Birmingham
Wednesday 21st – Thursday 22nd January 2026 at Library of Birmingham
Glasgow
Tuesday 3rd – Wednesday 4th February 2026 at The Social Hub Glasgow
This two-day symposium for senior creatives in unscripted TV casts creative and commercial eyes on the development process of the future. The WonderHub provides a space to explore and unlock innovative development strategies, develop skills, forge connections, build resilient and sustainable production companies that can respond to disruption.
The two days will host two immersive spaces designed to energise your creative thinking: the Wonder Hub and Innovation Station. In the Wonder Hub, we’ll explore how development and TV are evolving through live training sessions and expert Q&As. The Innovation Station connects you directly with leading specialists through hands-on demos and 1:1 consultations – covering everything from crafting the perfect thumbnail to creative uses of AI and designing a show-stopping sizzle. Together, these spaces deliver the inspiration and innovation to fuel your next big move.
Wonder Hub
A space to think and wonder for two days of big ideas through live training, expert Q&As, in a room bustling with creatives.
Innovation station
A space to connect in a future-focused hub of experts and innovators offering 1-1 demos and consultations.
Experts joining us
Birmingham
Glasgow
Sophie Morgan
Award-winning TV and multiplatform content creator, screenwriter and development consultant (WonderHub Developer)
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Perjit Aujla
Executive Producer / Development Executive (WonderHub Developer)
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Hannah Southern
Commercial Lead, Podcast Discovery
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Joe Connor
Graphics Designer
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Johnny Rickard
Sizzle Editor and Content Creator
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Nasfim Haque
Head of Content, BBC3
Stephanie Ronan-Chlond
TV Producer turned AI Filmmaker & Doctoral Researcher
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Tafara Makopa
Chief Executive Officer, Mako Studios
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Victoria Holden
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Will Medhurst
BBC Audience Planner
More experts to be announced soon…
An early-bird price of £240 (£200 + VAT) is available for those who book by 23:59 18th December, 2025.
Why The WonderHub ?
Re-thinking business strategy is essential.
Having a plurality of revenue streams is what will keep your business afloat. Smaller companies with lower overheads can move quicker and embrace change faster, but a solid business strategy is what will convert short-term wins into long-term success.
The way development professionals generate ideas needs to innovate in order to survive.
Audience viewing habits, buyer needs, and collaboration are evolving, with new tools and practices reshaping development. The companies that succeed are those adapting their approach to keep pace with change.
Innovative leadership is vital.
To keep pace with the changing shape of development and maximise the full potential of our teams and freelancers, the way leaders conceive and devolve their leadership is vital - as is looking after ourselves and making sure we are as effective as we possibly can be.
Since the course I’ve spearheaded the implementation of AI into the development department of our company. Likewise, I’ve used many of the brainstorming techniques we were taught and have started to pursue opportunities for ad-funded programming which was something I hadn’t fully grasped before the course but now increasingly see it as crucial to the changing face of unscripted television.
This event is funded by the ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund which invests in training for the unscripted workforce thanks to contributions from broadcasters, SVoDs and production companies.
Delivery team
Our Funders
Birmingham
Wednesday 21st – Thursday 22nd January 2026 at Library of Birmingham
Glasgow
Tuesday 3rd – Wednesday 4th February 2026 at The Social Hub Glasgow
We’re looking to host 40 attendees from across the UK at each event.
It is aimed at senior unscripted development professionals who work for an unscripted TV production company and/or are senior broadcast unscripted development freelancers. You’ll likely be a development producer, executive, head of department, or creative director. We are also open to hearing from senior professionals in unscripted who are looking to develop future-focused development skills.
Each event will take place across 2 days in-person.
Please only book for the one closest to where you live or work:
- Birmingham, Library of Birmingham:
- Glasgow, The Social Hub:
We always welcome those from under-represented groups, including, but not limited to: those from minority ethnic groups; disabled people; people from the LGBT community and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
The event is heavily funded by ScreenSkills, with an additional fee for attending.
An early-bird price of £200 + VAT is available for those who book by 23:59 18th December, 2025.
After that the price will be £350 + VAT.
Places will be limited to a maximum of 2 attendees from the same company to ensure that as many indies are able to participate as possible.
There are bursaries available for those who require support to attend this event. There are a range of bursaries available depending on the applicant. Please contact Danny Roberts, Programme Manager on training@mission.guru for any enquiries about these bursaries before or at the same time as booking your place at the event.
What it covers
Structured around three key areas: Money, Innovation and People, The WonderHub is an exciting symposium for unscripted development professionals informed by the latest research and featuring sector experts, thought leaders and new-tech practitioners.
With additional breakouts offering live demos, one-to-one surgeries as well as informal networking and collaboration opportunities, attendees will leave The WonderHub feeling creatively recharged and ready to apply fresh, innovative thinking across all areas of their development.
Speakers
Alison Grade
Alison founded and runs Mission Accomplished. The company regularly delivers training courses for ScreenSkills. Alison is an experienced Line Producer and Production Manager as well as a Nesta Accredited Creative Enterprise Trainer. She regularly delivers training that enables creatives to take their careers to the next level. Alison is the author of Penguin published book, The Freelance Bible and offers many workshops and training programmes to support freelancers.
Sophie Morgan
She is an experienced TV and multi-platform content creator, screenwriter and development consultant with over twenty-years working as award-winning creative director, commissioning editor and BAFTA-nominated producer. Working in the UK and US, she has developed, and exec produced hundreds of hours of TV content including Britain's Next Top Model, RuPaul's Drag Race, London Ink and Jade.
In 2021 she founded multi-platform ideation and development consultancy Pontariva Media with the aim of adding value to production companies, multiplatform content studios and broadcasters like Channel 4 and Sky. They do this by helping them devise more ambitious, omni platform content and find innovative ways to exploit IP, use emerging technology and design new funding models.
She also devises and delivers industry training on topics including Gen AI, agile leadership, industry diversification and best creative practice and runs regular workshops for ScreenSkills and Creative Enterprise as well as the NFTS and Warwick University. She chairs several industry panels for Broadcast's AI summits and is a neurodiversity advocate and mentor. She has written two novels and two screenplays for Sky and the BBC.
Perjit Aujla
Based in Leamington Spa, Perjit is a champion of the regions, producing and chairing local events on behalf of Women in Film and Television and RTS Midlands, where she is also on the committee. She has supported diverse off-screen talent via. Creative Access and the Channel 4 Trainee Scheme.