*Included with your Marketplace+ pass 

Take a seat in the Delegate Lounge and connect with delegates face-to-face in a virtual setting. 

Here, you can also visit our Info Booth/Help Desk if you require any assistance navigating the Marketplace.

Delegate Lounge Hours: Open 24 hours/day, from 8:00am ET Monday, January 25 to 6:00pm ET Thursday, January 28 (Market days)

Info Booth/Help Chat Hours: 8:00am - 6:00pm ET, Monday, January 25 to Thursday, January 28

• See ‘who’s in the room’ and move freely from table to table for video chat networking.
• Meet select companies at their own branded tables.
• Search other delegates inside the Delegate Lounge and invite them to private or group video meetings at general networking tables.
• Take a seat at a table to join a conversation. It’s that easy!

 To enter the Virtual Delegate Lounge, follow these simple steps:

1. Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) 
2. Use GOOGLE CHROME Browser 
3. High Speed Internet connection offers the best experience
4. Click on the Enter Delegate Lounge button below (this button appears while the lounge is open)
5. Allow camera and microphone access on your computer  
6. Provide your credentials/register with the Airmeet lounge platform.
   Be sure to use the same email addresses that you registered for the Realscreen Summit event, so that
   the system recognizes you as an approved Marketplace+ passholder. 
7. Enter “the venue” (and follow prompts from there)

 Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge on Market days from your realXchange Event Home page.

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Join us inside the Delegate Lounge to be matched with attendees for four-minute speed meetings! 

These speed networking sessions are a fun and easy way for you to meet new delegates in a short time period.

To enter the Virtual Delegate Lounge, follow these simple steps:

1. Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) 
2. Use GOOGLE CHROME Browser 
3. High Speed Internet connection offers the best experience
4. Click on the Delegate Lounge/room Enter button below (this button appears on this page during the posted Speed Networking sessions times)
5. Allow camera and microphone access on your computer  
6. Provide your credentials/register with the Airmeet lounge platform.
   Be sure to use the same email addresses that you registered for the Realscreen Summit event, so that the system recognizes you as an approved Marketplace+ passholder. 
7. Enter “the venue” (and follow prompts from there)

Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge on Market days from your realXchange Home page.

To participate in Speed Networking:

• Click on the 'Start Speed Networking' button at the top of the screen (it will appear at 11:00am EST)
• The system will randomly match you with other participating delegates. 4 minutes later the system will spin the wheel again and you’ll be matched with someone else.   
• At 12:00pm EST the 'Start Speed Networking' button will disappear
• Have fun!

Sponsored by

While many of our past Summit sessions over recent years have focused on adapting to, and thriving within change, it’s fair to say that no one could have predicted the upheaval facing this industry -- and the world -- in 2020. But how can we move beyond this unprecedented disruption into 2021, and beyond? Here, you’ll hear from top executives across the non-fiction and unscripted screen content business about how they met change and challenge head-on, the lessons learned and the new strategies adapted, and their thoughts on the opportunities that can be explored in the months and years ahead.

Moderating:

Barry Walsh

Editor-in-Chief & Content Director

Realscreen Magazine

Featuring:

Fenton Bailey

Co-Founder & Executive Producer

World of Wonder

Sylvia Bugg

Chief Programming Executive & General Manager

PBS

Jennifer O'Connell

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

HBO Max

Tina Perry

President OWN TV Network & OTT Streaming

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

Jens Richter

CEO Commercial and International

Fremantle

Sponsored by

With diversity, equity and inclusion becoming more of a focal point for companies in the unscripted and non-fiction content industry, it's important to know what resources are available for helping you to create a truly diverse, inclusive corporate environment and achieve your recruitment, hiring and mentorship goals in this space. Here, you'll meet representatives from myriad diversity advocacy organizations who will share with you approaches and strategies for creating pathways to success and opportunity.

Moderating:

Michelle VanKempen

General Manager

NPACT

Featuring:

Liliana Espinoza

Project Director

NALIP

Ri-Karlo Handy

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sunwise Media and Senior Vice President, Unscripted, Blink49 Studios

The Handy Foundation

Stacy Milner

Founder & CEO

Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program

Daniel Rosenberg

VP Business Development & Strategic Alliances

Staff Me Up

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Jennifer O'Connell

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

HBO Max

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Mike Stiller

Head of East Coast Development, The HISTORY Channel

History

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Yasmin Rawji

EVP, Unscripted - Network

FOX Entertainment

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Join us inside the Delegate Lounge to be matched with attendees for four-minute speed meetings!  

These genre-focused speed networking sessions are designed for you to meet many like-minded potential partners in a short time period.

To enter the Virtual Delegate Lounge, follow these simple steps:

1. Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) 
2. Use GOOGLE CHROME Browser 
3. High Speed Internet connection offers the best experience
4. Click on the Delegate Lounge/room Enter button below (this button appears on this page during the posted Speed Networking sessions times)
5. Allow camera and microphone access on your computer  
6. Provide your credentials/register with the Airmeet lounge platform.
   Be sure to use the same email addresses that you registered for the Realscreen Summit event, so that the system recognizes you as an approved Marketplace+ passholder. 
7. Enter “the venue” (and follow prompts from there)

Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge on Market days from your realXchange Home page.

To participate in Speed Networking:

• Click on the 'Start Speed Networking' button at the top of the screen (it will appear at 2:45pm EST)
• The system will randomly match you with other participating delegates. 4 minutes later the system will spin the wheel again and you’ll be matched with someone else.   
• At 3:45pm EST the 'Start Speed Networking' button will disappear
• Have fun!

