Royal Television Society reveals full programme for RTS London Convention 2022

The Royal Television Society (RTS) features the full programme for the RTS London Convention 2022, sponsored by Warner Bros. Discovery. Academy Award nominated and BAFTA winning director, producer and writer Baz Luhrmann ("Elvis", "The Great Gatsby") joins the roster of high-profile industry leaders speaking at the event and will be joined in conversation with TV presenter Edith Bowman discussing the power of creativity.

Additional new speakers joining the line-up include: Tom Burton, Head of Interactive, BBC Studios; Vicki Dobbs Beck, VP, Immersive Content, Lucasfilm & ILMxLAB; Marc Cieslak, Technology Correspondent, BBC; Gama Gbio, Development Producer – Entertainment, Expectation; Isabelle Henriques, Co-CEO & COO, Klang Games; Nina Hossain, Journalist and Newscaster, ITN; Jan Koeppen, President, The Walt Disney Company EMEA; Daisy Lilley, Manager, Unscripted Series, UK, Netflix; Kevin Lygo, Managing Director, Media and Entertainment, ITV; Rob Rinder, Broadcaster and Barrister; Jane Turton, RTS Chair and CEO, All3Media; Doug Wood, Media Analyst and Natalka Znak, CEO, Remarkable TV Entertainment/Initial/Znak TV.

The biennial one-day event, taking place on Tuesday 27th September 2022 at Kings Place, London is titled “The Fight for Attention”. Global leaders will gather to discuss the future evolution of the television industry both in the UK and globally. The agenda this year includes sessions such as ‘A Traveller’s Guide To The Metaverse’, films from new Warner Bros. Discovery film-making initiative Black Britain Unspoken, ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Global Formats’, ‘The News Evolution’, CNN’s forensic journalism team unpack how they use high tech and investigation to hunt down the truth, and keynote sessions featuring UK and global leaders in entertainment.

Theresa Wise, CEO of the Royal Television Society, said: “The programme this year is set to provide unparalleled insights from our industry’s leaders, but also designed to drive an open discussion on the challenges and opportunities of the television and streaming media landscape today. The international line-up reflects the increasingly global nature of our industry! We are very much looking forward to hearing from the multi-award winning creative leader Baz Luhrmann as well as the many other television defining executives lined up for the event.”

Priya Dogra, President & Managing Director, EMEA, Warner Bros. Discovery and Chair of the 2022 RTS London Convention added: “The RTS London Convention is renowned for bringing together leaders from across the media industry for agenda-setting discussions of the biggest ideas and issues of the day. This year we’ll be examining our collective fight for the attention of consumers and debating the future of the media industry. I’m delighted that we have been able to assemble such an exciting slate of sessions including speakers from major UK broadcasters, global streamers as well as tech titans, and I am thrilled to announce that Baz Luhrmann will be joining to discuss his unique approach to storytelling.”