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Speaking on: Genre Jams: True Crime
Renowned as an entrepreneur, television executive, award-winning producer, and showrunner, Cris Abrego has been a formidable force at the forefront of the media and entertainment industry for over two decades. In 2023, he co-founded Hyphenate Media Group, where he serves as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, setting the strategy and...show more
Speaking on: In Conversation With: Cris Abrego
Peter Andrews is the Head of Network Programming for Australian Broadcaster SBS and is based in Sydney. He is responsible for the overall programming & content strategy for SBS, SBS On Demand, SBS VICELAND, SBS Food and SBS World Movies, overseeing the team that is responsible for the acquisition of...show more
Speaking on: Breakfast with a Commissioner
Lisa Marie Angelo is the Director of Development & Original Production at ALLBLK/WEtv Unscripted. Lisa was part of the winning team that pitched the idea for Love After Lockup at WE tv's Pitchfest, developing the show from its initial pitch through production. The New York Times calls it a "word...show more
Speaking on: Speed Pitching II
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Speaking on: 30 Minutes With Irune Ariztoy, Telemundo
Ben Barrett, known for pioneering new models of production financing and distribution for television production, serves as Global Head of Content Financing and Partnership at Blue Ant Studios. In this role, he works closely with both Blue Ant Media and external production businesses to secure production financing and sourcing content...show more
Speaking on: Meet a Distributor (Lunch)
Tracy Beckett is the Commissioning Editor for Co-Production & Acquisitions at PBS Distribution (PBSd). In this role, Tracy spearheads the acquisition of diverse and compelling factual content from independent producers across the globe, enriching the PBSd catalogue with innovative and high-quality projects. Her responsibilities extend beyond curating finished films; she...show more
Speaking on: Speed Pitching II
Ninder heads up A+E International’s unscripted co productions, and oversees international formats and format adaptations. She works with producers and broadcasters to identify individual unscripted projects on which to collaborate and invest, and to create strategic partnerships for ongoing content pipelines. She also works closely with the A+E US domestic...show more
Speaking on: Creative collabs: The future of funding; Breakfast with a Commissioner
Anna Bloomfield is Vice President, Development & Production for HGTV Network Originals and streaming content where she is responsible for developing new talent, series, and specials. She has developed shows such as Divided By Design, Married to Real Estate, Rico to the Rescue, Down Home Fab, and Kendra Sells Hollywood...show more
Speaking on: 30 Minutes With Patty Suh & Anna Bloomfield, Food Network & HGTV; Speed Pitching II
Simone Boyce is an Emmy-nominated journalist, award-winning creative producer, and TV host. For the past 15 years, she’s been a standout in the media landscape, driving conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire. As she’s made her mark across NBC News, MSNBC, Roku, Access Hollywood, and MTV, Simone has proven that...show more
Rachel Brenner serves as the Vice President of Development for Warner Bros. Discovery at Investigation Discovery. In this role, Brenner is primarily charged with creating and conceptualizing series, specials, stunts, and other programming initiatives. Brenner also supports TBS and TNT with developing documentaries and specials.
Since joining...show more
Speaking on: Lunch with a Commissioner; Speed Pitching I
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Based in the New York Metro area, as Senior Vice President of Programming and Strategy at Cineverse, Sara leads content planning and insights across 20+ FAST Channels and 8+ SVOD platforms including Screambox (horror), DOVE (romance & dramas), Fandor (indie films), and many more. She takes a consumer-centric approach to...show more
Speaking on: The Great Media Universe Debate hosted by Evan Shapiro
Libby is the Head of the newly formed Media & Entertainment Partnerships department at leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Bush works in the Los Angeles office and represents many of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies, including Netflix, Apple TV+, Paramount+, HBO, NBCU, and Vox...show more
Speaking on: Brand partnerships: New and improved!
Donovan is Co-founder and Creative Director of Beach House Pictures, a Fremantle company. Donovan is across all content creation in the company, overseeing BHP’s development and production teams, while growing and managing business relationships in the company’s key markets in the US, China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and Australia. Regular...show more
Speaking on: Creative collabs: The future of funding
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Aisha Corpas Wynn is an Emmy-nominated Executive Producer and Multi-Platform Strategist who seamlessly blends her expertise in entertainment with a forward-focus on technology and artificial intelligence. With over a decade of experience, she has developed and produced award-winning content across television, film, and podcasts. Her notable credits include Roku’s chart...show more
Speaking on: AI, IRL
Matt Creasey was appointed EVP, Sales, Co-productions & Acquisitions at Banijay Rights in August 2020.
