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January 31, 2011

TimeRENAISSANCE WESTMOUNT VERNON SQUAREGRAND NORTH/CENTRAL
1:30
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3:00
Early Conference Registration
Discovery Delegate Lounge   
3:00
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3:15
3:15
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5:15
5:15
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5:30
5:30
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6:15
  How to Work the Summit
6:15
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6:30
Transition Time
6:30
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7:30
Networking Cocktail
 
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February 1, 2011

TimeRENAISSANCE WESTMOUNT VERNON SQUARECONGRESSIONAL ACONGRESSIONAL BCONGRESSIONAL CROOM 2 – 30 MINS WITH

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Killer Tracks

ROOM 3 – 30 MINS WITH

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Killer Tracks

ROOM 4 – 30 MINS WITH

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Killer Tracks

ROOM 5 – 30 MINS WITH + PRODUCTION PARTNERS

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Killer Tracks

GRAND NORTH/CENTRALPENN QUARTER
8:00
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8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast   
Discovery Delegate Lounge   
 
8:30
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9:15
    Speed Networking Round One - History /
Science /
Natural Science /
Travel & Exploration
   
             
9:15
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9:30
Transition Time
 
9:30
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9:45
Opening Remarks
                 
9:45
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10:45
Opening Keynote: Mark Burnett   
                 
10:45
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11:00
Networking Coffee Break

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11:00
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12:00
  So I Sold A Show To A Network, Now What?
Speed Networking Round Two - Lifestyle/Reality   
Public Service Television: A Global Perspective
  (11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH Brent Zacky, TLC
(11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH Chris Linn, MTV
(11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH David Royle, Smithsonian Networks
(11:00- 11:30) Production Partners with Brent Montgomery, Leftfield Pictures
 
12:00
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12:15
Transition Time
(11:45-12:15) 30 MINS WITH Claire McCabe, CMT
(11:45-12:15) 30 MINS WITH Daniela Bagliani, RTI SPA Mediaset Group
(11:45-12:15) 30 MINS WITH Shannon Malone, Nat Geo Channel & Nat Geo Wild
(11:45- 12:15) Production Partners with Allison Grodner, Fly On The Wall Entertainment
 
12:15
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1:15
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Formats, But Didn't Know To Ask

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    The New Fair Use Battleground: Resetting the Ground Rules

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(12:15 - 1:00) Speed Pitching One   
(12:30-1:00) 30 MINS WITH John Saade, ABC Entertainment Group
(12:30-1:00) 30 MINS WITH Michael Sorensen, Science Channel
(12:30-1:00) 30 MINS WITH Allison Winshel, PBS
(12:30- 1:00) Production Partners with David Eilenberg, Mark Burnett Prod
 
1:15
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2:30
LUNCH   
Luncheon Roundtables - Documentary Genre

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2:30
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3:00
Content And Consolidation
History in the Making

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    (2:30 - 3:15) Speed Pitching Two   
(2:30-3:00) 30 MINS WITH John Miller, WE tv
  (2:30-3:00) 30 MINS WITH Mark Starowicz, CBC
(2:30- 3:00) Production Partners with Parule Basu-Barua, Wide-Eyed Ent.
 
3:00
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3:30
    (3:15-3:45) 30 MINS WITH Steven Schupak, MPT
(3:15-3:45) 30 MINS WITH Nomi Ernst Leidner, MTV News & Docs
(3:15- 3:45) 30 MINS WITH Dolores Gavin, Discovery Channel
(3:15- 3:45) 30 MINS WITH Robyn Hutt truTV
 
3:30
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3:45
Networking Coffee Break

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3:45
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4:45
Fund Finding
      Distribution One on Ones: Acquisitions Execs (Round One)
(4:00-4:30) 30 MINS WITH Laura Fleury, A&E Network
(4:00-4:30) 30 MINS WITH Michael Mavretic, Nat Geo & Nat Geo Wild
(4:00-4:30) 30 MINS WITH Cassian Harrison, BBC
(4:00-4:30) 30 MINS WITH Courtney White, HGTV
 
4:45
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5:00
Transition Time
(4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Mary Donahue, History
(4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Katie Buchanan, Style Network
(4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Jane Latman, Investigation Discovery
(4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Koulla Anastasi, AETN UK
 
5:00
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6:00
Keeping it Cool - Science and Natural History

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Send In The Crowds
               
6:00
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6:15
Transition Time
 
6:15
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8:15
Opening Night Party Sponsored By HISTORY   
 
