Previous Lunch Speakers

2011
Adam Crozier, Chief Executive, ITV
Zai Bennett, Controller, BBC Three
Dee Forbes, President and Managing Director, Discovery Networks Europe
Peter Salmon, Director, BBC North
Jeremy Hunt, Culture Secretary
Mike Darcey, Chief Operating Officer, BSkyB
Danny Cohen, Controller, BBC One

2010
Jana Bennett, director, BBC Vision
Kip Meek, Chairman, YouView
Andy Parfitt, Controller, BBC Radio 1 (Breakfast)
Richard Woolfe, Controller, Five
Janice Hadlow, Controller, BBC Two
Isle Howling, Managing Director, Freeview
Adrian van Klaveren, Controller, BBC Radio Five Live

2009

Jay Hunt, Contoller, BBC One
Andy Burnham, Secretary of State, Culture, Media & Sport
Erik Huggers, director, BBC Future Media & Technology
Julian Bellamy, Head of Programming, Channel 4
Lee Bartlett, Managing Director, ITV Global Content
Dawn Airey, Chief Executive, Five
Jeremy Hunt, Shadow Culture Secretary
Stephen Miron, chief executive, Global Radio
Wayne Garvie, Head of Content and Production, BBC Worldwide

2008
Roly Keating, Controller, BBC Two
Neil Berkett, acting Chief Executive, Virgin Media
Andy Burnham, Culture Secretary
David Abraham, Chief Executive, UKTV
Rob Woodward, Chief Executive, SMG
Rich Ross, President, Disney Channels Worldwide
Sir Michael Lyons, Chairman, BBC Trust
Michael Grade, Executive Chairman, ITV
Lord Carter, Minister for Communications and Technology

2007
Ashley Highfield, Director, Future Media and Technology, BBC
Simon Shaps, Director of Television, ITV
Shaun Woodward, Broadcasting Minister
Lesley Douglas, controller, BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music
Ed Richards, chief executive, Ofcom
James Purnell, Secretary of State for Culture Media & Sport
Casey Harwood, Senior Vice President, Digital Media, at Turner Broadcasting System Europe

2006
Dawn Airey, Managing Director, Sky Networks
Nigel Parsons, Managing Director, Al Jazeera International
Mark Thompson, Director-General, BBC
Paul Jackson, Head of Entertainment, ITV
Chris Cramer, Managing Director, CNN International
Les Moonves, President and CEO, CBS Corporation
Peter Fincham, Controller, BBC One
Andy Duncan, Chief Executive, Channel 4

2005
Michael Grade, chairman, BBC
Nick Pollard, head, Sky News
Jane Tranter, head, BBC Drama
Kevin Lygo, director of programmes, Channel 4
Mark Damazer, controller, BBC Radio 4
Charles Allen, chief executive, ITV
Dan Chambers, director of programmes, Five
Ford Ennals, chief executive, Digital UK (SwitchCo)

2004
Stephen Garrett, managing director, Kudos
Bob Shennan, controller, BBC Radio 5 Live
Nigel Pickard, director of programmes, ITV
Ashley Highfield, director, BBC New Media
John McVay chief executive, PACT
Stephen Lambert, director of programmes, RDF Media
John Willis, director, BBC Factual & Learning
David Chance, director, Top Up TV

2003
Alex Armitage, chief executive, Noel Gay Artists
Jana Bennett, director, BBC Television
Stephen Carter, chief executive, Ofcom
Daisy Goodwin, director of programmes, Talkback Thames
Jane Lighting, chief executive, Channel 5
Mark Thompson, chief executive, Channel 4
John Whittingdale, Shadow Culture Secretary

2002
Lord Dubs, chairman, Broadcasting Standards Commission
Greg Dyke, director-general, BBC
Duncan Heath, chairman, ICM London
Tessa Jowell, Culture Secretary
John Whiston, head of drama, Granada

2001
Peter Ainsworth, Shadow Culture Secretary
Dawn Airey, chief executive, Channel 5
Lorraine Heggessey, controller, BBC One
Patricia Hodgson, chief executive, Independent Television Commission
Kelvin MacKenzie, chief executive, the Wireless Group
Jim Moir, controller, BBC Radio 2
Jane Root, controller, BBC Two
Paul Smith, chief executive, Celador