BBC Studios, AIMICI, Utopai Studios and Argonon to explore AI’s next chapter at AI Festival @ Content London

BBC Studios’ Alice Taylor, AIMICI’s John McVay, Utopai Studios’ Kevin Chong and Argonon’s Amanda Goddard are the first speakers confirmed for the AI Festival @ Content London, where industry leaders will discuss how the content business can harness AI’s potential while addressing the ethical, creative and commercial challenges it presents.

Content London takes place from November 30 to December 3. To find out more about the event and register at the SEPTEMBER EARLYBIRD DISCOUNT RATE of £1199, saving £200, CLICK HERE.

The AI Festival @ Content London will explore how AI is transforming every stage of the content lifecycle – from development, production and post-production to localisation, distribution and audience engagement.

Sessions will examine the practical applications of AI, including workflow efficiencies, cost reductions and new creative opportunities, alongside the ethical, legal and regulatory challenges surrounding transparency, bias, copyright, ownership and audience trust.

Delegates will gain insight into both the opportunities and responsibilities shaping the future of AI-powered content creation.

The rules of the content business are being rewritten. Content London brings together the executives, creators and entrepreneurs redefining how content is developed, financed, distributed and monetised. Across four days, industry leaders will examine the forces transforming entertainment, including direct-to-consumer strategies, vertical storytelling, innovative funding models, FAST, AI, branded entertainment and audience engagement. Through real-world case studies and actionable insights, delegates will discover new opportunities for growth in a rapidly evolving market.

Speaking at Content London:

Alice Taylor
Head of AI Creative Lab
BBC Studios
Taylor is head of BBC Studios’ AI Creative Lab, a newly established initiative focused on accelerating innovation across the company’s global production business. In this role, she is responsible for defining and delivering the lab’s strategic roadmap, ensuring AI is applied in ways that are creative, editorially robust and commercially relevant.
Taylor also serves as BBC Studios’ principal advocate for AI use in production, leading a specialist team of creatives, technologists and producers to explore how emerging technologies can unlock new opportunities across scripted, unscripted, global productions, audio, and kids and family content.
Prior to joining BBC Studios, Taylor spent almost a decade at The Walt Disney Studios, where she led the acclaimed StudioLAB programme and delivered award-winning innovation in AI, immersive experiences, virtual production, real-time technologies and interactive storytelling.

John McVay
Vice-chair
AIMICI
McVay joined AIMICI, the UK-based responsible AI adoption platform offering industry-standard AI training and reporting, earlier this year. AIMICI aims to help creative businesses navigate AI requirements by setting a clear standard for AI training certification and AI transparency.
McVay previously spent nearly 25 years as CEO of Pact, the UK screen sector trade body for independent production and distribution companies in film, TV, animation, children’s and digital production. He stepped down earlier this year.
Under McVay’s leadership, Pact secured landmark victories for the sector, most notably the Terms of Trade under the Communications Act 2003, which allowed independent producers to retain their intellectual property for the first time, a change widely documented as transforming the sector into a major contributor to the UK economy.
A trusted voice in government and international policy, McVay sits on the Creative Industries Council and has served on the boards of the British Film Commission, the Creative Diversity Network and the Creative Cities Convention.

Kevin Chong
Chief operating officer
Utopai Studios
Chong oversees the company’s global operations and strategic growth, helping to build a next-generation entertainment studio that combines world-class storytelling with AI.
Over the past two decades, Chong has built and scaled businesses at the intersection of technology, media and entertainment, leading corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, venture investments and global partnerships across some of the world’s leading technology and entertainment companies.
Prior to joining Utopai Studios, Chong led corporate development at LG Electronics’ North America Innovation Center in Silicon Valley, overseeing global mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, joint ventures and partnerships across emerging technology sectors.

Amanda Goddard
President and global CEO
Argonon

Goddard was appointed president and global CEO of Argonon in 2026, having joined the company in 2019. She has played a pivotal role in shaping the group’s corporate, legal and commercial strategy, including diversification into new revenue streams to drive growth. Prior to Argonon, Goddard was head of legal and business affairs for Pact, with a remit spanning public service broadcaster terms of trade, collective and union agreements, industry policy and guidance and business affairs for independent producers. Earlier in her career, Goddard’s roles included international counsel at UIP and in-house solicitor at STV, working across its production and broadcasting operations. She has also served on the audiovisual sector dialogue committee for the European Commission.

More speakers will be announced for Content London in the coming weeks.

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