Based in Los Angeles, Creasey oversees all sales operations and teams for territories outside EMEA. Exploring opportunities across linear, SVOD and AVOD, he also leads on scripted co-productions in the US and rest of the world,...show more
Speaking on: Meet a Distributor (Breakfast)
Jenny Daly is President of Critical Content, a SK Global company.
Under Daly’s leadership, the company dominates in nonfiction across multiple genres, including E!’s Kevin Hart-hosted Celebrity Game Face; Netflix’s Slyvester Stallone premium documentary Sly; MTV’s legacy series Catfish, now more than 300 episodes strong; Reese Witherspoon and Emily Sims’ Get...show more
Speaking on: Creative collabs: The future of funding
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Speaking on: Breakfast with a Commissioner
An entertainment industry professional with over 29 years of experience across marketing, production, sales and branding, Brett Dismuke currently serves as General Manager/Head of Content of AMC Networks brands ALLBLK and WE TV. Prior to being appointed to this role in December 2020, Dismuke served as Chief Content Officer of...show more
Speaking on: 30 Minutes With Brett Dismuke, WEtv & AllBlk
Allie Dvorin is an Emmy Award-winning creative and production content executive in the media, entertainment, marketing, and branding worlds.
Allie is the Senior Vice President of PMCI Entertainment at Publicis Groupe where he oversees development and distribution having played a major role in successful distribution partnerships with A&E, Roku, Hulu, Paramount...show more
Speaking on: The new reality of brands and unscripted: a case study in collaboration
David Eilenberg is the Head of Content for Roku Media. He is responsible for the overall vision, creative strategy, and go-to-market execution, both domestically and in international territories, for content across Roku Media, as well as for setting and
achieving long-term growth goals and acquisition of target audiences.
As the leader...show more
Speaking on: Keynote Presentation: David Eilenberg, Roku Media
Iwan England is S4C’s Head of Unscripted tasked with developing co-productions, premium limited series and formats for the public service broadcaster. He has twenty five years’ experience as an award-winning Executive Producer and Series Director with notable wins including a Broadcast Award, BAFTA Cymru Best Documentary and British Podcast Awards...show more
Speaking on: Breakfast with a Commissioner
Shane Ertter serves as the Manager of Content Development for VICE TV (fka VICELAND), the joint venture with A+E Networks. Shane joined VICE in 2019, working as Network Production Coordinator for all internal projects, liaising with 3rd party production companies on series and one-offs. In his current role, Shane and...show more
Speaking on: Speed Pitching III
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Speaking on: The widening world of sports non-fiction slots
Alan Eyres is Head of Plimsoll USA.
In his role, Eyres is responsible for expanding the company’s US footprint and serves as a chief point of contact for all of Plimsoll’s factual US-based business. Since joining the company, he has executive produced multiple projects including The Devil’s Climb with Alex Honnold (NatGeo), Surviving Pompeii...show more
Speaking on: Genre Jams: Hybrids
As Head of Strategic Partnerships at Hello-Sunshine, Zoë’s role is to create and oversee partnerships and content opportunities across the company’s film, television, digital and direct-to-consumer business. She built Hello Sunshine’s brand business by creating integrated marketing and content opportunities across business units with companies like P&G, Diageo, Buick Anheuser...show more
Speaking on: The new reality of brands and unscripted: a case study in collaboration
Sharb Farjami serves as CEO of GroupM North America, where he harnesses over a decade of C- suite leadership to shape the next era of media where advertising works better for people. A champion of client excellence and thought leadership, Sharb is passionate about driving ambitious brand and business growth for GroupM, its diverse clients, and the...show more
Speaking on: Welcome to 2030: Exploring the (Near) Future of Media
Benjamin Field is an award-winning producer and director with two decades experience in the development and execution of specialist factual and formats.
