Speakers

Todd Abbott

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Head of Comedy

Australia

Alyce Adams

Screen Australia

Investment and Development Manager, Online

Australia

Nathan Anderson

New Canvas

CEO & Executive Producer

Australia

Zoe Angus

Screen Producers Australia

Director, Industry & Commercial

Australia

Loani Arman

Special Broadcasting Service

Scripted Commissioning Editor, SBS

Australia

Kate Armstrong-Smith

Othelia Story Technologies

Co-founder/ CEO/ Executive Producer

Australia

Rita Arrigo

CSIRO National AI Centre

Strategic Engagement Manager

Australia

Tony Ayres

Tony Ayres Productions

Founder, Executive Producer, Showrunner, Writer & Director

Australia

Mark Bamford

Simpsons Solicitors

Director

Australia

Reggie Ba-Pe III

CLUB MEDIA

Founder

Australia

Andy Barclay

Screen Producers Australia

Manager, Business & Legal Affairs

Australia

Angela Bates

Screen Australia's First Nations Department

Head of First Nations

Australia

Jodie Bell

Ramu Productions

CEO & Producer

Australia

Tyler Bern

Prime Video

Head of Content, Prime Video Australia, New Zealand, Canada

United States

Caris Bizzaca

Screen Australia

Content Producer

Australia

Gina Black

Screen Queensland

Head of Physical Production

Australia

Rosemary Blight

Goalpost Pictures

Founding Partner & Producer

Australia

Helen Bowden

Lingo Pictures

Managing Director

Australia

Chanel Bowen

Norfolk Pictures

Producer/Programmer

Australia

Catherine Bradbury

Fremantle

Head of Production – Unscripted

Australia

Alicia Brown

VicScreen

Head of Content Investment

Australia

Grainne Brunsdon

Screen Australia

Head of Content

Australia

Jenny Buckland

Australian Children's Television Foundation

CEO

Australia

Dr Belinda Burns

Screen Queensland

Acting CEO

Australia

Kaylene Butler

Black Business on Country

Producer

Australia

Tsu Shan Chambers

Wise Goat Productions

Principal Producer

Australia

Charlie Chan

Composed Music Pty Ltd

Composer

Australia

Belinda Chayko

Writer & Showrunner

Australia

Rae Choi

Jacaranda Pictures

Producer, Writer & Director

Australia

Sarah Christie

Prime Video

Senior Scripted Development Executive

Australia

Grace Chung

Google

Head of Google Research Australia

Australia

Richard Cohen

Screen NSW

Senior Manager Sector Investment (Screen)

