As President and Managing Director for Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland, Andrew Georgiou leads the company’s operations across the region. This includes oversight of a broad portfolio of TV brands—Discovery, TLC, Quest, Quest Red, Really, Cartoon Network, Eurosport, and the recently launched TNT Sports—as well as the streaming platform discovery+. He is also responsible for consumer products, home entertainment, TV licensing, digital distribution, and affiliate sales in the UK and Ireland, and supports the local Warner Bros. theatrical business.

Georgiou also oversees WBD Sports’ properties across Europe, including Eurosport, TNT Sports in the UK & Ireland, and the Olympic Games. In addition, he leads the organisation’s events management and promotion division.

He joined Warner Bros. Discovery in 2019 from Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, where he served as CEO. He is a board member of Sports United Against Dementia, an initiative of the Alzheimer’s Society in the UK, supporting awareness, research funding, and care for those living with dementia.

Dana is Group Chief Executive of Sky, one of Europe’s leading media and entertainment companies and part of Comcast Corporation, a global media and technology group. Dana has managed both cable and satellite businesses around the world and is recognised for her track record for accelerating growth. 

Since Dana joined in 2021, Sky has launched two new world-leading streaming platforms – Sky Glass and Sky Stream. These products build on Sky’s passion for entertainment and mark a shift from providing content over satellite to via the internet and straight to people’s TV’s.

Under her leadership, Sky continues its commitment to the cultural economy, creating award-winning original content, producing the biggest live sporting events, and providing free access to news and the arts.

A series of landmark sports rights deal have recently been secured by Sky including the broadcast rights to show a record number of Premier League fixtures in a new four-year deal from 2025/26; the UK broadcast rights to the EFL through to the 2028/29 season; the US Open tennis to 2027; Formula 1 to 2029; and the Women’s Super League. Dana has also overseen the expansion of Sky’s long-term partnerships with UK public service broadcasters, Channel 4, ITV, and the BBC, as well as new long-term agreements that have brought Apple TV+, Paramount+, and content from Peacock onto Sky’s Entertainment OS platform.

Dana has overseen the continued diversification of Sky’s business, with Sky Mobile becoming the fastest growing mobile operator in the UK, the rapid expansion of Sky Broadband’s customer base, and the launch of Sky Protect, a first of its kind smart home protection and insurance service.

Before joining Sky, Dana led transformation and growth for many of the world’s largest media and telecommunication companies serving as President of Consumer Services for Comcast Cable, the largest broadband and PayTV operator in the United States; President and Chief Operating Officer of Virgin Media; and Chief Transformation Officer of Liberty Global.  

Julie Mitchelmore is VP Product and Commercial Partnerships and Regional Director for MENA at Hearst Networks EMEA.

With over a decade in senior executive leadership, she has a proven track record in driving strategic growth, launching innovative products, and forging impactful commercial partnerships across the digital video landscape.

Julie leads Hearst Network’s streaming products and successful FAST channel portfolio and has spearheaded the launch of brands such as Crime+Investigation Play and HISTORY Play on Amazon, Apple TV Channels, and YouTube’s Primetime Channels.

Her commercial acumen has been central to securing distribution deals and growing revenue across multiple markets; most recently announcing that its direct-to-consumer streaming service, Crime+Investigation Play, is now available to Vodafone Pay Monthly mobile customers with an exclusive free offer.

Prior to Hearst Networks, Julie spent 18 years at Sky, where she played a key role in bringing major platforms like Sky Q and NOW TV to market.

Elisabetta Carruba is responsible for the Prime Video Channels business in EMEA — encompassing third-party video services, from subscription-based services to free services like free-to-air and FAST, across all genres including premium sport.

Carruba and her team work with studios, broadcasters and content owners to distribute and grow their video services on Prime Video across the region.

Carruba joined Amazon in 2016 to launch the Channels subscription business in the UK.

Prior to Amazon, Carruba was Head of Business Development at BT, where she oversaw BT Consumer, BT TV and BT Sport commercial relationships in the UK and Ireland.

Before BT, Carruba worked as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company, advising clients across Europe in the financial, consumer goods and automotive industries.

Carruba holds an MBA from London Business School and a master’s degree cum laude in Telecommunication Engineering from Politecnico di Milano.

Tushar Jindal is Head of Content for Amazon Prime Video UK & Ireland, where he leads the platform’s content strategy and growth. He oversees a diverse slate of Prime Video’s acquisitions and co-productions, spanning exclusive and original scripted and unscripted TV series, theatrical and independent films, documentaries including sports, true-crime and library content, while collaborating closely with Amazon Studios UK on original programming.

