Please note - timings for the sessions below are subject to change. Additional speakers will continue to be added up until the event.
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Registration, Refreshments & Networking40 mins
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Alex Mahon, who recently left the CEO role at Channel 4 to become the CEO of Superstruct Entertainment has also taken on the role of chair of the Centre for Creative AI, a new body that brings together academia, the creative sector and business to unlock the potential of AI. Alex will discuss both the creative opportunities and challenges around AI – and what role the centre will play in its development across the creative sectors.
Alex will be interviewed by Chris Curtis, Editor-in-Chief of Broadcast.
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As AI accelerates change across the creative industries, the UK screen sector stands at a defining moment. In this opening session, key leaders from across film, TV, policy, and production come together to take stock of where we are—and where we need to go.
This State of The Nation conversation will offer high-level perspectives on the impact of AI today: how it’s reshaping workflows, business models, and creative labour—and how the UK can lead responsibly in innovation, regulation, and rights protection.
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30 minsFilmmakers and creatives share firsthand experiences of using AI tools, from scriptwriting support and visualisation to VFX workflows, casting tools and audience targeting. What were the creative wins, and unexpected challenges, and what did they learn along the way? This is an inside look at how AI is already shaping creative decisions, timelines, budgets, and storytelling itself. Whether you’re AI-curious or deep in experimentation, this panel offers practical insight into what’s possible, and what’s still uncertain.
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Coffee Break & Networking30 mins
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How is artificial intelligence really changing the way stories are made, sold, and watched? Costanza Barrai, Senior Analyst at GlobalData, will reveal fresh insights from GlobalData’s latest AI research, spotlighting the technologies and trends set to shape the future of film and television. This session will cover some of the emerging apps, tools and technologies you can adopt across multiple stages of the creative process: from streamlining production pipelines and unlocking new creative possibilities to transforming audience discovery and engagements. Join to learn more about the opportunities and challenges AI brings to the screen industries.
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As AI becomes a part of everyday practice in film and TV, the ethical stakes are rising fast. From algorithmic bias in development tools to questions around who gets funded, credited, or even seen. How do we build a screen sector that’s innovative, but also inclusive, fair and sustainable? This panel brings together creatives, technologists, and decision-makers to explore how ethics must shape AI’s role in the industry, not as a bolt-on, but as a core principle from the start. This session is a call for thoughtful leadership and ethical design, not just in AI tech, but in how we use it to tell stories and build culture.
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30 minsFrom automated editing and colour grading to sound design and visual effects, AI is rapidly transforming the post-production landscape. But is it the most disruptive force the industry has ever seen? This session explores how AI-driven tools are delivering unprecedented speed and cost efficiencies, while raising urgent questions about creative control, job displacement, and the future role of human talent. We’ll examine case studies of post houses leveraging AI to enhance workflows, unpack the ethical and economic implications, and discuss strategies for protecting creative careers while embracing the technology’s advantages.
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Lunch & Networking55 mins
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AI is fast becoming a creative partner in film and TV, but the way we interact with it shapes the results we get. In this short talk, writer and broadcaster Jamie Bartlett will explore the art of ‘prompting’: how to frame questions, give context, and guide AI tools to produce useful, original, and responsible outcomes. With examples from creative practice, he’ll show why learning to ‘talk to AI’ isn’t just a technical trick, but a new creative skill – one that could define how stories are developed, produced, and shared in the years ahead.
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5 minsDiscover how to build AI competencies, drive creativity, and develop trust. The AIMICI platform empowers creators with AI training and tracking tools that make ethical, AI collaboration simple and pra ...
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30 minsAI is no longer a backstage experiment, it’s in the spotlight. From scriptwriting assistants and virtual actors to real-time localisation, automated editing, and audience prediction, media and entertainment companies are already using AI in R&D to cut costs, speed production, and push creative boundaries. This fast-paced session highlights the most impactful tools available today and showcases how industry leaders are putting them to work.
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Live production is moving fast and AI agents are already in the mix. From automating workflows and logging footage to generating real-time highlights and assisting editorial decisions, intelligent tools are reshaping how news, sport, and live events are made and delivered.
In this session, producers with hands-on experience in AI-assisted live production share what’s happening on the ground: what works, what doesn’t, and how it’s changing the way teams think, operate, and scale. Expect real-world examples, reflections on the limits of automation, and practical insight into how AI agents are becoming part of the live production toolkit.
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Coffee Break & Networking30 mins
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As AI product development rapidly evolves, there is an ever-increasing need for high quality data for use in AI model training. For content creators and owners, copyright and rights management are becoming increasingly important, and this session will explore practical responses to these challenges, drawing on insights from the recent Time to ACCCT report from the CoSTAR National Lab, Sheridans and DECaDE: Centre for the Decentralised Digital Economy. Covering legal frameworks, government regulation, intellectual property, and technical innovation, this discussion will highlight how the industry is tackling copyright in the age of AI, and the work that still needs to be done to protect creative work whilst fostering AI innovation in the UK, and unlocking meaningful value on all sides.
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Micro dramas are redefining how audiences connect with screen stories with short, shareable, and platform-driven dramatic narratives. AI is accelerating this explosive growth, helping creators ideate, script, edit, and even personalise content at speed.
This panel asks, how do we harness AI to unlock new creative possibilities without losing originality or human voice? What ethical and cultural questions arise when algorithms start shaping which stories get told and by whom?
Creators and technologists will explore how micro dramas have become a testbed for a creative and business model, and what their AI-driven future means for the wider film and TV industry.
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30 minsArtificial Intelligence is transforming how film and TV content is commissioned, created, edited, and delivered – raising questions about creativity, rights, ethics, and business models. In this live Q& A, a panel of top experts from public broadcasting, commercial commissioning, production, post, and law answer your burning questions.
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