Executive Committee 

The Executive Committee is made up of senior figures from the television industry. They meet five times a year and take responsibility for the overall governance of the Festival and its educational initiatives.   

Committee Chair

Elaine Bedell
Director of Entertainment & Comedy
ITV

Executive Committee

Kenton Allen
Chief Executive Officer
Big Talk Productions
Ash Atalla
Managing Director
Roughcut Television
James Baker
Joint Managing Director
Red Arrow Entertainment
Peter Barron
Director, External Relations, Europe, Middle East & Aftrica
Google
Zai Bennett
Zai Bennett
Controller
BBC Three
Amy Brown
Amy Brown
Head of Events Management, EMEA
Google
Alan Clements
Director of Content
STV
Danny Cohen
Controller
BBC One
Alex Connock
Director of New Business
Shine UK
Phil Edgar-Jones
Head of Entertainment
Sky
Jane Fletcher
Controller of Press & Publicity
Channel 4
Daisy Goodwin
Head Girl
Silver River Productions
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Newscaster
Channel 4 News
Steve Hewlett
Steve Hewlett
Writer, Broadcaster & Media Consultant
Tim Hincks
Chief Executive Officer
Endemol UK
Sam Hodges
Sam Hodges
Head of Communications
BBC Vision
Mike Large
Mike Large
Director of Communications
ITV
Andrew Mackenzie
Group Creative Director
TwoFour Broadcast
Alex Mahon
CEO
Shine Group
Andrew Newman
Chief Executive
Objective Productions
Patrick Robinson
Director, Business and Human Rights
Yahoo! Inc.
Jane Rogerson
Director of Commissioning
UKTV
Dan Sabbagh
Head of Media & Technology
The Guardian
Ruth Settle
PR Consultant
Chris Shaw
Editorial Director
ITN Productions
Graham Stuart
Co-Founder & Director
So Television
Patrick Walker
Senior Director, Content Partnerships
YouTube/Google EMEA
Julian Bellamy
Head of Production & Development and Creative Director
Discovery Networks International
Tamara Howe
Tamara Howe
Controller of Business, Comedy & Entertainment
BBC