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may submit for the chance to meet up to three (3) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Featuring:

Rob Burk

Head of Original Content

CuriosityStream

Lauren Frasca

SVP, Content

Magnolia Network

Katie Ozog

Senior Development Manager

Investigation Discovery

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may submit for the chance to meet up to three (3) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Featuring:

Brooke Townsend

Sr. Director, Non-Fiction Programming & Development

History

Nicole Vogel

VP, Unscripted Programming & Development

Lifetime

Dana Volkmer-Jones

Director, Programming & Development Food Network

Food Network

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may submit for the chance to meet up to three (3) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Featuring:

Sean Olsen

VP, Development

Game Show Network

Brittinee Royes

VP, Unscripted Lifestyle & Docuseries

E! and Oxygen

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may submit for the chance to meet up to three (3) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Featuring:

Zara Frankel

Senior Director, Programming & Development

PBS

Ashley McFarlin

VP, Unscripted & Scripted Development and Production

WE TV

Jason Ryan

Executive Producer

TV One

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Please grab your beverage of choice and head into the Opening Networking Reception in the A+E Lounge.

Reunite with your old Realscreen friends and make some new connections in a casual environment.

To enter the A+E Networks Opening Night Cocktail Party, follow these simple steps:

1. Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) 
2. Use GOOGLE CHROME Browser 
3. High Speed Internet connection offers the best experience
4. Click on the Party room Enter button below (this button appears during the posted reception times)
5. Allow camera and microphone access on your computer  
6. Provide your credentials/register with the Airmeet lounge platform.
   Be sure to use the same email addresses that you registered for the Realscreen Summit event, so that the system recognizes you as an approved Marketplace+ passholder. 
7. Enter “the venue” (and follow prompts from there)

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass 

Take a seat in the Delegate Lounge and connect with delegates face-to-face in a virtual setting. 

Here, you can also visit our Info Booth/Help Desk if you require any assistance navigating the Marketplace.

Delegate Lounge Hours: Open 24 hours/day, from 8:00am ET Monday, January 25 to 6:00pm ET Thursday, January 28 (Market days)

Info Booth/Help Chat Hours: 8:00am - 6:00pm ET, Monday, January 25 to Thursday, January 28

• See ‘who’s in the room’ and move freely from table to table for video chat networking.
• Meet select companies at their own branded tables.
• Search other delegates inside the Delegate Lounge and invite them to private or group video meetings at general networking tables.
• Take a seat at a table to join a conversation. It’s that easy!

 To enter the Virtual Delegate Lounge, follow these simple steps:

1. Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) 
2. Use GOOGLE CHROME Browser 
3. High Speed Internet connection offers the best experience
4. Click on the Enter Delegate Lounge button below (this button appears while the lounge is open)
5. Allow camera and microphone access on your computer  
6. Provide your credentials/register with the Airmeet lounge platform.
   Be sure to use the same email addresses that you registered for the Realscreen Summit event, so that
   the system recognizes you as an approved Marketplace+ passholder. 
7. Enter “the venue” (and follow prompts from there)

 Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge on Market days from your realXchange Home page.

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Join us inside the Delegate Lounge to be matched with attendees for four-minute speed meetings! 

These speed networking sessions are a fun and easy way for you to meet new delegates in a short time period.

To enter the Virtual Delegate Lounge, follow these simple steps:

1. Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) 
2. Use GOOGLE CHROME Browser 
3. High Speed Internet connection offers the best experience
4. Click on the Delegate Lounge/room Enter button below (this button appears on this page during the posted Speed Networking sessions times) 
5. Allow camera and microphone access on your computer  
6. Provide your credentials/register with the Airmeet lounge platform.
   Be sure to use the same email addresses that you registered for the Realscreen Summit event, so that the system recognizes you as an approved Marketplace+ passholder. 
7. Enter “the venue” (and follow prompts from there)

Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge on Market days from your realXchange Home page.

To participate in Speed Networking:

• Click on the 'Start Speed Networking' button at the top of the screen (it will appear at 10:00am EST)
• The system will randomly match you with other participating delegates. 4 minutes later the system will spin the wheel again and you’ll be matched with someone else.   
• At 11:00am EST the 'Start Speed Networking' button will disappear
• Have fun!

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Coffee with is a chance for producers to meet in small groups with commissioning execs, to learn a little more about programming needs of broadcasters. These are NOT pitch sessions — just a fantastic networking opportunity.  Don’t forget your beverage!

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for two (2) Coffee with hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Karin Heijink

SVP Content, Marketing & Products

Viasat World

Ashley Hoppin

Head of Content

National Geographic Channel

Nikolas Huelbusch

Director, Unscripted

ZDF Enterprises GmbH

Andrew Johnson

Executive In Charge of Production

Corus Entertainment Inc

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Join us inside the Delegate Lounge to be matched with attendees for four-minute speed meetings!  

These genre-focused speed networking sessions are designed for you to meet many like-minded potential partners in a short time period.

To enter the Virtual Delegate Lounge, follow these simple steps:

1. Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) 
2. Use GOOGLE CHROME Browser 
3. High Speed Internet connection offers the best experience
4. Click on the Delegate Lounge/room Enter button below (this button appears on this page during the posted Speed Networking sessions times)
5. Allow camera and microphone access on your computer  
6. Provide your credentials/register with the Airmeet lounge platform.
   Be sure to use the same email addresses that you registered for the Realscreen Summit event, so that the system recognizes you as an approved Marketplace+ passholder. 
7. Enter “the venue” (and follow prompts from there)

Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge on Market days from your realXchange Home page.

To participate in Speed Networking:

• Click on the 'Start Speed Networking' button at the top of the screen (it will appear at 11:00am EST)
• The system will randomly match you with other participating delegates. 4 minutes later the system will spin the wheel again and you’ll be matched with someone else.   
• At 12:00pm EST the 'Start Speed Networking' button will disappear
• Have fun!

