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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 Table host Shaminder Nahal Head of Specialist Factual Channel 4 Table host Signe Bruntse Acquisitions Executive DR TV/Danish Broadcasting Corporation Table host Shera Collins Director of Production and Operations True Crime Network & Quest TV 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 Jennifer Gordon VP, Development TLC Table host Kai Bowe Director of Current Programming, Unscripted Warner Bros. Discovery (OWN) 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 Table host Kayla Van Scoy Manager of Development ID, 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 Jennifer Gordon VP, Development TLC Table host Merrill Hendrickson VP, Unscripted Programming & Development NBC Table host Lauren Frasca SVP, Content & Strategy, Magnolia Network Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Shaan Akbar Head of Content Development Samsung TV Plus Table host Katie Isaacson Senior Director CNN Original Series Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Michael Beilinson VP, Unscripted Walt Disney Television Alternative Table host Hortensia Quadreny VP, USH Programming & Planning Lifestyle & Factual Latam Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Danielle Pearson Production Executive Bell Media 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 Table host Anouk van Dijk Head of Sales & Co-Productions Quintus Studios Table host Valerie Meraz Senior Vice President, Content & Acquisitions Fox Entertainment Global Table host Valentina Daley Vice President, Acquisitions & Production Executive Blue Ant Media
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 Programming NBC Table host Dolyn Chasin Unscripted Content Development Tubi Table host Rachel Bailey Senior Acquisitions Manager Channel 4 Table host Joseph Schneier SVP, Production & Development, Discovery Channel Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Patty Suh VP, Programming & Development - Food Content Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Shaan Akbar Head of Content Development Samsung TV Plus

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 Table host Myriam Lopez-Otazu Senior Vice President Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Craig Junner SVP, Programming & Content Strategy, Global Media Blue Ant Media Adrian Padmore Commissioning Editor, Factual Channel 5 / Paramount UK Benjamin Noot Global Acquisitions Director National Geographic Channel Table host Sean Collins Head of Channel Content Strategy & Planning Channel 4 Table host Mikael Österby Head of Factual Acquisitions SVT Swedish Television Table host Fiona Campbell Interim Director of Unscripted & Controller, Youth Audience BBC British 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 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 Irune Ariztoy VP, Unscripted Development NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Table host Anna Bloomfield VP, Development & Production Warner Bros. Discovery Table host Sam Linton VP, Production and Development, Global Media Blue Ant Media Table host Michael Beilinson VP, Unscripted Walt Disney Television Alternative 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 Content Bravo & Peacock Table host Rob Swartz SVP, Development & Production REELZ Channel Table host Kai Bowe Director of Current Programming, Unscripted Warner Bros. Discovery (OWN) Table host Lisa Marie Angelo Director, Development & Original Production, Unscripted WE TV Table host Kayla Van Scoy Manager of Development ID, 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 Cecilie Olsen SVP, Global Content, Non-Scripted ITV Table host David Hooper Managing Director Espresso Media International Table host Sarah Tong Director of Sales Hat Trick International Table host Loren Baxter Head of Acquisitions Off the Fence Media B.V. Table host Will Stapley Head of Acquisitions Sphere Abacus Table host Sonia Fleck CEO Bomanbridge Media Pte Ltd Table host Felicia Litovitz VP, Acquisitions, North America Cineflix Rights Table host Poppy McAlister Division Head of TVF International TVF 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. Speaking Table host Justin Turner Director of Development Scott Brothers Entertainment Table host Minerva Lopez SVP, Alternative Development Universal Television Alternative Studio Table host Carl Hall Chief Creative Officer Bomanbridge Media Pte Ltd