Carey Fitzgerald

Regularly referred to as an industry veteran Carey is a highly experienced Film & TV Entrepreneur, Executive Producer, Mentor & Lecturer in Film & TV with 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 is the Chair of Irish Film London and CEO of female leadership brand Wise Women. Carey is regularly called upon as a Panellist or Visiting Lecturer on Film & TV at Domestic & International Festivals, Universities and Events. In addition, Carey is Co-Chair of The Business of Film, whose purpose is to bridge the gap between Academia and the Commercial World to produce job ready graduates in the media industries. She is also Co-Chair of Ashford Place, the London based social inclusion Charity.

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.

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.

Piers Nightingale

Passionately engaged in Film and TV acquisitions for 17 years, Piers Nightingale has his ear against the heartbeat of development and production. He is called upon as an expert by some of the world's leading Film Schools and festivals, including NFTS, Met Film School and ScripTeast Poland.

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.

Amanda Groom

Amanda Groom is founder of the global TV and film co production accelerator, The Bridge. The company operates primarily in the UK and US and through its partner companies in North East Asia and ASEAN. Amanda is an experienced key note speaker in Asia and has moderated panels at the world’s leading TV and film markets including MIPcom & MIP, RealScreen US, ATF & SunnySide of the Doc. She is a multi award-winning international TV producer and channel executive with credits on many thousands of hours of content production including in health and mental health.