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MONDAY, JANUARY 27 - THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS
Marriott Marquis | Washington, DC | Sunday, January 28 – Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Agenda

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Monday, January 29

9:45am

Keynote Conversation: Rob Mills, ABC Entertainment & Hulu Originals (9:45am - 10:45am)

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In this special interview, Rob Mills will offer valuable insights to Disney Entertainment Television’s multiplatform approach to alternative programming, and harnessing the power of unscripted television to cut through an increasingly crowded content landscape.


Featuring:


Rob Mills

EVP, Unscripted & Alternative Entertainment

Walt Disney Television

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Interviewer

Michael Schneider

TV Editor

Variety

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4:30pm

Inside Nat Geo with Tom McDonald, EVP, Global Factual & Unscripted (4:30pm - 5:15pm)

Grand Ballroom A/B

Take a deep dive into Nat Geo and its ambitious plans for its unscripted and non-fiction slate via a special keynote conversation at the upcoming Realscreen Summit with Tom McDonald, Executive Vice President of Global Factual and Unscripted Content for National Geographic.

With his team overseeing more than 300 hours of programming a year, McDonald will share with the Summit audience details about the network’s commitment to ushering in fresh takes on natural history, science and adventure programming for Nat Geo’s multi-generational and global audiences, and how it looks to international producers to deliver on that commitment.

For this keynote session, Tom McDonald will preview several upcoming series, and will be interviewed by Wild State co-founder and producer Benjamin Grayson.

Moderating:


Benjamin Grayson

Partner, Executive Producer

Wild State

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Featuring:


Tom McDonald

EVP, Global Factual & Unscripted Content

National Geographic

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5:30pm

Tuesday, January 30

9:45am

Keynote Conversation: Nancy Abraham & Lisa Heller, HBO Documentary Films (9:45am - 10:30am)

Grand Ballroom C/D/E

Join Realscreen Hall of Fame 2024 inductees Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller for a keynote conversation where they will discuss the ingredients that make for captivating HBO docs, their approach to building noteworthy slates year upon year, and their thoughts on the current challenges and opportunities facing the documentary industry.


Featuring:


Nancy Abraham

EVP, Documentary & Family Programming

HBO

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Lisa Heller

EVP, Documentary & Family Programming

HBO

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Interviewer

Michael Schneider

TV Editor

Variety

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3:30pm

2024 Realscreen Awards Cocktail (3:30pm - 4:00pm)

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Grand Ballroom C/D/E

4:00pm

2024 Realscreen Awards Ceremony (4:00pm - 5:30pm)

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Grand Ballroom C/D/E

Hosted by Emmy® Award-nominated entertainment journalist Scott Evans, the Realscreen Awards will pay tribute to outstanding content from around the world at the industry’s global celebration of excellence in non-fiction and unscripted entertainment.


Featuring:


Host

Scott Evans

Entertainment Journalist, Host

Access Hollywood

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Wednesday, January 31

3:45pm

Summit Showdown (3:45pm - 4:45pm)

Grand Ballroom C/D/E

Realscreen Summit's annual international pitch competition is back. Watch this year’s six finalists battle it out on stage for the chance to walk away with development deals from either NBCUniversal or Food Network.


Featuring:


Judge

Cori Abraham

SVP, Development, Documentary & Crime

NBCUniversal Entertainment

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Host

David Rocco

Celebrity Chef | Television Host | Bestselling Author

Rockhead Entertainment

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Judge

Brittinee Royes

VP, Unscripted Lifestyle & Docuseries

NBCUniversal Entertainment

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Judge

Jodi Scheer

Director, Production & Development, HGTV

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Judge

Dana Volkmer-Jones

Director, Programming & Development Food Network

Warner Bros. Discovery

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