Speakers
FEATURED GUESTS 2025
Grainne Brunsdon
COO | Screen Australia
Jenny Buckland
CEO | ACTF
Li-Kim Chuah
Development Manager | ACTF
Jennifer Collins
Head of Screen | ABC
Geoff Cooper
Production & Programming Manager Queensland | Nine Network Australia
Perin Davey
Senator | Australian Parliament
Carla De Jong
Head of International Partnerships & Co-Productions | Sinking Ship Entertainment
Jessica Ellis
Head of ABC Commercial
Mark Harris
Director | Lah-Lah Productions
Tina Harris
Director | Lah-Lah Productions
Kyas Hepworth
Head of Screen NSW
Lucy Hill
Acting Head of Scripted | Screen Australia
Jennie Hughes
Director | Screen Territory
Craig Hunter
Senior Executive | Amazon Kids+ Originals
Amanda Isdale
Commissioning Editor, Children & Family | ABC
Hayley Johnson
Investment Manager | Screen NSW
Jo Kasch
Development Manager | ACTF
Melissa Lim
Lead Kids Acquisitions, Co-production & Partnerships for APAC | Warner Bros. Discovery
Sarah Malone
Marketing Manager, Screen Audiences, Children & Family | ABC
Tyler Martin
Acquisition Executive, Films & Kids | ITV
Marie McCann
Senior Director, Children's Content | CBC
Sarah McDonald
Group Marketing Manager, Screen Audiences | ABC
Lyndal Mebberson
Executive Producer, Originals, Children & Family | ABC
Maria-Nicole Miriklis
Acquisitions Manager, Children's Content | ABC
Kate Morton
Head of Commissioning & Acquisitions 0-6 | BBC
Mary-Ellen Mullane
Commissioning Editor of Children & Family | ABC
Bernadette O'Mahony
Acting CEO, Head of Content | ACTF
Alan Schauder
Group CEO | Merchantwise
Barbara Stephen
President & CEO | Flying Bark Productions
Emma Watkins
MC of ACCS | Director | Apricot Sea Productions
Megan Young
Production Executive, Children & Family | ABC
