Lille Dialogues is a high-level, international summit organized every year within Series Mania Forum. It brings together European policy makers and key industry leaders to exchange views on the major strategic, economic, and regulatory issues facing our sector.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PREVIOUS EDITION
The new edition took place on March 27th, 2025, around the theme “POST PEAK TV: CHALLENGING TIMES AHEAD: AI, Funding, Audience”.
After a period of euphoria, the audiovisual industry found itself facing three major challenges from our perspective. First, a funding crisis marked by an intense battle to capture advertising budgets. Second, a sociological challenge linked to this advertising crisis, as younger generations consumed massive amounts of content from digital creators, while living in a world dominated by algorithms and growing skepticism. Finally, an industrial revolution driven by the undeniable impact of artificial intelligence, promising to deeply transform businesses in their search for greater productivity.
How could these challenges be overcome? At what cost? Was pragmatism at risk of undermining creativity? What future lay ahead for the European cultural industry?
The Lille Dialogues confirmed their role as a vital platform to foster insightful discussions, collaborative solutions, and thought-provoking exchanges between European lawmakers and key leaders within the audiovisual industry.
PROGRAM
KEYNOTEs 2025
- KEYNOTE ARTE with Bruno PATINO, CEO, Arte
- KEYNOTE FRANCE TELEVISIONS with Delphine ERNOTTE CUNCI, CEO, France Televisions
- KEYNOTE ITV STUDIOS with Ruth BERRY, President of International Distribution, ITV Studios
- KEYNOTE M6 GROUP with David LARRAMENDY, Chairman of the Management Board, M6
- KEYNOTE TF1 GROUP with Rodolphe BELMER, Chairman and CEO, TF1 Group
- KEYNOTE THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY FRANCE with Hélène Etzi, Country Manager, The Walt Disney Company France
- Keynote Warner Bros. Discovery Gerhard Zeiler, President of International, Warner Bros. Discovery
2025 Keynotes speakers
Ruth BERRY
President Global Partnerships & Zoo 55, ITV Studios
Rodolphe BELMER
Chairman and CEO, TF1 Group
Delphine ERNOTTE CUNCI
CEO, France Televisions
Hélène ETZI
Country Manager, The Walt Disney Company France
David LARRAMENDY
Chairman of the Management Board, M6 Group
Bruno PATINO
CEO, ARTE
Gerhard ZEILER
President of International, Warner Bros. Discovery
PANEL DISCUSSIONS 2025
- ALL EYES ON ADVERTISING BUDGET: WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS ON CONTENT CREATION?
- FAST FORWARD – THE AI REVOLUTION: WHAT WILL OUR INDUSTRY LOOK LIKE IN 5 YEARS?
- DEEPFAKE & ALGORITHMS: HOW SHOULD WE DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING IN VIEWERS?
- PRESERVING A VIRTUOUS EUROPEAN MODEL: THE CHALLENGES OF THE 2026 AVMS REVISION?
They will take part in the Lille Dialogues
- Antoine Bayet, Head of Editorial, INA
- Erik Barmack, Founder and CEO, Wild Sheep Content
- Marianne Carpentier, Head of Emerging Technologies, TF1
- Johann Choron, Strategic Partnerships & Gen AI Lead – Media & Entertainment, Google EMEA
- Gregory Dray, Co-Founder, Animaj
- Susana Gato, President, CEPI
- Amélie Lacourt, Legal Analyst, European Audiovisual Observatory
- Grégoire Polad, Managing Director, ACT
- Jean-Paul Philippot, Administrateur général de la RTBF
- Guillemette Picard, SVP Production Technology – On professional development leave, Ubisoft
- Sally Reynolds, Chief Operating Officer, Media & Learning Association
- Mathilde Fiquet, Secretary General, CEPI
- Femke Wolting, Executive Producer & Co-Founder, Submarine