Ashley Adams

Vice President of Production, Michael Hoff Productions

Ashley Adams has produced and supervised more than a 150 hours of programming for networks including, The National Geographic Channel, A&E, E! Entertainment, Discovery Channel, TLC and HGTV. She began her career at National Geographic Television in Washington, DC, and then moved on to Los Angeles, where she produced E! Entertainment’s signature series The E! True Hollywood Story. In 2005, Adams joined Michael Hoff Productions where she produced several specials including, NGC’s Hooked: Monster Fish and TLC’s One Too Many that took her around the globe. As Director of Production, she currently oversees all programming, supervises a staff of fifty, and manages both domestic and international clients.

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Laura Annalora

Manager, Development & Production, National Geographic Channels International

Laura Annalora joined NGCI in August 2006. As Manager of Development and Production for National Geographic Channels International, Annalora is responsible for reviewing and developing story pitches and proposals for global programming. She serves as the primary Development Executive for vendors in Africa, Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States.

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Speaking at (3:50 - 4:20) 30 Mins With Laura Annalora, National Geographic Channels International

Mark Anstendig

Supervising Producer, Development and Production, VH1

As a Supervising Producer for VH1, Mark Anstendig spearheads development and production on a diverse slate of programming – from feature docs, to reality series, to news specials.

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Pat Aufderheide

Professor and Director, Center for Social Media, Center for Social Media, American University

Patricia Aufderheide is a professor in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C., and the director of the Center for Social Media there. She is the author of, among others, Documentary: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2007). She has been a Fulbright and John Simon Guggenheim fellow and has served as a juror at the Sundance Film Festival among others. She has received numerous journalism and scholarly awards, including career achievement awards in 2006 from the International Documentary Association and in 2008 from the International Digital Media and Arts Association.

Speaking at WORKSHOP: Fair Use, Greening Your Production: Best Practices in Sustainable Filmmaking

Sabrina Toledo

Vice President Sales & Marketing, CABLEready

Sabrina Toledo serves as CABLEready’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Specializing in international sales for CABLEready, she is mainly responsible for Asia, Pacific Rim, Latin America, Spain, Canada and the Middle East and frequently travels those regions and countries.

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Daniela Bagliani

Manager, Acquisitions & Coproductions, RTI SPA Mediaset Group

Daniela Bagliani is the Documentary Acquisitions and Co-productions Manager of RTI SpA - Mediaset Group, the largest commercial network in Italy. She is responsible for all Factual acquisition, pre-acquisition and co-production activity, from selection and negotiation until contract reviewing. Working and thinking strategically about the commercial and editorial objectives of all programming agreements and implementing them into the operations of the department, she develops relationships with suppliers, other broadcasters and independent producers, monitors the international market and collects the needs of different slots and channels. She has a degree in International Law and a MBA in Marketing and she’s currently a member of the Board of Directors of History Makers world congress.

Speaking at Speed Pitching Round Two, (3:50 - 4:20) 30 Mins With Daniela Bagliani, RTI

Doug Bailey

Director of Program Development, Discovery Channel

As Director of Program Development for Discovery Channel, Bailey searches for and develops specials, mini-series, and series for the flagship network. He has held the position since February 2008.

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Speaking at (10:00 - 10:30) 30 Mins With Doug Bailey, Discovery Channel

Mike Beale

Managing Director, Alchemy Reality

Mike’s career spans over a decade, beginning in production on children’s shows such as Wacaday and Top Banana for TV-am. From there, he moved to Planet 24 and was part of the team which launched The Big Breakfast onto UK screens, before moving on to LWT. Here his credits included many of the top rated shows in the 90’s including Blind Date, You Bet! and Gladiators. After two years at LWT Mike worked for the US production company Bunim/Murray Productions on their landmark series The Real World, followed by a period with top comedy and entertainment producer Hat Trick Productions, working on Confessions and Whose Line Is It Anyway? including setting the latter up for ABC in the US.

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Joel Beckerman

Founder, Composer & Producer, Man Made Music (NY/LA)

Joel Beckerman is Founder and Composer/Producer of Man Made Music (www.manmademusic.com) one of the most successful and award-winning music and sound companies in the entertainment industry. Man Made's philosophy is focused on great stories using powerful music and sound, intertwining all disciplines: original composition, music supervision, and partnerships connecting music business companies to the television business. Having created or partnered on the creation of music for 14 shows currently on air, and as music supervisor for eight shows currently on-air Joel is the leading expert on music for non-fiction entertainment. Recent projects include teaming John Legend with History for King and a new deal struck with AETN covering music supervision for select shows, fostering a unique partnership that will bring the best of indie record label songs and instrumentals to the shows' producers.

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Thom Beers

CEO & Executive Producer, Original Productions

Thom Beers’ passion for honoring every day heroes and his gift for telling their stories has firmly established his non-fiction brand, Original Productions, as television’s number one creator of honest-to-goodness unscripted reality programming.

