Speakers
Libbie Doherty
Session
The Executive Producer of Bluey on creativity, family life, and the stories that shape both.
Purpose: This session treats creativity as a serious practice — shaped by family life rather than crushed by it — with two practitioners who have done that work publicly and at scale.
Discussion: Libbie and Megan will speak to how they've held creative practice and family life as one project rather than competing claims, what children's storytelling has taught them about how narratives shape adults, and what Bluey's global reach says about Australian creative confidence.
Outcomes: A different frame on the creativity-and-family-life question if it lives in your household, an unusual look behind one of Australia's most successful creative exports, and language for taking your own creative practice (or your child's) more seriously.
Libbie is Co-CEO, Runaway Unicorn, Australian IP and content company with a remarkable legacy crafting successful entertainment IP into global franchises.
As Executive Producer and the former Head of Children and Family at Australian Broadcasting Corporation(ABC), Libbie commissioned and produced an impressive portfolio of ambitious and internationally acclaimed programs.
Among her proudest achievements is the global phenomenon BLUEY, catapulting Australian IP onto the global radar dominating all streaming charts for three consecutive years.
Her impressive credits also include titles such as, VEGESAURS, BEEP & MORT, KANGAROO BEACH, MUSTANGS FC,
NOWHERE BOYS and CRAZY FUN.
Libbie’s exceptional work has earned many accolades including International Emmy Awards, BAFTAs, five Prix Jeunesse Awards, and prestigious honours such as the Rose d’Or and Logie Awards.
