Caroline Meaby is Head of Programmes & Engagement at OKRE, the entertainment impact charity that brings research, lived experience and creativity together so that people understand the world and each other better. At OKRE, Caroline works across partnerships, creative development and industry engagement, helping to support entertainment projects that combine social impact with compelling storytelling.
Caroline has had over 20 years’ experience working in and with the creative industries. After a decade in production at the BBC, she moved into heading up programmes and partnerships at organisations including the Edinburgh TV Festival and British Council Arts, where she oversaw a diverse portfolio of international collaboration projects involving professionals from across the arts and creative industries.
At OKRE, Caroline is currently overseeing a range of initiatives including ‘Laughing Matters’, which explores how comedy can help audiences engage with climate and health issues in fresh, accessible and emotionally resonant ways. This work has included connecting academic researchers to a range of sitcoms in development through the ‘Laughing Matters Fellowship’, and “Twenty Twenty Six” (Expectation/ BBC), the sitcom starring Hugh Bonneville which imagined the work of the organising committee of a major global football tournament.
