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Get Animated Birmingham 26
@ Millennium Point - Birmingham - UK
27-28 May ( 2 days )
CARTOONS & COMEDY DAY ONE 5-7PM
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 26
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GET ANIMATED 26 PROGRAM SET - CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
DAY ONE - 27th MAY 26
REGISTRATION
TEA & COFFEE INCLUDED
9am - 10am
TEA SPONSORED BY
10:00am - 10:30am - KEYNOTE - (30 mins)
DAY ONE
The Keynote
Hugo Donkin is Producer for Blink Industries, across multiple award winning IP's. Hugo will share his thoughts on how IP finds a platform.
Mark Taynton (moderator)
Marky Sparky Media - Founder
Hugo Donkin
Producer - Blink Industries
GET MEETING - INDUSTRY EXEC MEETINGS
10:30am - 11:30am - (60 mins) - In The Main Auditorium
Meet a Day One expert, our selection of panelists will be on hand to give some advice and swap business cards.
Andy Bererton
Comedy Exec
Emma Cooper
Knowledge Transfer Manager
Suzanne Kelly
Head of Kids &
Young People
Commissioning
Paul Forde
Commissioning
Editor -Comedy
Elaine McElroy
Operations Lead
UK Global Screen Fund
Rahul Misra
Investment
Principal
Andy Wright
Certification
Manager
Tracy Sherratt
Senior Manager
DAY TWO - 28th MAY 26
TEA & COFFEE INCLUDED
9am - 9:30am
DAY TWO
(30 mins) - 9:30am - 10:00am
A FOCUS ON SCOTLAND
( let's hear from our Scottish Studio Owners )
Scotland has a highly creative and talented work force in Animation. Let's see what is going north of the border.
Rhona Drummond
Co-Founder
Tom Bryant
Co-Founder
Kev McCrae
Co-Fouder
DAY TWO
(30 mins) - 10:00am - 10:30am
THE ART OF PR & SOCIAL MEDIA
We have covered this topic before but it is the key cogs in the machine. Without PR or marketing, and a budget for your new launch no one will know about it. Lets talk to the experts in the dark art of press relations, and social media.
Sarah Broad
Social Media Manager
Wez Merchant
Owner - MD
Holly Miller
Director
GET MEETING - INDUSTRY EXEC MEETINGS
(60 mins) - 10:30am - 11:30am - In The Main Auditorium
Meet a Day Two expert, our selection of panelists will be on hand to give some advice and swap business cards.
Helen Wong
Senior Commercial Manager
Tim Kilby
Brand Director
Clare Piggott
Managing Director
Wez Merchant
Owner - MD
Holly Miller
Director
Sarah Broad
Social Media
Manager
Jon Tharmasingam
Relationship Director
Tech & Media
DAY ONE
11:30am - 12:00pm - (30 mins)
Get Money - Finance Opportunities
( lets hear what investment is availble in 26 )
We hear from the UK organisations that offer development funding, business loans, and tax credits for animations in short 5min bursts.
Rahul Misra
Investment
Principal
Tracy Sherratt
Senior Manager
Andy Wright
Certification
Manager
Elaine McElroy
Operations Lead
UK Global Screen Fund
Emma Cooper
Knowledge Transfer Manager
Jon Tharmasingam
Relationship Director
Tech & Media
DAY TWO
(30 mins) - 11:30am - 12:00pm
Get Inspired - Meet the Studio Heads
( let's hear from the owners and bosses )
What is it like owning a studio in 2026, we hear from studio owners from England & Wales.
Moderator
TBC
Drew Roper
Founder - Co-Owner
Emlyn Davies
Co-Founder
Jon Rennie
Managing Director
GET EATING - LUNCH - 12pm - 1pm - Sandwiches Included - (60 mins)
LUNCH SPONSORED BY
13:00pm - 13:45pm (45 mins)
DAY ONE
A Focus on Ireland
( Let's hear what is going on in Ireland )
Ireland has a booming animation industry, let's hear from Animation Ireland, RTE the national broadcaster and Kavaleer an Irish studio.
Ronan McCabe
CEO
Suzanne Kelly
Head of Kids &
Young People
Commissioning
Andrew Kavanagh
CEO - Co-Founder
(45 mins) 13:00pm - 13:45pm
DAY TWO
A Special Presentation - To China and Beyond
( a look at the global IP distribution business )
A special presentation from 8 lions, on how IP's get distribution in China and Asia. We will get to see some Asia IP's as well.
