MIP LONDON, the inaugural five-day international content and networking market, is right around the corner! Set to take place from 23-27 February 2025 at IET London and the Savoy Hotel, the event will bring together a high-profile lineup of speakers from over 50 companies worldwide.
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MIP LONDON, aimed at delivering more people business, and opportunities across a key content week in the global TV industry calendar, will feature main-stage headline sessions, screenings, showcases, summits, presentations, workshops, and matchmaking events.
MIP LONDON 2025 Programme
Sunday, 23 February 2025
- MIPDOC Co-Production Summit – Speakers: Beatrice Rossmanith, Founder & Director, Mothership Media Consultancy Kunal Barai, Head, Global Markets, Vitrina AI, Amanda Groom, CEO, The Bridge, Bo Stehmeier, CEO, Off the Fence, F. Carter Pilcher, Chief Executive, Shorts International, Sam Barcroft, Founder, Creatorville
- MIPDOC Co-Production Summit Roundtable Discussions – Speakers: Harini Bhat, Digital Creator & Producer, Today I Learned Science, Tracy Beckett, Commissioning Editor, Coproduction & Acquisitions, PBS Distribution, Shin Yasuda, Senior Producer, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Gerrit Kemming, CEO, Quintus Studios, Audrey Kamga, Sales Manager, Arte France, Andreas Lemos, Director, International Content, Warner Brothers Discovery
- MIPDOC Pitch
- The Reality of IP Financing: Find Your Way Through The Maze – Speakers: Samantha McMillon, COO, Quay Street Productions, Roy Ashton, Partner, The Gersh Agency, Guy Bisson, Executive Director, Ampere Analysis, Rob Howard, EVP, Universal International Studios
Monday, 24 February 2025
- Talpa Studios Showcase: Fresh Formats, Endless Creativity – Speakers: Sebastian van Barneveld, Director Global Distribution, Talpa Studios, Geertje Hoek, Managing Director Talpa Studios Concepts & Engine Room, Talpa Studios BV
- TV Asahi & Smart Dog Media Presents: Song VS Dance The Next Variety Competition Phenomenon – Speakers: Craig Plestis, Executive Producer – Smart Dog Media, Clara Plestis, Executive Producer – Smart Dog Media, Mansha Daswani, Editor-in-Chief – World Screen, Takaaki Kitano, Creater and Producer – TV Asahi
- In Conversation with Doc & Factual Commissioners – Speakers: Lucinda Hicks, Advisor, Various, Clare Sillery, Senior Head of Commissioning, Documentaries Commissioning, BBC
- Formats tomorrow. Crafting the Future Today Presenting Partner: Deadline – Speakers: Julien Degroote, EVP Content Development, TF1, Jin Woo Hwang, President / Executive Producer, Something Special, Niklas Vestberg, Head of Formats and Development, TV4, Nathalie Wogue, Senior Vice President, Global Formats, Fox Entertainment Global, Stewart Clarke, SVP, Content, International, Deadline
- Bridging the Gap: When Linear Meets Digital in Doc & Factual – Speakers: Harini Bhat, Digital Creator & Producer, Today I Learned Science, Adam Dylewski, Senior Director, Multiplatform Programming, PBS, Anha Benessalah, Head of Non-Scripted & Content Strategy, Webedia
- YouTube & UK Broadcasters: The Perfect Partners? – Speakers: Neil Price, Film & TV Partnerships Lead, YouTube UK, Matt Risley, Managing Director, 4Studio, Channel 4, James White, COO, Intellygence Consultancy Ltd
- The Headliner Spotlight: A Case Study of a GroundBreaking New Talent Format With Talpa Studios – Speakers: Sebastian van Barneveld, Director Global Distribution, Talpa Studios, Geertje Hoek, Managing Director Talpa Studios Concepts & Engine Room, Talpa Studios BV
