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

Session

Monday, February 2
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Bayfront

Lunch with a Commissioner

Lunch with a Commissioner

Monday, February 2
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Bayfront

Lunch with a Commissioner

Advance sign-up was required.

An informal networking opportunity for delegates to meet with commissioning and development execs over lunch. These are NOT pitch sessions — just a fantastic networking opportunity.

Lottery opened on Wednesday, January 7 at 11:00 AM EST, and closed on Monday, January 12 at 5:00 PM EST. Lottery results were emailed to participants on Wednesday, January 14 by 2:00 PM EST.

General sign-ups opened Wednesday, January 14 at 5:00 PM EST, and closed on Thursday, January 29 at 5:00 PM EST.

Attendees who secured a spot in advance for Lunch with a Commissioner should arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes prior to the session start time to check in with the room monitor and get processed. Showing up late may result in losing your spot. 

If you did not secure a spot in advance, we recommend showing up to the session room 20-30 minutes early to join the wait line. 

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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Lauren Frasca

SVP, Content & Strategy, Magnolia Network

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Jennifer Gordon

VP, Development

TLC

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Beth Greenwald

VP, Development, A+E Factual Studios

A+E Global Media

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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

Senior Production Executive

Bell Media

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Hortensia Quadreny

VP, USH Programming & Planning Lifestyle & Factual Latam

Warner Bros. Discovery

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