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may submit for the chance to meet up to three (3) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Featuring:

Anna Bloomfield

VP, Development & Production

HGTV

Marcie Hume

VP, Programming

A&E

Katie Isaacson

Director of Development, CNN

CNN

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may submit for the chance to meet up to three (3) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Mimi Blanchard

Senior Director, Current Programming

BET Networks

Havva Eisenbaum

VP, Development, Unscripted

OWN Oprah Winfrey Network

Jessica Schmiedchen

Director of Development, Unscripted Content

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may submit for the chance to meet up to three (3) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Featuring:

Bert Klasey

Sr Director Development, Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

Tara Nadolny

Associate Director, Development, VICE TV

VICE

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may submit for the chance to meet up to three (3) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Featuring:

Cooper J Brooks

Development Producer

National Geographic

Mandel Ilagan

Vice President, Current & Development, Game Shows

Nickelodeon

Nina Weinstein

Development Executive

NBC News Studios

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Brie Miranda Bryant

SVP, Original Programming

Lifetime

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Cynthia Fenneman

President Emeritus

APT Worldwide/American Public Television

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Mimi Blanchard

Senior Director, Current Programming

BET Networks

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Sean Gottlieb

VP, Head of Development

A&E

Hosted by comedian and TV personality, Michael Yo, winners were awarded in 28 genre-based categories, as well as to our 2021 Hall of Fame inductees, Arthur Smith and RuPaul Charles. 

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass 

Take a seat in the Delegate Lounge and connect with delegates face-to-face in a virtual setting. 

Here, you can also visit our Info Booth/Help Desk if you require any assistance navigating the Marketplace.

Delegate Lounge Hours: Open 24 hours/day, from 8:00am ET Monday, January 25 to 6:00pm ET Thursday, January 28 (Market days)

Info Booth/Help Chat Hours: 8:00am - 6:00pm ET, Monday, January 25 to Thursday, January 28

• See ‘who’s in the room’ and move freely from table to table for video chat networking.
• Meet select companies at their own branded tables.
• Search other delegates inside the Delegate Lounge and invite them to private or group video meetings at general networking tables.
• Take a seat at a table to join a conversation. It’s that easy!

To enter the Virtual Delegate Lounge, follow these simple steps:

1. Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) 
2. Use GOOGLE CHROME Browser 
3. High Speed Internet connection offers the best experience
4. Click on the Enter Delegate Lounge button below (this button appears while the lounge is open)
5. Allow camera and microphone access on your computer  
6. Provide your credentials/register with the Airmeet lounge platform.
   Be sure to use the same email addresses that you registered for the Realscreen Summit event, so that
   the system recognizes you as an approved Marketplace+ passholder. 
7. Enter “the venue” (and follow prompts from there)

 Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge on Market days from your realXchange Home page.

Featuring:

Susanne Daniels

Global Head of Original Content

YouTube

Interviewer

Peter White

Television Editor

Deadline Hollywood

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Coffee with is a chance for producers to meet in small groups with commissioning execs, to learn a little more about programming needs of broadcasters. These are NOT pitch sessions — just a fantastic networking opportunity.  Don’t forget your beverage!

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for two (2) Coffee with hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Andy Berg

Head of Development

NBC News

Sam Linton

VP, Production and Development, Global Media

Blue Ant Media

Helen Nightingale

Head, Factual & Factual Entertainment

UKTV

Lauren Whitelaw

Head of Programming

OUTtv Network Inc

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Join us inside the Delegate Lounge to be matched with attendees for four-minute speed meetings!  

These genre-focused speed networking sessions are designed for you to meet many like-minded potential partners in a short time period.

To enter the Virtual Delegate Lounge, follow these simple steps:

1. Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) 
2. Use GOOGLE CHROME Browser 
3. High Speed Internet connection offers the best experience
4. Click on the Delegate Lounge/room Enter button below (this button appears on this page during the posted Speed Networking sessions times)
5. Allow camera and microphone access on your computer  
6. Provide your credentials/register with the Airmeet lounge platform.
   Be sure to use the same email addresses that you registered for the Realscreen Summit event, so that the system recognizes you as an approved Marketplace+ passholder. 
7. Enter “the venue” (and follow prompts from there)

Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge on Market days from your realXchange Home page.

To participate in Speed Networking:

• Click on the 'Start Speed Networking' button at the top of the screen (it will appear at 1:30pm EST)
• The system will randomly match you with other participating delegates. 4 minutes later the system will spin the wheel again and you’ll be matched with someone else.   
• At 2:30pm EST the 'Start Speed Networking' button will disappear
• Have fun!

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Join us inside the Delegate Lounge to be matched with attendees for four-minute speed meetings! 

These speed networking sessions are a fun and easy way for you to meet new delegates in a short time period.

To enter the Virtual Delegate Lounge, follow these simple steps:

1. Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) 
2. Use GOOGLE CHROME Browser 
3. High Speed Internet connection offers the best experience
4. Click on the Delegate Lounge/room Enter button below (this button appears on this page during the posted Speed Networking sessions times)
5. Allow camera and microphone access on your computer  
6. Provide your credentials/register with the Airmeet lounge platform.
   Be sure to use the same email addresses that you registered for the Realscreen Summit event, so that the system recognizes you as an approved Marketplace+ passholder. 
7. Enter “the venue” (and follow prompts from there)

Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge on Market days from your realXchange Home page.

To participate in Speed Networking:

• Click on the 'Start Speed Networking' button at the top of the screen (it will appear at 2:45pm EST)
• The system will randomly match you with other participating delegates. 4 minutes later the system will spin the wheel again and you’ll be matched with someone else.   
• At 3:45pm EST the 'Start Speed Networking' button will disappear
• Have fun!

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may submit for the chance to meet up to three (3) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Featuring:

Cynthia Fenneman

President Emeritus

APT Worldwide/American Public Television

Andrea Griffith

VP, Content & Development, Kids & Family

Corus Entertainment Inc

Andrew Lessner

Sr. Manager, Development and Production Tentpoles, Events and Live Discovery, TBS, TNT, SCI, APL, Tru

Science Channel

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may submit for the chance to meet up to three (3) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Featuring:

Cara Casey

Development Lead

YouTube

Dolyn Chasin

Sr. Director, Production & Development

CNBC

Alex Leibow

Sr. Development Manager

Snapchat

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may submit for the chance to meet up to three (3) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Featuring:

Jennifer Gordon

VP, Development

TLC

Jessie Springer

Manager of Development, Nat Geo WILD

National Geographic Channel

Gabriel VanHuss

VP, Development & Programming

MotorTrend Network

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may submit for the chance to meet up to three (3) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Featuring:

Maritza Chong-Qui

Manager of Development

Travel Channel

Amanda Culkowski

Vice President, Music Program Development

MTV Networks International

Rachel Tung

VP, Development

MTV/VH1

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Jason Sarlanis

President, TBS, TNT, truTV, ID & HLN - Linear & Streaming

TLC

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Mandel Ilagan

Vice President, Current & Development, Game Shows

Nickelodeon

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Tenaja Williams

Sr. Director, Unscripted Development, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming

E! & Bravo

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass 

Take a seat in the Delegate Lounge and connect with delegates face-to-face in a virtual setting. 

