Leaders' Briefing 2025
Our flagship conference, the DPP Leaders’ Briefing, is the pre-eminent business intelligence event for media and technology.
18-19 November 2025, London
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About the event
Senior executives from over 30 major media organisations from North America and Europe share exclusive intelligence about their strategic priorities for the year ahead. It's an event that provides unparalleled business insight and the highest quality networking, tailored to both suppliers and content providers.
Tickets are free of charge for attendees from DPP member companies.
Terms and conditions
To attend, you must be over 16 and a media industry professional or in higher education in a related field. No press will be allowed to attend this event.
Please note that the DPP has the right to refuse entry.
Stuart Almond
Qvest
Senior VP Sales Media & Entertainment
Andrea Amey
UKTV
Chief Digital Officer
Robert Amlung
ZDF
Head of Digital Strategy
Schawn Belston
Amazon Studios
Head of Global Delivery
Skander Ben Attia
France Télévisions
CTO
Simon Bergmark
Codemill
CPO
Tim Bertioli
BBC Studios/UKTV
Director of Media Services, UKTV & SVP of Channel Technology
Christian Birkeland
TV 2 (Norway)
Chief Digital Officer
Lena Bjørnås
SVT
Chef Operations
Andy Bolding
Paramount
VP Product & Media Supply Chain
Grace Boswood
Channel 4
Technology & Distribution Director
John Bradshaw
Akamai
Field CTO, Cloud EMEA
Mairi Brewis
YouTube
Head of Media, UK Partnerships
Marc Bruce
Encompass
CEO
Paul Charleston
Qvest
Principal
Thalia Crone
Fremantle
Global Head of Media Supply Chain Operations
Jannike Croona Broman
TV4 & MTV
Head of TV Operations
James Crossland
Warner Bros. Discovery
EVP, Head of Global Content Operations
Justin Eli
Nexstar Media Group
SVP, Digital Business Strategy & Product Development
Peter Elvidge
Cognizant
Director, Media and Entertainment
Richard Fish
EIKON
Founder & COO
Nate Frink
Vubiquity
EVP Global Operations, Product & Technology
Jon Gardner
EIKON Group
CIO
Cristina Gomila
Sky
MD Content Technology & Innovation
Adde Granberg
SVT
CTO
Sinead Greenaway
BBC
Director, Broadcast & End User Technology
Chris Hampartsoumian
Google Cloud
Customer Engineer - Media & Entertainment
Paul Kane
ITV
Director of Technology, Content Supply & Distribution
Anshul Kapoor
Google Cloud
Head of Media, Telco and Games (TMEG) Market Development
Matthew Keen
Reuters
Head of Operations & Strategy
Fereidoon Khosravi
Venera Technologies
SVP & Chief Business Development Officer
Adam Leah
nxtedition
Creative Director
Roman Mackiewicz
Bloomberg
CIO
Natalina Manni
TikTok
Head of Global Publisher Strategy, Operations and Programs
Fabrice Maquignon
Mediagenix
CEO
Robert Nagy
nxtedition
CEO
Pål Nedregotten
NRK
CTO/CPO
Del Parks
Sinclair
President of Technology
Olivier Penin
TF1 Group
Director of Innovation
Giovanni Piccirilli
RTL Nederland
CTO
Guillaume Rachez
Perfect Memory
VP Product
Jon Roberts
ITN
CTO
Chris Saito
VUBIQUITY
Chief Commercial Officer
David Salmon
Tubi
EVP & Managing Director, International
Tobias Schwahn
ZDF
Head of Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure and Cloud
Paul Shanley
The Associated Press
Senior Director of Strategy
Emily Shelley
PA Media Group
CEO
Josh Snow
SkyShowtime
CTO
Santiago Solanas
Dalet
CEO
Sriram Srinivasan
Meta
Director of Engineering
Deirdre Temple
RTÉ
Head of Solutions, Technology
Declan Toman
Channel 4
Digital Service Delivery & SRE Manager
Matt Town
Netflix
Head of Post-Production, UK
Michael Tremante
Cloudflare
VP of Product
Damien Viel
Banijay
Chief Digital & Innovation Officer
Dom Wedgwood
Arqiva
CTO
Matt Westrup
Hearst Networks EMEA
CTO
Emma Whitmore
Amagi
SVP EMEA
Leaders' Briefing 2025 Programme
Tuesday 18 November - Day 1
08:00 Registration opens
09:15-09:30 DPP Welcome
Mark Harrison
Founder & Chief Content Officer
DPP
Rowan de Pomerai
CEO
DPP
09:30-09:45 Headline Sponsor Keynote
Adam Leah
Creative Director
nxtedition
09:45-10:45 US Media Giants Part 1