Since joining Amazon in 2017, Jindal has held a range of senior roles across the Prime Video business. He began his journey with Prime Video Store and has held roles across both marketing and content.

As Head of TV Acquisitions and, more recently, Head of Movies for Prime Video, he was instrumental in shaping a compelling content slate including British programming, and strengthening Prime Video’s competitive presence in both the UK and international markets.

Jasmine Dawson is SVP of Digital at BBC Studios, leading fandom-first strategy and creator economy partnerships across global digital IP including Bluey, Doctor Who, BBC Earth and Top Gear.

Since 2019, Dawson has transformed BBC Studios Digital into a performance-driven powerhouse, resulting in 440% digital revenue growth, 15 billion YouTube views — the highest of any UK broadcaster — and the highest TikTok engagement rate among all competitors, including global streamers like Disney+ and Amazon Studios.

Dawson’s team’s platform-native approach combines community-led IP development with audience engagement strategies that translate fandom into sustainable commercial value. Under Dawson’s leadership, BBC Studios launched award-winning initiatives including Bluey Book Reads — 75M+ views — TalentWorks creator pipeline, and digital-first formats that scale across YouTube, TikTok and emerging platforms.

A respected industry voice, Dawson has recently delivered headline sessions at the Edinburgh TV Festival, MIPCOM and the FT Business of Hollywood summit. Dawson also hosted a main-stage conversation with Amelia Dimoldenberg at Cannes Lions in 2025. Dawson’s work is driven by a belief in data, creativity and innovation to shape stories with global reach and commercial impact.

Dawson openly advocates for inclusive workplace culture, emphasising women’s representation in digital leadership and flexible work practices. Dawson’s team over-indexes on female representation and values output over traditional office norms. Dawson speaks candidly about breaking down unconscious bias and uplifting women’s voices — both personally and structurally — through visibility, mentorship and policy change.

With nearly two decades across London, Leeds and New York, Dawson brings lived experience of diverse working contexts and cultural dynamics. This background informs Dawson’s approach to digital strategy, ensuring campaigns, storytelling and brand extensions resonate authentically across global audiences.

Liz Ferguson is a Senior Strategic Partner Lead for Google Sellside, where she advises top-tier traditional broadcasters and video partners in the UK and Ireland on complex AdTech strategies. A true champion for her partners, she focuses on accelerating their digital transformation and driving programmatic revenue growth.

With over a decade of leadership experience, Ferguson is a recognized global authority in building and commercialising digital communities around premium video and audio content. Her expertise bridges AdTech, social video, and streaming ecosystems. She is known for being a passionate storyteller within the industry, earning her regular conference speaking engagements.

Prior to her London-based role, Ferguson was the Media Company Lead for YouTube Content Partnerships in Australia and New Zealand, where she was instrumental in growing audiences and revenue across news, sport, and entertainment. This included providing crucial guidance to government and news media partners during the pandemic and national elections.

Ferguson continues to thrive at the intersection where amazing content, engaged audiences, and clever advertising collide.

As MD for YouTube UK & Ireland, Alison Lomax is responsible for working with Government & Policy Makers and partnering with creators, brands and the music industry to ensure that YouTube remains at the forefront of the creator economy. 

Lomax has spent her career at the intersection of technology and creativity, both in the public sector working for Government departments including MI5 and Foreign office and in advertising agencies before joining Google in 2011 where she led various commercial & creative teams.  She started her current role at YouTube in January 2023.

Inside and outside of Google, she is a diversity champion, a member of WACL (Women in Advertising & Communications, Leadership), was Director of Trans in the City and played an integral role in the acceleration of women’s football as a Trustee for her local grassroots club, Berkhamsted Raiders (2019-2023).

David Gibbs is a senior product leader driving the global growth of live sports streaming at Warner Bros. Discovery.

Jane Stiller is the Chief Viewer Officer at ITV where she leads all aspects of the ITV viewer experience bringing together brand, marketing, insights, digital products, subscription and distribution teams to grow audiences and revenue.

Her work seems to be paying off – ITVX achieved 1bn streams in a quarter for the first time this year with standout performances across multiple genres including soaps, drama, reality TV and sports.

Stiller joined ITV in 2019 as Director of Media and was promoted to Chief Marketing Officer in 2020 before being named in her current role in 2024.

Prior to joining ITV, she worked across retail and consumer goods in marketing and digital roles for Marks and Spencer, Innocent and Mars.