PHOTO GALLERY General InformationRead Ben Bradshaw's keynote speech hereClick here for live Twitter updates from the conferenceDraft Programme LinkRaymond Snoddy on the RTS Cambridge Convention SpeakersVia satellite from New York: Eric Schmidt Chair and CEO, GoogleOpening keynote: Rt Hon Ben Bradshaw MP Secretary of state, DCMS Click here to read the speech.Confirmed speakers:Dawn Airey Chair and CEO, FiveTess Alps Chief executive, ThinkboxPeter Bazalgette Digital investorEmily Bell Director of digital content, Guardian News and MediaTony Cohen Chief executive, FremantleMediaAlex Connock Chief executive, Ten AlpsJohn Cresswell Chief operating offi cer, ITVMike Darcey COO, BSkyBMark Dodson CEO, Guardian Media Group Regional MediaAndy Duncan Chief executive, Channel 4Stephanie Flanders Economics editor, BBCJohn Hardie Chief executive, ITNAndy Harries Managing director, Left Bank PicturesSteve Hewlett Broadcaster and consultantJeremy Hunt MP Shadow secretary of state, CMSMichael Grade CBE Executive Chairman ITV plcLuke Johnson Chair, Channel 4Martha Kearney Presenter, The World at One, BBCOona King Head of Diversity Channel 4 TelevisionMark Lawson Author and broadcasterElaine Pyke Commissioning editor, drama, Sky OnePaul Reynolds Managing Director, Deutsche BankEd Richards Chief executive, OfcomBen Stephenson Controller of drama commissioning, BBCMark Thompson Director-general, BBCGerhard Zeiler Chief executive, RTL GroupEric Schmidt and Ben Bradshaw headline RTS Cambridge ConventionEric Schmidt, Google’s Chairman and Chief Executive and Ben Bradshaw, Secretary of State DCMS, will headline this year’s Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention.The Convention, titled “RIDING OUT THE STORM” will take place at Kings College, Cambridge from 16 - 18 September. The programme is being planned by BBC Director General Mark Thompson, Chair of the Convention Advisory Committee. The Convention will offer two days of lively and thought provoking debate.Explaining the theme, Mark Thompson said:“New technologies, new delivery systems and new audience behaviours present opportunities and challenges for every established content player around the world. Combine that with a rapid and steep fall in advertising revenue and the hunt for a viable business model that will work in the digital era becomes all the more urgent.In ‘Riding Out the Storm’, we'll explore how the British media industry can adapt to ensure itself a strong and vibrant future. Beyond short term survival strategies, how do you future proof and innovate to emerge stronger? What are the best ways of guaranteeing quality original content? From journalism to drama, where will the money come from and where are the new markets?"Press EnquiriesMary Jones E: mary@franklinrae.comT: 020 7317 5400Principal SponsorsRTS Cambridge Convention - Planning CommitteeMark Thompson BBC (chair), Dawn Airey - Five, Peter Bazalgette, Jim Beveridge - Microsoft, John Cresswell - ITV, Andy Duncan - Channel 4, Carolyn Fairbairn - ITV, Eileen Gallagher - Shed Poductions, Wayne Garvie - BBC Worldwide, John Hardie, Lorraine Heggessey - TalkbackThames, Janice Hughes - Spectrum Value Partners, David Kogan - Reel Enterprises, Nicholas Kroll -BBC, Paul Lee - Deloitte, David Lynn - MTV Network UK and Ireland, Graham McWilliam - BSkyB, Stewart Purvis - Ofcom, Sue Robertson - Five, Peter Salmon - BBC, Simon Shaps, Joanna Shields, Tim Suter - Perspective Associates, John Tate - BBC, Nick Toon - Channel 4, Ed Williams - BBC, Paul Zwillenberg - OC&C Strategy Consultants

Speakers

Confirmed speakers: (Via satellite) Eric Schmidt, Rt Hon Ben Bradshaw MP, Dawn Airey, Tess Alps, Peter Bazalgette, Emily Bell, Tony Cohen, Alex Connock, John Cresswell, Mike Darcey, Mark Dodson, Andy Duncan, Stephanie Flanders, Michael Grade CBE, John Hardie, Andy Harries, Steve Hewlett, Jeremy Hunt MP, Luke Johnson, Martha Kearney, Oona King, Mark Lawson, Elaine Pyke, Paul Reynolds, Ed Richards, Ben Stephenson, Mark Thompson and Gerhard Zeiler

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