James Crossland
EVP, Head of Global Content Operations
Warner Bros. Discovery
Justin Eli
SVP, Digital Business Strategy & Product Development
Nexstar Media Group
Mairi Brewis
Head of Media, UK Partnerships
YouTube
Q&A Host
Richard Fish
Founder & COO
EIKON
10:45-11:15 Coffee Break
11:15-12:30 International News Companies
Paul Shanley
Senior Director of Strategy
The Associated Press
Roman Mackiewicz
CIO
Bloomberg
Emily Shelley
CEO
PA Media Group
Matthew Keen
Head of Operations & Strategy
Reuters
Q&A Host
Paul Charleston
Principal
Qvest
12:30-13:45 Lunch
12:50-13:40 Content Room 1 - Cloud for Media 2025: What the latest data tells us
Rowan de Pomerai
CEO
DPP
Emma Whitmore
SVP EMEA
Amagi
Chris Hampartsoumian
Customer Engineer - Media & Entertainment
Google Cloud
Tobias Schwahn
Head of Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure and Cloud
ZDF
Stuart Almond
Senior VP Sales Media & Entertainment
Qvest
John Bradshaw
Field CTO, Cloud EMEA
Akamai
12:50-13:40 Content Room 2 - AI Showcase
Fereidoon Khosravi
SVP & Chief Business Development Officer
Venera Technologies
Guillaume Rachez
VP Product
Perfect Memory
Michael Tremante
VP of Product
Cloudflare
Simon Bergmark
CPO
Codemill
13:45-14:45 European Media Companies Part 1
Skander Ben Attia
CTO
France Télévisions
Christian Birkeland
Chief Digital Officer
TV 2 (Norway)
Deirdre Temple
Head of Solutions, Technology
RTÉ
Q&A Host
Anshul Kapoor
Head of Media, Telco and Games (TMEG) Market Development
Google Cloud
14:45-15:15 The Media Tech CEO Survey
Edward Qualtrough
Editorial Director
DPP
Santiago Solanas
CEO
Dalet
Fabrice Maquignon
CEO
Mediagenix
15:15-15:45 Coffee Break
15:45-16:45 European Media Companies Part 2
Josh Snow
CTO
SkyShowtime
Robert Amlung
Head of Digital Strategy
ZDF
Jannike Croona Broman
Head of TV Operations
TV4 & MTV
Q&A Host
Emma Whitmore
SVP EMEA
Amagi
16:45-17:45 US Media Giants Part 2
Sriram Srinivasan
Director of Engineering
Meta
Del Parks
President of Technology
Sinclair
Andy Bolding
VP Product & Media Supply Chain
Paramount
Q&A Host
Speaker to be announced
17:45 Day 1 Close and Networking Drinks
Wednesday 19 November - Day 2
08:00 Registration opens
09:15-09:30 DPP Welcome
Mark Harrison
Founder & Chief Content Officer
DPP
Rowan de Pomerai
CEO
DPP
09:30-10:45 UK Media Companies
Paul Kane
Director of Technology, Content Supply & Distribution
ITV
Declan Toman
Digital Service Delivery & SRE Manager
Channel 4
Sinead Greenaway
Director, Broadcast & End User Technology
BBC
Jon Roberts
CTO
ITN
Q&A Host
Robert Nagy
CEO
nxtedition
10:45-11:15 The Media CTO Survey
Edward Qualtrough
Editorial Director
DPP
Peter Elvidge
Director, Media and Entertainment
Cognizant
Grace Boswood
Technology & Distribution Director
Channel 4
11:15-11:45 Coffee Break
11:45-12:45 European Media Companies Part 3
Giovanni Piccirilli
CTO
RTL Nederland
Cristina Gomila
MD Content Technology & Innovation
Sky
Pål Nedregotten
CTO/CPO
NRK
Q&A Host
Dom Wedgwood
CTO
Arqiva
12:45-14:00 Lunch
13:00-13:50 Content Room 1 - Leaders' Briefing Trends: What the data tells us
Rowan de Pomerai
CEO
DPP
Marc Bruce
CEO
Encompass
Nate Frink
EVP Global Operations, Product & Technology
Vubiquity
Jon Gardner
CIO
EIKON Group
Dom Wedgwood
CTO
Arqiva
Lena Bjørnås
Chef Operations
SVT
14:00-15:15 Global Studios
Damien Viel
Chief Digital & Innovation Officer
Banijay
Schawn Belston
Head of Global Delivery
Amazon Studios
Thalia Crone
Global Head of Media Supply Chain Operations
Fremantle
Andrea Amey
Chief Digital Officer
UKTV
Tim Bertioli
Director of Media Services, UKTV & SVP of Channel Technology
BBC Studios/UKTV
Q&A Host
Chris Saito
Chief Commercial Officer
VUBIQUITY
15:15-15:45 Coffee Break
15:45-16:45 European Media Companies Part 4
Matt Westrup
CTO
Hearst Networks EMEA
Olivier Penin
Director of Innovation
TF1 Group
Adde Granberg
CTO
SVT
Lena Bjørnås
Chef Operations
SVT
Q&A Host
Speaker to be announced
16:45-17:45 Global Streamers
David Salmon
EVP & Managing Director, International
Tubi
Matt Town
Head of Post-Production, UK
