Department for Business & Trade, Media Business Forum

Join us for our first free event on Wednesday 12 March 2025 in partnership with the Department for Business & Trade Northern Ireland Hub Media Business Forum in Belfast.

Attend a half-day session and a networking lunch that includes a DBT-hosted exploration of the latest opportunities and support to build successful media businesses, followed by WorkWise for Screen sessions and one-to-one meetings with speakers from the event – each offering tailored HR guidance and legal expertise.

The event is for employers and hirers in all sectors – TV, animation, film, VFX, exhibition and games - with sessions covering recruitment and fair selection, contracts and legal compliance along with team management, motivation and training. Our speakers include Marcus Ryder MBE, CEO, The Film + TV Charity, Mairéad Regan, HR Consultant & Life Coach (Former HR Director at UTV Media), Leanne Murphy LL.B, M.Sc., Employment & Equality Solicitor at Rosemary Connolly Solicitors and Michelle Walsh, Head of Production at Stellify Media.