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MONDAY, JANUARY 27 - THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS
Marriott Marquis | Washington, DC | Sunday, January 28 – Wednesday, January 31, 2026

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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Monday, February 2

8:15am

Breakfast with a Commissioner (8:15am - 9:15am)

Bayfront

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 3 at 11:00 am EST and close Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 pm EST.


Featuring:


Table host

Signe Bruntse

Acquisitions Executive

DR TV/Danish Broadcasting Corporation

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Shera Collins

Director of Production and Operations

True Crime Network & Quest TV

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Bernadine Lim

Senior Commissioning Editor, Factual

SBS Special Broadcasting Service

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Shaminder Nahal

Head of Specialist Factual

Channel 4

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Speed Networking (8:15am - 9:15am)

Sevilla

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.

10:30am

Speed Pitching I (10:30am - 11:30am)

Merrick

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 7 at 11:00 AM EST, and closes on Monday, January 12 at 5:00 PM EST. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Wednesday, January 14 by 2:00 PM EST. General sign-ups open Wednesday, January 14 at 5:00 PM EST, and closes on Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 PM EST.


Featuring:


Table host

Kai Bowe

Director of Current Programming, Unscripted

Warner Bros. Discovery (OWN)

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Colby Giordano

Director, Unscripted Development

NBCUniversal Entertainment (Peacock & Bravo)

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Jennifer Gordon

VP, Development

TLC

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LeAnn Scrimmager

Manager of Development & Original Production, AllBlk/WEtv, Unscripted

WE TV

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Kayla Van Scoy

Manager of Development

ID, Warner Bros. Discovery

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12:30pm

Lunch with a Commissioner (12:30pm - 1:30pm)

Bayfront

Lottery opens on Wednesday, January 7 at 11:00 AM EST, and closes on Monday, January 12 at 5:00 PM EST. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Wednesday, January 14 by 2:00 PM EST. General sign-ups open Wednesday, January 14 at 5:00 PM EST, and closes on Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 PM EST.



Featuring:


Table host

Shaan Akbar

Head of Content Development

Samsung TV Plus

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Michael Beilinson

VP, Unscripted

Walt Disney Television Alternative

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Lauren Frasca

SVP, Content & Strategy, Magnolia Network

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Jennifer Gordon

VP, Development

TLC

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Merrill Hendrickson

VP, Unscripted Programming & Development

NBC

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Katie Isaacson

Senior Director CNN Original Series

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Danielle Pearson

Production Executive

Bell Media

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Hortensia Quadreny

VP, USH Programming & Planning Lifestyle & Factual Latam

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Lunch with a Distributor (12:30pm - 1:30pm)

Sevilla

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 3 at 11:00 am EST and close Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 pm EST.


Featuring:


Table host

David Cornwall

Managing Director

Scorpion TV

DIALOG Mentor
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Valentina Daley

Vice President, Acquisitions & Production Executive

Blue Ant Media

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Valerie Meraz

Senior Vice President, Content & Acquisitions

Fox Entertainment Global

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Claire Runham

Head of Acquisitions

BossaNova Media

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Table host

Nick Tanner

Director of Sales & Co-Productions

Passion Distribution

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Table host

Anouk van Dijk

Head of Sales & Co-Productions

Quintus Studios

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Table host

Justina Wójtowicz

EVP, Acquisitions, Co-Productions & Sales

Rive Gauche Television

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2:30pm

Speed Pitching ll (2:30pm - 3:30pm)

Merrick

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 7 at 11:00 AM EST, and closes on Monday, January 12 at 5:00 PM EST. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Wednesday, January 14 by 2:00 PM EST. General sign-ups open Wednesday, January 14 at 5:00 PM EST, and closes on Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 PM EST.


Featuring:


Table host

Shaan Akbar

Head of Content Development

Samsung TV Plus

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Rachel Bailey

Senior Acquisitions Manager

Channel 4

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Dolyn Chasin

Unscripted Content Development

Tubi

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Lucy Perez

Director, Unscripted Programming

NBC

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Joseph Schneier

SVP, Production & Development, Discovery Channel

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Table host

Patty Suh

VP, Programming & Development - Food Content

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Tuesday, February 3

8:15am

Breakfast with a Commissioner (8:15am - 9:15am)

Bayfront

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 3 at 11:00 am EST and close Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 pm EST.