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February 2, 2011

TimeRENAISSANCE WESTMOUNT VERNON SQUARECONGRESSIONAL BCONGRESSIONAL CROOM 2 – 30 MINS WITH

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Killer Tracks

ROOM 3 – 30 MINS WITH

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Killer Tracks

ROOM 4 – 30 MINS WITH

Sponsored By:
Killer Tracks

ROOM 5 – 30 MINS WITH

Sponsored By:
Killer Tracks

GRAND NORTH/CENTRALPENN QUARTER
8:00
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9:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast   
Discovery Delegate Lounge   
 
9:30
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9:45
Opening Remarks
               
9:45
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10:45
Big Picture Town Hall: Live and Interactive

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10:45
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11:00
Networking Coffee Break

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11:00
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12:00
Let's Make a Talent Deal
Going Global
  (11:00-11:45) Speed Pitching Three   
(11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH Eli Lehrer, Bravo Media
(11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH Elise Warner, MSNBC
(11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH Nikolas Huelbusch, ZDF
(11:00-11:30) Production Partners with Howard Owens, Reveille
 
12:00
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12:15
Transition Time
(11:45-12:15) 30 MINS WITH Sandra Kleinfeld, CBC
(11:45-12:15) 30 MINS WITH Elliot Jacobson, RLTV
(11:45-12:15) 30 MINS WITH Jon Sechrist, TLC Int'l
(11:45- 12:15) Production Partners with Sean Gallagher, Half Yard Productions
 
12:15
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1:15
The Rights War
Producer Showcase: The Heirs Apparent
    (12:30-1:00) 30 MINS WITH Elaine Frontaine Bryant, A&E and BIO
(12:30-1:00) 30 MINS WITH Steven Lerner, DIY Network
(12:30-1:00) 30 MINS WITH Maggie Rhodes, Nat Geo Channel & Nat Geo Wild
(12:30- 1:00) Production Partners with Danny Fenton, Zig Zag Productions
 
1:15
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2:30
LUNCH

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Luncheon Roundtables - Reality/Lifestyle Genre

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2:30
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3:00
In Conversation With Lisa Erspamer
Talking Transmedia
    (2:30-3:00) 30 MINS WITH Mike Stiller, History
(2:30-3:00) 30 MINS WITH Mary Ellen Iwata, Scripps Int'l
(2:30-3:00) 30 MINS WITH Andy Meyer, Versus
(2:30- 3:00) Production Partners with Johnny Gould, Pilgrim Films & TV
 
3:00
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3:30
    (3:15-3:45) 30 MINS WITH Cynthia Fenneman, APT
(3:15-3:45) 30 MINS WITH Amy Savitsky, Discovery Channel
(3:15- 3:45) 30 MINS WITH Charlie Foley, Animal Planet
(3:15 - 3:45) 30 MINS WITH Lynne Kirby, Planet Green/Discovery Fit & Health
 
3:30
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3:45
Networking Coffee Break

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3:45
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4:45
  Living To Tell The Tales
Is 2 the New 5?
Distribution One on Ones: Acquisitions Execs (Round Two)
(4:00-4:30) 30 MINS WITH Tracy Beckett, Nat Geo Channels Int'l
(4:00-4:30) 30 MINS WITH Nancy Daniels, TLC
(4:00-4:30) 30 MINS WITH Damla Dogan, E!
(4:00-4:30) 30 MINS WITH Tim Pastore, 3net
 
4:45
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5:00
Transition Time
(4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Michael Klein, Sundance Channel
(4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Shin Yasuda, NHK
(4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Neil A. Cohen, A&E Network
(4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Brie Miranda Bryant, Oxygen Media
 
5:00
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6:00
So You Think You Can Pitch?

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6:00
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7:00
Happy Hour Sponsored By Discovery Channel   
   
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February 3, 2011

TimeRENAISSANCE WESTROOM 2 – 30 MINS WITH

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Killer Tracks

ROOM 3 – 30 MINS WITH

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Killer Tracks

ROOM 4 – 30 MINS WITH

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Killer Tracks

GRAND NORTH/CENTRAL
8:00
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10:00

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Discovery Delegate Lounge   
10:00
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10:15
Opening Remarks
     
10:15
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11:15
3D: A New Dimension for Factual?
(10:15-10:45) 30 MINS WITH Tim Duffy, Spike TV
(10:15-10:45) 30 MINS WITH Jane Mote, UKTV
 
11:15
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11:30
Networking Coffee Break

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(11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH Jordan Harman, Food Network
(11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH Elizabeth Browde, Travel Channel
(11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH Gena McCarthy, Lifetime Television Network
11:30
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12:30
Weathering the Storm
     
12:30
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12:45
Closing Remarks
     
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