The Entertainment IP Summit
A Virtual Event on January 14th and 15th 2026
Agenda
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9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Opening Keynote: Eoin Colfer, International Best-selling Author, Artemis Fowl (IRL)
Topic: WHAT'S THE STORY? - THE ART (AND MISCHIEF) OF IP CREATION10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Session 1: Nuno Bernardo, Founder, beActive (PT)
Topic: IP DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE – BUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP11:00AM - 11:15 AM: Break
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 2: Triona Campbell, CEO, Roundstone Media (IRL)
Topic: IP DEVELOPMENT FOR EUROPEAN PRODUCERS12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Session 3: Suzanne Kelly, Group Head of Children’s and Young Peoples (IRL)
Topic: THE BROADCASTERS ROLE IN DEVELOPING IP – AN IRISH PERSPECTIVE12:45 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch Break
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Session 4: Emmet O’Neill, CEO, StoryToys (IRL)
Topic: IP IN THE MOBILE GAME SPACE2.45 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 5: Alan Swan, Branded Content Partnerships, RTE (IRL)
Topic: THE A to Z of BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT IP3:30 PM - 3:45 PM: Break
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Session 6: Anthony Geffen, CEO, Atlantic Studios (UK)
Topic: THE FUTURE OF IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Gavin Lawler, Innov8 Creative Academy
Topic: BUILDING IP: BEING THE FIRST, BEST AND ONLY -
9.30 AM - 10.15 AM
Opening Keynote: Henry Jenkins, Scholar, University of Southern California (USA)
Topic: FANDOM– BUILDING YOUR AUDIENCE IN THE CONNECTED AGE10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Session 1: Daniel White, Senior Partnerships Manager, Little Dot Studios
Topic: UNDERSTANDING YOUTUBE: CURATING IP AND GROWING AUDIENCES
11:00AM - 11:15AM: Break
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 2: Bethany Thomson, Sea Star Productions
Topic: MOBILE VERTICAL VIDEO DRAMA - THE RISE OF A NEW FORMAT
12:00 PM – 13:00 PM
Session 3: Panel: James Hickey (Moderator), Legal, Tax, IP experts
Topic: Ireland IS a Hub for Creative IPConfirmed panelists: Maria O'Brien (University of Galway), Catherine Keane (Cartoon Saloon), Jamie Macken (Bigger Stage)
13:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch Break
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Session 4: HaZ Dulull, Founder & Creative/Game Director, Beyond the Pixels (UK)
Topic: BLURRING THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN FILM & GAMES
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
Session 7: Jeff Rivera, Co-Founder, Collective 5 Entertainment (USA)
Topic: GREENLIGHT YOURSELF
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM: Break
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
Session 6: Panel Chair - Simon Pulman, Media Entertainment Lawyer, Pryor Cashman (USA)
Topic: LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS IN IP DEVELOPMENT: Russell Binder (Striker Entertainment), Austin Vaziri (WME)
4:45 PM – 5:30 PM
Session 5: Diana Williams, Kinetic Energy Entertainment
Topic: BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS AROUND IP - THE US PERSPECTIVE
Meet the Speakers
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Eoin Colfer
Writer
Keynote
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Anthony Geffen
Atlantic Studios
Immersive Storytelling
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Diana Williams
Kinetic Energy Entertainment
The Business of IP
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Professor Henry Jenkins
Scholar
University of Southern CaliforniaTransmedia and fandom
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HaZ Dulull
Beyond the Pixels
Games & Film
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Suzanne Kelly
RTÉ Kids
The role of the Broadcaster
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Jeff Rivera
Collective 5 Entertainment
Greenlight yourself with AI
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Bethany Thomson
Sea Star Productions
Mobile Vertical Video Drama
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Nuno Bernardo
beActive
IP development
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Emmet O’Neill
StoryToys
Mobile Games
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Triona Campbell
Roundstone Media
IP Development
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Alan Swan
RTÉ Commercial
Branded Entertainment
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Gavin Lawler
Innov8 Creative Academy
Building IP: Being the First, Best and Only
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Neil Leyden
RTÉ
MC
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James Hickey
General Counsel
Panel Moderator: Ireland IS a Hub for Creative IP
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Maria O'Brien
University of Galway
Panellist: Ireland IS a Hub for Creative IP
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Catherine Keane
Cartoon Saloon
Panellist: Ireland IS a hub for Creative IP
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Jamie Macken
Director, Business Development & Corporate Affairs
BiggerStage
Panellist: Ireland IS a Hub for Creative IP
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Simon Pulman
Media Entertainment Lawyer
Pryor Cashman (US)Panel Moderator: Legal Considerations in IP Development
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Russell Binder
Striker Entertainment
Panellist: Legal Considerations in IP Development
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Austin Vaziri
WME
Panellist: Legal Considerations in IP Development
About EIPS
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