He is known for his work on The Girl Who’s Allergic to Herself for Sky TV, My Life: I’m Leading the Dance for the BBC and is recognized as...show more
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Laura Florence brings nearly 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry to her current position as SVP, Global Channels at Fremantle. In this newly created role, Laura oversees the Fremantle flagship U.S. game show network BUZZR, in addition to all channel offerings across major streaming platforms globally featuring classic Fremantle...show more
Speaking on: New revenue models in the Peak IP era
Zara Frankel works in PBS Programming as the Senior Director of Programming and Development. She collaborates extensively with filmmakers, production companies, and new talent to develop interesting and innovative content across genres for PBS.
Prior joining PBS, Zara worked for digital ad agency, AKQA. She is a graduate of Florida State...show more
Speaking on: Lunch with a Commissioner
Lauren Frasca is SVP of Content and Strategy at Magnolia Network, where she has overseen hundreds of hours of content across linear, streaming and digital platforms, including the Emmy-nominated Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, Fixer Upper: The Castle and Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, as well as the Max streaming original Human vs Hamster. She...show more
Speaking on: Lunch with a Commissioner
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Speaking on: Summit Showdown: Pitch for Good!; View from the top: Content priorities for '25 and beyond
Harry Gamsu is Vice President, Creative, Format Development and Sales at Warner Bros. Film and Television Production. In his role he is responsible for relations between WBITVP’s international unit and the Warner Bros. US television production bases Warner Horizon, Telepictures and Shed. In the LA-Based position Harry is responsible for evaluating...show more
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Speaking on: Speed Pitching II
Laetitia Giansily-Doyle
Development, Sales & Strategic Partnerships, North America
Terranoa-US Office & GDMC
Based in Washington D.C., USA, Laetitia Giansily-Doyle joined Terranoa in 2011 and is responsible for sales and co-pros and for sourcing programming to add to Terranoa's growing catalogue for distribution to all media outlets around the world.
Laetitia has been working in the production and distribution industry for over 15...show more
Speaking on: Meet a Distributor (Breakfast)
Fede Goldenberg is an experienced Streaming & Entertainment leader, with 20+ years of work at the intersection of content & technology, through multiple roles on both sides of content production/distribution and platforms/rights acquisitions.
Fede has been a leader at Google for 13+ years, currently serving as Head of TV & Film...show more
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Speaking on: Lunch with a Commissioner; Speed Pitching I
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Speaking on: 30 Minutes With Sean Gottlieb, A&E
Theresa Graham currently serves as Director, Unscripted Content, Competition and Game Shows, NBCUniversal Entertainment. Based in Los Angeles, she reports to Corie Henson, EVP Unscripted Content, Competition and Game Shows.
In her current role, Graham oversees reality competition and game show formats across NBC, Peacock, and the company’s cable portfolio including...show more
Speaking on: Speed Pitching II
Cristina Guggino is the Director of Unscripted Productions at FilmRise, overseeing unscripted co-productions and original commissions. In her role, Guggino manages FilmRise's day-to-day operations for ongoing co-production deals, including the continuation of the company's flagship true-crime series, Bloodline Detectives, hosted by Nancy Grace.
With over a decade of experience in the...show more
Speaking on: Speed Pitching III
Jennifer Harkness is charged with the creative production oversight of documentary and unscripted programming for Blue Ant Studios. With a key focus on true crime development for the US and International markets, Harkness executive produced Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies (Peacock), Prince Andrew: Banished (Peacock, Channel 5), Evil by Design: Surviving Peter Nygard (Starz) and Epstein’s Shadow:...show more
Speaking on: Pitching Partners
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Speaking on: 30 Minutes With Jordan Harman, Home.Made.Nation; Speed Pitching I
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Speaking on: Meet a Distributor (Lunch)
Dade Hayes has specialized in entertainment business coverage as a writer and editor for Deadline, Variety and Entertainment Weekly, among other outlets. At Deadline, where he is Business Editor, he covers financial and corporate news, along with streaming, film, television, technology, sports and advertising. Hayes has written three books, including BINGE TIMES (William...show more
Speaking on: What's up next on Connected TV?
