RTS Lineup Adds Virgin’s Tom Mockridge, NBCU’s Jeff Wachtel & More

The Royal Television Society (RTS) has revealed the full program for its 2018 London Conference, adding to its roster of confirmed speakers, among others, Tom Mockridge, CEO of Virgin Media; Peter Salmon, chief creative officer of Endemol Shine Group; and Jeff Wachtel, president of NBCUniversal International Studios.

Also newly added are Jeremy Wright, secretary of state for digital, media and culture; Matthew Postgate, chief technology and product officer at the BBC; Tess Alps, chair of Thinkbox; Babak Hodjat, co-founder and CEO at Sentient Technologies; Karen Blackett OBE, country manager at WPP; Damian Collins, MP; and Rachel Coldicutt, CEO of Dot Everyone.

Previously announced speakers include International Keynote Bob Bakish, president and CEO of Viacom; Sharon White, chief executive of Ofcom; Tony Hall, director general of the BBC; Carolyn McCall, chief executive of ITV; Alex Mahon, chief executive of Channel 4; Ian Katz, director of programs at Channel 4; Zai Bennett, director of programs at Sky Entertainment U.K. and Ireland; Darren Throop, president and CEO of Entertainment One; David Abraham, CEO of Wonderhood Studios; Georgia Brown, director of European originals at Amazon Studios; Mark McLane, global head of diversity and inclusion at Barclays; Anne Nguyen, principal at BCG; Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE, chair of global disability innovation hub and deputy chair at Channel 4; and Jane Turton, CEO of all3media.

Titled Is Bigger Better?—Will ‘The Consolidation Game’ Help TV Tip the Scales Against the Tech Giants?, the RTS London Conference 2018 is sponsored for the first time by Viacom International Media Networks, and co-chaired this year by David Lynn, president of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), and James Currell, president of VIMN for the U.K., Northern and Eastern Europe.

The conference will be held on September 18 at Kings Place in London.