Here, you can also visit our Info Booth/Help Desk if you require any assistance navigating the Marketplace.

Delegate Lounge Hours: Open 24 hours/day, from 8:00am ET Monday, January 25 to 6:00pm ET Thursday, January 28 (Market days)

Info Booth/Help Chat Hours: 8:00am - 6:00pm ET, Monday, January 25 to Thursday, January 28

• See ‘who’s in the room’ and move freely from table to table for video chat networking.
• Meet select companies at their own branded tables.
• Search other delegates inside the Delegate Lounge and invite them to private or group video meetings at general networking tables.
• Take a seat at a table to join a conversation. It’s that easy!

To enter the Virtual Delegate Lounge, follow these simple steps:

1. Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) 
2. Use GOOGLE CHROME Browser 
3. High Speed Internet connection offers the best experience
4. Click on the Enter Delegate Lounge button below (this button appears while the lounge is open)
5. Allow camera and microphone access on your computer  
6. Provide your credentials/register with the Airmeet lounge platform.
   Be sure to use the same email addresses that you registered for the Realscreen Summit event, so that
   the system recognizes you as an approved Marketplace+ passholder. 
7. Enter “the venue” (and follow prompts from there)

 Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge on Market days from your realXchange Home page.

Sponsored by

In this special keynote interview, former U.S. Secretary of State, First Lady and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton and author and global health advocate Chelsea Clinton join the Realscreen Summit to discuss their newly established production company, HiddenLight Productions, founded with filmmaker and entrepreneur Sam Branson.

During this session, Hillary and Chelsea will discuss the impetus for establishing HiddenLight and their thoughts on the stories that need telling.

HiddenLight Productions' first commission, the upcoming AppleTV+ docuseries Gutsy Women, is a straight-to-series order inspired by the book from Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience. Both women will serve as hosts for the series, which will spotlight a richly diverse cast of trailblazing women.

This session was recorded on January 15, 2021.

Moderating:

Shaun Robinson

Host

TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé Tell Alls and discovery+ new series Bares All

Featuring:

Hillary Rodham Clinton

HiddenLight Productions

Chelsea Clinton

HiddenLight Productions

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Coffee with is a chance for producers to meet in small groups with commissioning execs, to learn a little more about programming needs of broadcasters. These are NOT pitch sessions — just a fantastic networking opportunity.  Don’t forget your beverage!

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for two (2) Coffee with hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Harjeet Chhokar

Commissioning Editor, Factual

Channel 4

Michelle McCree

Executive in Charge of Production, CBC Docs

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Adrian Padmore

Commissioning Editor, Factual

Channel 5

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Join us inside the Delegate Lounge to be matched with attendees for four-minute speed meetings!  

These genre-focused speed networking sessions are designed for you to meet many like-minded potential partners in a short time period.

To enter the Virtual Delegate Lounge, follow these simple steps:

1. Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) 
2. Use GOOGLE CHROME Browser 
3. High Speed Internet connection offers the best experience
4. Click on the Delegate Lounge/room Enter button below (this button appears on this page during the posted Speed Networking sessions times)
5. Allow camera and microphone access on your computer  
6. Provide your credentials/register with the Airmeet lounge platform.
   Be sure to use the same email addresses that you registered for the Realscreen Summit event, so that the system recognizes you as an approved Marketplace+ passholder. 
7. Enter “the venue” (and follow prompts from there)

Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge on Market days from your realXchange Home page.

To participate in Speed Networking:

• Click on the 'Start Speed Networking' button at the top of the screen (it will appear at 1:30pm EST)
• The system will randomly match you with other participating delegates. 4 minutes later the system will spin the wheel again and you’ll be matched with someone else.   
• At 2:30pm EST the 'Start Speed Networking' button will disappear
• Have fun!

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Production company development execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Similar to our Speed Pitching sessions, this is your chance to pitch to production companies and studios who are looking for great ideas and partnerships.  

You may submit for the chance to meet one (1) Pitching Partners host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Anna Davies

Executive Producer, Development

Arrow Media

Lindsay Schwartz

Chief Creative Officer

Leopard USA

Elyse Seder

Executive Vice President and Head, Nonfiction

Sony Pictures Television

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Production company development execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Similar to our Speed Pitching sessions, this is your chance to pitch to production companies and studios who are looking for great ideas and partnerships.  

You may submit for the chance to meet one (1) Pitching Partners host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Jennifer Harkness

SVP, Factual Entertainment and Production

Blue Ant Media

Ben Megargel

SVP, Unscripted Development - US, Television

Entertainment One Television

Adam Steinman

Production and Development

Warner Bros. International Television Production

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Production company development execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Similar to our Speed Pitching sessions, this is your chance to pitch to production companies and studios who are looking for great ideas and partnerships.  

You may submit for the chance to meet one (1) Pitching Partners host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Kitty Gambel

SVP, Unscripted & Alternative Television

MGM Studios, Inc

Cara Groom

Director of Development

Lionsgate Entertainment

Justin Sprague

Development Executive

Critical Content

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Production company development execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Similar to our Speed Pitching sessions, this is your chance to pitch to production companies and studios who are looking for great ideas and partnerships.  

You may submit for the chance to meet one (1) Pitching Partners host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Rob Carey

CEO

Curve Media

Catherine Scolieri

Head of Development

Scott Brothers Entertainment

Andy Scott

Head of Entertainment

Zig Zag Productions

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Join us inside the Delegate Lounge to be matched with attendees for four-minute speed meetings! 

