Monday, January 29

9:45 AM	Keynote Conversation: Rob Mills, ABC Entertainment & Hulu Originals Grand Ballroom C/D/E 9:45 AM-10:45 AM 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. Speaking Rob Mills EVP, Unscripted & Alternative Entertainment Walt Disney Television Interviewer Michael Schneider TV Editor Variety
4:30 PM	Inside Nat Geo with Tom McDonald, EVP, Global Factual & Unscripted Grand Ballroom A/B 4:30 PM-5:15 PM 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. Speaking Tom McDonald EVP, Global Factual & Unscripted Content National Geographic Benjamin Grayson Partner, Executive Producer Wild State
5:30 PM	Realscreen Summit Opening Night Party (Armstrong Ballroom) 5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Tuesday, January 30

9:45 AM	Keynote Conversation: Nancy Abraham & Lisa Heller, HBO Documentary Films Grand Ballroom C/D/E 9:45 AM-10:30 AM 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. Speaking Nancy Abraham EVP, Documentary & Family Programming HBO Interviewer Michael Schneider TV Editor Variety Lisa Heller EVP, Documentary & Family Programming HBO
3:30 PM	2024 Realscreen Awards Cocktail Grand Ballroom C/D/E 3:30 PM-4:00 PM
4:00 PM	2024 Realscreen Awards Ceremony Grand Ballroom C/D/E 4:00 PM-5:30 PM 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. Speaking Host Scott Evans Entertainment Journalist, Host Access Hollywood

Wednesday, January 31

3:45 PM

Summit Showdown
Grand Ballroom C/D/E
3:45 PM-4:45 PM

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.