Surprisingly, for someone best known for working in television, Alex Mahon holds qualifications including a PhD in Medical Physics.

Her career has seen her work for Mitchell Madison, RTL Group, and Ocado, as well as the Edinburgh International Television Festival.

She joined Channel 4 in 2017, and has since navigated a number of challenges, from integrating new technologies to promoting diversity to adapting to changing audience demands. With its unique public-private funding model, Channel 4 faces scrutiny from the media, regulators, the government, and the general public. Under her leadership, they have maintained the balance between producing creative content and fulfilling its obligations to the public.

Alex’s commitment to producing programmes that spark national discussions has seen her produce work on topics such as inclusion and social change. This commitment is evident in her effort to improve policies for employees regarding fertility issues, menopause, and pregnancy loss.

She stepped down as CEO in April 2025 and has since become the new Chief Executive of Superstruct Entertainment.

She has sat on the board for Chanel, Salesforce, PACT, and the DCMS BBC Charter Review Advisory Group. She was the appeal chairperson for The Scar Free Foundation, Chair for the Royal Television Society Awards, and a non-executive chairperson for Bandstand Productions. She is a founding member of WITs End, a network for women’s development in the STEM industries, and is an ambassador for London Tech Week.

SPEAKING TOPICS

– Leadership

– Media

– Technology

– Culture

– Innovation

– Gen Z

– Creativity

– Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

– Business

KEYNOTES

Improbable Candidate: Alex talks about her principles of leadership, how she leads, and how that maps to modern leaderships. She looks at how to lead through change and crisis, and work a modern workforce expect from authentic leaders. She talks about her own personal background and how she has managed to balance a high-stress job without losing her sense of self.

Nerd to Media Mogul: Alex has had jobs as a scientist, a kitchen porter, a face painter, and a CEO – and she has loved them all. But how do you start off wanting to be an astronaut but then start running a TV network? Alex talks about her background, how she understood what skills and abilities she naturally had, and how she could use them in whatever industry she chose.

Are You a Groundbreaker or a Ghost: Alex looks at the key principles of how to embed diversity, inclusion, and equity into your organisation and why it matters. She uses Channel 4 as a world leader in establishing diverse workforces as a key case study.

Gen Z: Young, Progressive, Illiberal, Conflicted: We read endlessly about Generation Z but we’re not always sure how to interact with them, although they are fundamental to our future in the workforce. Alex talks about Gen Z in the UK today, about what they care about, how they spend their time, and how they react emotionally to the digital world.

Google Eyed Britain: In the UK, adult watch on average five and a half hours of video a day. With a combination of original research and behavioural science, Alex talks about what is happening in Britain today, how viewing digital content makes people feel, and what we need to think about in terms of societal impact.

How to Bottle Lightning: Alex has followed a path of building great value in companies that are in the business of creativity, which has meant she has worked with some of the most creative people in the world. Which can be difficult but can also strike good ideas like lightning. You cannot control it, but the right Creative cultures can capture it.

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