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BE YOU is a 1-day Summer Festival in Soho, designed to spark honest conversation about the whole slate of film and TV culture, including the visible & hidden challenges of diversity, inclusion, belonging & wellbeing in film & TV, as well inspiring and nurturing the next-gen of talent.

It's where the brightest and most curious minds across media talk openly.

About the things that matter. From people, and the planet to production and purpose.

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11 JULY 2024 | SOHO | LONDON

a festival of media culture

Introducing our speakers for the 2023 BE YOU Festival:

Check back for new speaker updates each week.

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BE YOU is for Leadership Teams making strategic decisions.

 

BE YOU is for talented content creators, techies and emerging business leaders. 

 

BE YOU is for rising stars and for newcomers disrupting everything the big wigs think they know.

 

A dynamic mix of over 200 industry heavyweights and fresh newcomers come together to passionately discuss the future of media culture. 

 

Speakers aren’t the only ones doing the talking, if you've got something meaningful to say, we want to hear your voice.​ 

 

We encourage EVERYONE to participate in honest discussion, get stuck into candid conversations, share ideas and EXPRESS YOURSELF.

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The 2023 Advisory Team

An amazing group of industry heros share their insight, expertise and knowledge to help us curate the BE YOU experience.

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Annika

Allen

Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,

All3 Media Group

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Faraz Osman

Founder and Managing Director,

Gold Wala

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RIA

HEBDEN

Television Presenter and Broadcaster

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Iyare

Igiehon

Creative Diversity Partner,

BBC

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Luke Seraphin

Head of D&I, Sky Original Programming,

Sky 

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OUR CHAMPIONS

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OUR PARTNERS

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OUR SUPPORTERS

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Our media partners

industry friends

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Watch the 2022 highlights