Alice Webb

Chief Executive Officer

MediaCity

Speaker Biography

Alice Webb is Chief Executive Officer of MediaCity, the UK’s leading hub for media, creativity and innovation. Situated in Greater Manchester, MediaCity covers 52 acres is the home to the BBC in the north, ITV + Coronation Street as well as hundreds of other creative businesses producing thousands of hours of content every year.

Prior to this Alice was the founding CEO of Universal Music Group’s Mercury Studios, leading the group’s global film and TV business.

Alice forged her media career over 15 years at the BBC in a number of roles. As Chief Operating Officer and then Director of BBC North she was a key figure in relocating key BBC departments and over 35,000 hours of output a year to MediaCity in Salford.

Latterly, Alice was Director of BBC Children’s & Education – leading the BBC’s output and activity for Under 16’s – including CBeebies, CBBC and BBC Bitesize. She led the launch of the BBC’s hugely successful Bitesize Daily which supported millions of children across the country during the coronavirus pandemic.

Prior to media Alice worked in management consulting and as a Chartered Civil Engineer worked on large scale water and wastewater infrastructure projects in the UK and abroad for clients such as The World Bank, Southern Water, Department for International Development.

Alice lives with her family in the Northwest of England.

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