Secretary of State

Lisa Nandy's Secretary of State Keynote at the RTS London Convention 2024

"Good afternoon everyone, it’s brilliant to be here with you today.

I know you hear from newly appointed Cabinet Ministers that becoming Culture Secretary is a dream job.

But in the last few months I’ve had the chance to meet some of the most creative people I’ve ever met in my life. And to see what they’re building and creating in every single part of the UK. 

And that’s just Hacker T Dog.

Seriously though. There was a reason my first meeting with the BBC was with Hacker T in Salford.

David Beckham and Secretary of State for DCMS among the new speakers announced for the RTS London Convention alongside the full programme

Taking place on Tuesday 17th September at Kings Place London, David Beckham has joined the line-up of high-profile industry leaders speaking at the event, where he will be in conversation with Co-Founder and CCO of SISTER, Jane Featherstone.

New speakers for the one-day event include:

David Beckham, Former Athlete, Football Club Owner, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Studio 99 

Rachel Corp, CEO, ITN

Dame Melanie Dawes, Chief Executive, Ofcom

Secretary of State Lucy Frazer Keynote | RTS Cambridge Convention 2023

Secretary of State Lucy Frazer addresses the future of TV against a backdrop of changing technologies and viewing habits.

Chair

  • Alex Mahon, CEO, Channel 4

Speaker

  • The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

The session was part of the RTS Cambridge Convention 2023, with Principal Sponsor Channel 4. The convention took place on 20 - 21 September at King's College, Cambridge.

The listening minister: Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lucy Frazer

John McVay, the Chief Executive of Pact, speaks for many in the TV sector when he urges Lucy Frazer, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport since February, to remain in her post for the foreseeable future. “My main plea is, ‘Can you stick around a bit, please,” he said.

John Whittingdale outlines Government plans for the UK's creative sector

Culture secretaries tend to come and go with some frequency – but not hours before they are due to address the RTS Cambridge Convention. On the first day of the Convention, Oliver Dowden was shifted sideways in Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle and replaced by former Health and Social Care minister and I’m a Celebrity… contestant Nadine Dorries.

The minister for media and data, John Whittingdale, generously answered a last-minute call to appear by video link to read Dowden’s speech and answer questions from the Convention floor.