Helen Wong
Senior Commercial Manager
DAY ONE
13:45pm - 14:15pm - (30 mins)
Get Developing - From Pencil to Pilot
( hear development execs tips & tricks )
Developing an animated IP is very different now-a-days. Do you go Youtube first?, to a broadcaster?, how do the execs plan now for preparing for production. Lets find out.
Liz Randall
Consultant - Moderator
Katie Barba
Development
Producer
Dan Lewis
Co-Founder
Rob Flowers
Creator
Paula Bird
Co-Founder
DAY TWO
(30 mins) - 13:45pm - 14:15pm
How To Build A Global Cartoon Brand
( turn your pencil sketches into a huge hit )
We hear from some of the leading executives across all sectors who have built cartoon IP's into global successes.
Finn Arnesen
Consultant - Moderator
Clare Piggott
Managing Director
Tim Kilby
Brand Director
DAY ONE
14:15pm - 14:45pm - (30 mins)
Panel TBC
( we would love to tell you more but ... )
It is underwraps for now.
Moderator
TBC
Speaker
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Speaker
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Speaker
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Speaker
TBC
DAY TWO
(30 mins) - 14:15pm - 14:45pm
The Get Animated Forum
( The Next Generation )
As part of our industry discussion remit we thought this time rather than hearing from the senior executives, we should give the students and post graduates an opportunity, to tell us what they think about the industry they are entering into, and what they think needs discussing.
Katie Young
Moderator
Kav Vignesh
MA Animation
University of The
Arts London
Bryony Smith
BA Animation Production
University of Bournemouth
Elishbah Idris
Founder of Qamaruen
2D Animation
Szara Shahril
Third Year
Bournemouth
University
GET NETWORKING - TEA & COFFEE - 2:45pm - 3:30pm - (45 mins)
BREAK SPONSORED BY
15:30pm - 16:00pm - (30 mins)
DAY ONE
Get Pitching - 10min slots
( Pitch to possible partners & buyers in the theatre)
If you have a sizzle for a NEW IP you want to get funded, and are looking for buyers, co-producers or even want to put it in front of the full industry in the room our 10 minute presentation screening slots are perfect for your studio. We have the biggest 4k screen in the UK and on it your NEW show will blow them all away. There is a cost for a 10 minute slot and includes two tickets for your presenters in the package, we only have 6 ten minute presentation slots available ove the two day conference.
15:30pm - 15:40am
NEW IP
15:40pm - 15:50pm
NEW IP
15:50pm - 16:00pm
NEW IP
(30 mins) - 15:30pm - 16:00pm
DAY TWO
Get Pitching - 10min slots
( Pitch to possible partners & buyers in the theatre)
If you have a sizzle for a NEW IP you want to get funded, and are looking for buyers, co-producers or even want to put it in front of the full industry in the room our 10 minute presentation screening slots are perfect for your studio. We have the biggest 4k screen in the UK and on it your NEW show will blow them all away. There is a cost for a 10 minute slot and includes two tickets for your presenters in the package, we only have 6 ten minute presentation slots available ove the two day conference.
15:30pm - 15:40am
NEW IP
15:40pm - 15:50pm
NEW IP
15:50pm - 16:00pm
NEW IP
16:00pm - 17:00pm - (60 mins)
DAY ONE
Get Buying
( hear from global buyers of animations )
We hear from the buyers from around the world on what they are looking for in terms of acquisitions or commissions.
Mark Taynton (moderator)
Marky Sparky Media - Founder
Tyler Martin
Acquisitions
Suzanne Kelly
Head of Kids &
Young People
Commissioning
Paul Forde
Commissioning
Editor -Comedy
Speaker
TBC
16:00pm - 17:00pm (60 mins)
The Get Animated Forum
( we don't like Gen AI, but Support AI is interesting )
DAY TWO
We hear from some speakers who have been using pipeline AI, and we get to hear how it can speed up processes, and if they think there will be benefits, or not... an open debate.
Neil Hatton MBE
Chief Executive
Tom Box
Co-Founder
Asa Movshovitz
Founder
Svitlana
Kolesnichenko
17:00pm - 19:00pm
DAY ONE CARTOONS & COMEDY 5pm to 7pm
Sit back, grab a beer or two, and see a curated session on animated comedy, by our host Mark Taynton.
Ticket holders to Get Animated will get two drinks tokens - bottle of beer. glass of wine, or a soft drink.
Mark Taynton (host)
Marky Sparky Media - Founder
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