Tony Hall, Director-General, BBC
Tony Hall – Lord Hall of Birkenhead – took up his post as Director-General of the BBC in April 2013. He will be talking about some of the challenges facing the BBC at that time and how the corporation had to win back public confidence in order to negotiate the successful renewal of its Royal Charter last year. He will also be talking about the work that is underway at the BBC to reinvent Public Service Broadcasting for a new generation, and setting out why he believes that, at a time of uncertainty, the role the BBC plays for the UK at home and abroad is now more important than ever before.