Lisa Marie Angelo is the Director of Development & Original Production at ALLBLK/WEtv Unscripted. Lisa was part of the winning team that pitched the idea for Love After Lockup at WE tv's Pitchfest, developing the show from its initial pitch through production. The New York Times calls it a "word...show more

Joey Arbagey, an established music executive behind numerous global hit artists and songs, serves as Executive Vice President of Music for 19 Entertainment, a part of Sony Pictures Television. At 19 Entertainment, Arbagey oversees the robust music business connected to the company’s Emmy ® -winning show American Idol, dedicated to launching...show more

Irune Ariztoy is the Vice President of Unscripted Development at NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, overseeing the creation and development of unscripted intellectual properties that align with the network’s strategic vision. With nearly 30 years of experience in media and entertainment, she drives idea generation, concept pitching, and project refinement, working collaboratively...show more

Heidi Arthur is the Chief Campaign Development Officer at the Ad Council, the national nonprofit working across advertising, tech, media, marketing and philanthropy to accelerate change around the country’s most pressing issues.
With more than 25 years of experience, she brings together leading creative agencies, corporate brands, media and technology...show more

Steve Ascher is Executive Vice President, Head of Development for the A+E Factual Division. The division comprises Category 6 Media and Six West Media, two unscripted production studios based out of A+E Global Media in New York. In this role, he creates unscripted series, specials and documentaries for the A+E...show more

Sean Atkins has a proven ability to build high-value businesses across diverse industries. Over the past 20 years, he has been a pioneer at the intersection of consumer, media, and tech, driving transformative initiatives at several of the world’s leading brands, including MTV, Discovery, HBO, Bertelsmann, Jellysmack, Yahoo!, and Disney....show more

Betsy Sanner Ayala currently serves as Head of Content, Food, Warner Bros. Discovery where she oversees all Food Network programming, development and operations. Series under her oversight include such long-running hits as Beat Bobby Flay, Chopped, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and Guy’s Grocery Games, as well as annual tentpoles such...show more

Anaïs Baker is a seasoned television executive specializing in global format development and adaptation. In her current role as Head of International Formats at Amazon MGM Studios, she leads the development and localization of major global franchises, including the hit series LOL: Last One Laughing, which has been produced in...show more

Loren started her career as a sales executive at Indigo Film & Television, selling to multiple territories across factual, fiction and kid's content to international broadcasters around the world. Loren Baxter (Syer-Willoughby).

After three years, Loren moved to Off the Fence as an Acquisitions Executive and is based in...show more

Anna Bloomfield is Vice President, Development & Production for HGTV Network Originals and streaming content where she is responsible for developing new talent, series, and specials. She has developed shows such as Divided By Design, Married  to Real Estate, Rico to the Rescue, Down Home Fab, and Kendra Sells Hollywood on Max in which she also...show more

Acquisition Executive across premium docuseries, feature docs and factual entertainment at Danish public service broadcaster DR since 2017. Focusing on streaming potential, reach and togetherness while also acquiring strategic titles including SVT’s Hotell Romantik (org. Hotel Römantiek for VRT1) paving the way for the Danish hit version. Besides award-winning Commission...show more

Fiona Campbell is Interim Director of Unscripted, BBC TV Content and Controller, Youth Audience (BBC iPlayer & BBC Three). Fiona oversees the commissioning of Documentaries, Specialist Factual, Arts, History, Religion, Entertainment and Daytime. In addition she works across BBC digital platforms including BBC News to amplify the discoverability and impact...show more

Appointed President of Bell Media, Canada’s premier media company, in 2023, Cohan is responsible for Bell Media’s globally unique portfolio of video, audio, digital, and out-of-home advertising assets, brands, and content. These include Canada’s #1 broadcast network (CTV), its leading sports properties (TSN & RDS), #1 national and local news...show more

Madeleine is Trends & Intelligence Executive at K7 Media, the UK’s leading TV consultancy. Reporting and presenting on unscripted trends across the globe, Madeleine tracks the latest format launches, adaptations and market insights, keeping K7's clientele abreast of what's hot and what's not with the entertainment and reality landscape.

Kristina Edwards currently serves as Vice President, Unscripted Content, Bravo & Peacock.

