Guest List

Please see below our Guest List for 2026. This is for your use only, please do not share. 

Aidan O’Donovan Creative Director, Writer & Producer, Turnip + Duck 

Aidan Hickey Murakami Award Recipient (2017) 

Ailbhe McCabe Head of Development, Cartoon Saloon

Alan Shannon CCO Jam Media 

Alix Wiseman Senior Vice President Distribution & Acquisitions, 9 Story Media Group 

Alizée Musson The Art of Writing for Animation 

Amanda Ward Enterprise Ireland, IRE 

Amy FitzGerald Composer 

Andrea Griffith VP Content and Development, Shere Media

Andrew Fitzpatrick Owner Monster Entertainment, Murakami Award Recipient (2025) 

Andrew Kavanagh CEO & Founder, Kavaleer 

Andy Wyatt Director at Animation Associates – Business Development, ToonBoom Animation Inc 

Audrey Stedman Jam Media 

Aurélie Wack Acquisitions & Co-productions Senior Manager, Kids & Family, EMEAWarner Bros. 

Barry Purves Animator, Director, Writer 

Bill Plympton Cartoonist 

Boris Wilmot ALEA(S) 

Borja Espana Art Director / Development Creative, Jam Media 

Brendan Tuohy Chairman of the Governance Committee of MAREI and Chairperson of EirGrid

Brian Furey Senior Manager of Funding Coimisiún na Meán

Brooke Keesling Animation Talent Recruiting & Development 

Bryan O’ Connell Vice President of Children’s Television, The Jim Henson Company 

Catherine Moylan Head of Department, Department of Creative Media, Faculty of Creative Performing Arts & Media, MTU 

Chapman Maddox BBC Studios

Chris Dicker Artist and Creator

Cillian Grant DAM 

Cole Delaney Video & Podcaster Producer for Cartoon Brew and CEO of Any-mation 

Coleman Farrell Head of Skills and Professional Development, Screen Ireland 

Colin Williams Head of Positivity (and Creative Director), Sixteen South 

Colm Tobin Managing Director, Turnip + Duck 

Colm Tyrrell Head of Studio Production Boulder Media

Colum Slevin Chief Product Officer, StoryToys 

Conor Harrington

Courtney Arumugam Head of Development/Executive Producer Blink Industries

Dáire Bohan CEO and Founder, Bura Games 

Dale Robinson Owner/Producer, Treehouse Republic

Daniel Chis Game developer 

Daniel Gies Co-Founder, Creative & Technical Director at E.D.Films   

Daniel Cresswell Senior Account Manager Enterprise – UK & Nordics, Wacom 

Dara McGarry Head of Outreach DNEG Animation

Darragh O’ Connell Creative Director, BBF / 9 Story Media Group, Murakami Award Recipient (2018) 

Dave Ingham, Writer 

David Park Managing Director, Dream Games Animation

Dee Stevens Development Producer, Tiger Aspect Kids 

Deirdre Barry Programme Director, National Talent Academy for Animation 

Deirdre Ní Choistín Director General TG4

Dylan Haskins BBC podcast Commissioner 

Eileen Bell Murakami Award Recipient (2022)

Eimear O’Mahony Executive Producer, RTÉ KIDS 

Eleanor Coleman Executive Producer, Blue Spirit Creative 

Emily Horgan Kids YouTube & Streaming Specialist

Emmet O’Neill CEO, StoryToys 

Emily Paige Co-Fondatrice, Directrice Générale, E.D Films 

Emma McGoldrick Assistant Project Executive, Content, Consumer and Business Services, IDA Ireland 

Ethna Murakami (Jimmy T. Murakami Award)

Fran Alberigi Manager Production & Development, Global Kids & Family

Gary Timpson Managing Director & Owner, Kavaleer 

Gavin Lawler CEO & Founder Innov8 Creative Academy 

Gillian Higgins SVP of Production (Europe) Brown Bag Films 

Gobnait Burke FET-HE Programme Development Coordinator

Grace Gannon Assistant Director| Media Funding Coimisiún na Meán 

Grace Loughrey Assistant Commissioner for 0-12 animation and Northern Ireland indies BBC 

Graham Holbrook Creative Director, Treehouse Republic

Grainne McGuinness Creative Director, Paper Owl Films 

Guido Möller Senior Training & Technical Consultant, Wacom 

Guy Phenix Commissioning & Acquisitions BBC 

Helen McAleer IP Executive 

Hiromi Hasegawa – Producer, Kinema Citrus and Global Anima Challenge Project Sub-Lead 

Ian Hamilton Founder & Producer, Elk Studios

Ian Sayers Creative Enablement & Digital Growth Consultant – attending with Wacom 

