Westminster Media Forum

Next steps for the UK video games industry

policy & regulation | promoting sector growth | opportunities & key sector issues | skills | investment & funding | loot boxes | international developments | AI | safeguarding, user protection & IP rights

Morning, Wednesday, 21^st May 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Nick Poole, CEO, Ukie ; Martin Dawson, Deputy Head, Audiovisual Industry and Media Support Programmes, European Commission; Paul Durrant, Founder and CEO, UK Games Fund; Anna Mansi, Director, Video Games and Certification, British Film Institute; Lisa Opie, Chair, Screenskills; and Managing Director, Ubisoft and Dr David Zendle, Director, Smart Data Donation Service

Priorities for tackling disinformation and deepfakes in the UK

policy frameworks & regulation | developments & emerging trends | priorities for online platforms, algorithms & business models | responsibility & sanctions | international approaches | media literacy

Afternoon, Thursday, 22^nd May 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Chi Onwurah MP, Chair, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (pre-recorded contribution); Krisztina Stump, Head, Media Convergence and Social Media Unit, European Commission; Juliana Gragnani, Editor, BBC Global Disinformation Unit ; Professor Martin Innes, Director, Security, Crime and Intelligence Innovation Institute, Cardiff University; Julian McDougall, Professor, Media and Education, Bournemouth University; and Chair, Media and Information Literacy Alliance ; Professor Vian Bakir, Professor, Journalism and Political Communication, Bangor University and Kate Worthington, Senior Revenge Porn Helpline Practitioner, South West Grid for Learning

The future for online advertising in the UK - policy, regulation and market development

Morning, Monday, 23^rd June 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Stephen Almond, Executive Director, Regulatory Risk, Information Commissioner’s Office; Guy Parker, CEO, Advertising Standards Authority; Sinead Coogan Jobes, Head, Policy and Public Affairs, Internet Advertising Bureau and Matthew Niblett, Senior Policy Advisor, Which?

Next steps for creative education in England - creative subjects in schools, FE and HEIs, progression, and career development

Morning, Tuesday, 24^th June 2025
Online

From the Westminster Education Forum

Keynote Speakers: Dr Vanessa Ogden, CEO, Mulberry Schools Trust; and Member, Curriculum and Assessment Review Group; Jill Cowley, Pro Vice-Chancellor Skills and Training and Dean, Faculty of Arts, Design and Humanities, De Montfort University; Stuart Worden, Principal, The BRIT School and John Yarham, Interim Chief Executive, Careers & Enterprise Company

The future for sports broadcasting in the UK

Ofcom’s regulatory framework & Code | market development | addressing commercial pressures | public access & affordability | consumer expectations | Anti-Piracy | free-to-air coverage | evolving role of listed events

Morning, Tuesday, 24^th June 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Anthony Szynkaruk, Director, Ofcom and Neil Land, Head of Business, BBC Sport

The future for AI and copyright in the UK

policy priorities | Data (Use and Access) Bill | IP protection | regulation & enforcement | creator remuneration | licensing options | legal clarity | AI innovation

Morning, Tuesday, 1^st July 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Chris Mills, Director, Rights Policy and Enforcement, Intellectual Property Office; Deborah Annetts, CEO, Independent Society of Musicians; and Chair, Creators’ Rights Alliance and Professor Dr. Alexander Peukert, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main; Chair of the Copyright Working Group of the General Purpose AI Code of Practice under the EU AI Act

Core Sponsors

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In Production

The Westminster Media Forum is planning a very full programme for the next 12 months.

Please give us a ring on 01344 864796 or email email info@forumsupport.co.uk to discuss future conferences.

We'd be happy to share ideas on areas to focus on, speaker suggestions, and other ways of getting involved.

Parliamentary Patrons of the Forum

The parliamentary patrons of the Westminster Media Forum are:

Lord Alli

Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Viscount Astor

Baroness Benjamin

Lord Best

Lord Birt

Lord Black of Brentwood

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

Rt Hon Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone

Rt Hon Dame Karen Bradley MP

Lord Bragg

Sir Chris Bryant MP

Baroness Buscombe

Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP

Sir Christopher Chope MP

Lord Clement-Jones

Lord Crathorne

The Earl of Devon

Lord Dubs

Rt Rev Lord Eames

The Earl of Erroll

Rt Hon Lord Foster of Bath

Rt Hon Sir Roger Gale MP

Lord Gilbert of Panteg

Lord Harris of Haringey

Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick

Lord Hollick

Lord Holmes of Richmond

Lord Inglewood

Rt Hon the Lord Kilclooney

Lord Lipsey

Baroness Ludford

Lord Maxton

Rt Hon Lord McNally

Lord Neil Mendoza

Lord Patel

Lord Purvis of Tweed

Rt Hon Baroness Quin

Baroness Rawlings

Lord Razzall

Andrew Rosindell MP

Baroness Scott of Needham Market

Lord Shipley

Jeff Smith MP

Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury

Lord Tope

Rt Hon Lord Wakeham

Rt Hon Lord West of Spithead

Baroness Wheatcroft

Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale MP

Baroness Young of Hornsey

Note: parliamentary patrons take no financial interest in the Forum.