In this role, Edwards oversees development of unscripted projects across Bravo and Peacock, and current production for series including Peacock’s Love Island USA, Love Island: Beyond the Villa, and Love Island Games. During her tenure at NBCUniversal, she has...show more

Laura Florence brings nearly 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry to her current position as SVP, Global Channels at Fremantle. In this newly created role, Laura oversees the Fremantle flagship U.S. game show network BUZZR, in addition to all channel offerings across major streaming platforms globally featuring classic Fremantle...show more

Michael Gelman is Senior Vice President of Program Strategy, Acquisitions & Co-Productions at A+E Networks. In addition to driving viewership for A&E, Lifetime and Home.Made.Nation, Michael is focused on identifying and negotiating non-fiction content deals for usage across the A+E Networks portfolio including cable networks, SVOD and FAST channels. He...show more

Colby Giordano serves as Director, Unscripted Development for Universal Television Entertainment where she creates, evaluates, and identifies upcoming programming across Bravo and Peacock. Giordano reports to Jenna Rosa, Senior Vice President, Unscripted Development, Universal Television Entertainment.

In this role, Giordano has overseen the development of Bravo’s Love Hotel, The Real Housewives...show more

Merrill Hendrickson is Vice President, Unscripted Programming & Development, NBC.

In this role, Hendrickson oversees programming for NBC’s slate of unscripted competition, social experiment, and game show formats. Current series under her purview include Emmy Award winner The Voice as well as a diverse slate of projects in various stages of development.

Throughout...show more

An Emmy-winning producer, Jordana Hochman is president of programming at ITV America, working across the company’s robust content slate.

Hochman also serves as an executive producer on myriad ITV America projects. She recently earned her seventh Emmy Award for executive producing Netflix’s global sensation Queer Eye, and her other credits include...show more

Lisa Holme is Head of Content for Roku Media, overseeing the vision, creative strategy, and go-to-market execution for all content initiatives. She leads The Roku Channel and the teams behind Roku Originals, Acquisitions, Programming, AVOD/FAST, Roku Sports, Roku Brand Studio, and This Old House.

With nearly 20 years in media and...show more

Dane Joseph serves as a Vice President of Unscripted Series for Walt Disney Television, where he’s helped spearhead the development of the streaming unscripted series slate for Hulu and oversees current for over dozens of unscripted series for Hulu, ABC, and Freeform, including the record-breaking launches of The Kardashians, Project...show more

Olivia LaRoche is the Head of Alternative for Roku Originals, where she oversees the development and strategy for unscripted programming, including The Great American Baking Show franchise, Honest Renovations with Jessica Alba, and The Charlie Puth Show.

Before joining Roku, Olivia was one of the first hires on the Nonfiction Originals...show more

As a Managing Director and Head of YouTube’s Creator and Gaming team, Kim is responsible for managing the growth of our largest, most influential creators on the platform. This includes the critical ecosystem of companies that surround creators including service providers, talent partners, game publishers and influencer marketing agencies. In...show more

As Chief Content Officer, Eric leads the entertainment, gaming and innovation practice for Publicis Media in the US and globally. Currently, Eric is working to develop long-term strategies for a number of Groupe clients. Eric was responsible for the launch of the first-ever mini-major studio inside of Publicis Media and...show more

Scott Lewers is a three-time Emmy award-winning content & digital entertainment executive. His expertise in multi-platform strategic thinking has made him a senior leader in overseeing content strategy, production, and brands.

In 2025, Lewers joined CrunchLabs, a STEM education and media company founded by YouTuber and engineer Mark Rober as its...show more

Marshall Lewy is the Head of Regional Content for North America at Audible, where he oversees the development and production of original audio content, including podcasts, audiobooks, and other audio entertainment for the North American market, as well as film and television adaptations.

Prior to joining Audible, Lewy served as Chief...show more

Elaine Low is a staff writer at The Ankler, covering the evolution of Hollywood’s business model and work culture in the streaming age. She also writes Strikegeist, the Ankler’s newsletter on the historic Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

She was previously a senior entertainment reporter for Insider (formerly Business...show more

Stephen Mann is Vice President, Unscripted Programming & Development, NBC.

In this role, Mann oversees unscripted programming for NBC’s slate of unscripted competition, social experiment, and game show formats. His purview includes managing a robust development slate that includes the network’s forthcoming civilian version of Emmy Award winning hit The Traitors and...show more

Jordan Matter is a two-time New York Times bestselling author (Born to Dance and Dancers Among Us) and the most-followed photographer in the world, with nearly 50M followers across socials. As the creator behind the #2 most-watched YouTube channel in the U.S., and the #1 channel for female viewership, he...show more

Max Micallef is West Coast VP and co-head of development for A+E Networks’ The History Channel, and part of the 2024 cohort of the Realscreen Factual Under 40. In this role, Micallef co-runs development for the network and executive produces some of HISTORY’s main nonfiction programming. He joined the network...show more

Danielle Pearson got her start in “show-biz” at Blockbuster Video. Later, she pivoted to the small-screen, producing and field directing across many series and live events. In her current role as Production Executive, she has the privilege of working with some of Canada’s top Producers, Directors, Crews, and Casts across...show more

Lucy Perez is Director, Unscripted Programming, NBC. In this role, she oversees development and production of new and returning competition series, formatted reality series, and game shows for the network.

