Tom Popay
Creative Director, Chalkboard TV
Connected Host Hub
Can you change the trajectory of your career in ten minutes? At Edinburgh TV Festival, we’ve seen it happen.
ConnectED speed meetings return for 2026 – 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.
No small talk. No time wasting. Just conversations that move careers forward.
Applications close on Tuesday 11th August 2026.
Meet the first of this year’s hosts …
Lauren Jackson
VP Scripted Content, All3Media International
Graham Gallery
Head of Digital16, Digital16 (Lime Pictures)
Johanna Devereaux
Commissioner, Scripted Content, Apple TV+
Kelly Van Valkenburg
Head of Talent Development, BBC Studios TalentWorks
Donna Clark
Managing Director, DSP
Samuel Palmer
Commissioner, Non-Scripted, Apple TV
Josephine Fontaine
VP Scripted Acquisitions and Co-Productions, STUDIO TF1
Nicole Hajimichael
Head of Production, Nine Lives Media
Helen Miller
Development Executive, Windfall Films
Helen O’Donnell
VP - Content & Creators, BBC Studios Digital Division
Steph Harris
Creative Director, Tuesday's Child Television
Will Wood
CEO and Founder, Multitude Media
Sian Palfrey
Executive Producer, Wall to Wall
Alix Jaffe
President of Television, Miramax
Nadia Afiari
Director of Production, Mitre Studios
Kit Morey
(VP) Commissioning Editor, Channel 5 & Paramount+
Paul Cooke
Head of Development, Atlantic Studios
Hattie Burles
Senior Acquisitions Manager, Scripted
Jeanette Moffat
Director of Production, Lifted Entertainment
Rebecca Dundon
SVP of Scripted Content for Global Drama and Fremantle International, Fremantle
Jack Adcock
Head of Development, Boldprint Studios
Lola Oliyide
Head of Development, Neal Street Productions
Harry Arkwright
Global Content Manager, Scripted and Non-Scripted, ITV Studios
Murray James
Creative Director, Fulwell Entertainment
Philip Dodds
Drama Commissioner, Lumo TV
BBC Commissioner Meetings
The BBC are offering Commissioner meetings. These meetings are separate to ConnectED, designed for indies and new talent to make connections with commissioners they don’t usually work with to expand their commissioner network.
Please click the below to request your meeting and fill out the form.
The deadline to apply for meetings with BBC Commissioners has now passed and the requests form is closed.
These meetings are hosted and managed by BBC Commissioning Briefings. Please email commissioningbriefings@bbc.co.uk if you have any questions.
ConnectED meetings are only available to registered delegates.
Secure your place now to gain access to this exclusive opportunity.