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MONDAY, JANUARY 28 - THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019
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RSS Creative Refresh From its humble beginnings in 1999, the Realscreen Summit has, over the past 20 years, cemented its standing as the definitive global market and conference for the business of unscripted and non-fiction entertainment. For two decades, delegates from around the world have convened at the Summit to network with, and learn from the leading lights of the industry, making it a must-attend event for content creators, distributors, agents, commissioners and multi-platform broadcasters of unscripted and factual content.
From its humble beginnings in 1999, the Realscreen Summit has, over the past 20 years, cemented its standing as the definitive global market and conference for the business of unscripted and non-fiction entertainment. For two decades, delegates from around the world have convened at the Summit to network with, and learn from the leading lights of the industry, making it a must-attend event for content creators, distributors, agents, commissioners and multi-platform broadcasters of unscripted and factual content.
From Albert Maysles to David Zaslav, the Realscreen Summit has featured the best and brightest business and creative minds in non-fiction entertainment, and for its 20th anniversary milestone edition, delegates can expect to be educated and inspired by an incredible array of thought leaders, deal makers and disruptors from within the industry and beyond. In addition, the Realscreen team, in conjunction with the Summit's advisory board and a special 20th anniversary executive committee, is crafting new content and networking initiatives that will make the event a fresh and vital experience for return attendees and first-timers alike.
The Realscreen Summit - helping you to "Reinvent the Real" for 20 years.
Winona Meringolo
SVP, Development
Investigation Discovery
Kitti Jones
Steve Burns
Executive Producer
CuriosityStream
Timothy Kuryak
Executive Producer
UP TV
Thom Beers
Partner
BoBCat
Igal Svet
Founder, Night Owl Pictures
National Geographic
Nikolas Huelbusch
Director, Unscripted
ZDF Enterprises GmbH
Karin Heijink
SVP Content, Marketing & Products
Viasat World
Troels Branth Pedersen
Acquisitions Executive
TV2 Denmark
Joseph Maxwell
Head of Unscripted
SBS International
Matt Shanfield
EVP, Development
The Intellectual Property Corporation
Amy Savitsky
SVP, Programming
A&E
Sean Gottlieb
VP, Head of Development
A&E
Marcie Hume
VP, Programming
A&E
Evan Shapiro
Producer/Owner
eshapTV
Alec Shankman
Senior Partner and Head, Alternative
Abrams Artists Agency
Susan Taylor
Executive in Charge of Production and Development, Unscripted
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Patrick Moses
Head of Development
Viceland
Marco Bresaz
Founder & CEO
AMC & SundanceTV
Jon Adler
Head of Talent & Content Development
CNN
Maria Norman
Head of Production
BBC Studios' Natural History Unit
Nicole Vogel
VP, Unscripted Programming & Development
WE tv
Todd Weiser
SVP, Programming & Development
Food Network & Cooking Channel
Marisa Weinstein
VP, Development
MTV & VH1
Amy Bucher
Executive Producer
Part2 Pictures
Kate Harrison
President
Cream Productions Inc.
Julie Bristow
Founder
Bristow Global Media Inc.
Tori Socha
Chief Content Officer
Paramount Network
Chanel Pysnik
Head of Unscripted
CNN
Pam Silverstein
Supervising Producer Film & TV, Shopify Studios
Shopify Studios
Abby Greensfelder
Founder & CEO
Half Yard Productions
Ed Hersh
Principal & Chief Creative Officer
StoryCentric
Donald Albright
Co-Founder
Tenderfoot TV
Phil Keoghan
Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Host
NOW TV
Michael Bancroft
Host & Executive Producer, Beyond Innovation (Bloomberg TV); Founder & CEO
Beyond Innovation and Co-Host of The Feed with Amber Mac and Michael B
Wayne Sampson
Co-Head Rooster Teeth Studios
Syfy & USA Network
Daniel Markell
SVP, Development
Big Fish Entertainment
Blake Levin
VP, Unscripted Development
Syfy & USA Network
Pierre Brogan
Agent, Alternative Programming, Licensing & Branding
Paradigm Talent Agency
Amanda Spain
VP, Longform Acquisitions
Giving Voice Films
Jason Ryan
Executive Producer
TV One
Elliot Jacobson
EVP of Programming & Chief Content Officer
RLTV & RLTV Digital Video Channels
Fenton Bailey
Co-Founder & Executive Producer
World of Wonder
Marc Etkind
Associate Administrator to Communications
Science Channel
Keren Shahar
Chief Executive Officer
Keshet International