Recent series under her oversight include NBC’s American Ninja Warrior, On Brand with Jimmy Fallon, Yes, Chef! The Wall, Weakest Link, and...show more

Alex Piper is a veteran media executive who has spent his career at the intersection of creator culture, sports, and premium entertainment. He currently serves as Executive Producer, Sports & Creator Content at YouTube, where he develops and oversees live events, original programming, creator collaborations, and sports-driven storytelling that reach...show more

Allison Polly is the Head of Original Programming at PepsiCo. In this role she has defined PepsiCo’s relationship to its IP creating a standard for partnerships, development and distribution for its iconic portfolio of brands. Since building this capability she has developed, produced and sold over ten feature films and...show more

Verena Puhm is the Head of Dream Lab Los Angeles at Luma AI, where she leads a next- generation content studio and R&D lab pioneering cinematic storytelling with generative AI. In her role, Puhm develops scalable, creative-first pipelines that merge traditional filmmaking with cutting-edge AI tools. She oversees the direction...show more

Alex Piper is a veteran media executive who has spent his career at the intersection of creator culture, sports, and premium entertainment. He currently serves as Executive Producer, Sports & Creator Content at YouTube, where he develops and oversees live events, original programming, creator collaborations, and sports-driven storytelling that reach...show more

Matt Rotondo's 20+ year career has bridged the worlds of marketing and entertainment, using the power of brands to connect with people beyond traditional marketing tactics.

As Head of Brands at Sugar23, Matt is leading a future-forward model between innovative marketers and top entertainment producers to co-create entertainment, reframing how brands...show more

As Vice President, Unscripted Programming and Development, Brittinee Royes oversees the development and current production of docu-series, documentaries and lifestyle formats across Bravo and Peacock.

An Emmy Award winning creative executive, Royes brings a sharp eye for compelling storytelling and a deep understanding of audience engagement to every project she leads....show more

Anna Saalfeld is a seasoned P&G professional with over 25 years of experience in media, branded entertainment, and sports marketing. As Head of P&G Studios, Anna curates a robust slate of long-form content and branded entertainment partnerships. She and her team aim to create win-win relationships that drive growth by...show more

Chris Schmidt is an award-winning producer and director of documentaries and factual television. Along with Co-Ep Julia Cort, Chris oversees NOVA’s development team, creating new multi-hour projects in collaboration with U.S. filmmakers and international co-producers as well as NOVA’s rich digital content. Since joining NOVA in 2012 he has developed...show more

LeAnn Scrimmager is the Manager of Development & Original Production and an Executive Producer at ALLBLK and We TV, known for developing and producing scripted and unscripted content. Her work focuses on bringing fresh, culturally rich stories to life across both networks.

LeAnn has served as executive producer on several projects,...show more

Clint Stinchcomb is President and CEO of CuriosityStream, the global factual entertainment company behind award-winning original and curated films, series and specials spanning science, nature, history, technology, society and lifestyle. Under his leadership, CuriosityStream is also emerging as a leader in high-integrity AI video model training and data licensing. Stinchcomb...show more

Patty Suh is Vice President of Development & Production for Food Content at Warner Bros. Discovery. In this role, she oversees development of new original programming ideas and fresh on-air talent. She has developed and launched successful long-running series like Wildcard Kitchen, Bobby’s Triple Threat, and many others across streaming, digital and...show more

Clare is Non-Executive Director of the UK’s leading TV consultancy K7 Media, writing and presenting on global content trends, the international non-scripted formats market and branded entertainment for their broadcast and production clients around the world.

Having spent her early career heading up development teams (including several years at ITV) Clare...show more

Neil Waller is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Whalar Group, the leading global Creator company featuring a unique end-to-end Creator ecosystem inclusive of seven unique companies— a Creator and social agency, a 360° talent management company, an IRL campus for Creators and teams, an operating system managing digital talent, a venture studio,...show more

Peter White is Executive Editor of Television for Deadline. Having joined Deadline in 2017, White heads the U.S. TV staff while leading our coverage of the networks, studios and streamers. His specialties are late-night, unscripted TV, executive turnover and the podcasting business. He is based in Los Angeles, having moved...show more

Scott Winkler is the Head of Commercial Partnerships at Dude Perfect, a leading sports and entertainment media company with more than 115 million subscribers and 18 billion views across major platforms. In his role, Winkler connects major brands and collaborators with Dude Perfect’s massive, multi-generational audience across digital content, live...show more