These speed networking sessions are a fun and easy way for you to meet new delegates in a short time period.

To enter the Virtual Delegate Lounge, follow these simple steps:

1. Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) 
2. Use GOOGLE CHROME Browser 
3. High Speed Internet connection offers the best experience
4. Click on the Delegate Lounge/room Enter button below (this button appears on this page during the posted Speed Networking sessions times)
5. Allow camera and microphone access on your computer  
6. Provide your credentials/register with the Airmeet lounge platform.
   Be sure to use the same email addresses that you registered for the Realscreen Summit event, so that the system recognizes you as an approved Marketplace+ passholder. 
7. Enter “the venue” (and follow prompts from there)

Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge on Market days from your realXchange Home page.

To participate in Speed Networking:

• Click on the 'Start Speed Networking' button at the top of the screen (it will appear at 2:45pm EST)
• The system will randomly match you with other participating delegates. 4 minutes later the system will spin the wheel again and you’ll be matched with someone else.   
• At 3:45pm EST the 'Start Speed Networking' button will disappear
• Have fun!

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Betsy Ayala

SVP Production & Development

HGTV

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Charlie Parsons

SVP, Global Development

National Geographic Channel

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Lauren Celinski

Development Lead, YouTube Originals

YouTube

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Morgan Hertzan

President, Vice TV

VICE

Sponsored by

Ken Burns and Lynn Novick will discuss their upcoming film Hemingway, a three-part series on the life and art of the writer that will air on PBS in April, 2021. The filmmakers will also discuss the role of documentary filmmaking in our current sociopolitical climate, and the interrelationship between documentary and non-fiction content, and the mandate of public television.

Featuring:

Ken Burns

Director & Producer

Florentine Films

Interviewer

Eric Deggans

TV Critic

National Public Radio (NPR)

Lynn Novick

Director & Producer

Florentine Films

Sponsored by

Now it can be told -- Discovery, one of the giants in non-fiction programming, is staking its claim in the streaming sweepstakes and launching its own service. But how will it differ from Discovery’s myriad linear offerings, and what will be its unique selling point in the increasingly crowded streaming space? And what opportunities exist for content creators as the service kicks into gear? Here, you’ll hear from top executives behind the endeavor and learn more about what to expect from Discovery+.

Moderating:

Barry Walsh

Editor-in-Chief & Content Director

Realscreen Magazine

Featuring:

Nancy Daniels

Head of Discovery, Animal Planet, Science, TBS, TNT & truTV

Discovery, Inc.

Kathleen Finch

Chairman and Chief Content Officer, US Networks Group, Warner Bros. Discovery

Discovery, Inc.

Lisa Holme

Group SVP, Content & Commercial Strategy

Discovery, Inc.

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Blake Levin

VP, Entertainment Unscripted Development

USA Network/Syfy

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

David Stefanou

Unscripted Programming

WE TV

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Erica Diaz-Gant

VP, Development

Investigation Discovery

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Sarah Kuban

SVP, Content & Special Projects, Magnolia Network

Magnolia Network

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Angela Freedman

Director of Development

Travel Channel

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

For more information on how to pitch to UKTV, please visit The Brief Realscreen's global pitch guide.

Featuring:

Hilary Rosen

Director, Commissioning

UKTV

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Patty Suh

VP, Programming & Development - Food Network & Cooking Channel

Food Network & Cooking Channel

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Robyn Lattaker-Johnson

Agent, Media Consultant

OWN Oprah Winfrey Network

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Coffee with is a chance for producers to meet in small groups with commissioning execs, to learn a little more about programming needs of broadcasters. These are NOT pitch sessions — just a fantastic networking opportunity.  Don’t forget your beverage!

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for two (2) Coffee with hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Kim Chessler

VP, Unscripted Programming

Lifetime Television

John Godfrey

Head of Commissioning

SBS

Rob Swartz

SVP, Development & Production

REELZ Channel

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Cocktails with is a chance for producers to meet in small groups with commissioning execs, to learn a little more about programming needs of broadcasters. These are NOT pitch sessions — just a fantastic networking opportunity.  Don’t forget your beverage!

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for one (2) Cocktails with hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Isaac Ahn

Sr. Director, Unscripted Development, Lifestyle, Documentary, & True Crime

Bravo and E!

Pamela Duckworth

Head of fubo Sports Network and Original Programming

Fubo Sports Network

Jonathyn Pankratz

VP Programming

REVOLT TV & Media

Loren Ruch

Head of Content HGTV

HGTV

Regan Toews

Director

Food Network & Cooking Channel

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Cocktails with is a chance for producers to meet in small groups with commissioning execs, to learn a little more about programming needs of broadcasters. These are NOT pitch sessions — just a fantastic networking opportunity.  Don’t forget your beverage!

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for one (2) Cocktails with hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Sydney Clover

Senior Director, Development

National Geographic

Chris Hoelzl

SVP Program Development

Smithsonian Channel

Jim Pasquarella

Vice President, History

A+E Networks

Howard Swartz

EVP Development

Discovery Channel

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

As part of our networking series designed to grow your connections, we’ve assembled some of the top distributors in unscripted and non-fiction entertainment and made them available for you to meet with. Sign up to find out what these industry experts can offer you and your production.

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for two (2) Meet An Expert sessions; however, during this session you have the opportunity to meet and chat with up to three (3) hosts (*please note; hosts will be rotating in 20-minute increments).

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Loren Baxter

Head of Acquisitions

Off the Fence

Natalie Vinet

SVP, Global Distribution

Boat Rocker Rights

Hud Woodle

VP, International Sales

GRB Studios

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

As part of our networking series designed to grow your connections, we’ve assembled some of the top distributors in unscripted and non-fiction entertainment and made them available for you to meet with. Sign up to find out what these industry experts can offer you and your production.

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for two (2) Meet An Expert sessions; however, during this session you have the opportunity to meet and chat with up to three (3) hosts (*please note; hosts will be rotating in 20-minute increments).