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Caroline Behar

Head of Acquisitions & International Coproductions, France 5

Caroline Behar heads the Department of Acquisitions and International Co-productions at state television channel France 5, a key player in documentary production within France. She has been a Commissioning Editor in the Department since 1997, developing numerous international co-production projects. This work takes her to programme markets and festivals worldwide in search of the best documentary films and proposals dealing with her preferred subjects: people, places and cultures from across the world, wildlife and the environment, science and technology. For many years Caroline has been building long-term relationships with producers and broadcasters overseas, and is now actively seeking to collaborate with producers in emerging markets. She is also currently developing cross-platform projects which exploit the potential of new technologies.

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Speaking at (2:00 - 2:30) 30 Mins With Caroline Behar, France 5, Are You Smarter Than a Commissioning Editor?

Kevin Bennett

Vice-President of Programming & Development for Investigation Discovery and The Military Channel, Discovery Communications, LLC

Kevin Bennett currently serves as the Vice President of Programming and Development for Investigation Discovery and Military Channel where he is responsible for designing all network programming strategies; conceptualizing and developing network series, specials, stunts and acquisitions; representing each network’s programming strategy to the production community; and overseeing scheduling for all dayparts.

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Speaking at (9:00 - 9:30) 30 Mins With Kevin Bennett, Investigation Discovery & Military Channel

Jessica Berman-Bogdan

President, Global ImageWorks, LLC

Jessica Berman-Bogdan has been a stock footage professional for over 25 years as an internationally known researcher and currently as President of Global ImageWorks, a boutique footage library. Jessica has been credited as Director of Research and Archival Producer on many award winning documentaries including The Kid Stays in the Picture, Chicago 10, My Kid Can Paint That, Nerakoon (Betrayal) and Fuel.

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Hubert Best

Partner, Best & Soames, Clerkenwell Workshops/FOCAL International

Hubert is an international intellectual property and media lawyer who practises in London and Stockholm.

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Cara Biega

Senior Director of Development, Engel Entertainment

Cara Biega is the Sr. Director of Development for New York City based Engel Entertainment. Most recently, EE produced the highly-rated “Black Blizzard” special for History, the award-winning feature-length documentary and NOVA special “A Walk to Beautiful,” and is currently producing projects for MSNBC, Discovery Health, PBS and Lifetime.

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Yvonne Body

Head of Co Productions & Acquisitions, Beyond Distribution

Yvonne joined Beyond Distribution in 2002. Based in Beyond’s London office, she is responsible for sourcing and developing programming from around the world to add to Beyond’s growing catalogue of factual, lifestyle, drama and children’s programming.

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Alan Braun

Agent, Kaplan Stahler Braun Agency

Alan Braun was named a partner at Kaplan Stahler Gumer Braun in 2004. Mr. Braun began his career in Hollywood as a trainee at ICM and was later hired as an agent at Metropolitan Talent Agency. He moved to the Kaplan Stahler Gumer Agency in 2001. In 2003, he was named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s “Next Generation Top 35” under age 35.

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Speaking at (3:00 - 3:30) 30 Mins With Alan Braun, Kaplan Stahler Braun Agency

Pierre Brogan

Agent, Creative Artists Agency

Pierre Brogan is the co-head of the Alternative Reality TV Department at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), an entertainment and sports agency based in Los Angeles, California with offices in Nashville, New York City, London, and Beijing. Before joining CAA in 2004, Brogan was a television literary agent at Paradigm, where in addition to his day-to-day series television responsibilities, he headed the Alternative Department for the agency, representing Emmy Award®-winning clients on shows such as The Apprentice, American Candidate, Big Brother, The Amazing Race, and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. He was also instrumental in selling America’s Next Top Model, The Joe Schmoe Show, and Pimp My Ride.

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Speaking at SUPER PANEL: Altering the Broadcast Mix - Cable and Network at a Crossroads, (3:00 - 3:30) 30 Mins With Pierre Brogan, CAA

Katie Buchanan

VP, Programming & Acquisitions, Comcast Entertainment Group / The Style Network

As Vice President, Programming and Acquisitions for The Style Network (part of Comcast Entertainment Group), Katie Ackerman Buchanan is responsible for the programming and strategy for both the linear network and VOD platform and oversees all acquisitions and co-productions for the network. Buchanan also works closely with the Style development & current teams to seek out both international and domestic formats, build optimal programming slates, identify co-productions and seek out new talent.

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Speaking at Speed Pitching Round Two, (2:00 - 2:30) 30 Mins With Katie Buchanan, Style Network

Mitch Butler

Non Fiction Animator and CBS News Correspondent, Mitch Butler Explain-o-Graphics

Mitch Butler is the leading expert in non-fiction animation. He regularly attracts 4 million viewers on The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and CBS News Sunday Morning, where he appears on camera with his cartoon explanations. His company, Mitch Butler Explain-o-Graphics, has created visual explanations for shows like Nova on PBS and You: The Owner's Manual on Discovery. His cartoons have explained current events for ABC World News with Peter Jennings, Nightline, The Early Show with Harry Smith and others. Mitch has also taught graduate classes in visual explanation and animated storytelling at NYU, Parsons School of Design and The School of Visual Arts.

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