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Speaking on: Creative collabs: The future of funding; Meet a Distributor (Breakfast)
Kevin Hill is the Head of Television at Maximum Effort Productions, co-founded by Ryan Reynolds and George Dewey. Since joining he's helped launch the Maximum Effort Channel, a new FAST channel in partnership with Fubo, and produced five originals for the platform including Bedtime Stories with Ryan, starring Ryan Reynolds...show more
Speaking on: New revenue models in the Peak IP era
Jay Holzer is the Head of Programming at Tastemade and is responsible for overseeing programming and creative for the brand’s streaming channels.
Jay has been a part of the Tastemade team since its inception in 2012, when he began as the head of production, overseeing all creative development and production for...show more
Speaking on: Lunch with a Commissioner
Speaking on: Summit Showdown: Pitch for Good!
Aden's spearheading content partnerships at the global satellite company Viasat and is a former Amazon MGM Studios, WME and Vizio exec. For more than 10 years, he's been a senior level digital media exec at the intersection of Tech + Entertainment. Working in Hollywood and Silicon Valley, he’s led both high-impact content...show more
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Marjon Javadi
VP, Disney Documentary Films and Docuseries, Disney Branded television
Disney General Entertainment Content
A development and acquisitions executive with longstanding rapport among filmmakers in fiction and non-fiction, Marjon Javadi, is vice president, Disney Documentary Films at Disney Branded Television. In her role leading the Disney Documentary banner, she develops and produces feature films, series, and shorts, working with filmmakers at all stages of...show more
Speaking on: 30 Minutes With Marjon Javadi & Nicole Silveira, Disney+
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Speaking on: Meet a Distributor (Lunch); Genre Jams: True Crime
Dane Joseph serves as a Vice President of Unscripted Series for Walt Disney Television, where he’s helped spearhead the development of the streaming unscripted series slate for Hulu and oversees current for over dozens of unscripted series for Hulu, ABC, and Freeform, including the record-breaking launches of The Kardashians and...show more
Speaking on: Genre Jams: Dating & Relationships; 30 Minutes With Dane Joseph, Hulu/ABC/Freeform
David Karabinas is Chief Executive Officer of Austin-based Texas Crew Productions (TCP), part of Asylum Entertainment Group.
Under his stewardship, TCP has grown into a NAACP and Emmy award-winning production company, bringing ideas from concept to network premiere for everything from premium documentaries and specials, to streaming content and episodic unscripted...show more
Speaking on: Genre Jams: True Crime
Ross Ketover is the Senior Executive with NFL Films, a position he has held since 2016.
In his current role, Ketover oversees the creative, business, production and postproduction operations at NFL Films. Since the company’s inception in 1962, only Ed Sabol, Steve Sabol and Howard Katz have held a...show more
Speaking on: The widening world of sports non-fiction slots
Carlos King is the CEO and founder of unscripted production company Kingdom Reign Entertainment and the host of the award-winning podcast Reality with the King. Under Kingdom Reign, Carlos created and executive produces the Love & Marriage franchise for OWN, which includes Love & Marriage: Huntsville, Love & Marriage: D.C. and Love...show more
Speaking on: 2025 Realscreen Awards Ceremony
Streaming media executive experienced in acquisition, development, production, distribution and management of video content. Currently, Xumo's Executive Director of Content Acquisitions and Programming Strategy. Prior to that, led Dailymotion's North American content development during that platform's most successful period of premium U.S. channel growth (2013-2017). Also, spearheaded video strategy initiatives...show more
Speaking on: What's up next on Connected TV?
Responsible for the licensing of PBS Distribution content to partners in the United States, United Kingdom, Scandinavia, and Africa.
Speaking on: Meet a Distributor (Lunch)
Reporting to Myriam Lopez-Otazu in the International Content division, Andreas works across production and development, focusing on formats and EMEA pan-regional co-productions and pre-sales. Previous positions held at Banijay Rights (Commercial Director - Factual) and AETN International, amongst others.
Speaking on: Breakfast with a Commissioner
Blake Levin serves as Vice President, Unscripted Development, NBCUniversal Entertainment where he is responsible for discovering and supervising the development of documentary, true crime, lifestyle and docuseries programming for
the Entertainment portfolio. He reports to Cori Abraham, Senior Vice President, Unscripted Development, Crime and Documentary.
