OKRE Summit 2024: Entertainment to Change the World

OKRE® : Opening Knowledge Across Research and Entertainment, is a global hub connecting expertise in the entertainment industries, research sector and personal lived experience. We support people and organisations to create compelling, high-impact content and innovate in research.

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Bringing together speakers from entertainment, research, and charities to enhance social impact in entertainment content.

Wellcome Trust

At OKRE, we know that entertainment content can change the world.And we’re not the only ones who think so. The OKRE Summit brings together speakers from across film, social media, games, audio, television, academic research and charities.The OKRE Summit is all about collaboration, the future of compelling storytelling and understanding how different generations are connecting with content. This year’s event will be a full day of panel discussions, presentations, and deep dives into how we enhance the social and cultural impact of entertainment and create content that audiences love. We'll be tackling topics at the forefront of the industry, exploring the big questions that we can only answer together, and telling untold stories to connect audiences with huge societal issues.OKRE is an organisation at the heart of the entertainment industry. It was established in 2020 to help TV, film and games creators deliver the best audience experiences by connecting them with breakthrough research and lived experience. Our supporters include Wellcome, Comic Relief, Unbound, UKRI, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Programme:09:00 BREAKFAST &amp; REGISTRATION 09:30 WELCOME: Mishal Husain, award-winning broadcaster, presenter and author 09.40 DISCUSSION: Great Show, Great Impact: Mr Bates Vs The Post OfficeThe most talked-about drama of the year that captivated a nation. What can we learn from the making of the show, the collaboration with lived experience and its ongoing impact?· Natasha Bondy, Co-Founder, Little Gem, Executive Producer Mr Bates vs The Post Office· Jo Hamilton, former Subpostmistress· Polly Hill, Head of Drama, ITV· Patrick Spence, Managing Director, AC Chapter One, Executive Producer Mr Bates vs The Post Office· Mishal Husain, broadcaster, presenter and author 10:10 DISCUSSION: What’s next for Mental Health &amp; Entertainment?What are the challenges and opportunities of engaging with mental health in different forms of entertainment – both creatively and in terms of impact? How does entertainment bring authentic compelling portrayals of issues to existing and new audiences?· Dom Matthews, Studio Head, Ninja Theory, Hellblade· Andy Brereton, Senior Comedy Commissioning Editor, Channel 4· Kate Martin, Head of Lived Experience, Wellcome· Marcus Ryder CEO, Film &amp; TV Charity, Chair, RADA 10:40 OKRE Focus: My Blonde GFMy Blonde GF is a short film supported by OKRE that explores the lived experience and mental health impact of non-consensual deepfake pornography and image-based abuse.· Rebecca Mark-Lawson, Producer, Tyke Films· Rosie Morris, Filmmaker· Dr Afroditi Pina, Reader in Forensic Psychology 11:00 BREAK 11.20 IN CONVERSATION: Changing the world together: Supporting long term impact in film, games and televisionHow can we work together to support a positive and impactful future for film, games and television industries? What are the opportunities for cross sector collaborations and how do entertainment industries and the charity sector seize this moment?· Sara Putt, Chair, Bafta &amp; MD/Agent, Sara Putt Associates· Iain Dodgeon, Director of OKRE 11:35 DISCUSSION: Sex in the Morning: shifting depictions and modern perspectivesDive into the world of sex and sexuality in entertainment and explore the collaborations going on behind the scenes. From the essential line in your production budget for intimacy coordinators, to working with charities on sexual health issues, and depicting diverse sexual identities and relationships.· Jeff Ingold, LGBTQ+ media consultant, Netflix· Isabel Inman, Assistant Director of Communications, Policy &amp; Public Affairs, Brook· Sarah McCaffrey, Founder, SolasMind· Ita O'Brien, Intimacy Practitioner, Founder, Intimacy On Set &amp; Author of the Intimacy On Set Guidelines· Sam Joly, Head of Marketing &amp; Publicity, See-Saw Films 12:10 OKRE Focus: Windrush TalesSupported by OKRE, Windrush Tales is the world’s first game based on the Windrush generation: a narrative game that reflects the arrival of Caribbean immigrants who were invited to rebuild post-war Britain between 1948 and 1970.