- Highlighting Creativity – IPS From Korea Presented by KOCCA – Speakers: Eunjin Lee, Head of Planning and A Director, Highgound, Wooyoung Choi, Producer, Boda Media Group, Sang Hyun Lee, Producer, Sangsang Band, Kwang Jib Kim, CEO, Studio Meta-K, Mee Jee Lee, President, Apollo Pictures, Jung Kyoon Kim, Executive Producer, Imaginus
- Korea Formats Showcase In partnership with KOCCA
- MIPFORMATS Pitch In partnership with Fox Entertainment Global – Speakers: David Ciaramella, Creative Media Consultant, Boxed Off TV Ltd, Nathalie Wogue, Senior Vice President, Global Formats, Fox Entertainment Global, Christian Gamboa, Creative Head, ABS-CBN Studios, Gamaliel Paulus (Gammy) Setianugraha, Format Creator, Individual, Gulenay Sahin, Content Creator, Independent, Oliva, Eun-yi Cho, Executive Director and Format Creator, STUDIO CR
- The AP Project by Petri Entertainment & Laughing Lawyers – Speakers: Abbas Kazerooni, Writer/Actor/Producer, Laughing Lawyers Productions LLC
- Fresh TV Formats Presented by The WIT – Speakers: Virginia Mouseler, CEO, The Wit
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
- Women in Film & TV Networking Breakfast
- Converging Frontiers: Embracing the Content Creator Economy – Speakers: Linn Adolfsson, Chief Creative Officer, Xosqe Media, Eve Sherlock, LIVE Content Lead – Europe, TikTok, Lucy Smith, Founder, Fawkes Digital, Stefan Tran, Founder, Mothaiba
- Innovative Alliances: Mastering Branded Entertainment in Unscripted TV – Speakers: David Ciaramella, Creative Media Consultant, Boxed Off TV Ltd, George Cowin, Co-founder and Co -CEO, Cowshed Collective, Carlotta Rossi Spencer, Head of Branded Entertainment Business Development, Banijay Entertainment, Joshua Barnett, Managing Director, After Party Studios, Brad Argent, Head of Ancestry Studios, Ancestry.com
- In partnership with China: Trends, Challenges & Strategies – Speakers: Avi Armoza, CEO, Armoza Formats, Richard Bradley, Chief Creative Officer, Lion TV, Li Wei, Deputy General Manager, Golden Dreams Media & Communications (UK) Co. Ltd., Katherine Senior, Head of International Sales, Gutsy Pictures, Jun Zhang, General Manager, Yulele Film (HK) Limited, Carolyn Payne, Commissioning Editor, National Geographic
- Bela Bajaria, CCO, Netflix & David Beckham
- Fresh TV Japan & Panel Discussion, JAPAN EFFECT – Speakers: Virginia Mouseler, CEO, The Wit, Fotini Paraskakis, Founder, Empire of Arkadia (EOA), Shin Yasuda, Senior Producer, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Janine Stein, Editorial Director, ContentAsia
- Unscripted 2025: Breaking Boundaries, Shaping Stories Presented by K7 Media – Speakers: Alice Hinett, Global Head of Unscripted Television, K7 Media, Madeleine Coogan, Trends & Intelligence Executive, K7 Meda
- Screening: Soul Sucker: A Horror Comedy Series – Speakers: Nadav Palti, CEO & President at Dori Media Group, Bat Hen Sabag, Creator, writer and lead actress at Dori Media Group, Daphna Levin, Co-creator and director at Dori Media Group, Aharon Keshales, Script Editor, Dori Media Group
- AI Pitches – Speakers: Sami Arpa, CEO, Largo.ai, Ido Cohen, VP Global Brand and Communications, Lightricks, Agnieszka Matusik, Sales Director, Dubformer
- AI in Production: Mapping the Latest Developments, Opportunities & Challenges – Speakers: Beatrice Rossmanith, Founder & Director, Mothership Media Consultancy, Eline Van Der Velden, CEO/Founder, Particle6, Mark Endemaño, Partner & Managing Director, AlixPartners, Jason Mitchell, Founder, The Connected Set, Avi Armoza, CEO, Armoza Formats
