Conference Agenda
January 31, 2011
Back to TopFebruary 1, 2011
8:00 - 8:30 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast 
| Discovery Delegate Lounge 
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8:30 - 9:15 |
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Speed Networking Round One - History / Science / Natural Science / Travel & Exploration 
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9:15 - 9:30 |
Transition Time
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9:30 - 9:45 |
Opening Remarks
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9:45 - 10:45 |
Opening Keynote: Mark Burnett 
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10:45 - 11:00 |
Networking Coffee Break
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11:00 - 12:00 |
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So I Sold A Show To A Network, Now What?
| Speed Networking Round Two - Lifestyle/Reality 
| Public Service Television: A Global Perspective
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(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
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12:00 - 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
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12:15 - 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
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1:15 - 2:30 |
LUNCH 
| Luncheon Roundtables - Documentary Genre
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2:30 - 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
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(2:30-3:00) 30 MINS WITH Mark Starowicz, CBC
| (2:30- 3:00) Production Partners with Parule Basu-Barua, Wide-Eyed Ent.
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3:00 - 3:30 |
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(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
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3:30 - 3:45 |
Networking Coffee Break
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3:45 - 4:45 |
Fund Finding
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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
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4:45 - 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
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5:00 - 6:00 |
Keeping it Cool - Science and Natural History
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| Send In The Crowds
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6:00 - 6:15 |
Transition Time
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6:15 - 8:15 |
Opening Night Party Sponsored By HISTORY 
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Back to TopFebruary 2, 2011
8:00 - 9:30 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast 
| Discovery Delegate Lounge 
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9:30 - 9:45 |
Opening Remarks
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9:45 - 10:45 |
Big Picture Town Hall: Live and Interactive
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10:45 - 11:00 |
Networking Coffee Break
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11:00 - 12:00 |
Let's Make a Talent Deal
| Going Global
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(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
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12:00 - 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
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12:15 - 1:15 |
The Rights War
| Producer Showcase: The Heirs Apparent
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(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
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1:15 - 2:30 |
LUNCH
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| Luncheon Roundtables - Reality/Lifestyle Genre
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2:30 - 3:00 |
In Conversation With Lisa Erspamer
| Talking Transmedia
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(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
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3:00 - 3:30 |
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(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
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3:30 - 3:45 |
Networking Coffee Break
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3:45 - 4:45 |
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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
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4:45 - 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
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5:00 - 6:00 |
So You Think You Can Pitch?
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6:00 - 7:00 |
Happy Hour Sponsored By Discovery Channel 
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