Realscreen Summit 2025 Agenda - Print Version

Monday, February 3

8:15 AM	Breakfast with a Commissioner Junior Ballroom 8:15 AM-9:15 AM Advance sign-up is required. An informal networking opportunity for delegates to meet with commissioning and development execs over continental breakfast & coffee. These are NOT pitch sessions — just a fantastic networking opportunity. Sign-ups open Wednesday, December 4 at 11:00 am EST and close Thursday, January 30 at 5:00 pm EST. Speaking Table host Shaminder Nahal Head of Specialist Factual Channel 4 Table host Lauren Whitelaw Head of Programming OUTtv Network Inc Table host Guy Davies Commissioning Editor (VP) Factual Channel 5 and Paramount+ Paramount UK Table host Ralf Rückauer Vice President Unscripted ZDF Studios GmbH Table host Heather Williamson Senior Production Executive, Original Programming, Factual & Reality Bell Media Table host Jack Oliver Head of Co-Productions Sky TV Speed Networking Sandringham/Windsor 8:15 AM-9:15 AM These networking sessions are designed for you to meet many unscripted and non-fiction executives in a short, speed-dating style. Speed Networking is open to all Realscreen Summit delegates and is NOT a pitch session. Access to Speed Networking will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is filled.
10:30 AM	Speed Pitching I Merrick 10:30 AM-11:30 AM Advance sign-up is required. Programming execs, each at their own table, will take one-on-one, three-minute pitches. Get coveted one-on-one time with executives who have the power to steer your project to a greenlight. Lottery opens on Wednesday, January 8 at 11:00 AM EST, and closes on Monday, January 13 at 5:00 PM EST. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Wednesday, January 15 by 2:00 PM EST. General sign-ups open Wednesday, January 15 at 5:00 PM EST, and closes on Thursday, January 30 at 5:00 PM EST. Speaking Table host Rachel Brenner VP, Development ID, Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Jennifer Gordon VP, Development Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Sam Linton VP, Production and Development, Global Media Blue Ant Media Table host Nekia Seymore Manager of Development, TBS, TNT & truTV Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Jordan Harman Executive Producer A&E's Home.Made.Nation Table host Christianna Wiggins Manager, Unscripted Series Hulu Table host Jessica Schmiedchen Director of Development, Unscripted Content CBC
12:30 PM	Lunch with a Commissioner Junior Ballroom 12:30 PM-1:30 PM Advance sign-up is required. An informal networking opportunity for delegates to meet with commissioning and development execs over lunch. These are NOT pitch sessions — just a fantastic networking opportunity. Lottery opens on Wednesday, January 8 at 11:00 AM EST, and closes on Monday, January 13 at 5:00 PM EST. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Wednesday, January 15 by 2:00 PM EST. General sign-ups open Wednesday, January 15 at 5:00 PM EST, and closes on Thursday, January 30 at 5:00 PM EST. Speaking Table host Noella Charles VP Development & Original Production, Unscripted WE TV Table host Jennifer Gordon VP, Development Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Jay Holzer Head of Programming Tastemade Table host Max Levine Head of Programming Reach TV Table host Federico Ruiz Vice President, Commissioning Editor Unscripted Originals Channel 5 & Paramount+ Table host Max Micallef VP, Head of West Coast Development History Table host Paul J Medford VP, Current Series, Unscripted Nickelodeon Table host Patty Suh VP, Programming & Development - Food Network & Cooking Channel Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Matt Roser Manager, Development Walt Disney Television Alternative Table host Drew Tappon Head of Unscripted, Oprah Winfrey Network Warner Bros. Discovery Meet a Distributor (Lunch) Sandringham/Windsor 12:30 PM-1:30 PM Advance sign-up is required. We’ve assembled some of the top distributors in unscripted and non-fiction entertainment to provide you the expertise you need to get your project made and sold. Sign up for the opportunity to receive real-time global market intel. Sign-ups open Wednesday, December 4 at 11:00 am EST and close Thursday, January 30 at 5:00 pm EST. Speaking Table host Rachel Job SVP, Unscripted Content All3Media International Table host Ben Barrett Global Head, Content Financing & Partnerships Blue Ant International Limited Table host Cecilie Olsen SVP, Global Content, Non-Scripted ITV Studios Table host Felicia Litovitz VP, Acquisitions, North America Cineflix Rights Table host David Hooper Managing Director Espresso Media International Table host Betsy LeBlanc Director, International PBS International Table host David Cornwall Managing Director Scorpion TV Table host Sonia Fleck CEO Bomanbridge Media Pte Ltd
3:30 PM	Speed Pitching II Merrick 3:30 PM-4:30 PM Advance sign-up is required. Programming execs, each at their own table, will take one-on-one, three-minute pitches. Get coveted one-on-one time with executives who have the power to steer your project to a greenlight. Lottery opens on Wednesday, January 8 at 11:00 AM EST, and closes on Monday, January 13 at 5:00 PM EST. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Wednesday, January 15 by 2:00 PM EST. General sign-ups open Wednesday, January 15 at 5:00 PM EST, and closes on Thursday, January 30 at 5:00 PM EST. Speaking Table host Tracy Beckett Commissioning Editor, Co-Productions & Acquisitions PBS International Table host Theresa Graham Director, Unscripted Content, Competition & Game Shows NBCUniversal Entertainment Table host Lisa Marie Angelo Director, Development & Original Production, Unscripted WE tv Table host Anna Bloomfield VP, Development & Production Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Adriana Garcia Director of Development National Geographic Channel Table host Joseph Schneier SVP, Production & Development, Discovery Channel Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Adam Steinman Production and Development Walt Disney Television Alternative Table host Duncan McIntosh VP, Development, Alternative FOX Entertainment