Australia

Gabrielle Cole

Screenwest

Production Attraction & Services Manager

Australia

Mark Coles Smith

Mystery Road: Origin

Actor

Australia

Tracey Corbin-Matchett

Bus Stop Films

CEO

Australia

Ethan Cross

Film Seekers

Sales Agent

United Kingdom

Ken Crouch

Screen Australia

Head of Industry Development

Australia

Senator Perin Davey

The Nationals

Deputy Leader

Australia

Shaun Davies

Welcome to Country

Matthew Deaner

Screen Producers Australia

CEO

Australia

Nadia Diggins

Endemol Shine Australia

Post Production Consultant

Ade Djajamihardja

A2K Media

Co-founder, Producer & Writer

Australia

Libbie Doherty

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Head of Children's Content

Australia

Stephanie Dower

Dower Productions

Writer, Producer & Editor

Australia

Amanda Duthie

Stan

Head of Stan Originals

Australia

Jonathon Dutton

Venn

Co-Founder

Australia

Julie Eckersley

Special Broadcasting Service

Head of Scripted

Australia

Phil Enchelmaier

Screen Queensland

Content Director

Australia

Aaron Fa’Aoso

Lonestar Productions

Producer & Actor

Australia

Foad Fadaghi

Telsyte

Managing Director & Principal Analyst

Australia

Emma Fitzsimons

Princess Pictures

Managing Director

Australia

Sarah Freeman

Heartbreak High

Producer

Australia

Eve Gabereau

Modern Films

Founder + CEO and Producer

United Kingdom

Damon Gameau

NIDA

NIDA Green Ambassador

Australia

EJ Garrett

Burnett River Media Pty Ltd

Producer

Australia

Professor Rebecca Giblin

University of Melbourne

Professor of Law and ARC Future Fellow

Australia

Courtney Gibson

C-Type

Australia

Dean Gibson

Bacon Factory Films

Director

Australia

Alexandra Gilbert

Prime Video Australia and New Zealand

Head of Content Partnerships

Australia

Sacha Gregson

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Head Content Investment & Policy, Entertainment & Specialist

Australia

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young

Australian Greens

Senator for South Australia

Australia

Rebecca Hardman

See-Saw Films

Head of Legal & Business Affairs

Australia

Nicholas Hayden

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Head of Entertainment

Australia

Marshall Heald

Foxtel Group

Executive Director, Foxtel Entertainment

Australia

Kyas Hepworth

Screen NSW

Head of Screen NSW

Australia

Jill Hewitt

Entertainment Partners Powered by Moneypenny

Training Director

Australia

Amanda Higgs

Matchbox Pictures

Producer

Australia

Richard Huddleston

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Acting Head of Factual & Culture

Australia

Jennie Hughes

Screen Territory

Director

Australia

Alison Hurbert-Burns

BINGE

Executive Director

Australia

Katrina Irawati Graham

Writer, Director & Activist

Australia

Susie Jones

Freelance

Executive Producer

Australia

Mike Jones

Every Cloud Productions

Head of Content & Development

Australia

Julie Kalceff

Common Language Films Pty Ltd

Writer/Director

Australia

Rick Kalowski

Whoa Bandit Productions

Co-Founder | Screenwriter | Producer

Australia

Himesh Kar

Three Tables Productions

Co-Founder & Producer

United Kingdom

Vivienne Kelly

Variety Australia

Contributing Editor

Australia

Fran Kelly

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Journalist & Radio Presenter

Australia

Taryne LAFFAR

PiNK PEPPER

Writer & Producer

Australia

Amanda Laing

Foxtel Group

Chief Content and Commercial Officer

Australia

Dan Lake

Orange Entertainment Co

Head of Content

Australia

Ralph Lee

BBC Studios

Chief Executive Officer, BBC Studios Productions

United Kingdom

Yeesum Lo

Paramount Australia and New Zealand

Head of Development

Australia

Amanda Lotz

Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Professor, Digital Media Research Centre

Australia

Rosie Lourde

In Cahoots Creations

Director

Australia

Jahvis Loveday

Something Deadly

Writer/Director/Producer

Australia

Jessica Magro

Purple Carrot Entertainment

Producer

Australia

Rhianna Malezer

Writer & Director

Australia

Hugh Marks

Dreamchaser Entertainment

Chief Executive Officer

Australia

Kelrick Martin

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Head of Indigenous

Australia

Graeme Mason

Screen Australia

CEO

Australia

Joseph Maxwell

Special Broadcasting Service

Head of SBS Unscripted

Australia

Nathan Mayfield

Hoodlum

Co-founder / Chief Creative Officer

Australia

Marie McCann

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Senior Director of Children's Content for CBC Kids

Canada

Kate McCartney

DEADLOCH

Showrunner

Australia

Elise McCredie

Stateless

Screenwriter & Showrunner

Australia

Michele McDonald

Screen Australia

Senior Manager, Producer Offset and Co production

Australia

Marissa McDowell

NITV

Head of Commissioning

Australia

Julie McGauran

Seven Network

Head of Drama

Australia

Kate McLennan

DEADLOCH

Showrunner

Australia

Kerrin McNeil

Good Apples Pictures

Producer & Co-Founder

Australia

Felicity McVay

Tech & Entertainment

Tech & Entertainment Expert, Former Global Head of Entertainment at TikTok

Australia

Ted Miller

Creative Artists Agency (CAA)

