative Skillset Senior Development Manager for Accreditation and Standards Alison Norringtonstorycentral Founder & Creative Director Adam RedfernBBC Children's Series Producer Jon RennieBait Studio, Cloth Cat Animation & Thud Media Managing Director Caoimhe RoddyCold Sun Studios Producer Chris RoseBeano Studios Director, Development & Production Steve SharmanHackthorn Innovation Founder & Director Tom Van WaverenCake Entertainment/ Animation in Europe CEO & Creative Director/& Vice-Chair Westley WoodBBC Creative Creative Promotions Director Hosts/Moderators Greg ChildsThe Children's Media Conference Editorial Director Alex CollierFreelance Writer Stephen HeyHeyStephenHey Director Tony HumphreysDepartment for International Trade Screen Specialist Tracy LiddellStudio Liddell Head of Broadcast Professor Andy MiahUniversity of Salford, Manchester Chair of Science Communication & Future Media Kate O'ConnorKate O’Connor Consulting/Animation UK Senior Consultant/Executive Chair Belinda PeachPeachy Director Westley WoodBBC Creative Creative Promotions Director Andy WyattToon Boom Animation/Animation Associates Business Development UK & Ireland/Director Producers Jonathan AshworthMighty Giant Founder & Creative Director Greg ChildsThe Children's Media Conference Editorial Director Beth HewittUniversity of Salford Director, Nations and Regions Media Conference Tracy LiddellStudio Liddell Head of Broadcast Andrew LordFlipbook Co-founder & Managing Director Belinda PeachPeachy Director Tim SearleCBBC Productions Head of Animation Westley WoodBBC Creative Creative Promotions Director Andy WyattToon Boom Animation/Animation Associates Business Development UK & Ireland/Director One-to-One Meetings Jo AllenCBBC Producer Helen BrownCHF Entertainment Director of Production Helen BrunsdonAnimation UK Director Jean DongZespa Media Founder & CEO Nick HallCBeebies Acquisitions & Independent Animation Programme Executive Christopher HallidayBFI Senior Certification Analyst Sarah LeggCBeebies Producer Alison Norringtonstorycentral Founder & Creative Director Kate O'ConnorKate O’Connor Consulting/Animation UK Senior Consultant/Executive Chair Desiree PeetersChildren’s Acquisitions & Independent Animation, CBBC & CBeebies Development Assistant Jon RennieBait Studio, Cloth Cat Animation & Thud Media Managing Director Chris RoseBeano Studios Director, Development & Production Steve SharmanHackthorn Innovation Founder & Director Andy WrightBFI HETV & Animation Certification Analyst Andy WyattToon Boom Animation/Animation Associates Business Development UK & Ireland/Director