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MONDAY, JANUARY 27 - THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS

Marriott Marquis | Washington, DC | Sunday, January 28 – Wednesday, January 31, 2026

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Agenda

PLEASE NOTE: The times below are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Be sure to check back often as we will be adding more content and speakers as they are confirmed.

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Sunday, February 1

5:00pm

Early Registration (5:00pm - 8:00pm)

Brickell

Monday, February 2

8:00am	Continental Breakfast (8:00am - 10:00am) Versailles Realscreen Delegate Lounge (8:00am - 6:00pm) Mezzanine & Versailles Registration (8:00am - 6:30pm) Brickell
8:15am	Breakfast with a Commissioner (8:15am - 9:15am) Bayfront Speed Networking (8:15am - 9:15am) Sevilla
9:30am	Factual in flux: The outlook for unscripted (9:30am - 10:15am) Biscayne
10:15am	Networking Break (10:15am - 10:30am)
10:30am	Public broadcasting: what’s at stake and where are we headed? (10:30am - 11:15am) Biscayne Speed Pitching I (10:30am - 11:30am) Merrick
11:30am	Optimizing unscripted with AI (11:30am - 12:15pm) Chopin 30 Minutes With: Michael Gelman, A&E, Lifetime & Home.Made.Nation (11:30am - 12:00pm) Flagler 30 Minutes With: Angela Molloy, WEtv (11:30am - 12:00pm) Tuttle
12:15pm	Lunch (12:15pm - 1:30pm) Ole & Versailles
12:30pm	Lunch with a Commissioner (12:30pm - 1:30pm) Bayfront Lunch with a Distributor (12:30pm - 1:30pm) Sevilla
1:45pm	Unscripted trends briefing: emerging opportunities in non-fiction (1:45pm - 2:15pm) Chopin 30 Minutes With: Craig Junner & Sam Linton, Blue Ant Media (1:45pm - 2:15pm) Flagler 30 Minutes With: Brittinee Royes, Peacock & Bravo (1:45pm - 2:15pm) Tuttle
2:15pm	Networking Break (2:15pm - 2:30pm)
2:30pm	Marketing for the win: growing fans & ROI (2:30pm - 3:15pm) Chopin Speed Pitching ll (2:30pm - 3:30pm) Merrick
2:45pm	30 Minutes With: Dane Joseph, Hulu (2:45pm - 3:15pm) Tuttle
3:15pm	Networking Break (3:15pm - 3:30pm)
3:30pm	Primetime for podcasts (3:30pm - 4:15pm) Chopin
3:45pm	30 Minutes With (3:45pm - 4:15pm) Flagler 30 Minutes With: Olivia LaRoche, Roku (3:45pm - 4:15pm) Tuttle
4:30pm	Keynote Conversation: Anaïs Baker, Amazon MGM Studios (4:30pm - 5:00pm) Biscayne
5:30pm	Realscreen Summit Opening Night Cocktail (5:30pm - 6:30pm)

Tuesday, February 3

8:00am	Continental Breakfast (8:00am - 10:00am) Versailles Realscreen Delegate Lounge (8:00am - 6:00pm) Mezzanine & Versailles Registration (8:00am - 7:00pm) Brickell
8:15am	Breakfast with a Commissioner (8:15am - 9:15am) Bayfront Speed Networking (8:15am - 9:15am) Sevilla
9:30am	Keynote Conversation: Jane Turton, All3Media (9:30am - 10:00am) Biscayne
10:00am	Keynote Conversation: Michael Thorn, FOX Television Network (10:00am - 10:30am) Biscayne
10:30am	Speed Pitching lll (10:30am - 11:30am) Merrick
10:35am	Versant’s new script for unscripted (10:35am - 11:15am) Biscayne
11:30am	Brand ambitions: the new wave of unscripted alliances (11:30am - 12:15pm) Chopin 30 Minutes With: Max Micallef, HISTORY (11:30am - 12:00pm) Flagler 30 Minutes With: Stephen Mann, NBC (11:30am - 12:00pm) Tuttle
12:15pm	Lunch (12:15pm - 1:30pm) Ole & Versailles
12:30pm	Lunch with a Commissioner (12:30pm - 1:30pm) Bayfront Lunch with a Distributor (12:30pm - 1:30pm) Sevilla
1:30pm	Creatorverse convergence: the new alliances powering unscripted (1:30pm - 2:15pm) Chopin 30 Minutes With: Patty Suh & Anna Bloomfield, Food Network & HGTV (1:30pm - 2:00pm) Tuttle Pitching Partners (1:30pm - 2:30pm) Merrick
2:15pm	Networking Break (2:15pm - 2:30pm)
2:30pm	Keeping it fresh: Idol’s open call to next gen fans (2:30pm - 3:15pm) Chopin
2:45pm	30 Minutes With: Ben Hurvitz, MTV (2:45pm - 3:15pm) Flagler 30 Minutes With: Joseph Schneier, Discovery Channel (2:45pm - 3:15pm) Tuttle
3:30pm	In Conversation With: Jordan Matter (3:30pm - 4:00pm) Chopin
4:00pm	2026 Realscreen Awards Cocktail (4:00pm - 4:30pm) Biscayne
4:30pm	2026 Realscreen Awards Ceremony (4:30pm - 5:45pm) Biscayne

Wednesday, February 4

8:00am	Continental Breakfast (8:00am - 10:00am) Versailles NATPE Buyer’s Lounge (8:00am - 6:00pm) Sandringham & Windsor NATPE Market Floor & Meeting Suites (8:00am - 6:00pm) Grand Ballroom Realscreen Delegate Lounge (8:00am - 7:00pm) Mezzanine & Versailles Registration (8:00am - 7:00pm) Brickell
9:25am	Realscreen Summit x NATPE Global Opening Remarks (9:25am - 9:30am) Biscayne
9:30am	Keynote Conversation: Dhar Mann Studios (9:30am - 10:00am) Biscayne
10:00am	The NATPE HONORS series. Keynote Conversation: Sean Cohan, Bell Media (10:00am - 10:30am) Biscayne
10:40am	AI in Action: The "House of David" (10:40am - 11:10am) Biscayne
11:15am	The Future of Content (11:15am - 12:00pm) Biscayne
12:00pm	Lunch (12:00pm - 1:30pm) Versailles & Ole
1:30pm	Inside P&G Studios: Redefining the Intersection of Brands and Entertainment (1:30pm - 2:00pm) Biscayne
2:00pm	Networking Break (2:00pm - 2:15pm)
2:15pm	How to win over investors & transform your business (2:15pm - 3:00pm) Biscayne
3:00pm	Networking Break (3:00pm - 3:15pm)
3:15pm	Welcome to the Creatorverse (3:15pm - 4:00pm) Biscayne
4:00pm	Networking Break (4:00pm - 4:15pm)
4:15pm	The NATPE HONORS series. The Future of News: In conversation with Wendy... (4:15pm - 5:00pm) Biscayne
5:30pm	Realscreen Summit x NATPE Global Mixer (5:30pm - 7:00pm) Sky Lawn

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