This year the Nations and Regions Media Conference will be showcasing a multi-platform drama; interactive; cross platform; user generated content: we are in the midst of a media maelstrom, searching for different and distinct ways to bridge the gap between passive and active entertainment experiences. North West based Savvy Productions will be offering delegates the opportunity to sample content first hand, putting you at the heart of a narrative; as The Lowry becomes the set for an interactive experience that spans multi target screens, online, on mobile and on location.

To experience this innovative showcase, update your knowledge, reinvigorate your creativity, network and debate with a wide range of media folk, and celebrate the talent that exists in the nations and regions of the UK REGISTER NOW ~ www.nationsandregionsmedia.org

Confirmed Speakers and Session Chairs Include ~ Peter Salmon, Director, BBC North ~ Peter Bazalgette, Media Consultant ~ Jeremy Hunt, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport ~ Claire Enders, Enders Analysis ~ Erik Huggers, Future Media and Technology, BBC ~ Helen Boaden, Director of News, BBC ~ Alex Connock, CEO, Ten Alps ~ Carolyn Reynolds, CEO, Lime Pictures ~ John Whiston, Director, ITV Studios ~ Andrew Caspari, Head of Speech Radio, Interactive, BBC ~ Simon Cole, CEO, UBC Media Group ~ Tim Suter, Perspective Associates ~ Claire Heys, Tiger Aspect ~ Darryl Collis, Seesaw Media ~ Heide Cohu, Red Bull ~ William Perrin, Talk About Local ~ Ruth Pitt, Screen England ~ Alan Clements, stv, Ruth O’Reilly, Below the Radar ~ Justine Potter, Savvy Productions