Will Saunders
Professor Will Saunders MBE is the Creative Head of the CoSTAR National Lab and a professor of Creative Industries at Royal Holloway University. CoSTAR is a £76 million investment by UK Research and Innovation in creative technology R&D for the UK's screen and performance sector. It combines academic research specialisms in artificial intelligence, realtime technologies and converged media production with industry partnerships that include, Disguise, BT, and Pinewood Studios.
Will has over 30 years experience working across the UK’s Creative Industries as a writer, producer, & executive producer. As Creative Director, Digital BBC Studios he ran Digital Development and Production for the UK’s leading media company. As an independent consultant he worked with DCMS leading a workstream, public consultation exercise & in 2018 co-authored the “Culture Is Digital” report for culture secretary Matt Hancock M.P. As a programme maker he has won awards working with; Graham Norton, Flight of The Conchords, Comic Relief and Lee Mack. In 2024 he was awarded an MBE for services to the Creative Industries
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Strengthening Audiovisual Ecosystems in Catalonia and the United Kingdom05 Feb 2026CC8.23
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