Featuring:


Table host

Fiona Campbell

Interim Director of Unscripted & Controller, Youth Audience

BBC British Broadcasting Corporation

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Sean Collins

Head of Channel Content Strategy & Planning

Channel 4

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Craig Junner

SVP, Programming & Content Strategy, Global Media

Blue Ant Media

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Myriam Lopez-Otazu

Senior Vice President

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Benjamin Noot

Global Acquisitions Director

National Geographic Channel

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Mikael Österby

Head of Factual Acquisitions

SVT Swedish Television

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Adrian Padmore

Commissioning Editor, Factual

Channel 5 / Paramount UK

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Speed Networking (8:15am - 9:15am)

Sevilla

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.

10:30am

Speed Pitching lll (10:30am - 11:30am)

Merrick

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 7 at 11:00 AM EST, and closes on Monday, January 12 at 5:00 PM EST. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Wednesday, January 14 by 2:00 PM EST. General sign-ups open Wednesday, January 14 at 5:00 PM EST, and closes on Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 PM EST.


Featuring:


Table host

Irune Ariztoy

VP, Unscripted Development

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises

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Michael Beilinson

VP, Unscripted

Walt Disney Television Alternative

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Anna Bloomfield

VP, Development & Production

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Sam Linton

VP, Production and Development, Global Media

Blue Ant Media

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Table host

Hortensia Quadreny

VP, USH Programming & Planning Lifestyle & Factual Latam

Warner Bros. Discovery

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12:30pm

Lunch with a Commissioner (12:30pm - 1:30pm)

Bayfront

Lottery opens on Wednesday, January 7 at 11:00 AM EST, and closes on Monday, January 12 at 5:00 PM EST. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Wednesday, January 14 by 2:00 PM EST. General sign-ups open Wednesday, January 14 at 5:00 PM EST, and closes on Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 PM EST.



Featuring:


Table host

Lisa Marie Angelo

Director, Development & Original Production, Unscripted

WE TV

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Kai Bowe

Director of Current Programming, Unscripted

Warner Bros. Discovery (OWN)

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Dolyn Chasin

Unscripted Content Development

Tubi

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Kristina Edwards

VP, Unscripted Content

Bravo & Peacock

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Table host

Rob Swartz

SVP, Development & Production

REELZ Channel

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Table host

Kayla Van Scoy

Manager of Development

ID, Warner Bros. Discovery

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Lunch with a Distributor (12:30pm - 1:30pm)

Sevilla

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 3 at 11:00 am EST and close Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 pm EST.


Featuring:


Table host

Loren Baxter

Head of Acquisitions

Off the Fence Media B.V.

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Sonia Fleck

CEO

Bomanbridge Media Pte Ltd

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David Hooper

Managing Director

Espresso Media International

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Felicia Litovitz

VP, Acquisitions, North America

Cineflix Rights

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Table host

Poppy McAlister

Division Head of TVF International

TVF International

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Cecilie Olsen

SVP, Global Content, Non-Scripted

ITV

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Table host

Will Stapley

Head of Acquisitions

Sphere Abacus

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Sarah Tong

Director of Sales

Hat Trick International

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1:30pm

Pitching Partners (1:30pm - 2:30pm)

Merrick

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 7 at 11:00 AM EST, and closes on Monday, January 12 at 5:00 PM EST. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Wednesday, January 14 by 2:00 PM EST. General sign-ups open Wednesday, January 14 at 5:00 PM EST, and closes on Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 PM EST.


Featuring:


Table host

Carl Hall

Chief Creative Officer

Bomanbridge Media Pte Ltd

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Minerva Lopez

SVP, Alternative Development

Universal Television Alternative Studio

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Justin Turner

Director of Development

Scott Brothers Entertainment

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