One of the most important meetings of your career awaits...
Meet ConnectED. Our dedicated networking strand built into this year’s programme, designed with one thing in mind: get you that meeting.
With roundtables hosted by world class experts, an entire day exclusively tailored to scripted and unscripted meetups and speed meetings and – new for 2026 – a Commissioner Showcase where we find out what exactly leading commissioners are hoping will land in their inbox…
After fifty years, we think we’ve earned the right to say: if you want to meet the people who will change your career in television, this is where you do it.
ConnectED Roundtables
Tuesday 25 August
A series of Roundtable sessions hosted by experts in everything from co-production and brand partnerships to career pivots and marketing that aim to equip you with practical take-aways for navigating the current landscape and new connections.
Sign up required.
ConnectED Meetups
Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 August
Less formal than a speed meeting, more targeted than a party, join us at Platform 5 Café to meet your fellow delegates and forge new creative connections.
No sign-up required. Just show up and dive in.
ConnectED Speed Meetings
Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 August
One-on-one conversations with some of the industry’s leading commissioners, executives and decision makers, designed to help you make the right connections, get your questions answered, and open doors for what comes next.
Sign up required.
And new for 2026...
3 x ConnectED Commissioner Showcases
Tuesday 25 August
Taking place on the opening afternoon of the Festival, hear from the drama commissioners, specialist factual / factual entertainment commissioners and reality entertainment commissioners from the likes of the BBC, Channel 4, Amazon Studios UK, Disney, Sky and more…
Each commissioner showcase will be followed by a designated networking session where you can meet the commissioners and get your follow up questions answered.
Host A Session
If you’re interested in hosting a ConnectED Speed Meetings session, Meet Up or Round Table we want to hear from you! Get in touch to find out how to join the programme.