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  • Monday, February 7, 2022
  • Tuesday, February 8, 2022
  • Wednesday, February 9, 2022
  • Thursday, February 10, 2022
  • Friday, February 11, 2022
  • Tuesday, February 15, 2022
  • Sunday, June 5, 2022
  • Monday, June 6, 2022
  • Tuesday, June 7, 2022
  • Wednesday, June 8, 2022
  • Thursday, June 9, 2022
  • s socialnetworking
  • n newtothesummit
  • k keynotesandconversations
  • p panels
  • 3 30minuteswith
  • m meetamentor
  • m meetanexpert
  • l luncheonroundtables
  • c coffeecommissioners
  • s speedpitching
  • p pitchingpartners
  • c cocktailswith
  • g genrejams
  • f formagination
  • a awards
  • s summitshowdown
  • r rsslite
  • r rssbigticketexclusive
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Tuesday, June 7


5:00 PM
Summit Showdown: International Pitch Competition
Richard Henry Dana Ballroom
5:00 PM-6:15 PM

Realscreen Summit's annual international pitch competition returns, providing delegates the opportunity to pitch their non-fiction or unscripted program or series to a panel of esteemed network judges.  This year, A&E and HGTV are our network partners, and will each provide one winning pitch, a $20,000 development deal, to be presented live at the Showdown.

Speaking


Host

Carson Kressley

TV personality, style expert, fashion designer and New York Times best-selling author

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Judge

Sean Gottlieb

VP, Head of Development

A+E Networks

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Marcie Hume

VP, Programming

A&E

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Jonathan Partridge

Senior Executive Producer

A&E

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Anna Bloomfield

VP, Development & Production

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Betsy Ayala

Head of Content, Food

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Judge

Maggie Zeltner

Director Programming and Development, HGTV

Warner Bros. Discovery

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