In his role, Levin has...show more
Speaking on: 30 Minutes With Blake Levin, NBCUniversal Entertainment Documentary & Crime
Vicki Liao is the Director, Content Acquisition, for The Roku Channel. She manages content licensing for The Roku Channel globally, including AVOD, FAST/linear and acquired Roku Originals. Prior to joining Roku, she was at Sony Pictures Television and Disney Media Networks doing content distribution with a focus on AVOD, SVOD...show more
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Speaking on: Genre Jams: Hybrids
Michael MacMillan co-founded and is CEO of Blue Ant Media. Started in 2011, the global media company's studio creates and distributes a premium slate of programming, in all content genres, for streaming and broadcasting platforms around the world. Blue Ant Media also operates free streaming and pay TV channels...show more
Speaking on: Welcome to 2030: Exploring the (Near) Future of Media
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Poppy McAlister is Division Head of TVF International, the UK's leading independent factual distributor. Based in London, Poppy runs a team of dedicated sales and acquisitions executives that speak over 12 languages to distribute premium factual and unscripted programming across the globe.
Since joining TVF in 2019, McAlister has held roles...show more
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Speaking on: 30 Minutes With Max Micallef, History Channel; Lunch with a Commissioner
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Sue Murphy is Director Factual Entertainment ITV and leads a team commissioning Primetime Programmes for ITV, ITVX and ITV2 including Lee Mack’s The 1% Club, Gordon, Gino & Fred’s Road Trip, Olivia Attwood’s Bad Boyfriends, Bradley and Barney Breaking Dad, Olivia Attwood Getting Filthy Rich and Price of Perfection, Tyson...show more
Speaking on: View from the top: Content priorities for '25 and beyond; Breakfast with a Commissioner
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Speaking on: Summit Showdown: Pitch for Good!; Breakfast with a Commissioner
Kelly Nash is the Co-Head of Nonfiction Programming for AMC, SundanceTV, and BBC America, where she develops and oversees a broad range of series across genres including pop culture documentaries, true crime, natural history, sports, and talk. In her dual role, she manages both development and current programming, with a...show more
Speaking on: Lunch with a Commissioner
As the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Development, Corin Nelson spearheads the development team's efforts in identifying, creating, and developing new series for both the Game Show Network and Game Show Enterprises Studios. Additionally, she oversees the studio's ever-expanding portfolio of content and format development, steering sales efforts to produce...show more
Speaking on: Speed Pitching III
Daniel is the co-founder and creative director of Bandicoot, the International Emmy and BAFTA-winning producers of The Masked Singer UK. He began his TV career as Terry Wogan’s warm up man before being snapped up by Chris Evans for his UMTV development team. His first commission was 18 Stone of Idiot which...show more
Speaking on: Pitching Partners
Lily Neumeyer is an Executive Vice President and the Head of Unscripted Development at MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, which includes MTV, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, Smithsonian Channel, Pop TV, TV Land and Logo. An Emmy-nominated producer who is a champion of authentic storytelling, Neumeyer has been instrumental...show more
Speaking on: View from the top: Content priorities for '25 and beyond
Matt Newman is head of original sports content for Prime Video. In this role, Newman oversees all aspects of development for a growing slate of scripted and unscripted sports-themed content across film and television, including Emmy-nominated titles Kelce and Coach Prime, as well as critically-acclaimed documentary films Federer: Twelve Final...show more
Speaking on: The widening world of sports non-fiction slots
Ben Noot, Global Acquisitions Director at National Geographic, has been with the company since 2012. With expertise in co-production, Ben has contributed significantly to some of National Geographic’s most successful recent series, including the long-standing franchise Air Crash Investigation, UFO: Investigating the Unknown and the globally acclaimed Lost Treasures of......show more
Speaking on: Lunch with a Commissioner
Since joining AMI-tv in 2012, Cara has moved from overseeing the channel’s internal productions to her current role as Director of Content Development and Production. She is now responsible for all of AMI’s current original content including Mind Your Own Business, Dish With Mary and returning series’ Postcards From: and...show more
Speaking on: Speed Pitching III
Heather Olander was named Head of Unscripted Programming, The CW Network, in February 2023. In her role, Olander oversees development and production of alternative reality series, events and specials on behalf of the network.