Jessica Winchell
VP, Content & Development - Magnolia Network
Consultant
Stephanie Steele
SVP, Current Production
Oxygen Media
Nicole Page
Partner
Reavis Page Jump LLP
Bo Stehmeier
CEO
Red Arrow Studios International
Caitlin Meek-O'Connor
Director, Night Train Digital
Little Dot Studios
Cynthia Fenneman
President Emeritus
American Public Television & Create TV
Sam Barcroft
CEO
Barcroft Productions
Janet Han Vissering
SVP, Development & Production
Nat Geo Wild
Lauren Gellert
EVP, Development & Original Programming
WE TV
Maggie Pisacane
Partner, Non-Scripted TV
WME
Debra Goldfarb
Head of Alternative Television
Gersh Agency
Toby Faulkner
SVP, Content discovery+
Mary Donahue
SVP, Development & Programming
History
Tim Duffy
Co-Bro
Ugly Brother Studios
David Royle
Chief Programming Officer & EVP, Production
Smithsonian Channel
Noah Pollack
VP, Original Content, Unscripted
M.A.P. Media & Consulting
Sahara Bushue
Director, Unscripted Series
NBC Entertainment
Eliot Goldberg
Head, Unscripted & Documentary Programming
AMC Networks
Ari Mark
Co-Founder
AMPLE
Jay James
EVP, Development & Production
Game Show Network
Matthew Butler
Head of Programming & Scheduling, FAST
Travel Channel
Rachel Brill
Development Consultant
Epix
Sean Olsen
VP, Development
Game Show Network
Fay Yu
Head of Content
Animal Planet
Erin Mechanic
VP of Development
GSN Programming
Geoff Daniels
Vice President, Development & Production
National Geographic Channels
Alex Montalvo
Head of Series Development & Programming
Quibi
Stuart Coxe
President
Antica Productions
Kristina Edwards
VP, Current Series and Development, Unscripted Formats
Facebook Watch
Marisa Levy
Chief Content Officer
BET Networks
Sara Geater
Chief Operating Officer
All3Media
David Stefanou
Head of Unscripted Programming
WE tv
Seth Goolnik
Content
Snapchat
Leela Pon
SVP, Content
E! Entertainment
Nancy Daniels
Head of Discovery, Animal Planet, Science, TBS, TNT & truTV
Discovery, Inc.
Brett-Patrick Jenkins
Executive Producer & Creator
Propagate Content
Brian Pargac
Freelancer
Authentic Entertainment
Nina Weinstein
Executive Producer
MSNBC
Jessica Schmiedchen
Director of Development, Unscripted Content
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Mark Turner
Senior Vice President, Alternative Television
Abrams Artists Agency
Stephanie Drachkovitch
Co-CEO & Co-Founder
44 Blue Productions
Zara Frankel
Senior Director, Programming & Development
PBS
Mioshi Hill
President
Lifetime
David Lee
VP, Content & Development
Motor Trend Network
Kannie Yu LaPack
Executive Vice President, Publicity, Public Affairs & Social Media, Lifetime, LMN and A+E Studios
Lifetime
Jesse Daniels
Executive Producer
Kreativ Inc.
Jayson Dinsmore
Consulting Producer, America’s Got Talent
Fremantle
Babette Perry
Head of Broadcasting & Hosting
Innovative Artists
Brent Hatherill
Senior Director, Development
Investigation Discovery
Charles Nordlander
Owner & President
Travel Channel
Phil Fairclough
Jean Shi
SVP, Unscripted Television
Fremantle
Jean-Pierre Laurendeau
Senior Director, Programming
Bell Media
Krista Look
VP, Original Lifestyle Content
Corus Entertainment
John Cavanagh
Executive Producer
Smithsonian Channel
Betsy Slenzak
VP, Unscripted Programming
E! Entertainment
Betsy Ayala
Head of Content, Food Network, Interim Head of Content, HGTV
HGTV, DIY Network and Great American Country
Michelle Byars
SVP, Development
TNT & TBS
Havva Eisenbaum
VP, Development, Unscripted
Monami Productions
Adam Steinman
Production and Development
Warner Bros. International Television Production
Loren Ruch
Head of Content HGTV
HGTV
Jenny Ramirez
Senior Vice President, Entertainment Unscripted Alternative Programming, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming
TNT & TBS (Turner)
Daniel Schwartz
Vice President, Production and Development
Travel Channel
Candace Rice
David Eilenberg
Head of Content
ITV America
Courtny Catzel
Agent, Non-Fiction Television
ICM Partners
Jenn Kuzmyk
Executive Director - BANFF, Publisher - Playback
Banff World Media Festival
Ben Relles
Content Strategy - Office of Reid Hoffman
YouTube Originals
Tania Jacobson
SVP, Canada
Endemol Shine International
Julian Hobbs
Co-President
Talos Films
Matt Chazen
Agent
Creative Artists Agency
Nir Caspi
Partner, Unscripted Television
WME
Marissa Hurwitz
Agent
WME
Jonathan Murray
Founder & Executive Consultant
Bunim/Murray Productions
Sara Helman
VP, Production & Development, TLC
TLC
Sean Wheatley
Head of Acquisitions
Passion Distribution
Tom Brisley
CEO
Arrow Media
Julie Chang
EVP, Business Strategy & Co-Productions
Blue Ant Media
Joseph Schneier
