Laura Harrison
Laura Harrison is an Principal Product Manager in BBC Research & Development, with over a decade of experience shaping innovation ecosystems across the BBC and beyond. She currently leads strategic initiatives in participative content for live broadcast, generative AI, and adaptive learning experiences—exploring how emerging technologies can transform audience engagement and media formats.
Laura plays a leadership role in BBC FWD, leveraging technology, content and new partnerships to form new commercial propositions. She leads discovery efforts to identify new growth opportunities and market potential, ensuring R&D remains tightly connected to evolving audience needs and BBC strategy.
Previously, Laura established innovation labs in sound and experimentation—building partnerships aligned to BBC Sounds and audio innovation. She evolved BBC Taster and launched MakerBox, a platform to democratise creative technologies and foster communities of practice. Her work has spanned global innovation projects with BBC World Service, open collaboration through #newsHACK, and major initiatives like CultureUK.
Laura continues to champion experimentation, collaboration, and the integration of R&D capabilities—accelerating the path from idea to impact.
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