IAMT Annual Conference & Awards 2026

Closing keynote

Caspar Craven

Entrepreneur, adventurer and bestselling author of The Big Bold Mindset

In an industry constantly adapting to change, are we thinking boldly enough to shape what comes next?

Closing the conference, Caspar Craven, entrepreneur, adventurer and bestselling author of The Big Bold Mindset, challenges leaders to break free from incremental thinking, rethink what’s possible and embrace the power of Big Bold Goals.

Drawing on extraordinary experiences from building successful businesses to sailing around the world twice, Caspar explores how bold ambition, resilient leadership and a culture of courage can unite teams, challenge convention and turn uncertainty into opportunity.

Key topics covered

• A challenge to all conference attendees to inspire and collaborate in their MediaTech network.
• The skills, resources, and mindset that will enable industry leaders to achieve their best work.
• Passion and purpose – how to communicate your vision for the future of MediaTech to create clarity and trust.

Caspar Craven is a leading authority on the Mindset needed to achieve Big Bold Goals through Effective Leadership and Teamwork.

He understands firsthand, the importance of putting people first in order to achieve big bold goals. He understands because he has made every mistake in the book on the way to achieving a number of big bold goals. He has lived what he talks about.

His experience comes from building and selling a tech business for a 7 figure sum, working as a CFO and 5 years working at KPMG, and also from twice sailing round the world – the first time as a team leader on a trophy winning racing yacht in the BT Global Challenge in 2000/1 and the second time as captain and team leader of his family team in 2014/16 with his wife and three young children under 10 years of age.

Caspar is obsessed with setting, tackling and achieving big and bold. Until you start thinking big and bold, you and your team will keep repeating the same incremental changes. It’s impossible to change the game and breakthrough until you fully think and embrace big and bold.

He’s a Best Selling Bloomsbury Author and in writing his recent books, The Big Bold Mindset® – Rethinking the rules of Leadership and Be More Human – Rethinking the rules of high-performance teamwork, he’s been on a journey to research, study, interview, and learn from some of the most successful leaders in the world.

Seth Rogers is one of the world’s leading authorities on AI.

His career spans engineering and AI innovation at Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Apple, combined with large-scale integration experience across media and entertainment companies.

Seth is a rare synthesis of hands-on C/C++ kernel developer and global technology decision-maker, overseeing internal AI tooling, developer infrastructure, and client and sovereign security advisory. He is currently Director of AI at Kyndryl and is also a Non-Executive Director & Board Trustee at UNEP-WCMC.

Luke Tomes is a producer and presenter at History Hit.

Luke is at the forefront of the evolving history space and has amassed tens of millions of views on his videos across YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, reaching a broad demographic of history lovers but also encouraging those who thought history was “boring” to think again. Since 2020, he has been presenting videos for History Hit and has worked with the likes of Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Alice Loxton and David Mitchell, both on and off screen.

In 2024, he was selected as one of BBC History Extra’s ‘30 under 30’ list for his leading on-screen contributions to history. At History Hit, he has been pivotal to the YouTube channel’s growth, from a few thousand subscribers to over 2 million in 2026, and part of the TV team winning two Broadcast Digital Awards for ‘Best Specialist Channel’ (2023 & 2024), ‘Best Factual Channel’ (2025 & 2026) and the first ever TellyCast Digital Video Award for ‘Best History Channel’ in 2025.

Lucy Porter is one of the UK’s best-loved comedians, and a writer and broadcaster who has been making audiences laugh for more than two decades.

A familiar voice on BBC Radio 4, Lucy is a regular on The News Quiz and Quote… Unquote, and in 2021 was one of the guest chairs of Just a Minute. On television she has appeared on Have I Got News for You, QI, Mock the Week and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and set a record score on Celebrity Mastermind.

She started out in stand-up while working as a researcher at Granada Television, and has since toured the UK with a long run of solo shows, most recently No Regrets! and Let Yourself Go! She is a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe, where she also starred opposite Christian Slater in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

As a writer, her credits include Radio 4’s Parsons and Naylor’s Pull-Out Sections and her play The Fair Intellectual Club, which went from the Fringe to a Radio 4 series. She is also an experienced awards host, so expect a night that runs to time and is properly funny.

Saleha serves on the IAMT Board, IAMT Investments Board and IBC Board.

As the CEO of IAMT, Saleha leads IAMT’s transformation to advance the interests of the global media technology industry, developing and implementing strategies to drive innovation, foster collaboration and promote the industry’s growth across the world.

Since joining in January 2025, she has relaunched and repositioned IAMT (formerly IABM) as the leading global platform for member innovation and thought leadership, supporting hundreds of MediaTech organisations across the world to make smarter business decisions, reach new markets and drive measurable business impact across the global MediaTech ecosystem.