Prior to joining The CW, Olander joined NBCUniversal in 2011 as the SVP of Alternative Development &...show more
Speaking on: View from the top: Content priorities for '25 and beyond
Jack Oliver is an experienced broadcast executive and producer with a strong track record in commissioning and acquiring distinctive international content for UK audiences. Currently responsible across the portfolio of channels with a heavy focus on Sky Documentaries, Arts, Nature and Crime. Having launched the new channels we have built...show more
Speaking on: Breakfast with a Commissioner
As the SVP of Global Content, Non-Scripted at ITV Studios Global Distribution, Cecilie Olsen heads up the non-scripted acquisitions team. Olsen also actively seeks out new third party co-production partners, as well as oversees the internal labels' non-scripted programming output for international distribution. Olsen is looking for shows that are...show more
Speaking on: Meet a Distributor (Lunch)
Daniel Oron is an award-winning executive producer, showrunner and director. Daniel specializes in working internationally to bring factual and documentary ideas to screen. A Gemini winner in Best Direction, he was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for best direction for Deadly Science. A former VP of Development, visual...show more
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Speaking on: 30 Minutes With Leela Pon, FOX
Barry Poznick
General Manager, MGM Alternative, Big Fish Entertainment & Evolution Media
Amazon MGM Studios
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Speaking on: New revenue models in the Peak IP era
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Speaking on: View from the top: Content priorities for '25 and beyond
Sara Rea is an award-winning television producer with over 20 years of experience creating and producing unscripted television and documentary films. She has ten Emmy nominations, a GLAAD Award, and multiple PGA award nominations. She is currently the Head of Unscripted for Hello Sunshine, which acquired her company, SKR Productions,...show more
Speaking on: The new reality of brands and unscripted: a case study in collaboration
Julie Rieger is EVP, Entertainment of Publicis Media’s Entertainment practice where she provides guidance and expertise for entertainment clients, as well as develops entertainment strategies for brands to forge strong emotional connections with their customers.
Rieger is the former President, Chief Data Strategist & Head of Media at Fox Film where...show more
Speaking on: Brand partnerships: New and improved!
Sarina Roma is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer with a focus on documentary and unscripted storytelling. She currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Originals at Boardwalk Pictures, where she oversees multi-episodic series from development through post. Recent projects include Pop Star Academy: Katseye (Netflix), Welcome to...show more
Speaking on: Genre Jams: Dating & Relationships
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Matthew Roser is a manager of Unscripted & Alternative Entertainment at Walt Disney Television, working across ABC & Hulu for over 9 years. Throughout his time he’s worked across legacy programming such as America’s Funniest Home Videos; formats including Shark Tank; a variety of prime time game-shows including Celebrity Wheel...show more
Speaking on: Lunch with a Commissioner
Matt Rotondo's 20+ year career has bridged the worlds of marketing and entertainment, using the power of brands to connect with people beyond traditional marketing tactics.
As Head of Brands at Sugar23, Matt is leading a future-forward model between innovative marketers and top entertainment producers to co-create entertainment, reframing how brands...show more
Speaking on: Brand partnerships: New and improved!
In 2009, Greg founded Syndicado, a leading North American film and television distribution company. Under his stewardship, Syndicado has become a top digital distributor of independent documentaries, arthouse features, and factual TV series, with a catalog of over 5,000 hours of programming available across major VOD platforms worldwide.
In 2024 Syndicado...show more
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Ralf joined ZDF Studios in 2003. He is Vice President of the Unscripted department, which has a strong focus on wildlife, science and history programming as well as entertainment formats sales. For more than 25 years, Ralf has held various positions in the media industry such as development, production, commissioning,...show more
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Jason Sarlanis is President of TNT, TBS, TruTV, ID & HLN, Linear and Streaming at Warner Bros. Discovery where he oversees programming development, production, content strategy and operations as well as a slate of true crime originals on MAX and discovery+.
