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Monday, February 2

8:15 AM	Breakfast with a Commissioner Bayfront 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 3 at 11:00 am EST and close Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 pm EST. Speaking Bernadine Lim Senior Commissioning Editor, Factual SBS Special Broadcasting Service Shaminder Nahal Head of Specialist Factual Channel 4 DIALOG Mentor Table host Mikael Österby Head of Factual Acquisitions SVT Swedish Television Table host Signe Bruntse Acquisitions Executive DR TV/Danish Broadcasting Corporation Speed Networking Sevilla 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 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. Speaking Table host Colby Giordano Director, Unscripted Development NBCUniversal Entertainment (Peacock & Bravo) Table host LeAnn Scrimmager Manager of Development & Original Production, AllBlk/WEtv, Unscripted WE TV
12:30 PM	Lunch with a Commissioner Bayfront 12:30 PM-1:30 PM 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. Speaking Table host Merrill Hendrickson VP Entertainment Unscripted Content NBCUniversal Entertainment Table host Hortensia Quadreny VP, USH Programming & Planning Lifestyle & Factual Latam Warner Bros. Discovery Lunch with a Distributor Sevilla 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 3 at 11:00 am EST and close Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 pm EST. Speaking Table host Claire Runham Head of Acquisitions BossaNova Media Table host Nick Tanner Director of Sales & Co-Productions Passion Distribution Table host David Cornwall Managing Director Scorpion TV DIALOG Mentor Table host Justina Wójtowicz EVP, Acquisitions, Co-Productions & Sales Rive Gauche Television
2:30 PM	Speed Pitching ll Merrick 2:30 PM-3:30 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 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. Speaking Table host Lucy Perez Director, Unscripted Content NBCUniversal Entertainment (Peacock & Bravo) Table host Dolyn Chasin Unscripted Content Development Tubi

Tuesday, February 3

8:15 AM	Breakfast with a Commissioner Bayfront 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 3 at 11:00 am EST and close Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 pm EST. Speaking Adrian Padmore Commissioning Editor, Factual Channel 5 / Paramount UK Benjamin Noot Global Acquisitions Director National Geographic Channel Speed Networking Sevilla 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 lll 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 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. Speaking Table host Hortensia Quadreny VP, USH Programming & Planning Lifestyle & Factual Latam Warner Bros. Discovery
12:30 PM	Lunch with a Commissioner Bayfront 12:30 PM-1:30 PM 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. Speaking Table host Dolyn Chasin Unscripted Content Development Tubi Table host Kristina Edwards VP, Unscripted Programming NBCUniversal Entertainment (Peacock & Bravo) Table host Rob Swartz SVP, Development & Production REELZ Channel Table host Lisa Marie Angelo Director, Development & Original Production, Unscripted WE TV Lunch with a Distributor Sevilla 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 3 at 11:00 am EST and close Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 pm EST. Speaking Table host Cecilie Olsen SVP, Global Content, Non-Scripted ITV Table host David Hooper Managing Director Espresso Media International
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 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.