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Shirley Bowers

SVP, US Distribution

Red Arrow Studios International

Felicia Litovitz

VP, Acquisitions, North America

Cineflix Rights

Sean Wheatley

Head of Acquisitions

Passion Distribution

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

As part of our networking series designed to grow your connections, we’ve assembled some of the top distributors in unscripted and non-fiction entertainment and made them available for you to meet with. Sign up to find out what these industry experts can offer you and your production.

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for two (2) Meet An Expert sessions; however, during this session you have the opportunity to meet and chat with up to three (3) hosts (*please note; hosts will be rotating in 20-minute increments).

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Amy Freshwater

Head of Sales and Acquisitions

Espresso Media International

Harry Gamsu

VP, Creative, Format, Development and Sales

Fremantle

Diane Rankin

EVP Commercial Strategy + Content Financing

Distribution360

Sponsored by

In this keynote interview, Robert Sharenow will discuss current trends in unscripted and non-fiction programming, as well as his thoughts on the challenges of creating and slating content in the midst of the current pandemic. He will be interviewed by the host of A&E’s upcoming new series, I Survived a Crime, award-winning ABC News reporter Gio Benitez.

Featuring:

Interviewer

Gio Benitez

Transportation Correspondent

Robert Sharenow

President of Programming

A+E Networks

The past year has wrought incredible obstacles upon the television and film industry, with producers and content creators needing to find new ways to craft projects under ever-changing conditions. And while the situation continues to be unpredictable, the good news is that content is being made, and seen. Here, you hear from producers across genres who will reveal how they are pivoting during the pandemic to create a wide range of programming -- from shiny floor to natural history and many points between -- while also examining how the limitations imposed by the situation may be changing what is being produced and how it’s being made -- for the better.

Moderating:

Tracey Baker-Simmons

Owner/Executive Producer

Baker Simmons Media

Featuring:

Tom Brisley

CEO

Arrow Media

Mary Donahue

SVP, Development & Programming

History

Kate Harrison

President

Cream Productions

Chachi Senior

Head of Development

Truly Original

Allison Wallach

Head, Global Unscripted Programming, Fox Entertainment Studios

FOX Alternative Entertainment

We are in an unprecedented time when much of the world is undergoing a singular crisis, and non-fiction producers and buyers are facing unique challenges in bringing content to audiences, both in financing projects and in physically producing them. From best practices in navigating protocols in multiple territories and finding the most production-friendly partners in the current landscape, to exploring how the need for partnership may impact the rights model, this session brings together executives from around the world to examine how evolving strategies of international coproduction, distribution and creative financing are impacting the factual content business today and going forward.

Moderating:

Paul Heaney

CEO

BossaNova

Featuring:

Kate Beal

Chief Executive Officer

Woodcut Media

James Burstall

CEO

Argonon

Julie Chang

EVP, Business Strategy & Co-Productions

Blue Ant Media

Mark Edwards

Director, Original Documentary Features

ARTE France

Arun Maljaars

VP, Content & Channels

INSIGHT TV

While unscripted programming has proven to be a viable alternative for networks and audiences craving new content during the pandemic, producers, buyers and distributors have to contend with the challenges stemming from uncertainty in domestic and global economies. This session brings together execs from various sectors to examine how the economic realities taking shape during the pandemic will impact programming (commissioning, development and production budgets) in the months ahead and best practices for working and thriving within the new parameters that will emerge.

Moderating:

J.C. Mills

President and Head of Content

Cineflix Productions

Featuring:

Lauren Gellert

EVP, Development & Original Programming

WE TV

Kevin Hill

Head, Television & Digital Development

Seven Bucks

Ryann Lauckner

Chief Strategy & Operating Officer

Asylum Entertainment Group

Emmanuelle Namiech

CEO

Passion Distribution

Edward Simpson

Chief Strategy Officer

Wheelhouse

From Snap to Facebook to many points between, the audience for short-form content is huge, and growing. But the demise of Quibi after a matter of months in operation poses several questions, with perhaps the most important ones being, what does this audience want to see, and how does it want its content delivered, and produced? This session brings together executives from short-form platforms, and creators and producers working within the medium who will share their answers to these questions and more.

Moderating:

Tim Duffy

Co-Bro

Ugly Brother Studios

Featuring:

Emma-Rosa Dias

Managing Director

Afro-Mic Productions

Toby Faulkner

SVP, Content discovery+

Facebook

Heather Johns

VP, Talent & Development, Digital - Comedy Central, MTV, & VH1

ViacomCBS

Erin Keating

Senior Development Manager, Snap Originals

Snapchat

Caitlin Meek-O'Connor

Digital Commercial Director

Little Dot Studios

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Alison Barrat

SVP, Production & Development

Love Nature

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Jon Adler

Head of Talent & Content Development

CNN

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Joseph Schneier

SVP, Production & Development, Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Rob Swartz

SVP, Development & Production

REELZ Channel

Sponsored by

It’s been a long time coming, but at last, diversity, inclusion and equity are top of mind for companies across the spectrum in the screen content business today. But beyond pledges to “do better,” what does this mean from the practical perspective of actually making your company truly diverse and inclusive? Here, you’ll get information you can use from those who have made diversity and inclusion a priority and built teams accordingly, and learn why it’s the best thing you can do for your business, and for your content.

Moderating:

Bree L. Frank

Senior Production Executive

Hello Sunshine

Featuring:

Tyler Mitchell

CEO of Impact

Impact Creative Systems

Jonathan Murray

Founder & Executive Consultant

Bunim-Murray Productions

Deborah Williams OBE

Chief Executive

Creative Diversity Network

Lisa Williams-Fauntroy

SVP, Business & Legal Affairs

Discovery, Inc.

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

As part of our networking series designed to grow your connections, we’ve assembled some of the top agencies in unscripted and non-fiction entertainment and made them available for you to meet with. Sign up to find out what these industry experts can offer you and your production.

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for two (2) Meet An Expert sessions; however, during this session you have the opportunity to meet and chat with up to three (3) hosts (*please note; hosts will be rotating in 20-minute increments).

