Michael Armstrong
GTM Lead, Telco, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Google
Leaders' Briefing 2026
Our flagship conference, the DPP Leaders’ Briefing, is the pre-eminent business intelligence event for media and technology.
17-18 November 2026, London
In Person
- £999.00
- Tech & Service Providers
- £299.00
- Content Companies
- Free
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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.
Ticket information
Tickets are available for purchase, and anyone who works for a DPP member company gets a huge discount.
Staff of member broadcasters, streamers, studios and production companies can claim free places.
We also welcome those who are newer to careers in media and technology, offering complimentary places through two programmes:
- DPP Next
We're offering a limited amount of complimentary Leaders’ Briefing places for early-career professionals at DPP member companies who would benefit from attending but may not yet have access to budget for a ticket.
Apply here by October 30th.
- Rise Mentees
As a proud supporter of Rise, the DPP is offering free places to mentees in the 2026, 2025, or 2024 cohorts of the Rise mentoring scheme – whether their company is a DPP member or not. The Rise team will share information on how to secure your place.
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.
Leaders' Briefing 2025
Watch last year's sessions here
Robert Amlung
ZDF
Senior Innovation Advisor
Nathan Aspell
DMG Media
Director of New Media
Skander Ben Attia
France Télévisions
CTO
Tim Bertioli
BBC Studios
Director of Media Services, UKTV & SVP of Channel Technology
Christian Birkeland
TV 2 (Norway)
Chief Digital Officer
Dino Burbidge
Little Dot Studios
Chief Innovation Officer
Thalia Crone
Fremantle
Global Head of Media Supply Chain & Operations
Storm Fagan
BBC
Chief Technology and Product Officer
Simon Farnsworth
ITV
CTO
Ygor Geurts
DPG Media
Director of Content Supply Chain Technology
Fede Goldenberg
YouTube
Head of TV & Film Partnerships
Cristina Gomila
Sky
MD Content Technology & Innovation
Emmanuel Gonce
AFP
CIO
Michelle Huynh
FOX Entertainment Studios
EVP, Studio Content Operations
Kinda Ibrahim
TikTok
General Manager of Content Operations, EMEA
Paul Kane
ITV
Director of Technology, Content Supply & Distribution
Susan Kresnicka
Kresnicka Research & Insight
CEO & President
Mike Martelli
Paramount
VP, Product, Media Supply Chain
Megan Mauck
NBCUniversal
SVP Media Operations
Jeff Mayzurk
Versant
President, Operations & Technology
Matthew McCue
Channel 4
Broadcast Operations Manager
Julie Mitchelmore
Hearst Networks EMEA
VP, Product & Commercial Partnerships & Regional Director MENA
Pål Nedregotten
NRK
CTO/CPO
Bertrand Querné
TF1
Broadcast CTO
Jon Roberts
ITN
CTO
David Salmon
Tubi
EVP & Managing Director, International
Paul Shanley
AP News
Strategy Director
Chloe Straw
Goalhanger
Director of Operations
Kyle Strickland
Versant
SVP, Business Product and Operations VERSANT
Deirdre Temple
RTÉ
Head of Solutions, Technology
Sanna Tornivaara
Yle
Head of News Production & Technology Services
Jonathan Tortora
Warner Bros. Discovery
VP of Post, Workflows & Operations
Ingeborg Voetberg
DPG Media
Head of Product, Content Supply Chain & Head of Content Operations
Matt Westrup
Hearst Networks EMEA
CTO
Brian Wynne
RTE
Head of Technology, Infrastructure
Sponsor Speakers
Geoff Bloder
CTO, Premiere Digital Services
Marc Bruce
CEO, Encompass
Peter Elvidge
Director, Media and Entertainment, Cognizant
Richard Fish
Founder & COO, EIKON
Nate Frink
EVP Global Operations, Product & Technology, Vubiquity
Jon Gardner
CIO, EIKON Group
Peter Gibson
Vice President, Product, Comcast Technology Solutions
Anshul Kapoor
Head of Media, Telco and Games (TMEG) Market Development, Google Cloud
Adam Leah
Creative Director, nxtedition
Robert Nagy
CEO, nxtedition
Chris Saito
Chief Commercial Officer, VUBIQUITY
Thorsten Sauer
CEO, Qvest
Martin Webb
Senior Director and Head of Cloud Video Platform, Comcast Technology Solutions
Jon Wilson
CEO, Grass Valley
AI Showcase Speakers
Neil Anderson
CRO, Codemill
Allan Dembry
Chief Information & Security Officer, Iyuno
Hari Prasad Govindarajan
Chief AI & Transformation Officer, DXC Technology
Fereidoon Khosravi
SVP & Chief Business Development Officer, Venera Technologies
Richie Murray
Co-Founder & COO, Electric Sheep
Martin Prins
Head of Product, Media Distillery
Leaders' Briefing 2026 Programme
Tuesday 17 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 Major Content Distributors
