Discover below a preview of the programme of keynotes, panels, and case studies (in progress) for the 2024 edition of Cartoon Business.
Cartoon Business 2024 will address various topics, such as:
- Children’s BBC is working with Roblox and the strategy behind giving its audience the opportunity to interact with their favourite series and characters on this increasingly popular platform. A keynote with Head of Digital Media, Platforms and Planning, Lydia Mossahebi.
- Animation companies can get investment-ready and seek Private Equity financing. A panel with leading European financiers, Pierre de Fouquet, Founder of France’s Iris Capital, Hasham Khan, MD and Founder of UK’s ABP Advisory and Finland’s Timo Argillander, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of IPR.VC.
- A.I. is having a profound effect on our studios, work practices and budgets, with international authority, Charlie Fink from influential US 'Forbes'. And discovers how Ireland’s Brown Bag Films has instituted a formal A.I. strategy within their business, with Managing Director and COO, Cathal Gaffney.
- Producers and Business owners can uncover the market value of their animated IP, whether looking to finance or sell their business, or buy back their properties from streamers or others. With revealing research and informative insights from Alex Cameron, EMEA Analytic’s Director, of premier research company Parrot Analytics.
- Best to work with YouTube, often described as one of the planet’s most influential of media businesses, with top tips, from Head of Content Acquisitions and Partnership Manager, Ylka Tapia, at one of the world’s most successful children’s YouTube Channels, El Reino Infantil.
- Belgium powerhouse, Studio 100, has grown from the early days of its famous founders, with their show Samson and Gert, to become a worldwide entertainment and distribution company, with insights into today’s business challenges and sage advice from CEO’s Anja Van Mensel and Martin Krieger.
- Public Service broadcasters can survive in today’s challenging marketplace, and how they are adapting to the business challenges and adopting new business models. With a panel of major European Channels.
- To do business in Belgium with the 3 influential regional funds (Screen Flanders, screen.brussels, and Wallimage) and 2 cultural funds (Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel and Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds), with two inspiring Case studies of how the organisations have worked their financing magic on international productions.
- To Survive for 2025! Why it’s a case of Survival of the Smartest, according to entrepreneurial businessman, Jo Daris. In a keynote, Jo takes us on his industry journey to recent company investment, and pulls no punches as to the challenges and pitfalls; but looks optimistically at how to achieve business growth and longevity.
...and more to come!