Appointed to the role of President of ID in July...show more
Speaking on: Keynote Conversation: Jason Sarlanis, Warner Bros. Discovery
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Connor Schell is the CEO of non-fiction production studio Words + Pictures. He founded W+P with TCG after a nearly two-decade long tenure at The Walt Disney Company, where he served as the Executive VP of Content for ESPN and oversaw live event production, studio programming, and the launch of...show more
Speaking on: The widening world of sports non-fiction slots
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Speaking on: Breakfast with a Commissioner
Jessica oversees development of original content and formats in the genres of factual, entertainment and documentary series at CBC and CBC Gem. She is responsible for sourcing the best new formats from around the world, and working with the independent production community in Canada to bring their ideas to life....show more
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Speaking on: 30 Minutes With Joseph Schneier, Discovery Channel; Speed Pitching II
Jamie Schouela serves as President, Global Channels and Media at Blue Ant Media, where he leads the strategic direction and operations of the company’s free streaming and pay-TV television networks around the world. In this role, he oversees content development and acquisitions, scheduling, marketing and communications as well as the relationships with Blue Ant’s...show more
Speaking on: The Great Media Universe Debate hosted by Evan Shapiro
Goshu Segawa joined Tokyo Broadcasting System in April of 1998 as a Website Administrator where he handled
administration of its official website.
In April of 1999, he was promoted to Assistant Producer where he provided general assistance to the producer in charge of
various unscripted shows produced internally...show more
Speaking on: Breakfast with a Commissioner
Nekia Seymore is a seasoned media professional with over 15 years of media expertise. Currently, she works as one of the creative forces behind some of your favorite shows on TBS, TNT, and she even had a fun stint working with Discovery. Her extensive and diversified experience has equipped her...show more
Speaking on: Speed Pitching I
Since he created his Map of Media, Evan Shapiro has become known as the cartographer of the Media Universe. His maps, infographics, and ruminations are now widely quoted and used by businesses, executives, analysts, and colleges around the world. Using his very specific point of view, Shapiro charts Media's future through...show more
Speaking on: The Great Media Universe Debate hosted by Evan Shapiro
Seiichi Shinno joined NHK in 1992, producing numerous large-scale programs, primarily in news and documentaries of
current affairs. In 2014, he participated in the international co-production Brakeless with the BBC, which won a Peabody Award. Since 2016, has been responsible for supporting NHK program distribution overseas and international co-productions. Main duties...show more
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Speaking on: 30 Minutes With Marjon Javadi & Nicole Silveira, Disney+
Ed Simpson is chief strategy officer at multi-vertical media, marketing and investment enterprise Wheelhouse, overseeing strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and business development across all divisions of the company where content, celebrity, brands and capital come together to accelerate programming and business opportunities across platforms.
From its inception in 2018, Simpson...show more
Speaking on: New revenue models in the Peak IP era
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Natalie Smith
Acquisitions & Content Sourcing Senior Manager, UK, Benelux & Germany
Warner Bros. Discovery Networks International
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Speaking on: Speed Pitching III
Bridget Sponsky is the executive director of brand marketing at Ally leading a team with responsibility for the strategic direction and execution of its brand marketing efforts, sports and entertainment sponsorships, brand partnerships and Web3-gaming initiatives with a focus on driving a diverse and inclusive culture. She was recently named...show more
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Speaking on: 30 Minutes With David Stefanou, Hallmark Channel
Adam Steinman is President and founder of newly formed Mount Royal Films LLC, a global film and television "format lab" based in Los Angeles.
In 2023, Adam Steinman signed a development and production deal with Walt Disney Television Alternative.
Under this new deal, Steinman will work in collaboration with the team at...show more
Speaking on: Lunch with a Commissioner; Speed Pitching II
Patty Suh is Vice President of Development & Production for Food Content at Warner Bros. Discovery. In this role, she oversees development of new original programming ideas and fresh on-air talent. She has developed and launched successful series like Wildcard Kitchen, Bobby’s Triple Threat, Ciao House and many others for...show more
Speaking on: 30 Minutes With Patty Suh & Anna Bloomfield, Food Network & HGTV; Lunch with a Commissioner
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As the head of the acquisitions team at Fifth Season, Tang seeks out and secures best-in-class unscripted and scripted content for the company’s global TV distribution slate, building partnerships with producers and financing projects at all stages of production. Notable unscripted titles developed on her watch include Netflix’s top-rating feature...show more
Speaking on: Meet a Distributor (Breakfast)
Brian Tannenbaum is Head of Originals for Roku Media, where he leads all aspects of original programming for Roku, including scripted series, unscripted series, feature films, and live events. A key member of the team behind the launch of the Roku Originals banner, he manages Roku’s original content strategy across...show more
Speaking on: Creative collabs: The future of funding; The new reality of brands and unscripted: a case study in collaboration
Drew Tappon is the Head of Unscripted Programming, Specials and Development for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, a position he has held since June 2021. He has oversight for all unscripted programming on the network, including the long-running Love and Marriage franchise, Belle Collective from Kingdom Reign Productions, Family or Fiance from Bunim Murray Productions, and...show more
Speaking on: Lunch with a Commissioner; Speed Pitching III
Justin Turner is the Director of Development at Scott Brothers Entertainment and has been part of the SBE team since 2019. He has spearheaded some of the team’s most exciting projects like Trixie Motel for Discovery+ and Breaking New Ground for OWN, among others.
