Michelle Collins

Star of stage and screen Michelle Collins is internationally known for her film & TV roles. She also develops and produces her own content and is involved in charitable causes. She is an ambassador for Oxfam and has visited Brazil, South Africa and Armenia, promoting the need for the basic right to education, She is also an ambassador and a patron for numerous charities including the Alexandra Wylie Tower Foundation, PEDS -the eating disorder charity, Chickenshed Theatre Company and social inclusion charity Ashford Place, to mention a few.

Maria McAteer

Maria McAteer is an award-winning writer, actor, director, musician and an ex-world champion Irish dancer. Half Irish and half Trinidadian, Maria was born in London and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne.
After winning National Westminster Playwrights Awards for her first two plays “Little Secrets” & “Catfood” , Maria had several other plays produced in the UK including: “The Bees Mouth”,”My Friend Lester”, “One Last Look” and “The Guinness Girl”- which is currently being made into a feature film.
Maria set up TRINICELT FILMS early 2024 and has just completed shooting her first film, “Manannan Mac Lir” which she wrote, directed and produced.

Carey Fitzgerald

Named by The Irish Post Business Year in Review as a "Game Changer" and one of the fifty influencers who made their mark in 2022, industry veteran, Carey, is a highly experienced Film & TV Entrepreneur, Executive Producer, Mentor & Lecturer in Film & TV. She also has a long history in all areas of production, distribution, advertising, financing & global sales and marketing. Over the years she has enjoyed Oscar Nominations and Festival Selections along with a very wide range of commercially successful TV commissions. She founded and is Managing Director of the Irish Production, Sales & Training company, Silver Mountain Productions. She is the Chair of Irish Film & TV UK. In 2022 she co-founded the inaugural SHOUT LONDON, the Mental Health Film & Arts Festival, which is now an annual event and is touring the UK & Ireland. She co-founded the female empowerment social enterprise, Wise Women, whose mission is to change the outcomes for women and girls around the world by empowering them to make changes in their lives and communities.

Ronald de Neef

Ronald has headed Film & TV business in London, Rome & Los Angeles for many decades. Having started his career in the heyday of Italian cinema in the 1970's and having worked with such iconic directors as Federico Fellini, Ettore Scola, Mauro Bolognini, Dario Argento, George Romero, Ken Russell and Luchino Viscontito to name a few. With an eye for and ways of supporting new talent, he nurtured the international early careers of many now famous directors film makers. He was one of the founder members of the American Film Market and over the years has enjoyed Oscar nominations and A list film festival selections in Cannes,Berlin, Venice, etc. He is a seasoned Panellist and Guest Contributor at production events and international film meetings such as the Holland Film Meeting in Utrecht, the Galway Film Fleadh and MIA Rome amongst others. He also created and produced a Masterclass on the International Film Business for the Vigna del Mar Film Festival in Chile for several years. Fluent in English, French, Italian, Germany, Dutch & Danish, he Executive Produces and oversees worldwide strategies for Silver Mountain Productions.

Danny Maher

Working in mental health for the last forty years, both in local authorities and in the voluntary sector Danny joined Ashford Place in 1996 as CEO. Danny with his dedicated staff and volunteer team established Ashford Place as a leading player in the efforts to help residents in North West London improve their lives. During Covid-19 he created and Chairs the Brent Mental Health Partnership, made up of statutory, voluntary sector agencies, and people with lived experience of mental health challenges to find ways of working together offering a unified high quality response to the needs of local people.

Philip Radley-Smith

Philip Radley-Smith is an entrepreneur who has successfully created a number of international companies including those in payments, software development and Internet Television.

Philips’ companies have offices in the UK, the United States and Azerbaijan, servicing a worldwide client base.

With over 20 years’ experience in Internet technology, Philip is a regular speaker at events and conferences worldwide.

Philip has an extensive worldwide Patent portfolio that pertains to wearable computer, mobile phones, watches and bracelets.

Philip is keen to put his and his companies’ services and skills at the disposal of others within the community. This includes pro bono work and Philip’s role as a charity Trustee.

In his spare time, Philip teaches Korean martial arts in his role as a 6th Dan Blackbelt.

Dominique Murphy-de Neef

As Creative Director of Silver Mountain Productions, Dominique leads on all global marketing and sources film makers and productions internationally for Silver Mountain to either co-produce, executive produce or distribute globally. She has a Master of Arts with Merit in Documentary Practice from the University of Creative Arts, Farnham. She won the Personal Narrative Award at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival for her emotionally challenging documentary SANCTIONED. Dominique is also Head of Marketing for female empowering social enterprise, Wise Women, as well as being the content creator, resident film maker and photographer for a number or organisations in the UK.

Jojo Dye

With over 25 years of film and TV industry experience, JoJo has consistently been called upon to produce some of the biggest and best events at Cannes, Abu Dhabi LA and Berlin film festivals. In Cannes, she has created parties and conferences for varied clients, governmental agencies and finance houses, amongst many others. She founded and runs the exclusive Private Members Club at the Cannes Film Festival.

Her JJDConsultancy commands significant loyalty through the infrastructure of amazing creatives, PRs, designers and production companies that JoJo has built over the years. She is a Board Member of Irish Film London, where she is the Lead on Commnications and Sponsorship.

Renee Gallagher

Renee joined Ashford Place in 2015 with a background in commercial property management, banking and education. Renee manages all aspects of the charity’s finance. Since joining she has introduced the health and wellbeing services to Ashford Place and helped grow Ashford Place’s community engagement in North West London.

Peter Curran

Peter Curran is a BBC Radio 4 broadcaster, writer & documentary maker. His great-grandfather was an Irish Cinema pioneer, building and operating movie theatres from 1913 onwards across the North of Ireland. He has produced and directed many UK projects on Irish history, language and culture for institutions such as The Imperial War Museum and the BBC, including The Past is a Foreign Country; Collecting the Troubles; The Hidden History of Irish Place Names. He is co-host of the BBC Sounds comedy podcast, Bunk Bed