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Julia Bodner

Agent

WME

Pierre Brogan

Agent, Alternative Programming, Licensing & Branding

A3 Artists Agency

Kristin Peace

Agent

Kaplan Stahler Agency

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

As part of our networking series designed to grow your connections, we’ve assembled some of the top agencies in unscripted and non-fiction entertainment and made them available for you to meet with. Sign up to find out what these industry experts can offer you and your production.

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for two (2) Meet An Expert sessions; however, during this session you have the opportunity to meet and chat with up to three (3) hosts (*please note; hosts will be rotating in 20-minute increments).

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Bill Gersh

Agent, Alternative TV & Digital Packaging

Gersh Agency

Greg Jules

Agent, International Television Media

ICM Partners

Alan Moore

Agent

United Talent Agency

Babette Perry

Head of Broadcasting & Hosting

Innovative Artists

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Alex Leibow

Sr. Development Manager

Snapchat

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Janet Han Vissering

SVP, Development & Production

Nat Geo Wild

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Bill Margol

Executive Producer

PBS

Sponsored by

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

CANCELLED. Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, this session has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Featuring:

Christian Barcellos

SVP Development & Production

CNBC

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

These live, interactive sessions feature some of the most in-demand unscripted buyers and commissioners talking about their programming strategies, future plans and priorities. The opportunity to submit questions to the commissioners will be available during the session.

Featuring:

Sean Olsen

VP, Development

Game Show Network

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Cocktails with is a chance for producers to meet in small groups with commissioning execs, to learn a little more about programming needs of broadcasters. These are NOT pitch sessions — just a fantastic networking opportunity.  Don’t forget your beverage!

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for one (2) Cocktails with hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Roger Henry

VP, Programming

MotorTrend Network

Angela Molloy

SVP, Development & Original Production AllBlk & WEtv, Unscripted

WE TV

Jonathan Partridge

Senior Executive Producer

A&E

Tenaja Williams

Sr. Director, Unscripted Development, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming

E! & Bravo

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

Cocktails with is a chance for producers to meet in small groups with commissioning execs, to learn a little more about programming needs of broadcasters. These are NOT pitch sessions — just a fantastic networking opportunity.  Don’t forget your beverage!

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for one (2) Cocktails with hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection process.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Brent Hatherill

Senior Director, Development

Investigation Discovery

Sara Helman

VP, Production & Development, TLC

TLC

Wendy Llinas

Sr. Director, Programming & Development

PBS

Donna MacLetchie

General Manager

Magnolia Network

Sponsored by

Over the last year, the industry has almost entirely reimagined how productions have come to screen – from filming at home to shooting on phones, incorporating social distancing and safety measures to radically rethinking the way that cast and crew work. All of which means that music has an even bigger place in elevating, driving and telling stories. Our panel of experts explore the role of music in today’s TV production landscape.

If your current or upcoming project needs music, please email our VP West Coast | Head of Film & TV, Todd King directly at todd.king@audionetwork.com and we’ll create a custom playlist for you!

Moderating:

Todd King

Vice President, West Coast

Audio Network US

Featuring:

Mark Herwick

President, Non-Scripted Television

Entertainment One

Rochelle Holguin Cappello

VP, Creative Music Strategy

ViacomCBS

Sean Mulligan

VP Creative, Music Supervision

Entertainment One

Sponsored by

As documentaries enjoy a renaissance with the advent of more platforms -- and viewers -- embracing the genre, female directors are creating some of the most important, entertaining and culturally significant doc content being seen today. Here, several women filmmakers will discuss their work and the process of bringing it to the world, and offer insight on the challenges and opportunities that exist for women in the doc sphere now.

Moderating:

Abby Greensfelder

Founder & CEO

Everywoman Studios

Featuring:

Garrett Bradley

Producer & Director

Thank You Very Kindly

Julie Cohen

Producer & Director

Storyville FIlms

Kirsten Johnson

Director, Producer & Cinematographer

Big Mouth Productions

Dawn Porter

Founder & Director

Trilogy Films

Betsy West

Director & Producer

Storyville FIlms

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

As part of our networking series designed to grow your connections, we’ve assembled some of the top distributors in unscripted and non-fiction entertainment and made them available for you to meet with. Sign up to find out what these industry experts can offer you and your production.

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for two (2) Meet An Expert sessions; however, during this session you have the opportunity to meet and chat with up to three (3) hosts (*please note; hosts will be rotating in 20-minute increments).

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Julian Curtis

Founder

Lineup Industries

Rachel Job

SVP, UnScripted Content

all3media International

Robert E Salvestrin

CEO

Lucky You

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

As part of our networking series designed to grow your connections, we’ve assembled some of the top distributors in unscripted and non-fiction entertainment and made them available for you to meet with. Sign up to find out what these industry experts can offer you and your production.

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for two (2) Meet An Expert sessions; however, during this session you have the opportunity to meet and chat with up to three (3) hosts (*please note; hosts will be rotating in 20-minute increments).

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Nicola Davey

SVP, Acquisitions & Co-Productions

Beyond Rights

Laetitia Giansily-Doyle

Development, Sales & Strategic Partnerships, North America

Terranoa

Justina Wójtowicz

EVP, Acquisitions Co-Productions & Sales

Rive Gauche Television

*Included with your Marketplace+ pass

As part of our networking series designed to grow your connections, we’ve assembled some of the top distributors in unscripted and non-fiction entertainment and made them available for you to meet with. Sign up to find out what these industry experts can offer you and your production.

*Advance sign-up is required.

You may submit for two (2) Meet An Expert sessions; however, during this session you have the opportunity to meet and chat with up to three (3) hosts (*please note; hosts will be rotating in 20-minute increments).

