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John Kent
Lambent Productions
Head of Digital
John is a content strategist and producer with more than 20 years experience. Recent work includes a new strategy and relaunch for Al Jazeera Children’s Channel, new strategy and digital reboot of ‘Peppa Pig’ and new branding and relaunch for licensing giant CPLG. He was Digital Director at Kids Industries for two years, and before that John was at the BBC, where he worked across radio, TV and interactive, including two years as interactive exec producer for CBeebies. John is Head of Digital at factual and learning specialists Lambent Productions and is an also an associate of the Little Big Partnership.
VR 101 - Making Virtual a Reality
A number of consumer VR products are set to hit the market in 2016 with industry experts predicting this year as watershed moment in mainstream engagement with the technology. There's obvious potential for the games industry - but what's its potential to impact other areas such as play, learning and storytelling? We'll hear from industry leaders including former Director of Sony's London Studio, David Ranyard, who left his role earlier this year to become a dedicated Virtual Reality Developer. Dubit will also be on hand to tell us what they’ve learnt about how children and young people are engaging with…
Safeguarding Stars and Audiences
There has been a growing focus on creating safe spaces online for children to access and engage with appropriate content, however internet safety still remains a prevalent concern especially as an increasing number of under 13s use social media and platforms such as YouTube to both view and create content. Are platforms such as YouTube Kids, Azoomee and PopJam the way forward and what can brands do to better safeguard audiences when accessing content online? The rise of user generated content (UGC) raises questions over regulation - if anyone can create it how can we regulate it? User Generated Content…
