Anna Miralis (UK) Senior Commissioning Editor
Channel 4

Anna is a Senior Commissioning Editor at Channel 4 (UK).

Emile Guertin (Malaysia) Senior Producer
Al Jazeera English

Emile is a Senior Commissioning Producer at Al Jazeera English in Malaysia, commissioning documentaries for the Witness strand across broadcast and digital, with a focus on Asia-Pacific.

Oli Harbottle (UK) Chief Content Officer
Dogwoof

Oli is responsible for acquisitions across the company's slate as well as the sourcing of projects for production.

Joseph Maxwell (Australia) Head of Unscripted
SBS

Joseph oversees commissioning for all unscripted content at SBS Australia.

Kelrick Martin (Australia) Head of Indigenous
ABC

Kelrick is the Head of Indigenous at ABC (AUS)

Stephen Oliver (Australia) Commissioning Editor
ABC

Stephen is a commissioning editor with a passion for people and impactful stories.

Kalita Corrigan (Australia) Commissioning Editor
ABC

As a commissioning editor for ABC Documentary and Specialist, Kalita is passionate about finding ways to make Australian stories/history/true crime/arts entertaining and informative.

Julie Hanna (Australia) Commissioning Editor
ABC

Julie has worked extensively as an executive producer, series producer and director across a wide range of genres with broadcasters and independent production companies.

Paul Wiegard (Australia) Co-Founder & CEO
Madman Entertainment

Paul Wiegard is the Co-Founder and CEO of Madman Entertainment, a leading independent film distribution company in Australasia.

Debra Zimmerman (USA) Executive Director
Women Make Movies

Debra Zimmerman is the Executive Director of Women Make Movies, a NY non-profit social enterprise that has been supporting women filmmakers with distribution and production assistance of their independent films since 1972.

Alice Burgin (Australia) Investment Manager – Documentary
Screen Australia

Alice Burgin is currently working as an Investment Manager with the Documentary Unit at Screen Australia.

Christian Cools (France) Commissioning Editor
ARTE G.E.I.E.

As a Commissioning Editor at ARTE since 1998, Christian manages the slot 'ARTE Discovery', dedicated to discovery and natural history documentaries.  He works with natural history and wildlife.

Mitzi Goldman (Australia) CEO
Documentary Australia

Mitzi is a Co-Founder and CEO of Documentary Australia, a not-for-profit organisation enabling social impact documentaries to be funded and screened to inspire social change.

Lynette Wallworth (Australia) Artist / Filmmaker
Independent

Lynette Wallworth has won two Emmy awards for her innovative VR and XR works.

Fatima Salaria (United Kingdom) Managing Director
Naked Television

Fatima Salaria is Managing Director of UK Production Company Naked Television.

Julia Scott-Stevenson (Australia) Researcher/Producer/Curator
University of Technology Sydney

Dr Julia Scott-Stevenson is a researcher and maker of interactive and immersive media.

Mary McGillivray (Australia) Content creator
Independent

Mary McGillivray is an Australian art historian and content creator making visual culture analysis accessible for the next generation.

Lauren Valmadre (Australia) Industry Manager
AIDC

Lauren is the Industry Manager at AIDC.

Katrina Sedgwick (Australia) Director & CEO
ACMI

Kim Munro (Australia) Academic & Documentary Maker
University of South Australia

Kylie Boltin (Australia) Producer
Independent

Karina Holden (Australia) Head of Factual
Northern Pictures

For almost three decades, Karina has been a trailblazer in the field of non-fiction television.

Colette Beaudry (Australia) Managing Director
SeaLight Productions

Rachel Griffiths (Australia) Director, Actor
Independent

Kyas Hepworth (Australia) Head of Commissioning & Programming
NITV

Kyas drives the creative direction of NITV’s distinctive offering across commissioned and acquired content, and oversees NITV’s programming and scheduling to bring it to audiences.

Victoria Noble (UK) VP Original Content, Factual
Discovery

Victoria Noble oversees the commissioning strategy and content production for Discovery+ as well as Discovery-owned linear channels Quest, DMAX and Discovery Channel.