SVP, Production & Development, Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Jennifer Gordon
VP, Development
TLC
Richard Klein
Head of Documentaries
Plimsoll Productions
Adam Hawkins
U.S. Creative Director
Raw TV
Hayley Babcock
Founder and CEO
A+E Networks
Joe Rivadeneira
SVP, Development & Production
mitú
Charles Tremayne
President First Story Productions
Cineflix
Avi Armoza
CEO
Armoza Formats
George McTeague
Senior Vice President, Development
Optomen Productions
Toby Dormer
EVP, Unscripted Television
Entertainment One Television
Mikael Osterby
Head of Factual
SVT Swedish Television
Charlie Parsons
SVP, Global Development
National Geographic Channel
Tamra Simmons
CEO and Executive Producer
The Tamra Simmons Brand Agency
Jennifer Daly
President
Critical Content Studios
David Shadrack Smith
President
Part2 Pictures
Gold Morgan
Manager of Programming and Production
TV One
James Bolosh
President & Partner
Lifetime & FYI
Brandon Allen
Manager, Linear & Digital Development
Fuse Media
Jonathan Skogmo
CEO
Jukin Media
Will Hanrahan
Creative Director
FirstLookTV
Jennifer Harkness
SVP, Factual Entertainment and Production
Cream Productions
Kate Presutti
Content
Quibi
Darrell Miller
Founder/Partner
Fox Rothschild LLP
Melissa Grego
CEO
Hollywood Radio & Television Society (HRTS)
Adam Lewinson
Chief Content Officer
Tubi
Jeff Shultz
Chief Business Officer
Pluto TV
Jimmy Fox
Executive Vice President, Unscripted Development & Sales
Main Event Media
Max Micallef
VP, Head of West Coast Development
History
Jane Turton
Chief Executive Officer
all3media
Gena McCarthy
Founder & President
A+E Networks
Joe Livecchi
Chief Executive Officer
Noble Savages
Barry Walsh
Editor-in-Chief & Content Director
Brunico Communications Ltd.
Kathryn Vaughan
Senior Vice President and Head, Production Investigation Discovery
Good Caper Content
Beth Hoppe
SVP, Long Form Programming
ABC News
Marc Juris
President & General Manager
WE tv
Neil Regan
VP Programming and Development,Food Network
Discovery, Inc.
John Ford
Head of Programming
NPACT
Brie Bryant
SVP, Original Programming
Lifetime
Jane Root
Founder & CEO
Nutopia
Howard Swartz
EVP Development
Discovery Channel
Kurt Tondorf
SVP, Development
Animal Planet
Jonathan Sinclair
EVP, Programing & Development
OWN Oprah Winfrey Network
Carlyn Staudt
EVP Global Channels & Streaming
Love Nature
Angela Molloy
SVP, Development & Original Production AllBlk & WEtv, Unscripted
WE tv
Nicole Sorrenti
Executive Vice President, Development
Half Yard Productions
Matt Iseman
Comedian, Actor, and Television Host
American Ninja Warrior
Brian Speiser
Agent
APA
Thomas Dey
CEO & Founder
ACF Investment Bank
Laura Fleury
SVP, Category 6 Media™
A+E Networks
Rob Swartz
SVP, Development & Production
REELZ Channel
Meghan Cassin
VP Content
Nat Geo Wild
Matt Zien
SR VP Development & Creative Director
The Intellectual Property Corporation
Harrison Land
President
Jupiter Entertainment
Jessica Watson
Vice President, Global Sales & Strategic Partnerships
Boat Rocker Media
Barnaby Shingleton
Director of Factual
Sky Vision
Will Stapley
Head of Acquisitions
TVF International
Philippa Chuter
Factual Acquisitions Manager
DCD Rights
Justina Wojtowicz
EVP, Acquisitions Co-Productions & Sales
Beyond Distribution
Cecilie Olsen
SVP, Global Content, Non-Scripted
ITV Studios Global Entertainment
Maria Ishak
Head Of Content & Co-Productions
all3media international
Shirley Bowers
SVP, US Distribution
Red Arrow Studios International
Allison Grodner
Founder & Executive Producer
Fly on the Wall Entertainment
Leslie Greif
President
Big Dreams Entertainment
Hayden K. Meyer
Agency Partner, EVP, Head of Alternative & Factual Programming, Senior Agent
APA
Zoe Rogovin
Head, Non-Fiction
Bravo
Erik Nelson
President
Creative Differences
Lucas Green
Chief Content Officer, Operations
Banijay Group
Dolyn Chasin
Sr. Director, Production & Development
CNBC
Sam Linton
VP, Production and Development, Global Media
Blue Ant Media
Angela Neillis
SVP Non Scripted Content Commercial & International
Fremantle
Scott Paskoff
Founder & President
Cedar Shore Productions
Will Horowitz
Agent
ICM Partners
Stewart Cavanagh
Head of Unscripted and Documentary
Gersh Agency
Jane Latman
President
EVP, Development & Research, Investigation Discovery & American Heroes Channel
Jennifer O'Connell
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Lionsgate
Heather Budman
Agent, Unscripted
Kaplan Stahler Agency
Lauren Appelbaum
SVP, Entertainment & News Media
RespectAbility
Bill Margol
Executive Producer
PBS
Melanie Moreau
Strategic Advisor
Complex Networks
John Feld
.