- Showcase: Black Fashion Files Spotlight Presented by Neue Earth – Speakers: Lana Jackson, Producer/Founder of Neue Earth Productions LP
- Showcase: YTV Masterpiece Formats: “Birdman Rally”…and More – Speakers: Takeshi Murakoshi, International Sales Manager, Yomiuri TV
- Screening: World Premiere TV Screening: Paper Empire – Speakers: Mansha Daswani, Editor-in-Chief – World Screen
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- Global Streaming Strategies Summit – Speakers: Evan Shapiro, CEO, ESHAP, Marion Ranchet, Founder, Streaming Made Easy, Scott Young, Group SVP, Content, Production and Business Operations, Warner Bros. Discovery, Leah Hooper Rosa, EVP Streaming Lead EMEA, Warner Bros. Discovery, Justin Sampson, Chief Executive, Barb, Ross Appleton, GM, UK, Tubi
- What Do Streamers Want? – Speakers: Hannah Blyth, Head of TV, Prime Video, Amazon, Jack Davison, Executive Vice President, 3Vision, Kai Finke, Chief Content Officer, SkyShowtime
- Global FAST & AVOD Roundtables – Speakers: Connie Hodson, Director of Content Acquisitions & Partnerships, Little Dot Studios, Kasia Jablonska, Director of Digital and On-Demand for EMEA, BBC Studios, Jennifer Batty, Director of Content Partnerships, Samsung TV Plus, Richard Brant, Senior Director, Advanced TV, Strategy and Partnerships, Vevo UK & International, Zhifu Yan, Business Development Director, Xiaomi TV Plus, Cédric Monnier, CEO, OKAST.TV
- Evan Shapiro In Conversation with Pedro Pina, Vice President YouTube EMEA
- Mastering YouTube Monetization Roundtables Presented by Merzigo – Speakers: Yiğit Doğan Çelik, Chairperson & CEO, Merzigo, Victor Potrel, SVP of Partnerships & Creator Services, TheSoul Publishing, Caitlin Meek-O’Connor, Director, Night Train Digital, Alexandra Penelope, Partnerships Director, Little Dot Studios, Jack Ojalvo, CEO, Copyright Capital, Anaïs González Espinosa, Director, Digital Commercial and Partnership, BBC Studios
- TV Renaissance: Re-Engaging Advertisers & Audience – Speakers: Jean-Baptiste Moggio, Senior Brand Director, RTLAdAlliance, Bérangère Degni-Rezé, Head of TV Plus Europe, Samsung Ads, David Fletcher, Global Chief Commercial and Financial Officer, Investment, Omnicom Media Group, Alice Redman, Editor, Broadcast Intelligence
- The Media Odyssey Live Episode: The Content Economy – Speaker: Marion Ranchet, Founder, Streaming Made Easy, Evan Shapiro, CEO, ESHAP, Ryan Afshar, VP, Publishers & Platforms, International, LG Ad Solutions
Thursday, 27 February 2025
- What’s Hot in Media?: The Creator Economy Presented by Omdia & Webedia – Speakers: Julien Allard, Head producer, Webedia, Anha Benessalah, Head of Non-Scripted & Content Strategy, Webedia, Maria Rua Aguete, Head of M&E, OMDIA
- Shaping Success in The Digital First Era: Insights from Production, Distribution & Commissioning In partnership with TellyCast – Speakers: Anouk van Dijk, Head of Sales & Co-Productions, QUINTUS MEDIA GMBH, Matt Campion, Founder & Creative Director, Spirit Studios, Justin Crosby, Founder, TellyCast, Amie Parker-Williams, Director of Digital Commissioning and Production, MTV & Comedy Central (Paramount)
- Capitalizing on The Creator Economy Roundtables Intro by Evan Shapiro, ESHAP – Speakers: Lucy Smith, Founder, Fawkes Digital, George Cowin, Co-founder and Co -CEO, Cowshed Collective, Helen O’Donnell, Director of Development, BBC Studios TalentWorks, Luis Calvo, Head of Content, You First by Gersh, Jamie MacDonald, Head of Originals, After Party Studios, Julien Allard, Head producer, Webedia
- Kids First Summit
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