Channel 4, ITV, Turner Contemporary Join UK Creative Festival Line-Up

The UK Creative Festival has today announced a new wave of speakers for its inaugural event, taking place from the 8th to the 10th of September in Dreamland, Margate. 

 

Ahead of the full Festival Programme announcement the current line-up includes additions from the Channel 4, ITV, Book of Man, RSA Films, Leo Burnett, The Mill, Framestore, adam&eveDDB, Epic Games, and more:

Ala Uddin - Executive Creative Director, Mud Orange

Alice Tonge - Former Head of 4Creative, Channel 4

Arif Miah - Creative Strategy Director, Mud Orange

Becky Smith - The Margate School

Ben Dubois - Development Producer / Sales, A+C Studios 

Ben Maher - Chief Commercial Officer, Outernet Global

Chaka Sobhani - Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett

Claudine Derksen - The Margate School

Dan Richards - Founder and Animation Director, A+C Studios

David Kolbusz - Chief Creative Officer, Droga5

Darren Khan - Founder & CEO - Travlrr

Emma Harman - President EMEA, Whalar

Gemma Smyth - Senior Planner, VCCP London

Georgie Roberton - Stylist, Peony Vintage

Graham Fink - Fink Different

Hannah Berry George - Writer and Director, Odelay Films

Kai Hsiung - Global MD, RSA Films

Karl Woolley - Global Real-Time Director, Framestore 

Mark Sandford - Co Founder/Commercial Director, Book of Man

Martin Roker - Global Head, Black Dog Films

Matt Carroll - Co-Founder and Executive Creative Director, &Friends 

Matt Cooper - Founder and CEO, Little Black Book

Matthew Murphy - The Margate School

Mike ‘Chappers’ Chapman - Executive Creative Director, The Mill London

Nas Hussain - Owner, On Purpose Design

Nils Leonard - Founder, Uncommon

Peter Souter - Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, TBWA London

Prudence Beecroft - Managing Director, Odelay Films

Rebecca Thomas - The Margate School

Rebecca Versteegh - Head of Music Partnerships, Creed Media

Richard Brim - Creative Director, adam&eveDDB

Ross Plummer - Amsterdam MD, RSA Films

Sallyann Houghton - Unreal Engine, Business Development Fashion Industry / M&E, Epic Games

Sanjivan Kohli - Head of Development, Turner Contemporary

Sean Mahoney - Engineer/Sound Designer, Jungle Studios

Stuart Allen-Hynd - Sound Designer, Jungle Studios

Steve Davies - Chief Executive, APA

Tony Pipes - Executive Creative Director, ITV Creative

Vicki Maguire - Chief Creative Officer, Havas London

Zoe Crook - Head of Influencer Marketing, FCB Inferno

With more names to be added, the full timings and schedule will be announced in the run up to the Festival. 

Tickets for the festival and the Creative Circle Awards are currently available, with free tickets for young creatives also available. Delegates are able to purchase tickets for the Festival and the Awards separately or as an inclusive package with the option of accommodation and access to Dreamland. Surrounding venues in Margate will also host sponsored parties, social events, and live music throughout the festival.

The full Creative Circle Awards shortlist can be found here.