Timetable
Meetings Room
One-to-one Meetings
One-to-One meetings run 10.30am-5.30pm. Lunch is at 1-2pm and provided to all delegates.
11:45am-1:00pmOne-to-one Meetings
One-to-One meetings run 10.30am-5.30pm. Lunch is at 1-2pm and provided to all delegates.
2:00pm-3:30pmOne-to-one Meetings
One-to-One meetings run 10.30am-5.30pm. Lunch is at 1-2pm and provided to all delegates.
3:45pm-5:30pmOne-to-one Meetings
One-to-One meetings run 10.30am-5.30pm. Lunch is at 1-2pm and provided to all delegates.
Conference Room
Registration
Registration opens at 9am, with tea and coffee available to all delegates upon arrival.
10:00am-10:30amKeynote: Peter Lord
Aardman's Creative Director Peter Lord talks about the way Aardman has organised itself as a creative powerhouse over the last 30+ years - and how their new position as a mutual company is part of that process.
10:30am-11:30amPanel: The Shock of the New
Developing IP for new platforms, with new techniques, new approaches to the audience, new strategies from broadcasters, new sources of funding.
11:30am-12:00pmBreak
Take a break with tea, coffee and networking in Social 7.
12:00pm-1:00pmForum: ScreenSkills and the Animation Skills Council
Senior animation executives join ScreenSkills and Animation Skills Council representatives to discuss how training programmes are benefitting companies and freelancers – and feed in ideas for how training funding should be used.
1:00pm-2:00pmLunch
Lunch is provided for delegates in the venue.
2:00pm-2:30pmKeynote: Sarah Muller
Newly returned to the BBC, Sarah outlines the BBC Children's commitment to animation and the ways in which to engage, while also taking a look at the international animation market in which she has operated so successfully in recent years.
2:30pm-3:30pmPanel: Global Opps
Case studies in successful international co-production. Manimation looks at how successful companies are putting together financing packages to get content made and distributed across multiple territories.
3:30pm-4:00pmBreak
Take a break with tea, coffee and networking in Social 7.
4:00pm-4:45pmPanel: Ads and Animators
Working with creative agencies – case studies in successful relationships.
4:45pm-5:30pmSession: Diversity – Good for Business
Following up the Animation UK/Screen Alliance diversity survey, considering how access to the animation industry can be improved and why that‘s better for business.
5:30pm-7:00pmDrinks Reception
Join us after the conference and meetings for drinks and networking in Social 7.