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Featuring:

Harriet Armston-Clarke

Global Acquisitions Manager

TVF International

Lilla Hurst

Global Head of Acquisitions & Partnerships

Drive

Cecilie Olsen

SVP, Global Content, Non-Scripted

ITV

Natural history programming has been undergoing a renaissance over the last couple of years, thanks to the global impact of massive tentpole series from the big players in the genre, as well as the increasing presence and commissioning power of major streaming services delving into the field. But there is also a shift underway, as more production companies and platforms move into wildlife content, bringing new sensibilities and younger audiences into the mix. Here, you’ll meet some of the emerging players as well as established natural history producers and programmers looking to chart new territory and pave the way for fresh talent to make their mark.

Moderating:

David Cornwall

Managing Director

Scorpion TV

Featuring:

Janet Han Vissering

SVP, Development & Production

Nat Geo Wild

Martha Holmes

Chief Creative Officer, Natural History & Science

Plimsoll Productions Ltd

Anwar Mamon

Series Producer

BBC Studios' Natural History Unit

Ari Mark

Co-Founder

Ample Entertainment

Carlyn Staudt

General Manager, Love Nature & Head of Commissioning, Global Media

Love Nature

Necessity is often the mother of invention, and when it became necessary to rethink how to shoot one of unscripted’s biggest series in the midst of a pandemic, reinvention saved the day. Here, you’ll learn how the production team behind the format’s U.S. version pivoted to bring viewers an unprecedented season of the global phenomenon (which topped Season 1 in viewership and week-to-week growth) – partnering with Caesars Entertainment and taking over an entire hotel in Las Vegas to create a giant “production bubble” and recreate the Love Island “villa” on the roof of The Cromwell.

Moderating:

Barry Walsh

Editor-in-Chief & Content Director

Realscreen Magazine

Featuring:

David George

CEO

ITV America

Justine Ndiba

Season 2 Winner, Love Island

Simon Thomas

President, ITV Entertainment & Head, International Programming, ITV America

ITV America

Cely Vazquez

Love Island

While COVID-19 has played havoc with the content pipeline, there has been a bright side for those who produce and sell programming -- audience numbers are up and there is hunger for more. That hunger provides both challenges in meeting demand, and incredible opportunities to develop, produce and sell content with global potential. Here, you’ll see how the formats business is poised to capitalize on the current situation, as finished tape and local adaptations of popular formats, and new projects being pitched and greenlit,  are satisfying both buyers and viewers alike.

Moderating:

Phil Gurin

President & CEO

The Gurin Company

Featuring:

Avi Armoza

CEO

Armoza Formats

Revital Basel

Managing Director

Keshet International

Sophie Ferron

President

Media Ranch Inc

Mikiko Nishiyama

Executive Vice President, Global Business

Nippon TV

Nick Smith

EVP, Formats & Licensing

all3media International

From TikTok to podcasts, from Snapchat to Instagram, the talent pool in front of the camera and behind the scenes is expanding exponentially. Audiences that number in the millions can translate, for this new talent, into deals with similarly big numbers. But can the “traditional” medium of television also provide a home for these young creatives? And in a world of proliferating platforms and increasing cord-cutting, will it have to, for its own sake? Here, you’ll meet some of the new blood that’s recharging the content business, and those who are working with them to find out how and why it’s important to bring them to the party.

Moderating:

Brett-Patrick Jenkins

Executive Producer & Creator

Featuring:

Kio Cyr

Actor, Social Media Star

Nikita Dragun

CEO

Dragun Beauty

Avi Gandhi

EVP, Digital

Wheelhouse Group

Debra Goldfarb

Head of Alternative Television

Gersh Agency

Shari Scorca

SVP, Head of Unscripted Content

Stage 13

With the maturation of unscripted television and the entry of new platforms delving into the field, several sub-genres within the space are enjoying a renaissance of sorts, and have been revamped for new generations of viewers. From dating and social experiments to sports docs and paranormal, reality is ripe for reinvention, and audiences are wanting more. Here, we’ll bring together programmers and producers behind some of the hottest series and projects on air now to discuss how they are reframing these tried and true categories, and learn about what other areas of unscripted might be ready for a rebirth.

Moderating:

D'Angela Proctor

Owner/Founder

Wayfarer Entertainment

Featuring:

Jim Casey

President

Painless Productions

Patrick Reardon

President

Jupiter Entertainment

Cat Rodriguez

VP, Unscripted Development & Programming

Lifetime

Joe Sungkur

SVP, Current, Alternative

FOX Alternative Entertainment

Karrie Allyson Wolfe

EVP and Co-Head of Development and Programming

Kinetic Content

2020 has been a year for the books -- and for the screens. The pandemic, political and social polarization and a global reckoning over the scourge of racism have each impacted what -- and how -- we watch television and consume content today. This session will bring together producers and programmers working with various platforms -- from long-form to short-form, from cable to on demand --  to explore how they have brought these issues to audiences, and the varying approaches utilized to deliver impactful, informative and entertaining content to viewers, wherever they are.

Moderating:

Tim Pastore

CEO/Co-Founder

Featuring:

Subrata De

Evp + Global Head of Programming & Development Vice News + Vice World News

VICE

Jill Dickerson

EVP & Head of Development

Snapchat

Duane Jones

Co-Founder

Renowned Films

Mary Robertson

SVP Current Production

Left/Right

Jessie Surovell

Head of TV Development

ATTN:

Entrepreneur, award-winning actor, singer, improv comedian, producer, host, television personality, presenter and advocate -- Wayne Brady’s career path, and personal life journey, has helped him see the world in a unique way. With this life and professional experience, he is now building a truly diversified business under his Makin’ It Up Productions banner, working alongside some of the biggest names in entertainment along with some of the world’s top corporations. In this candid keynote conversation, Brady discusses his approach to diversifying his portfolio in the entertainment business, the myriad projects he’ll have on the way for 2021, and the importance of putting inclusivity at the core of his professional endeavors.

The recording of this session will be available until March 6, 2021 for registered Realscreen Summit delegates.

Featuring:

Wayne Brady

Actor, Singer, Improv Comedian, Producer, Host, Television Personality, Presenter and Advocate

Interviewer

Aisha Tyler

Award Winning Director, Actor, Comedian, Bestselling Author, Podcaster, Activist and Entrepreneur