Kate Pappas (Australia) Executive Producer
WildBear Entertainment

Kate Pappas is an executive producer at WildBear Entertainment, co-chair of AIDC and treasurer on the Management Committee for Sustainable Screens Australia.

Fiona Gilroy (Australia) Content Sales & Acquisitions Director
Flame Distribution

Flame Distribution, a specialist factual and documentary distributor with offices in Sydney, Philippines, New York and London.

Clara Williams Roldan (Australia) Impact and Education Director
Documentary Australia

Anna Kaplan (Australia) Co-Founder and Head of Production & Impact
Regen Studios

Anna Kaplan is head of production and impact at Regen Studios

Dom Bartolo (Australia) Designer/Director/Co-Founder
21-19

Dom is an international designer director and co-founder of 21-19, a Brand & Moving Image agency, based in Melbourne, Australia.

Stuart Talman (Australia) Director of Sales
XE Money Transfer

Stuart Talman has over 15 years financial markets experience across trading, broking, sales and leadership roles.

Anne Chesher (AUStralia) Education Specialist – Television and Creative Media
Screen Australia

Belisa Balaban (USA) SVP, Original Documentaries and Unscripted Series
Hulu

Belisa Balaban leads efforts around the development, production and acquisition of Hulu’s award-winning Original Documentaries and limited series.

Christopher Allen (USA) Executive Artistic Director
UnionDocs

Kingston Anderson (Australia) CEO
Australian Directors Guild

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) is a registered industry association representing the interests of film, television and digital media directors, documentary makers and animators throughout Australia.

Britt Arthur (Australia) Producer / Director

Britt Arthur is an award winning Producer / Director, who is driven to collaborate with unique voices, to tell true stories.

Violeta Ayala (Australia) Co-Founder
UnitedNotions Film

Violeta Ayala is a filmmaker, technologist, writer, and artist.

Lucinda Aberdeen (Australia) Senior Research Fellow
University of Melbourne

Andy Blood (Australia/New Zealand) Creative Strategist
Facebook Creative Shop

Amanda Blue (Australia) Director
Independent

Laurrie Mansfield (Australia) First Nations Co-Producer
AIDC

Laurrie Mansfield is a freelance assessor, developer, facilitator, and producer for the arts.

Dan Brown (Australia) Owner, Creative Director
Smashing Films

Grainne Brunsdon (Australia) COO
Screen Australia

Grainne Brunsdon is the Chief Operating Officer of Screen Australia.

Nha-Uyen Chau (Australia) Founder & CEO
LGI Media

Katerina Cizek (Canada) Artistic Director & Co-Founder
MIT Co-Creation Studio

Pauline Clague (Australia) Founder/Artistic Director
Winda Film Festival

Pauline is founder and Artistic Director of Winda Film Festival in Sydney.

Jub Clerc (Australia) Authorial (Screen Director) Board Director
Screenrights

Jub is a Nyul Nyul/Yawuru filmmaker from the Kimberley in WA, whose feature debut Sweet As won numerous awards on the international festival circuit.

Steve Cohen (USA) Co-Founder and Board Chair
Chicago Media Project

Al Cossar (Australia) Artistic Director
MIFF

Al Cossar is the Artistic Director of the Melbourne International Film Festival, where he has previously held roles of Programmer, Acting Artistic Director, and Associate Artistic Director.

Kate Croser (Australia) CEO
South Australia Film Corporation

Debbie Cuell (Australia) Head of Genre and Executive Producer
Endemol Shine

Jeff Daniels (Australia) Filmmaker
Independent

Christy Dena (Australia) Writer, Designer, Director
Independent

Katrina Dernelly (Australia) Historian
LaTrobe University

Suzanne Derry (Australia) Senior Solicitor
Arts Law Centre of Australia

Anusha Duray (Australia) Acquisitions Manager
NITV

Dr Daniel Featherstone (Australia) Archiving Projects Officer
First Nations Media Australia (FNMA)

David France (USA) Director
Public Square Films

Paula Froehle (USA) Co-Founder & CEO
Chicago Media Project

Adam Geiger (Australia) Creative Director
Sealight Pictures

Alex Gibney (USA) Director
Jigsaw Productions

Sacha Gregson (Australia) Head of Content Investment & Policy, Entertainment & Specialist.
ABC

Sacha has worked in the production industry for over 20 years.