Justin began his career with a focus...show more
Speaking on: Pitching Partners
ADAORA is an award-winning journalist, media executive and producer.
Currently, she is Vice President of Programming and Operations for PBS General Audiences. She leads operations, business operations, editorial, and strategic teams that oversee over two thousand hours of programming annually. Editorially, her portfolio covers news, current affairs, indie films, docs, and...show more
Speaking on: 30 Minutes With Adaora Udoji, PBS; AI, IRL
As Boat Rocker’s Senior Vice President, Global Distribution, Natalie leads international unscripted sale and strategy, acquisitions, pre-sales as well as handling content sales for Boat Rocker in the Americas, UK, Spain, Italy, and France. She has a consistent track record of selling premium unscripted series around the globe, including Secrets...show more
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Kaye has been with Australian public broadcaster SBS since February 2012 and for the last 7 years has been responsible for the acquisition of all non-scripted content for SBS, SBS Viceland (formerly SBS2) and SBS On Demand.
Kaye is responsible for assessing the suitability of non-scripted projects and negotiating pre-sales and...show more
Speaking on: Speed Pitching II
Peter White is Executive Editor of Television for Deadline. Having joined Deadline in 2017, White heads the U.S. TV staff while leading our coverage of the networks, studios and streamers. His specialties are late-night, unscripted TV, executive turnover and the podcasting business. He is based in Los Angeles, having moved...show more
Speaking on: Keynote Conversation: Jason Sarlanis, Warner Bros. Discovery
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Speaking on: Breakfast with a Commissioner
An accomplished professional specializing in reality and non-scripted television, Christianna has a strong background in research insights and creative development. She began her career focusing on short-form content before transitioning to Netflix, where she worked across projects that contributed to the platform's reality boom. Notable series included Nailed It, Rhythm...show more
Speaking on: Speed Pitching I
As Senior Development and Production Executive for Bell Media’s Original Programming, Factual and Reality, Heather Williamson finds high stakes factual series across all Bell Media services and oversees a development and production slate that includes upcoming shows, such as Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby and Drag Brunch Saved My Life,...show more
Speaking on: Breakfast with a Commissioner
Justina Wójtowicz (nee Hemperek) joined Rive Gauche in August 2020 and is EVP Acquisitions & Sales. She oversees Global Acquisitions, Co-productions & development, working with international producers & broadcasters to secure production finance and partnerships.
Prior to Rive Gauche she was the Head of Acquisitions at Beyond Distribution charged with overseeing...show more
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Lauren Zalaznick is a highly respected business leader who has devoted her career to transforming the cultural landscape.
Zalaznick began in film, producing award-winning independent features. Today, she plays a major role in media and tech as a senior advisor at BCG and advisor to CEOs and founders across a range...show more
Speaking on: Welcome to 2030: Exploring the (Near) Future of Media
Fabrizio Zappi is heading Rai Documentari since December 2021. Before that, he served as Deputy Directorto RAI Fiction, where he was responsible for Tv Series, Tv Movies and DocuFiction. Fabrizio holds a degree in Business Administration and a European Master in Audiovisual Management. He has been lecturing at various Italian...show more
Speaking on: Breakfast with a Commissioner
Yundi (Jude) Zhu, the Chief Editor of BILIBILI Factual, focuses on promoting quality factual content for BILIBILI. As one of the premier factual content distribution platforms in China, BILIBILI has aired more than 5,000 non-fiction series and one-offs in total, originally produced and commissioned nearly 160 documentaries, and has won...show more
Speaking on: Breakfast with a Commissioner