Marc Fennell - Creator of No.1 global podcast hit 'Stuff the British Stole' & Walkley-winning journalist

Marc Fennell is a Walkley-winning journalist & documentary maker.

A 5-time medallist at the New York Festivals TV and Radio Awards, Marc has been nominated twice for Europe’s prestigious Rose d’Or. He is a recipient of America’s coveted James Beard Foundation Award, an Asian Creative Academy National Award, and Webby Award Honors. The Times (UK) has called Marc the “cheerful Aussie version of Louis Theroux”.

Marc is the creator of the popular, award-winning television series & podcast Stuff the British Stole for ABC Australia and CBC Canada. He is also seen each weeknight as the quizmaster of SBS TV’s iconic game show Mastermind.

Marc has fronted groundbreaking docs like the Logie & AACTA nominated School That Tried to End Racism (ABC 2021), The Kindom (SBS 2023) The Mission (SBS 2023) Rose d’Or shortlisted art-heist docu-series Framed (SBS 2021) as well as the hit Audible Original Podcasts It Burns (2019) Nut Jobs (2020) and House of Skulls (2023)

Marc anchored SBS TV’s national current affairs program The Feed for 9 years (2013-2022). He has reported around the globe from the 2019 Hong Kong protests to food crime in California to survivors of ISIS torture. Marc’s one-on-one interviews with the likes of Al Gore, Tom Cruise, Julian Assange, and Jennifer Lawrence have generated over 30 million online views.

A well-known voice on ABC Radio, Fennell has presented the technology program Download this Show since 2012 and was triple j’s Movie Guy from 2006-2017.

Marc has written 2 books and has also appeared on ABC’s The Drum, Network Ten’s The Project, SBS’s Dateline and Insight, and heard on top-rating ABC Radio Sydney.

Marc is the dad of 2 kids and lives in Sydney, Australia. He also helped found the not-for-profit advocacy group Media Diversity Australia.

Marc had an unusual path into journalism. He won an AFI Outstanding Young Film Critics Award back in high school. His broadcasting career began as the film critic for Sydney community radio station FBi 94.5. At 19 years old, Marc was recruited to SBS's rebooted version of The Movie Show (2004). He then jumped to the ABC's national youth broadcaster triple j to present film content across its radio, television and print arms. For 11 years, Marc was Australia's most listened-to film critic - better known to over 3.1 million triple j listeners as ‘That Movie Guy’. He also hosted the largest short film festival in the world Tropfest 2014-2016

Marc was a presenter and producer for all 3 seasons of ABC TV's ground-breaking journalism experiment Hungry Beast (2009-2011) under Executive Producer Andrew Denton.

Away from the camera, Marc has been an art director, web developer, magazine and newspaper writer and oh-so-briefly a hand model. Ask him about it sometime.

Simon Crerar - Australia Editor, BuzzFeed

Simon Crerar is BuzzFeed's Australia Editor and is responsible for leading and growing the social news and entertainment company's Australian audience with a new stream of content by and for Australians. Prior to BuzzFeed he has worked at The Times and Sunday Times in London, and at News Corp Australia. An innovative originator of compelling, shareable content, Simon's career has seen him interview A-listers, live blog a Category 5 cyclone and report from maximum security prisons in Bangkok and Moscow. Born and raised in Edinburgh, he is the proud owner of tweeting Jack Russell Terriers @LeoandClancy.

Tim Duggan - Author, 'Cult Status' & 'Killer Thinking' & Co-Founder, Junkee

Tim is a founder, author and optimist. He has co-founded several digital media ventures, most notably Junkee Media, one of the leading publishers for Australian millennials that was acquired by the ASX-listed oOh!media in 2016.

Tim’s first book, Cult Status: How to Build a Business People Adore, explores how to foster strong communities around a business or project, and was awarded the Best Entrepreneurship Book of the Year at the 2021 Australian Business Book Awards. His second book, Killer Thinking: How to Turn Good Ideas into Brilliant Ones, explores creativity in the modern workplace, and was named by Apple Books as one of the Top 10 Books of 2022.

Tim is the Chairman of the Digital Publishers Alliance, an industry body representing over two hundred titles from Australia’s leading independent publishers. He currently lives in Europe where he is writing his third book on the future of work to be published in 2024.

Felicity McVay - Former Global Head of Entertainment, TikTok

As Global Head of Entertainment at TikTok, Felicity is responsible for the development ofentertainment content strategy, partnerships and programs globally.

Felicity is among the most senior executives at TikTok worldwide, and manages her role from her home in Sydney, Australia.

Felicity joined TikTok in 2020 as a foundational member of the Australia and New Zealand executive team. In her role as Director of Content Partnerships, she was responsible for developing local creator and media publisher relationships. During this time she forged TikTok’s first partnership with the Sydney Cay & Lesbian Mardi Gras and oversaw delivery of its creative campaign and float. Felicity is also responsible for developing the ‘Every Voice’ funding initiative in partnership with Screen Australia andNZ On Air, and ‘Cot a Minute?’ funding initiative with Screen Producers Australia,which combined have generated more than 20m views. As Interim Head of Marketing in 2020, she delivered award winning integrated campaigns across TV, OOH, in person activations, events and social as part of the ‘It Starts on TikTok’ and ‘Summer Starts on TikTok’ national brand campaigns.

Prior to TikTok, Felicity led the YouTube business in Australia and New Zealand, where she worked with rights—holders and original content creators across music, sports, entertainment and lifestyle. She joined the business in 2010 as its first female hire in Australia, and over her 7.5 years there delivered several product launches including YouTube Music, YouTube Kids and Coogle Play Movies & TV, a business she ultimatelymanaged across APAC. Felicity identifies her biggest achievement as co-developing ‘Skip Ahead’, a funding initiative in partnership with Screen Australia, which is now in its 9th year and has delivered over $20m to content creators.

Felicity is recognised as being a pioneer in the digital content space, inspiring a new generation of creators to be all that they can be through delivery of customised programs to help them elevate their content and commercial ambitions on the global stage. She is an accomplished speaker and regularly delivers keynotes at industryconferences on topics such as the growth of the creator economy, along withparticipating as a panellist or MC.

Felicity’s love of storytelling and empowering others to develop their voices started at entertainment juggernaut, FremantleMedia (now Fremantle), where she worked on iconic television shows including American Idol, The Price Is Right and Neighbours. At Fremantle in both Australia and the United States, Felicity was responsible for driving commercial outcomes and monetisation opportunities and secured an $80m deal with Disney to build the American Idol Experience theme park attraction in Florida.

Felicity started her career as a lawyer with international law firm Mallesons Stephen Jacques (now King & Wood Mallesons) where she worked in the telco division and M&A Divisions. Felicity holds degrees in Law (Hons 1st) and Arts.

Felicity is passionate about creativity, partnerships and diversity and inclusion. She is a strong contributor to her community with current positions including Starlight Children’s Foundation Australia, NSW Advisory Board Member, YPO Oceana Chapter, Joint Learning Officer, Women© TikTok Leadership & Learning Committee, and former positions including TikTok PPIDE EPC Executive Sponsor, Centennial Parklands Foundation Board Member, International Emmy Awards Semi Finals Juror and Screen Producers Australia Advisory Board Member.