Tim Bertioli
Director of Media Services, UKTV & SVP of Channel Technology
BBC Studios
Bertrand Querné
Broadcast CTO
TF1
Cristina Gomila
MD Content Technology & Innovation
Sky
Q&A Host
Speaker to be announced
10:45-11:15 Break
11:15-12:15 Global Media Giants
Jonathan Tortora
VP of Post, Workflows & Operations
Warner Bros. Discovery
Megan Mauck
SVP, Media Operations
NBCUniversal
Speaker to be announced
Q&A Host
Geoff Bloder
CTO
Premiere Digital Services
12:15-12:45 Keynote: Beyond the Transaction: Key Insights for Building Fan-Centric Businesses
Susan Kresnicka
CEO & President
Kresnicka Research & Insight
12:45-14:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Lunch Content Room 1 - Supersession: Scaling the New Content Economy
Chloe Straw
Director of Operations
Goalhanger
Dino Burbidge
Chief Innovation Officer
Little Dot Studios
Nathan Aspell
Director of New Media
DMG Media
Nate Frink
EVP Global Operations, Product & Technology
Vubiquity
Jon Gardner
CIO
EIKON Group
Speaker to be announced
Speaker to be announced
13:00-14:00 Lunch Content Room 2 - AI Showcase
Neil Anderson
CRO
Codemill
Martin Prins
Head of Product
Media Distillery
Hari Prasad Govindarajan
Chief AI & Transformation Officer
DXC Technology
Richie Murray
Co-Founder & COO
Electric Sheep
14:00-15:00 International Media Companies
Thalia Crone
Global Head of Media Supply Chain & Operations
Fremantle
Matt Westrup
CTO
Hearst Networks EMEA
Julie Mitchelmore
VP, Product & Commercial Partnerships & Regional Director MENA
Hearst Networks EMEA
Ygor Geurts
Director of Content Supply Chain Technology
DPG Media
Ingeborg Voetberg
Head of Product, Content Supply Chain & Head of Content Operations
DPG Media
Q&A Host
Chris Saito
Chief Commercial Officer
VUBIQUITY
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-16:10 The DPP Media CTO Survey 2026: The key findings
Peter Elvidge
Director, Media and Entertainment
Cognizant
Anshul Kapoor
Head of Media, Telco and Games (TMEG) Market Development
Google Cloud
Jeff Mayzurk
President, Operations & Technology
Versant
16:10-16:30 Executive Interview
Simon Farnsworth
CTO
ITV
16:30-17:30 Major National Broadcasters Part 1
Skander Ben Attia
CTO
France Télévisions
Sanna Tornivaara
Head of News Production & Technology Services
Yle
Paul Kane
Director of Technology, Content Supply & Distribution
ITV
Q&A Host
Speaker to be announced
17:30-18:30 Drinks reception
Wednesday 18 November - Day 2
08:00 Registration opens
09:20-09:30 DPP Welcome
Mark Harrison
Founder & Chief Content Officer
DPP
Rowan de Pomerai
CEO
DPP
09:30-10:30 Online Video Giants
Kinda Ibrahim
General Manager of Content Operations, EMEA
TikTok
David Salmon
EVP & Managing Director, International
Tubi
Speaker to be announced
Q&A Host
Speaker to be announced
10:30-11:00 Keynote: Media Tech - a platform for the BBC's future
Storm Fagan
Chief Technology and Product Officer
BBC
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-12:30 Major National Broadcasters Part 2
Christian Birkeland
Chief Digital Officer
TV 2 (Norway)
Jon Roberts
CTO
ITN
Deirdre Temple
Head of Solutions, Technology
RTÉ
Brian Wynne
Head of Technology, Infrastructure
RTE
Q&A Host
Peter Gibson
Vice President, Product
Comcast Technology Solutions
12:30-13:15 The DPP Media Tech CEO Survey 2026: The Key Findings
Jon Wilson
CEO
Grass Valley
Thorsten Sauer
CEO
Qvest
Robert Nagy
CEO
nxtedition
13:15-14:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Lunch Content Room 1 - Making News Supersession
Speaker to be announced
Paul Shanley
Strategy Director
AP News
Emmanuel Gonce
CIO
AFP
Speaker to be announced
Speaker to be announced
Adam Leah
Creative Director
nxtedition
13:00-14:00 AI Showcase
Fereidoon Khosravi
SVP & Chief Business Development Officer
Venera Technologies
Allan Dembry
Chief Information & Security Officer
Iyuno
Speaker to be announced
Further speaker to be announced
14:30-15:30 Major National Broadcasters Part 3
Robert Amlung
Senior Innovation Advisor
ZDF
Matthew McCue
Broadcast Operations Manager
Channel 4
Pål Nedregotten
CTO/CPO
NRK
Q&A Host
Michael Armstrong
GTM Lead, Telco, Media, Entertainment & Gaming
15:30-16:30 US Giants
Mike Martelli
VP, Product, Media Supply Chain
Paramount
Kyle Strickland
SVP, Business Product and Operations VERSANT
Versant
Michelle Huynh
EVP, Studio Content Operations
FOX Entertainment Studios
Q&A Host
Richard Fish
Founder & COO
EIKON
16:30-17:00 The Leaders' Briefing in Data
Mark Harrison
Founder & Chief Content Officer
DPP
Marc Bruce
CEO
Encompass
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