Netflix
Natalina Manni
Head of Global Publisher Strategy, Operations and Programs
TikTok
Q&A Host
John Bradshaw
Field CTO, Cloud EMEA
Akamai
17:45 Day 2 Close
Headline Sponsor
nxtedition redefines broadcasting with its transformative single-window scripting and production platform. It simplifies broadcast workflows by replacing complex legacy systems, ultimately reducing costs and improving integration. By l... read more.
Supporting Sponsors
Amagi is a next-generation media technology company that provides cloud broadcast and targ... read more.
Akamai is the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business ... read more.
Arqiva is a critical national infrastructure provider in the UK and of media services glob... read more.
EIKON Group provides a full service and technology provision to media and entertainment co... read more.
Google Cloud is the new way to the cloud, providing AI, infrastructure, developer, data, s... read more.
Qvest is a global leader in media-focused practices and services. Qvest supports companies... read more.
Vubiquity, an Amdocs company (NASDAQ: DOX), is a global technology-led solution provider f... read more.
Main Stage Sponsor
Red Bee Media is the leading global media services partner for innovation and growth. We e... read more.
VIP Lounge Sponsor
Mimir is a cloud native video production and collaboration platform for professionals. The... read more.
Saga Media Tech AS is a software company and the inventor of Saga, a cloud news and cloud ... read more.
Drinks & Refreshments Sponsor
SDVI is an Emmy® Award-winning supplier of cloud-based media supply chain technology that ... read more.
Speakers' Dinner Sponsor
Bedrock is a media-tech venture, formed as a JV between M6 and RTL Group (part of Bertelsm... read more.
VIP Lunch Sponsors
NPAW is the global leader in holistic, end-to-end video intelligence solutions for streami... read more.
Ross Video powers high-impact video experiences around the world. The technology and servi... read more.
VIP Breakfast Sponsor
Thoughtworks are a leading global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design ... read more.
Data Pack Sponsor
About Encompass Digital Media Encompass Digital Media is a global managed services compa... read more.
AI Showcase Sponsors
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud company. It empowers organi... read more.
Codemill is a Swedish product company specializing in media workflows and UX design. Their... read more.
Perfect Memory is a SaaS platform that makes your data and content instantly findable, edi... read more.
Venera Technologies provides cutting-edge AI and ML enabled file-based QC solutions to the... read more.
Registration & Lanyard Sponsor
NPAW is the global leader in holistic, end-to-end video intelligence solutions for streami... read more.
WiFi Sponsor
Venera Technologies provides cutting-edge AI and ML enabled file-based QC solutions to the... read more.
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Leaders' Briefing 2025 Exhibitors
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Metadat-AI is an award-winning AI automation platform that runs securely in your environme... read more.
Mimir is a cloud native video production and collaboration platform for professionals. The... read more.
nxtedition redefines broadcasting with its transformative single-window scripting and prod... read more.
Overcast is the leading cloud-native video and media management platform designed to eleva... read more.
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qibb is the smartest way to connect, automate, and scale media workflows. With the largest... read more.
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For nearly thirty years, Telestream has been at the forefront of innovation in the digital... read more.
Venera Technologies provides cutting-edge AI and ML enabled file-based QC solutions to the... read more.
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