James Farrell Senior Vice-President of Consumer and Digital Technology for IDA

Jean Kitson Head of Kitson Press Associates

Jenni MacNeaney Head of Studio Operations at Boulder Media

Jean-Francois Leroux (JF) DFX Supervisor, DNEG 

Jennie Stacey, Vice President, Development at Brown Bag Films / Scholastic Entertainment 

Jennifer Lyons VP, Consumer Tech, Content and Business Services, IDA Ireland

Jens Opatz Freelance Commissioning Editor & Writer

Jill Beecher Production Designer for TV & Film 

Jo Allen Commissioning Editor for Animation 7+ BBC 

Jocelyn Christie SVP & Publisher, Kidscreen

John Reynolds Executive Producer Sow You Entertainment

Jonothan Clarke Managing Director, Distillery Films

John Kelly Filmmaker (Retirement Plan) 

John Loughrey Rural Development Officer, NEWKD

John O’Sullivan MIB The Howden Group

John Rice CEO Jam Media 

Joseph Learoyd Head of Animation Pulse College

JP Vine Creative Director, Dream Games Animation

Julie-Ann Dean Voice Actor and Owner of Scripts Out Loud  

Julien Borde Président Mediawan Kids & Family 

Karen Davidsen, Producer 

Karey Kirkpatrick Writer/Director 

Kate Morton Senior Head of Commissioning & Acquisitions 0-6 BBC 

Kate O’Connor UK Screen Alliance 

Kathy Bradley Tertiary Manager, Further Education and Training 

Katie Davies Writer, Story & Script Consultant for Film & Television 

Keiichiro Saito – Director 

Kenny Legg Market Advisor at Enterprise Ireland, Germany 

Kirsten Hurd Commissioning Editor, TVOkids 

Kirsten Shiel WIA Ireland Co-Chair 

Kyle Jenkins Acquisition & Programme Director, Milkshake! 

Lena Byrne Founder, D11 Stories 

Lís Ní Dhálaigh Stiúrthóir Margaíochta, Forbartha, Comhpháirtíochta TG4

Lorcán Murphy MIB the Howden Group

Lorna MacMahon, Skills Development Coordinator – Animation, Games, VFX and New Technologies 

Lucy McClune Enterprise Ireland, Trade Development Executive, Toronto

Lynne Guthrie WIA Ireland Co-Chair 

Lynsey O’Callaghan, Senior Director, Nickelodeon International Acquisitions and Current Series, Paramount Kids and Family 

Mark Cumberton COO Jam Media 

Mark Gordon Head of Score Draw Music 

Marty Boylan Head of Animation, MTU 

Max Minor Producer, Green Street Pictures 

Merlin Roche DAM 

Michael Algar Producer, Murakami Award Recipient (2024) 

Moya McHugh Studio Meala

Neasa McLaughlin Producer, RTÉ 

Nora Keely Senior Animation Production Executive 

Ollin Flynn Enterprise Ireland, IRE 

Orion Ross Vice President, International Animation Disney Branded Television

Peter Lord Co-founder and Creative Director, Aardman Animation

Philippe Alessandri CEO & Founder, Watch Next Media 

Philip Agerbech MINT 

Rasmus Dige MINT 

Rej Bourdages Storyboard Artist

Richard Gordon Managing Director – Belfast at Jam Media 

Richard Goldsmith Executive VP, Kids & Family Sales and Brands, Blue Ant Media

Rob David Senior Creative Executive & Vice President at Mattel Television Studios

Robert Grace Senior Client Adviser, Digital Technologies Sector Team at Enterprise Ireland

Roisin Chapman Animation Ireland

Róisín Ní Thuairisg BLOC TG4

Ronan McCabe CEO Animation Ireland 

Rose Goggin Enterprise Ireland

Sarah Benson Animator 

Sarah Muller Senior Head of Commissioning & Acquisitions 7+ BBC

Scott McDonnell CTO, Jam Media 

Sean Cunningham Creative Director, Studio Meala 

Sean McNally Market Advisor, Digital Technologies US 

Sean Smith Skills & Talent Development Manager, Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet 

Sergio Calabria BCFE 

Shamik Majumdar Director, Development & Current, International Animation, Disney

Shauna Cullen Producer, Jam Media 

Steve Woods Cel’ Division, Murakami Award Recipient (2023)

Susan Gallagher Market Executive France, Enterprise Ireland 

Suzanne Kelly Head of Children’s and Young People’s Content RTÉ KIDS

Takafumi Nakame – Producer 

Tanya Green SVP Development and Current Series at Mainframe Studios in Canada

Tara Billik VP Features, The Jim Henson Company 

Tomm Moore Co-founder and Creative Director of Cartoon Saloon, Murakami Award Recipient (2015)

Trevor Courtney Director, Producer and Creator, Igloo Animations 

Tyler Martin Lead on kids genre, ITV 

Vanessa Robinson Co-Founder & Showrunner, Little Moon Animation 

Will Cartwright-Harwood, Animated Series, Netflix