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Sunday, January 28
| 8:00 AM |
DELEGATES' LOUNGE - LEVEL M2 (OPEN 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM) Registration Opens 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM |
MASTER CLASS: Social Media and The Three Cs: Content, Connection, Community m
New to the Summit Tour n |
| 10:00 AM |
Networking Made Easy n
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| 10:45 AM |
MASTER CLASS NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK n
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| 11:00 AM |
MASTER CLASS: New Buyers, New Mandates - Upping Your Pitching Game m
Speed Networking One - Lifestyle and Reality s Speed Networking Two - History/Science/Natural History/Travel & Exploration s |
| 12:45 PM |
LUNCH (Delegates' Lounge (M2), Level M1) n
MASTER CLASS LUNCH (Salon D) n |
| 2:00 PM |
MASTER CLASS: The More You Know - Structuring & Identifying Your Worker Relationships m
Meet an Expert - Distributors m |
| 2:15 PM |
30 Minutes With Carlyn Staudt, Love Nature 3
30 Minutes With Cynthia Fenneman, American Public Television & Create TV 3 30 Minutes With Loren Ruch, HGTV & DIY Network 3 |
| 3:15 PM |
30 Minutes With Steve Burns, CuriosityStream 3
30 Minutes With Tolani Holmes, MTV + VH1 3 30 Minutes With Winona Meringolo, Investigation Discovery 3 |
| 3:45 PM |
MASTER CLASS NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK n
Meet an Expert - Agents m |
| 4:15 PM |
30 Minutes With Brie Miranda Bryant, Lifetime 3
30 Minutes With Courtney White, Food Network & Travel Channel 3 30 Minutes With Hamish Mykura, National Geographic Intl 3 30 Minutes With Zara Frankel, PBS 3 |
| 4:45 PM |
NETWORKING BREAK n
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| 5:00 PM |
Trendwatch: Tuning Up Music Competitions p
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| 6:00 PM |
Extreme Reach Crew Services Welcome Cocktail (Level 2 - Mezzanine) n
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Monday, January 29
| 8:00 AM |
DELEGATES' LOUNGE - LEVEL M2 (OPEN 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM) Registration Opens 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| 8:15 AM |
Coffee + Commissioners c
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| 8:30 AM |
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (8:00AM - 10:00AM - Delegates' Lounge (M2)) n
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| 9:30 AM |
20th Anniversary Legacy Award Presentation: David Lyle k
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| 9:45 AM |
Pressure Points: Making the Model Work p
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| 11:00 AM |
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK n
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| 11:15 AM |
Trendwatch: OTT Evolution p
Acquisitions and Copros: Trends and Takeaways p Speed Pitching One s |
| 11:30 AM |
30 Minutes With David Royle, Smithsonian Channel 3
Meet a Mentor: Jonathan Murray, Bunim/Murray Productions m |
| 12:15 PM |
LUNCH (Delegates' Lounge (M2), Level M1, Level 2 (Mezzanine)) n
Luncheon Roundtables l |
| 1:30 PM |
Unscripted and Unprepared with Legacy Award Recipient Jonathan Murray p
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| 1:45 PM |
30 Minutes With Laura Fleury, A+E International 3
30 Minutes With: Amy Entelis, CNN 3 |
| 2:30 PM |
NETWORKING BREAK n
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| 2:45 PM |
Real Talk: Redefining Relevance - What Success Looks Like in a Post-OTT World p
Speed Pitching Two s |
| 3:00 PM |
30 Minutes With Jason Sarlanis, TLC 3
Meet a Mentor: Drew Tappon, 495 Productions m |
| 3:45 PM |
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK n
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| 4:00 PM |
20th Anniversary Legacy Award + Keynote: Sheila Nevins, HBO Documentary Films k
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| 5:00 PM |
Cocktails With Chris Rantamaki, Discovery Channel c
Cocktails With Elaine Frontain Bryant, A&E c Cocktails With: Allison Page, Scripps Networks Interactive c Cocktails With: Toby Faulkner, Facebook c |
| 9:00 PM |
Official 20th Anniversary Opening Party at the Smithsonian American Art Museum-National Portrait Gallery Sponsored by A+E Networks (9:00PM - 12:00AM) n
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Tuesday, January 30
| 8:00 AM |
DELEGATES' LOUNGE - LEVEL M2 (OPEN 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM) Registration Opens 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| 8:15 AM |
Coffee + Commissioners c
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (8:00AM - 10:00AM - Delegates' Lounge (M2)) n |
| 9:30 AM |
The Business of Unscripted: A Global View k
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| 10:30 AM |
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK n
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| 10:45 AM |
Small Companies, Big Ideas p
View from the Corner Office p Speed Pitching Three s |
| 11:30 AM |
30 Minutes With Kurt Tondorf, Animal Planet 3
30 Minutes With Nomi Ernst Leidner, Viceland 3 30 Minutes With Rachel Smith, Bravo 3 |
| 11:45 AM |
NETWORKING BREAK n
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| 12:00 PM |
Crime Time: The Evolution of a Genre p
Unscripted: The Shocking Truth p |
| 12:15 PM |
30 Minutes With Janet Han Vissering, Nat Geo WILD 3
30 Minutes With Jennifer Wagman, History Channel 3 30 Minutes With Kate Gold, Scripps Lifestyle Studios 3 Meet a Mentor: Jane Root, Nutopia m |
| 1:00 PM |
LUNCH (Delegates' Lounge (M2), Level M1, Level 2 (Mezzanine)) n
Luncheon Roundtables l |
| 2:15 PM |
The Deep Development Data Dive p
Reality Check: After #MeToo, What Now? p Pitching Partners p |
| 2:30 PM |
30 Minutes With Damla Dogan, E! Entertainment 3
30 Minutes With David Stefanou, WE TV 3 30 Minutes With Endyia Kinney-Sterns, BET 3 30 Minutes With Rob Swartz, Reelzchannel 3 |
| 3:15 PM |
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK n
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| 3:30 PM |
To Tell the Truth: The Intersection of Non-Fiction and News p
Realscreen's Diversity & Inclusion Award Presentation & Case Study p |
| 3:45 PM |
30 Minutes With Andie Beckerman, Syfy/USA Network 3
30 Minutes With Josh Berkley, Velocity 3 30 Minutes With Taj Paxton, Logo 3 Meet a Mentor: Abby Greensfelder, Half Yard Productions m |
| 4:30 PM |
NETWORKING BREAK n
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| 4:45 PM |
SUMMIT SHOWDOWN: INTERNATIONAL PITCH COMPETITION s
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| 6:00 PM |
Discovery Happy Hour (Delegates' Lounge) n
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Wednesday, January 31
| 8:00 AM |
DELEGATES' LOUNGE - LEVEL M2 (OPEN 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM) Registration Opens 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| 8:45 AM |
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (8:00AM - 10:00AM - Delegates' Lounge (M2)) n
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| 9:45 AM |
Where's the Big Idea? p
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| 10:45 AM |
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK n
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| 11:00 AM |
Inspiration/Perspiration p
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