Dorothy Byrne – Head of News and Current Affairs – Channel 4

Dorothy Byrne – Head of News and Current Affairs – Channel 4 Films she has commissioned have won numerous International Emmy, BAFTA and RTS awards. She is a Fellow of The Royal Television Society and in 2018 won the Outstanding Contribution Award at the...

Michael Carrington – Head of Children’s Content ABC Australia

Michael Carrington – Head of Children’s Content – ABC Australia Having logged more than 25 years in his media career, Michael Carrington has a wealth of knowledge and experience in broadcasting, commissioning and production. Carrington returned to...

Anna Averkiou – International Media Consultant

Anna Averkiou Anna Averkiou is an international media consultant specialising in communications strategy, crisis and reputation management. After training as a print journalist on local papers in North London, she spent more than 30 years as a journalist with national...

Dr Nashwa Al Ruwaini – Board Member and CEO Pyramedia Group

Dr Nashwa Al Ruwaini – CEO and Board Member – Pyramedia Group Nashwa Al Ruwaini is a prominent and highly recognized Arab business woman who has vast experience in the media field and a career history that has led to her being acknowledged over the years...

Judges 2018

Now in their 14th year, the AIBs are established as the foremost international awards contest for factual productions. One key reason for this is that we have an independent, international jury. Each year this jury brings together programme producers,...

Martin Davies

Martin Davies – Editor, African Sport – BBC World Service Martin Davies is Editor, African Sport at the BBC World Service, where he is setting up a new sports unit to deliver exciting television and digital content as part of the BBC’s 2020 Project. Over...

Ben Taylor

Ben Taylor – Creative Director – Snappin’ Turtle Productions Ben Taylor is the creative director of the multi-platform production company Snappin’ Turtle Productions.  Alongside his right hand man and business partner, Michael Traboulsi, they have...

Liu GE2017

Liu GE – Deputy Director – CCTVNews  Ms. Liu Ge is CCTVNEWS Deputy Director. In a career that has spanned two decades with the TV network, Director Liu has tackled some of the most pressing issues of our time with production, original reporting, special...

Meenakshi Ravi

Meenakshi Ravi – Executive Producer, The Listening Post – Al Jazeera English Meenakshi Ravi is Executive Producer of Al Jazeera English’s weekly media critique show The Listening Post. She’s worked for a decade with Al Jazeera, based in their London...