About

Fernand is a digital producer with a track record in social content for live television and events. He's produced digital content for Strictly Come Dancing and BBC Eurovision, to BBC Radio 2 & 4 and The Podcast Show, alongside 15 years experience working across television and various large live events.

He works across the full production chain: strategy, filming, editing, motion graphics and design. His short-form work regularly reaches audiences in the hundreds of thousands, with individual reels passing 180,000 to 366,000 views across Instagram and TikTok.

He also created Fernand’s Live Show Show, a five-year-running series going behind the scenes of major live productions such as Eurovision, the Oscars and the Olympics, including interviews with the directors, designers and technical teams who make them. It has more than 400,000 views on YouTube.

For CCC 2027, he’ll lead the convention’s social channels across Instagram and LinkedIn, digitally curating all the discovery and buzz in the host city and the event itself.

As Partnerships Lead for Creative Cities Convention, Izzy is responsible for developing our highly valued strategic partnerships and sponsorships that support the event. Izzy has a background in branded video content, business development and live events, with experience working for organisations including ITN, Starstruck Media and Jacobs Media Group.

Throughout her career, she has built commercial partnerships, developed new business opportunities and delivered projects that bring people, organisations and ideas together. She holds a degree in Theatre Studies, which sparked her passion for the creative industries and storytelling. Today, Izzy combines that creative foundation with a commercial mindset, helping organisations build meaningful partnerships that support innovation, collaboration and the continued growth of the UK's creative economy.

A freelance creative Producer, Helen first joined the Creative Cities Convention team as showcaller in Bradford (2025) and returned as Assistant Producer in Liverpool (2026.) 

Having forged a 15-year career in factual programme making, starting in Glasgow before establishing herself in Yorkshire, Helen brings a wealth of creative and practical experience, known for building strong working relationships, empathetic story-telling, and supportive collaboration across diverse projects.

As a Producer for this year's convention, Helen will support the Creative Director and wider senior team with editorial content and project management.

Co-founder and former director of the Creative Cities Convention, Ruth is MD of Under The Moon Ltd, a media consultancy specialising in levelling the industry playing field for people from all backgrounds and advising on the strategic development of the film and TV sector outside London. 

She was previously head of documentaries at Granada Television, creative director of documentaries at the BBC, head of factual at Tiger Aspect Productions, founder of Real Life Productions and Advisory Chair of the Edinburgh International TV Festival. She is an IPC trained print journalist and a former radio and television reporter.

Ruth is also co-founder (with the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage) of the National Poetry Centre, which will be the nation’s first dedicated national cultural centre for poetry.

Susie has worked on the Creative Cities Convention since it began in 2018 and ensures the smooth running of the conference. She has extensive expertise in making sure events and activities fully deliver.

Susie is passionate about working in the creative industries whether in her former role as a BBC television producer on both live and pre-recorded studio-based shows or working in programme development looking for new on-screen talent.

In addition to her role as Operations Director for the CCC she has organised and run a variety of events and mentoring projects for Under the Moon including the Channel 4 Commissioning Mentor Network, Pact’s 30th birthday celebrations for 700 people in central London, the ScreenSkills/Channel 4 FilmMakers25 mentor project in Bradford and a wide range of other mentor networks and workshops.

Sarah is an award-winning Project Director and Executive with a proven track record of initiating, structuring and delivering complex programmes across the UK’s creative industries, alongside extensive senior-level experience as a programme maker.

She is highly experienced in taking projects from concept to completion, aligning diverse stakeholders and delivering to an exceptionally high standard.

Trusted by broadcasters, streamers, funders, government bodies and industry partners to lead large-scale skills, training and talent initiatives, strategic reviews and flagship events. Known for combining creative vision with rigorous project management, calm leadership and meticulous delivery.