Conference Agenda
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Back to TopMonday, January 30, 2012
8:00 - 8:45 |
Continental Breakfast 8:00am-10:00am
Sponsored by:  | (8:30-9:30) Coffee + Commissioners - INTERNATIONAL SCOPE | Discovery Delegates' Lounge (open 8:00am-6:00pm)  | Mt. Vernon Meeting Room (open 8am-6pm) |
8:45 - 9:30 |
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Speed Networking Round Two - Lifestyle & Reality
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9:30 - 9:45 |
Welcome! Opening Remarks | |
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9:45 - 10:45 |
Keynote Address: Lauren Zalaznick | |
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10:45 - 11:00 |
Networking Coffee Break
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11:00 - 12:00 |
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Looking Ahead with the Pubcasters | What Men Want | |
(11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH Rita Mullin, Discovery Fit & Health | (11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH Andy Singer, Travel Channel | (11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH Kevin Mohs, National Geographic Channel | (11:00-11:30) Production Partners with David Eilenberg, Mark Burnett Productions | |
12:00 - 12:15 |
transition time | (11:45-12:15) 30 MINS WITH Lucia McCalmont, HDNet | (11:45-12:15) 30 MINS WITH Sarah T. Davies, Discovery Networks International | (11:45-12:15) 30 MINS WITH Brandon Riegg, NBC and Universal Television | (11:45-12:15) Production Partners with Jimmy Fox, Electus | |
12:15 - 1:15 |
The Consolidation Equation
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MASTERCLASS: Accelerating with Archive | (12:15-1:00) Speed Pitching One
Sponsored by:  | (12:30-1:00) 30 MINS WITH Amy Savitsky, TLC | (12:30-1:00) 30 MINS WITH Tim Duffy, Spike TV | (12:30-1:00) 30 MINS WITH Brad Kohlenstein, Science Channel | (12:30-1:00) 30 MINS WITH Claire McCabe, CMT | |
1:15 - 2:30 |
LUNCH
Sponsored by:  | Luncheon Roundtables: Documentary Genre  |
2:30 - 3:00 |
From Sizzle to Show | |
Coming to America | (2:30-3:15) Speed Pitching Two
Sponsored by:  | (2:30-3:00) 30 MINS WITH Charlie Jordan Brookins, BET | (2:30-3:00) 30 MINS WITH Jane Latman, Investigation Discovery | (2:30-3:00) 30 MINS WITH Janet Han Vissering, Nat Geo Wild | (2:30-3:00) 30 MINS WITH Clare Laycock, UKTV | |
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(3:15-3:45) 30 MINS WITH Charlie Foley, Animal Planet Media | (3:15-3:45) 30 MINS WITH Gena McCarthy, Lifetime Networks | (3:15-3:45) 30 MINS WITH Aaron Meyerson, CBS Television Distribution | |
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3:30 - 3:45 |
Networking Coffee Break
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3:45 - 4:15 |
The Golden Age of Non-Fiction
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Making a Difference | (3:45-4:30) Distribution One-on-Ones | (4:00-4:30) 30 MINS WITH Brad Abramson, VH1 | (4:00-4:30) 30 MINS WITH David Royle, Smithsonian Networks | (4:00-4:30) 30 MINS WITH Jennifer Quainton, Food Network and Cooking Channel | |
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4:15 - 4:45 |
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(4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Mary Ellen Iwata, The Weather Channel | (4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Kathleen Finch, HGTV | (4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Laura Fleury, A+E Networks | (4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH John MacDonald, Oprah Winfrey Network | |
4:45 - 5:00 |
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5:00 - 6:00 |
In Conversation With David Lyle | |
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6:00 - 8:00 |
A+E Networks Official Opening Party Hosted by A&E, Lifetime and History (Grand South)

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Back to TopTuesday, January 31, 2012
8:00 - 9:30 |
Continental Breakfast 8:00am-10:00am
Sponsored by:  | (8:30-9:30) Coffee + Commissioners - Niche Channels | Discovery Delegates' Lounge (open 8:00am-6:00pm)  | Mt. Vernon Meeting Room (open 8am-6pm) |
9:30 - 9:45 |
Opening Remarks | |
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9:45 - 10:45 |
In Conversation With Robert DeBitetto and Nancy Dubuc  | |
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10:45 - 11:00 |
Networking Coffee Break
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11:00 - 12:00 |
TV Talk for Tough Times | |
Agents of Change | (11:00-11:45) Speed Pitching Three
Sponsored by:  | (11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH Michael Klein, Sundance Channel | (11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH Howard Lee, TLC | (11:00-11:30) 30 MINS WITH Katie Buchanan, Style Network | (11:00-11:30) Production Partners with Johnny Gould, Pilgrim Studios | |
12:00 - 12:15 |
transition time | (11:45-12:15) 30 MINS WITH Heather Olander, USA Network | (11:45-12:15) 30 MINS WITH Nancy Daniels, Discovery Channel | (11:45-12:15) 30 MINS WITH Ralph Lee, Channel 4 TV | (11:45-12:15) Production Partners with Rob Shaftel, Leftfield Pictures | |
12:15 - 1:15 |
Trending TV
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Producer Showcase: Heirs Apparent | |
(12:30-1:00) 30 MINS WITH Michael Wright, TBS/TNT/TCM | (12:30 -1:00) 30 MINS WITH Ross Babbit, DIY Network | (12:30-1:00) 30 MINS WITH Deirdre O'Hearn, WE tv | (12:30-1:00) Production Partners With Adam Neuhaus, @radical.media | |
1:15 - 2:30 |
LUNCH
Sponsored by:  | Luncheon Roundtables: Reality Genre  |
2:30 - 3:00 |
Celebrities Get Creative Behind the Scenes | Bringing in the Boomers | The Ownership Question: You've Got to Fight for Your Rights... Or Do You? | |
(2:30-3:00) 30 MINS WITH Mike Stiller, History | (2:30-3:00) 30 MINS WITH Tracy Beckett, National Geographic Channel International | (2:30-3:00) 30 MINS WITH Tim Krubsack, Syfy | (2:30-3:00) 30 MINS WITH Ed Hersh, Military Channel | |
3:00 - 3:30 |
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(3:15-3:45) 30 MINS WITH Darren Campo, truTV | (3:15-3:45) 30 MINS WITH Eli Lehrer, Bravo | (3:15-3:45) 30 MINS WITH Jon Sechrist, TLC International | |
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3:30 - 3:45 |
Networking Coffee Break
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3:45 - 4:15 |
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The Immediate Future of Formats | This Is the Life: Trends in Lifestyle and Travel Programming | (3:45-4:30) Agent One-on-Ones | (4:00-4:30) 30 MINS WITH Tony DiBari, MTV | (4:00-4:30) 30 MINS WITH Marc Etkind, Planet Green | (4:00-4:30) 30 Minutes With Nancy Dubuc, History & Lifetime Networks | |
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4:15 - 4:45 |
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(4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Elliot Jacobson, RLTV | (4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Neil A. Cohen, A+E Networks | (4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Elise Warner, MSNBC | (4:45-5:15) 30 MINS WITH Corie Henson, ABC Entertainment | |
4:45 - 5:00 |
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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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