· Corey Brotherson, Writer and Narrative Designer Windrush Tales 12.20 Beyond Drama: Lessons from representation in entertainmentCan we help audiences understand topical subjects while delivering the entertainment they’re seeking? Horror, comedy, animation, factual entertainment, sci fi...a look at representation of global issues in diverse genre development.· Hassan Akkad, filmmaker, photojournalist and activist· Imran Hussain, Executive Director of Communications and External Affairs, Refugee Council· Hamid Ibrahim, CEO, Kugali Media· Ruby Kuraishe, Commissioner Entertainment, BBC· Sarah Asante, Scripted Commissioning Editor, UKTV· K Biswas, Editor of Representology: The Journal of Media &amp; Diversity and Chair of Resonance FM 13.05 LUNCH BREAK 14:15 DISCUSSION: How do we shift storytelling with audiences?Are entertainment industries keeping pace with fresh calls for authenticity and creativity? How are genres evolving to meet changing perspectives and demands for better narrative, ultimately serving audiences better?· Tara Davanzati, Head of Brand Insight &amp; Social Analytics, BBC· Fatima Salaria, Global TV Executive· Maxine Thomas- Asante, Approaches Manager – Pop Culture, Comic Relief· Brian Waniewski, Executive Director, Harmony Labs· Dhruti Shah, journalist, broadcaster, author 14.50 OKRE Focus: MOTHERBOARDMOTHERBOARD is a smartphone feature about motherhood, recorded over nearly 20 years. Supported by OKRE, this film charts the trials, traumas and occasional triumphs of lone parenting. It’s a celebration of messy lives, single parenthood, and proof that epic journeys can begin and end at home.· Victoria Mapplebeck, BAFTA award winning artist and director, MOTHERBOARD· Debbie Manners, Executive Producer, MOTHERBOARD 15:05 DISCUSSION: Think digitally, think generationally, think differentlyHow do we engage young audiences with societal issues like migration, poverty and the climate crisis whilst avoiding negatively impacting their mental health? A look at different platforms, formats and content in progress.· Glaire Anderson, PhD, Games Industry Consultant @ Edinburgh Innovations | XR+, GLAM, Islamic· Lorraine Ní Annracháin, Global Social Impact Lead at Spotify· Dr Marcia Brophy, Global Mental Health and Innovation Specialist, UNICEF· Ari Cagan, YouTuber + writer Cobell Energy· Sofia Akel, Cultural Historian, Producer, Host, Writer, Creative Consultant &amp; Lecturer 15:40 BREAK 16:00 OKRE Focus: Black DogExplore the process of collaborating with lived experience and experts to support a tender depiction of grief and loss in this OKRE-supported first feature from George Jaques that premiered at last year’s London Film Festival.· George Jaques, Actor, Director, Writer, Producer &amp; Founder of Athenaeum Productions· Rhianna Dhillon, Film Critic 16:15 A Kind Queer Heart: Empowering and Funding New StoriesPlug into impactful projects that have sparked change, engage with commissioners and LGBTQ+ voices to explore what's missing and unlock new funding to expand the landscape of modern and compassionate queer storytelling. · Antonia Belcher, founder of the Antonia &amp; Andrea Belcher Trans Fund· David Brindley, Chief Creative Officer, TwoFour, Executive Producer, I Kissed a Boy· Daniel Edwards, Casting Director, HeartStopper· Hannah Jarrett-Scott, Actress· Elle Osili-Wood, award-winning television presenter and broadcaster 16:45 Performance from Jordan Gray, actor, comedian and screenwriter 17:05 CLOSING REMARKS17.15 DRINKS RECEPTION18.30 DOORS CLOSE Previous Summit speakers include Samantha Morton (Director &amp; Actress), Gurinder Chadha (Director, Writer, and Producer), Joceyln Stevenson (Writer and Producer), Ruby Kuraishe (Commissioning Editor at BBC Entertainment), Thishiwe Ziqubu (Director of MTV Shuga Down South, Miles Jacobson OBE (Studio Director at Sports Interactive) and Samir Patel (CEO, Comic Relief). At OKRE, we want to make sure our events are accessible to all, so please email events@okre.org if you have any ticketing enquiries.

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