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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 and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Velvet Hammer Media and Chief Executive Officer, Pantheon Media Group

HBO Max

Tina Perry

President OWN TV Network & OTT Streaming

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

Jens Richter

CEO Commercial and International

Fremantle

Featuring:

Susanne Daniels

Global Head of Original Content

YouTube

Interviewer

Peter White

Executive Editor, Television

Deadline Hollywood

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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

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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

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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

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