HGTV, DIY Network & Great American Country
Lynn Sadofsky
SVP, Food Network Programming & Development
Food Network & Cooking Channel
Keith Wooten
Director, Creative Development
BET Networks
Roger Henry
VP, Programming
Motor Trend Network
Sean Cohan
President
Wheelhouse
Jennifer McGovern
SVP, Content & Development
Fuse Media
Caroline Perez
SVP, Development & Production
Science Channel
Sarah North
VP, Head of TV and Long-Form Content
SoulPancake
Andrew O'Connell
VP Development & Production Discovery Channel and Science Channel
Discovery Channel & Discovery Science
Randy Barbato
Co-Founder and Executive Producer
World of Wonder
About Realscreen Summit
The Realscreen Summit is the definitive global market and conference for the business of unscripted and non-fiction entertainment. Launched in 1999, this edition heads to New Orleans after 20 years in Washington, DC. The Realscreen Awards, which have been celebrated for the past 10 years at Realscreen West in Santa Monica, will now take place on Tuesday, January 29 at the Sheraton New Orleans.
GET UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL DECISION-MAKERS
We bring together creators, buyers and distributors of unscripted and non-fiction programming for four days of panels, pitching and networking. Realscreen events provide unrivaled access to leaders in the international business of unscripted and non-fiction entertainment.
LEARN FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS
Glean practical insight into the business of unscripted and non-fiction entertainment from industry leaders -- the ones that are driving trends and change -- as they participate in lively debates, topical panels and roundtable discussions.
FAST-TRACK YOUR BUSINESS
Through our signature Luncheon Roundtable, Meet a Mentor, Meet an Expert, Speed Pitching, Pitching Partners and 30 Minutes With... sessions, we make it easy to make the connections you need to propel your business, and bring you face to face with industry-leading executives.
CELEBRATE WITH THE BEST
The Realscreen Awards will now take place during Realscreen Summit! The awards program continuously evolves to best represent the diverse types of unscripted and non-fiction entertainment programming that fall under the realscreen umbrella. Click here for more information on the 2019 program.
It's no exaggeration for me to say that there wouldn't be a Stephen David Entertainment without Realscreen. In 2010, I started my company with a home equity line in a one room office, by myself. But Realscreen made it possible for me to get in front of network people and make my first sale. Everything we've done since was built up from that point. Realscreen has become a huge resource for us in terms of connecting with executives and vital information. I would advise anyone trying to break into the business to start with Realscreen.
- Stephen David, CEO, Stephen David Entertainment
- Stephen David, CEO, Stephen David Entertainment
"Realscreen is my favorite market to attend. It's got a great combination of stimulating industry keynote speakers, briefings and panel sessions, while also being a good place to network and do some real business."
- Philip McGovern, CEO, Big Mountain Productions
"Over the past decade, the Realscreen Summit has grown into one of the most critical hubs of the global non-fiction television industry, and has always been a must-attend event for A+E Networks. From the state-of-the-art panels to the non-stop networking and pitching in a fun, yet productive environment, it's become the place where everyone goes to learn, buy, sell, and have a great time with friends and colleagues."
- Robert Sharenow, President of Programming, A+E Networks
"More meetings, more greeting, more deals than the normal human body can endure. But who's 'normal' in this business..."
- Jane Root, Founder & Chief Executive, Nutopia
