CMF Coffee Mornings (and Evenings)
CMF’s informal online get-togethers are open to all. These monthly “BYO” coffee chats feature special guests including children’s media creatives, executives and analysts and people in the wider world of child-advocacy, They are hosted by CMF regulars and offer you the chance to chat freely about whatever comes to mind.
Organised in the morning in one month and the evening in the next, to give everyone an opportunity to drop in, the Zoom-based chats need no pre-registration.
Upcoming Coffee Chats:
| Friday 16th October 11:00 am | Jon Brichto – Embers the Dragon |
| Wednesday 18th November 6:30 pm | Andrew Baker – Cantilever Media, Kazoo Films |
| Friday 11th December 11:00 am | Grant Orchard – Director, Creator of Hey Duggee |
| Wednesday 13th January 2027 6:30 pm | Rebecca Atkinson, Kate Dimbleby & Karen Newell – ToyLikeMe / MixMups / Stornaway.io |
| Friday 12th February 2027 11:00 am | Kieran Argo & Helen Brunsdon – Screen Skills / Animation Skills Council |
Previous guests…
| 16th September 2026 6:30 pm | Lucy Murphy – Content Strategy, Creative Development and IP Consultant |
| 24th July 2026 11:00 am | Baroness Beeban Kidron |
| 19th June 2026 11:00 am | Kate Morton and Sarah Muller – BBC |
| 20th May 2026 6:30 pm | Mel Rodrigues – Creative Access |
| 24th April 2026 11:00 am | Jodie Morris – Creative Sprouts |
| 25th March 2026 6:30 pm | Oli Hyatt – Blue Zoo |
| 13th February 2026 11:00 am | Mellie Buse – AdAstra |
| 14th January 2026 6:30 pm | Colin Ward – The Children’s Media Foundation |
| 12th December 2025 11:00 am | Justine Bannister – Just B Consulting |
| 19th November 2025 6:30 pm | Maurice Wheeler – We Are Family |
| 17th October 2025 11:00 am | Robin Gladman – Red Squirrel Consultancy |
| 24th September 2025 6:30 pm | Dean Koocher – Kidstream |
| 16th July 2025 6:30 pm | Terri Langan and Helena Mitchell |
| 20th June 2025 11:15 am | Katharine Simpson |
| 11th April 2025 11:15 am | Joel Silverman |
| 12th March 2025 6:30 pm | Ian Forrester |
| 14th February 2025 11:15 am | Dan England and Elisabeth Watts |
| 8th January 2025 6:30 pm | Matt Deegan |
| 6th December 2024 11:15 am | Chitra Soundra |
| 13th November 2024 6:30 pm | Jon Rennie |
| 11th October 2024 11:15 am | Colin Willliams |
| 18th September 2024 6:30 pm | Mario Dubois |
| 19th July 2024 11:15 am | Kate O'Connor |
| 12th June 2024 6:30 pm | David Kleeman |
| 17th May 2024 11:15 am | Maddie Moate |
| 17th April 2024 6:30 pm | Jaime Amor |
| 15th March 2024 11:15 am | Oli Hyatt |
| 20th February 2024 6:30 pm | Michael Rose |
| 19th January 2024 11:15 am | Angela Ferreira |
| 15th November 2023 6:30 pm | Sharna Jackson |
| 11th October 2023 11:00 am | Chitra Sounder |
| 13th September 2023 6:30 pm | Gary Pope |
| 14th July 2023 11:00 am | Mikael Shields and Kay Benbow |
| 7th June 2023 6:30 pm | Jocelyn Stevenson and Anne Brogan |
| 26th May 2023 11:00 am | Billy Macqueen and Jon Mason |