Agent & Head of Global Television

United States

Daniel Monaghan

Paramount Australia and New Zealand

Senior Vice President, Content & Programming

Australia

Agnieszka Moody

British Film Institute

Head of International and Industry Policy

United Kingdom

Amanda Morrison

Managing Director

Australia

Tim Mulligan

MIDiA Research

Executive Vice President and Research Director

United Kingdom

Chantelle Murray

My Name is Mudju & Shed

Writer & Director

Australia

Nick Murray

CJZ

Managing Director

Australia

Lena Nahlous

Diversity Arts Australia

CEO & Executive Producer

Australia

Beth Neate

SAFC

Head of Production

Australia

Paul Nunnari

Athlete, Performer & Disability Advocate

Australia

Chris Oliver-Taylor

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Chief Content Officer

Bernadette O'Mahony

Australian Children's Television Foundation

Head of Content

Australia

Felicity Packard

none

Freelance Screenwriter & Producer

Australia

Helen Panckhurst

Matchbox Pictures

Head of Production

Australia

Dan Pearce

Holding Redlich

General Counsel

Australia

Monica Penders

Screen Canberra

CEO

Australia

Ryan Poulter

The Ryan Poulter Footprint

Holistic Wellness & Shamanic Practitioner

Australia

Karl Quinn

Sydney Morning Herald / The Age

Journalist

Australia

Ziggy Ramo

BLACK SNOW

Actor & Composer

Australia

Sally Riley

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Head of Drama, Entertainment and Indigenous

Australia

Thomas Robins

Sky Television New Zealand

Senior Commissioner, Scripted

New Zealand

Dan Robins

PWC

Director, CMO Advisory & Telco, Media & Technology Practice

Australia

Bobby Romia

Screen Australia

Head of Development

Australia

Alex Sangston

Screen Tasmania

Executive Manager

Australia

Adriano Schmid

PBS Kids

Head of Content

United States

Cailah Scobie

Stan

Chief Content Officer

Australia

Lisa Scott

Highview Productions

Company Director & Producer

Australia

Christopher Sharp

Screen Australia

Head of Scripted

Australia

Kirsty Stark

Epic Films | CrewHQ

Producer

Australia

Ben Steel

Screen Well

Company Director & Founding Partner

Australia

Caroline Stone

BBC Studios

Commercial Director, Scripted, BBC Studios Productions

United Kingdom

Anna Taganov

BBC Children’s and Education

Head of BBC Children’s Content & Programming Strategy

United Kingdom

Pearl Tan

Australian Film Television and Radio School

Discipline Lead in Directing

Australia

Lucas Taylor

BLACK SNOW

Creator / EP / Writer

Australia

Ana Tiwary

indiVisual films

Producer / Director

Australia

Fiona Tuomy

Arts Access Victoria

Manager, Digital Innovation

Australia

Ben Ulm

ITV Studios Australia

Head of Factual & Reality

Australia

Tracey Vieira

Hoodlum Entertainment

Chief Content Officer

Australia

Edwina Waddy

Roadshow Films

Australian Production Executive

Australia

Andy Walker

DEADLOCH

Producer

Australia

Kylie Washington

BBC Studios ANZ

General Manager & Creative Director of Production

Australia

Nerrilee Weir

Bold Type Agency

Director

Australia

Schuyler Weiss

Bazmark

Managing Director

Australia

Alex West

Screen Australia

Head of Documentary

Australia

Elliott Wheeler

Turning Studios

Composer/Executive Music Producer

Australia

Kevin Whyte

Token Group

Founder and Managing Director

Australia

Kip Williams

Sydney Theatre Company

Artistic Director

Australia

Malinda Wink

Minderoo Pictures

Executive Director

Australia

Aven Yap

Nimbus Creative

Writer & Producer

Australia

Denitsa Yordanova

British Film Institute

Head of UK Global Screen Fund

United Kingdom

Sophia Zachariou

Bunya Entertainment

Co-MD

Australia

Anousha Zarkesh

Anousha Zarkesh Casting

Casting Director

Australia

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