Tim Harcourt (United Kingdom ) Creative Director
Studio Lambert

Jennie Hughes (Australia) Director
Screen Territory

Simmone Howell (Australia) Author
Independent

Dr Chadden Hunter (Australia) Director, Biologist
Independent

Maha Ismail (Australia) Head of Member Services
Screenrights

Maha Ismail is Screenrights' Head of Member Services.

Alexandra Ivanova (Russia) Cinematographer
Independent

Tabitha Jackson (USA) Director
Sundance Film Festival

Carolyn Johnson (Australia) Producer
Carolyn Johnson Films

Kirsten Johnson (USA) Director/Cinematographer
Independent

Vassiliki Khonsari (USA) Producer, Director & Co-Founder
iNK Stories

Dr Angeline Leece (Australia) Palaeoanthropologist
Drimolen Palaeo-Archaeological Project

Lawrence Leung (Australia) Comedian, Artist, Actor, Screenwriter

Lawrence is a multi award-winning comedian, actor and screenwriter.

Andrew Lowenthal (Australia) Co-Founder & Executive Director
EngageMedia

Que Minh Luu (Australia) Director of Content Australia/New Zealand
Netflix

Leon Mann (United Kingdom) Filmmaker & Activist
Independent

Jini Maxwell (Australia) Writer & Creative Producer
Independent

Dr Romaine Moreton (Australia) Director of First Nations and Outreach
AFTRS

Emma Morris (Australia) Senior Producer
ABC

Kylie Munnich (Australia) CEO
Screen Queensland

Natasha Negrea (Canada) Television Executive & Consultant
Independent

Lisa Nishimura (USA) Vice President of Original Documentary and Independent Features
Netflix

Tanzy Owen (Australia) Co-Founder
Sustainable Screens Australia

Gary Paramanathan (Australia) Outreach Manager
AFTRS

Sonya Pemberton (Australia) Creative Director
Genepool Productions

Caroline Pitcher (Australia) CEO
Film Victoria

Film Victoria is the State Government agency that provides strategic leadership and assistance to the film, television and digital media sectors of Victoria.

Nigel Poor (USA) Co-producer, Co-host, Co-creator
Ear Hustle

Harry Ravenswood (Australia) Manager of Digital and Social Strategy
ABC

Craig Reucassel (Australia) Documentary Practitioner & Presenter
ABC

Alexandra Roberts (Australia) Lecturer
LaTrobe University

Willie Rowe (Australia) CEO
Screenwest

Alex Sangston (Australia) Executive Manager
Screen Tasmania

Julie Shapiro (USA) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Ear Hustle & Radiotopia

Adrian Swift (Australia) Head of Content, Production & Development
Nine Network

Adrian is Nine’s Head of Content, Production & Development working across the 9Network’s broadcast and digital video businesses.

Dr Rebecca Swift (United Kingdom ) Global Head of Creative Insights
Getty images

Michael Tear (Australia) CEO
Wildbear Entertainment

Michael was Managing Director and co-founder of Bearcage before becoming CEO of WildBear.

Niobe Thompson (Canada) Director
Handful Of Films

Ravi Vasavan (United Kingdom ) Senior designer
Koto

Casey Ventura (Australia) Producer
FINCH

John Waight (Australia) Coordinator
Artists in the Black

Kylie Washington (Australia) General Manager and Creative Director of Production
BBC Studios ANZ

Kylie Washington is BBC Studios ANZ’s General Manager and Creative Director of Production.

Ellen Windemuth (Netherlands) CEO
WaterBear Network

Chelsea Winstanley (New Zealand) Producer, Writer, Director
Independent

Earlonne Woods (USA) Co-producer, Co-host, Co-creator
Ear Hustle

Angharad 'Rad' Yeo (Australia) Presenter, Critic, Journalist
ABC

Richard Huddleston (Australia) Head of Documentary
Screen Australia

Richard has over twenty-five years of experience in the television industry, with creative and strategic leadership positions across a wide range of documentary and factual genres.