Announcing the FOCUS Content Advisory Board

Announcing the FOCUS 2026 Content Advisory Board

The FOCUS Content Advisory Board (CAB) plays a vital role in shaping the conference programme for FOCUS, the UK's leading trade event for the creative screen industries, held at the Business Design Centre in London. The Board ensures the programme remains relevant, insightful, and responsive to the evolving needs of professionals working across film, television, advertising, games, and XR.

The Content Advisory Board brings together senior representatives from some of the UK's leading screen industry organisations, including the Advertising Producers Association, BFC, BFI, Directors UK, Games London, Pact, Production Guild UK, ScreenSkills, and UK Screen Alliance. Working alongside the new Head of Content, Jordan McGarry, the Board will help develop a dynamic programme of keynote sessions, panel discussions, and presentations.

Joining the FOCUS Content Advisory Board for the 2026 edition are Emma Turner, Head of Film, Animation and Future at ScreenSkills, and Michael Hunter, Head of Marketing & Communications at Production Guild UK.

Free to attend, the FOCUS Conference Programme features more than 100 industry leaders across two main stages, exploring the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities impacting the global screen industries.

Representatives on the Content Advisory Board are:
Andrea Corbett - Head of Career Development and Skills, Directors UK
Anjani Patel - Head of Skills, Inclusion and Diversity, Pact
Anna Mansi - Director of Video Games & Certification, British Film Institute
Emma Turner - Head of Film, Animation and Future Skills Screen Skills
Kaye Elliott – CEO, Production Guild UK
Michael French MBE - Head of Games London
Michael Hunter - Head of Marketing & Communications, Production Guild UK
Neil Hatton MBE – CEO, UK Screen Alliance
Ross Lewis - Director of International & Projects, Pact
Samantha Perahia MBE - Head of Production, British Film Commission
Sara Putt - Founder/MD Sara Putt Associates, Chair BAFTA
Steve Davies - Chief Executive Advertising Producers Association