Tuesday, February 4

8:15 AM	Breakfast with a Commissioner Junior Ballroom 8:15 AM-9:15 AM Advance sign-up is required. An informal networking opportunity for delegates to meet with commissioning and development execs over continental breakfast & coffee. These are NOT pitch sessions — just a fantastic networking opportunity. Sign-ups open Wednesday, December 4 at 11:00 am EST and close Thursday, January 30 at 5:00 pm EST. Speaking Table host Goshu Segawa Vice President TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System International Inc. Table host Drew Miller Director, Unscripted Alternative Programming NBCUniversal Entertainment Table host Peter Andrews Head of Network Programming, TV & Online Content SBS Table host Ninder Billing Vice President, Unscripted International Co-Productions A+E International Table host Fabrizio Zappi Head of Documentaries RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana Table host Sue Murphy Director Factual Entertainment ITV Table host Iwan England Head of Unscripted Programming S4C International Table host Yundi Zhu Chief Editor, Bilibili Factual Bilibili Inc Speed Networking Sandringham/Windsor 8:15 AM-9:15 AM These networking sessions are designed for you to meet many unscripted and non-fiction executives in a short, speed-dating style. Speed Networking is open to all Realscreen Summit delegates and is NOT a pitch session. Access to Speed Networking will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is filled.
10:30 AM	Speed Pitching III Merrick 10:30 AM-11:30 AM Advance sign-up is required. Programming execs, each at their own table, will take one-on-one, three-minute pitches. Get coveted one-on-one time with executives who have the power to steer your project to a greenlight. Lottery opens on Wednesday, January 8 at 11:00 AM EST, and closes on Monday, January 13 at 5:00 PM EST. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Wednesday, January 15 by 2:00 PM EST. General sign-ups open Wednesday, January 15 at 5:00 PM EST, and closes on Thursday, January 30 at 5:00 PM EST. Speaking Table host Emma Dzula Manager, Unscripted Hallmark Media Table host Cristina Guggino Director, Unscripted Production FilmRise Table host Philip Webb COO OUTtv Network Table host Corin Nelson Senior Vice President of Development Game Show Network & Game Show Enterprises Studios Table host Drew Tappon Head of Unscripted, Oprah Winfrey Network Warner Bros. Discovery
12:30 PM	Lunch with a Commissioner Junior Ballroom 12:30 PM-1:30 PM Advance sign-up is required. An informal networking opportunity for delegates to meet with commissioning and development execs over lunch. These are NOT pitch sessions — just a fantastic networking opportunity. Lottery opens on Wednesday, January 8 at 11:00 AM EST, and closes on Monday, January 13 at 5:00 PM EST. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Wednesday, January 15 by 2:00 PM EST. General sign-ups open Wednesday, January 15 at 5:00 PM EST, and closes on Thursday, January 30 at 5:00 PM EST. Speaking Table host Stephen Mann Senior Director Unscripted Formats Television & Streaming NBCUniversal Entertainment Table host Rachel Brenner VP, Development ID, Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Zara Frankel Senior Director, Programming & Development PBS Table host Sam Linton VP, Production and Development, Global Media Blue Ant Media Table host Lauren Frasca SVP, Content & Strategy, Magnolia Network Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Rob Swartz SVP, Development & Production REELZ Channel Table host Bilai Silar SVP, Head of Programming and AVOD Content, ViX Streaming Programming TelevisaUnivision Table host Benjamin Noot Global Acquisitions Director National Geographic Channel Table host Adam Steinman Production and Development Walt Disney Television Alternative
1:30 PM	Pitching Partners Merrick 1:30 PM-2:30 PM Advance sign-up is required. Production company execs, each at their own tables, will take one-on-one, three-minute pitches from potential production partners. Lottery opens on Wednesday, January 8 at 11:00 AM EST, and closes on Monday, January 13 at 5:00 PM EST. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Wednesday, January 15 by 2:00 PM EST. General sign-ups open Wednesday, January 15 at 5:00 PM EST, and closes on Thursday, January 30 at 5:00 PM EST. Speaking Table host Allison Brough VP, Unscripted Development Blink49 Studios

Wednesday, February 5

8:15 AM

Meet a Distributor (Breakfast)
Merrick
8:15 AM-9:15 AM

Advance sign-up is required.

We’ve assembled some of the top distributors in unscripted and non-fiction entertainment to provide you the expertise you need to get your project made and sold. Sign up for the opportunity to receive real-time global market intel.

Sign-ups open Wednesday, December 4 at 11:00 am EST and close Thursday, January 30 at 5:00 pm EST.