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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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