Highlights include the launch of IAMT MAI, the industry’s first association agentic AI model and a game changer for IAMT member amplification; IAMT MarketPlace, an Amazon-style platform connecting IAMT members with MediaTech buyers across the globe; the IAMT Visual Podcast Studio, published globally across iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and more; and the IAMT Global Alliance, a global ecosystem of media partners, education partners and industry collaboration groups.

With over 30 years in the media and technology industry, Saleha brings a wealth of global experience. She has spearheaded profitable growth and elevated market positioning for organisations including the BBC, Google, WPP, Cognizant, Cisco, Siemens, BT, UK Government and the Olympics, and has worked with global media and entertainment clients from Hollywood to Bollywood. A passionate technology ESG advocate, she also serves as a Non-Executive Director at the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).

A multi-award-winning technology thought leader and public speaker (Financial Times Top 100 Tech Leaders, London 2012 Olympics Inspire a Generation, INSEAD Tech Inspirational Female, NAB Show, IBC Show, Mobile World Congress, Royal Television Society, Broadcast Asia and more), Saleha is deeply committed to driving strategies that foster an inclusive culture of innovation across the global media and entertainment industry.

Dan Goldstein is Chief Product Officer at AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association.

He oversees AVIXA’s brand strategy, marketing and communications, online and in-person education, digital platform development and market intelligence. Dan has held leadership roles at AVIXA since 2015, including Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications and Chief Marketing Officer.

He has been part of the AV industry for around 30 years. Before AVIXA, he spent eight years running marketing, communications, content and growth strategy for Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), having started out as an editor at Installation Europe magazine.

Purminder brings over three decades of MediaTech experience.

A BBC career spanning live studio and outside broadcasts was followed by leading BBC R&D’s Edge group, IBC Accelerator work on 5G remote production, and a NAB Best Paper Award as part of a multi-award-winning collaborative partnership.

She is a sought-after moderator and thought leader across IBC, NAB, MPTS and SVG, and now leads her own consultancy, KAURWAVE Ltd.

Chris Evans is Principal Analyst at IAMT, where he leads the Business Intelligence Unit.

After graduating in 2016 from the University of Southampton with First Class Honours in Film and English, Chris joined Futuresource Consulting in 2017 as a Research Analyst. He was promoted to Market Analyst in 2019, became Senior Market Analyst and Head of the Pro Video & Broadcast research team in 2021, and was promoted to Principal Analyst in 2024.

Chris has also worked in video and audio production as a writer, videographer and producer, as well as in music journalism, and has extensive experience presenting research findings to audiences at major broadcast and media events.

“Throughout my career in market intelligence I’ve been embedded in the broadcast and media entertainment industry and I am proud to be joining such a widely respected organisation as the IAMT. The proliferation of video technology in our day-to-day lives and evolving ways in which we create and consume media continues to drive a need for market intelligence in this sector that can inform and inspire, now more than ever. I am looking forward to leading the Business Intelligence Unit to deliver an impactful and insightful research portfolio to IAMT members.”

Chris Evans

Margaret Davies is an established MediaTech commercial executive with over 25 years’ experience leading sales, go-to-market and customer-facing organisations across international broadcast, media services and technology businesses.

She has worked extensively with broadcasters, operators and content owners across EMEA, APAC and North America, with expertise spanning strategic customer relationships, commercial transformation and mission-critical media services.

At Synamedia, Margaret led the commercial development of emerging cloud-based products and services. Previously, she led Red Bee Media’s largest Market Area, with responsibility for a £60M+ business, securing major multi-year renewals with UK public service broadcasters and media clients, while navigating complex customer relationships through critical service and on-air incidents.

Her career spans linear playout, media services, OTT, SaaS and managed services, with earlier leadership roles at Brightcove, Ascent Media and BBC Technology.

Gareth Gordon brings over two decades of broadcast experience to his role as Chief Operating and Technology Officer at QTV.

With a background in live event delivery as a Vision Supervisor and Engineering Guarantee, he has worked across major UK domestic and international productions for BBC, Sky Sports, DAZN, NEP, ESPN, Eurosport and Olympic Broadcast Services.

Gareth has played a pivotal role in scaling QTV’s operations since joining in 2020. He led the development of QTV’s REMI production model for the Scottish Professional Football League, oversaw the technical design and rollout of VAR operations for the Scottish FA, and was responsible for the successful delivery of Sky Sports’ Rugby Super League contract in 2024, a landmark project for QTV’s national expansion.

His focus on operational excellence, technical integration and delivery at scale continues to shape QTV’s growth as a leading production and facilities partner in the UK broadcast landscape.