Speakers 2011

ANDERSON Elin
UR, Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company, Head of Programming, Adult Learning
Elin is a Journalist and TV-producer. From 2008 she has been working on Programme Acquisitions and Co-productions at UR. Elin is a strong believer that well made, challenging, programmes and documentaries create good education.

ARNECKE Patrick
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Head of Design
Designer / Director Patrick Arnecke works as Head of Design for the Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen in Zürich. He leads a team of 25 Creatives, who design and produce the branding for SF and its various channels as well as national projects and campaigns for the SRG. In his career, Patrick served as Creative Director [...]

BENTLEY Nikki
BDA, Group Head of Marketing & Client Services
Nikki’s career has spanned continents and multiple broadcast disciplines. From commercials to content production and branding, she has worked with some of the world’s biggest brands and broadcasters. She is the Group Head of Marketing & Client Services for creative agency BDA, and leads the agency’s global marketing activity to build their client base internationally. [...]

BLOK Marina
NTR, Head of Television Fiction Department
Marina Blok has been Head of NPS Television Fiction Department 2000. Previously she worked as a Script Editor for NOS/NPS. She initiated and coordinated One Night Stand (8 x 50’) and Kort! (10 x 10’), two annual film projects for young film talent. She is also responsible for the coproduction of quality drama series and [...]

Jim is the Creative Director of Ireland’s National Broadcaster and media provider, RTÉ. He has worked in TV for 40 years and has a background in Promotions, Editing, and all aspects of TV presentation. Jim has won six international awards, including 2 Promax World Golds, has lectured in Moscow, Johannesburg, Berlin, Rome, and to the [...]

Gert Verhulst and Hans Bourlon are the driving forces behind production company Studio 100 – founded in 1996 by Hans Bourlon, Gert Verhulst and Danny Verbiest. The production company produced, among other things, Samson & Gert, K3, Wizzy & Woppy, Big & Betsy, Plop, Piet Piraat, Spring, Het Huis Anubis, Bumba and Mega Mindy. Besides [...]

BOZDEMIR Sevilay
TRT COCUK, MANAGER
Sevilay Bozdemir decided to work with children in 2000 after working for TRT in other areas for 8 years. She was the head of the Children&Youth Department before a new dedicated Children’s Channel at TRT was launched in 2008. She works as a manager and is responsible for international relations and other major issues related [...]

BUSCHER Monika
SWR, Comissioning Editor
Monika has been working for the Suedwestrundfunk (SWR) since 1986 in several departments; since 1998 she became the commissioning editor in the science and education department , and responsible for major TV series “Games of the World” and international Co productions, such as “Children of Europe”, “People on the Move”, or “Memorial Sites”. She is [...]

BYRNE Donna
RTE - Ireland, Deputy Head of Promotions
Donna Byrne is the Deputy Head of Promotions at RTE . After studying Radio and Television Production she was seduced by the bright lights and great shops of London. She spent 8 years going backwards and forwards from her home in Dublin to work for a myriad of UK Channels. Donna returned to her Irish [...]

CABRAS Sara
Rai Ragazzi - Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana, Programming and acquisitions
Sara has been working on Rai’s children channels since 1997, taking care of acquisitions, programming and productions for all Rai’s thematic children channels: RaiGulp, Rai YoYo, RaiSat Smash, RaiSat Ragazzi. Before this task Sara worked as content developer for children programming within Rai’s main channel Rai1
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