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Welcome Drinks

Keynote by the Shadow Minster for Culture and Media Ed Vaizey MP

Reception

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Who’s Space is it Anyway?

The industry, the regulators, or the kids?

Host:

Jake Humphries, Presenter

Speakers

Michael Carrington, Controller, CBeebies BBC Children’s

Adrian Mills, Executive Producer and Consultant, Freelance

Nigel Pickard, Director of Family Entertainment, RDF Media

Alison Warner, VP, Distribution, Cookie Jar Entertainment

Prix Jeunesse Suitcase

The best from the world’s premier international programme showcase.

Introduced By:

Frank Klasen, Head of Editorial, Children’s Department, Super RTL

Speakers

David Kleeman, President, American Center for Children and Media

Thinking Out of the Box

Creative companies finding new ways to fund ideas and reach audiences.

Moderator:

Dominic Mason, Director, AtomFire Productions

Speakers

DAVID MILLER, Director of Marketing & Business Development Europe, Double Fusion

MICHAEL ACTON SMITH, CEO, Mind Candy

Warren Tomlin, Chief Creative Officer, Fuel Industries

Maurice Wheeler, Co-Founder and Planning Director, Digital Outlook

Produced by:

ADAM KHWAJA, Development Producer, BBC Children's Interactive

Crossover Kids Workshop

Find out more about and test out a unique development opportunity.

Speakers

Frank Boyd, Creative Director, Unexpected Media

HEATHER CROALL, Director, Sheffield Doc/Fest

Marc Goodchild, Head of Children's Interactive and On-Demand, BBC Children's

Produced by:

Frank Boyd, Creative Director, Unexpected Media

Crossover Labs are supported by the BBC, Channel 4, Nesta, Screen Yorkshire & Skillset.

Let’s Do Lunch

Lunch with the commissioners and buyers – find out their plans and priorities.

Moderator:

Estelle Hughes, MD, 3Line Media

Speakers

KATE DEAN, Head of Television, BT Vision

Sheila De Courcy, Commissioning Editor, Young People’s Programmes, RTÉ

SIAN EIRIAN, Head of Children’s Services, S4C

Produced by:

Estelle Hughes, MD, 3Line Media

Sponsored by Millimages

Audience Insight Briefings

Insights from Showcomotion commissioned research.

Speakers

Shazia Ali, Associate Director, Quaestor Research & Marketing Strategists Ltd

Catherine Ellis, Associate Director, SPA Research

LAURA MCLARTY, Head of Research, Dubit Ltd

Produced by:

CLAIRE TONKS, Director, Kids Industries

Sponsored by Dubit and QMedia

The Future of Kids’ PSB

Question Time: quiz the broadcasters, regulators and campaigners about the future.

Moderator:

KATE BULKLEY, Journalist

Speakers

Anne Brogan, Director, Kindle Entertainment

Richard Deverell, Controller, BBC Children’s

ADAM MINNS, Head of Policy Development, Pact

HUW ROSSITER, Director Of Communications, S4C

JAMES THICKETT, Director of Market Research and Project Director, Children's Review of Programming

JANEY WALKER, Head of Education & Managing Editor, Commissioning, C4

Licensed to Thrill

Is it only terrestrial broadcast that can create a licensing hit?

Moderator:

RICHARD HOLLIS, Head of UK Licensing, BBC Worldwide

Speakers

Alan Fenwick, Vice President, Turner CN Enterprises

Helen Howells, Global Brand Director, Target Entertainment Group

Debbie MacDonald, VP, Programming Director, Nickelodeon UK

FIONA MACMILLAN, Children’s Colour Publisher, Random House Children’s Books

JANE RUMBLE, Senior Associate, Ofcom

Produced by:

Oliver Ellis, Director of Children’s and Family, Target Entertainment

Sponsored by the Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games

Inspiration vs. Insight

The role of audience research in the creative process.

Moderator:

JOE MACE, Head of Format Development, BBC Entertainment

Speakers

LAURA G BROWN Ph.D., Supervising Director of Research and Curriculum, Little Airplane Productions

MARIE LAVER

JOSH SELIG, Founder and President, Little Airplane Productions

JEANETTE STEEMERS, Professor of Media and Communications, , (CAMRI) University of Westminster

Produced by:

MELISSA HARDINGE, Executive Producer, CBBC Commissioning Unit

Sponsored by Ragdoll

Welcome to my World

What do we know about kids’ lives in virtual worlds?

Moderator:

LIZZIE JACKSON, AHRC Researcher, School of Media, Arts and Design, University of Westminster

Speakers

Joe Elliot, Director of Learning and Children's Media, Magic Lantern Productions.

Marc Goodchild, Head of Children's Interactive and On-Demand, BBC Children's

SOPHIE PATRIKIOS, Director of Consumer Services, Lego

Produced by:

Sioned Wyn Roberts, Producer, Freelance

Talk to the Trust

Make your views known to the BBC Trust Children’s Genre Review.

Moderator:

Adrian Mills, Executive Producer and Consultant, Freelance

Speakers

MARK WAKEFIELD, Head of Performance, BBC Trust

Get Shorty

Killers - not fillers. Short form shows, how they’re made, used and appreciated.

Moderator:

Sheila De Courcy, Commissioning Editor, Young People’s Programmes, RTÉ

Speakers

Jonathan Boseley, Vice President, Programming, Disney Channels UK and Ireland

PHILIP COOPER, Producer, BBC Children's

PETER DRAKE, VP, Creative Director, Nickelodeon UK

Greg McCleod, Animator/Director, The Brothers McLeod Ltd.

Myles McLeod, Writer/Director, The Brothers McLeod Ltd.

JASON KROGH, Founder/Director, zinc Roe Inc.

DENISE WINTERBURN, Creative Director, CITV

Produced by:

TIM DANN, Voice Artist, Writer

Sponsored by Aardman

Innovation Showcase

What’s new? What’s hot? What’s breaking new ground?

Moderator:

Rebecca Shallcross, Multiplatform Commissioning Executive, BBC Children’s

Speakers

TOM MCDONNELL, Co-founder, , Monterosa

CUAN MAC CONGHAIL, Producer, Macalla

Farewell Fully-funded, Hello Co-pro

The joys and horrors of “collaboration” as co-pro becomes the norm in every genre.

Moderator:

JULIAN SCOTT, MD, Coolabi Productions

Speakers

Nia Ceidiog, MD, Cynhyrchiadau Ceidiog Creations

SIAN EIRIAN, Head of Children’s Services, S4C

MAHMOUD ORFALI, Deputy Director of Programs & Productions, Al Jazeera Children's Channel

Nigel Pickard, Director of Family Entertainment, RDF Media

KIM SHILLINGLAW, Creative Executive Producer, BBC

Produced by:

Linda Ross, Head of Development, Athena Films

Creative Keynote - Food for Thought

Animating Ratatouille with Mark Walsh (Pixar Animation Studios).

Introduced By:

Steve aranguren, Vice President, Global Original Programming, Disney Channel Worldwide

Speakers

MARK WALSH, Supervising Animator , Pixar Animation Studios

Produced by:

LORNA PARTINGTON, Freelance youth and community consultant

Sponsored by BAFTA

Drinks reception at the Millenium Galleries