Agenda

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Sunday, June 11

10:00 AM	Registration (Curio Foyer 10:00AM - 8:00PM)
1:00 PM	New To The Festival Tour (1:00pm - 2:00pm) CASCADE BALLROOM
2:00 PM	BANFF 101: Turn A Blind Date Pitch Meeting Into A Hot Love Story (2:00pm - 3:00pm) CASCADE BALLROOM
4:00 PM	Media Leaders Series: Canadian Media Leaders (4:00pm - 5:00pm) CASCADE BALLROOM
5:00 PM	Media Leaders Series: Studio Competition In The Peak TV Era (5:00pm - 6:00pm) CASCADE BALLROOM
6:00 PM	CBC Radio - Canada Opening Reception (Please Join us in the Riverview Lounge 6:00PM - 8:00PM)
10:00 PM	Netflix Late Night Party With Musical Talent Provided by Festival Music House and Radio Starmaker Fund (OFFSITE - Please Join us at Wild Bills 10:00PM - 1:00AM)

Monday, June 12

7:00 AM	Registration (Curio Foyer 7:00AM - 6:00PM)
8:00 AM	Face To Face Meeting Exchange (8:00am - 9:00am) ALHAMBRA ROOM
9:00 AM	Company Of Distinction Keynote: Channing Dungey, President, ABC Entertainment (9:00am - 10:00am) CASCADE BALLROOM
10:00 AM	Keynote: The Honourable Mélanie Joly (10:00am - 11:00am) CASCADE BALLROOM Digital Innovators In The Content Industry (10:00am - 11:00am) NEW BRUNSWICK ROOM
11:00 AM	Networking Break (11:00am - 11:30am) Toast to China Reception and Signing Ceremony (11:00am - 11:30am) NEW BRUNSWICK ROOM Roundtable: The Next Generation of Content Distribution (11:00am - 12:00pm) IVOR PETRAK ROOM
11:30 AM	International Scripted Buyers (11:30am - 12:30pm) CASCADE BALLROOM From A Best-Seller To A SVOD Success Ready To Conquer The World (11:30am - 12:30pm) NEW BRUNSWICK ROOM Creative Unscripted: The Golden Era Of Prestige Factual Content (11:30am - 12:30pm) ALBERTA ROOM
12:30 PM	Networking Break (12:30pm - 1:30pm) Roundtable: Monetizing Content In The Digital Economy (12:30pm - 1:30pm) IVOR PETRAK ROOM Face To Face Meeting Exchange (12:30pm - 1:30pm) ALHAMBRA ROOM Rockie Awards Program Competition Ceremony (12:30pm - 2:00pm) VAN HORNE BALLROOM
1:30 PM	Partner Presentation: YouTube (1:30pm - 2:30pm) NEW BRUNSWICK ROOM International Unscripted Buyers (1:30pm - 2:30pm) ALBERTA ROOM
2:00 PM	No Laughing Matter: The Current State Of Comedy & Satire (2:00pm - 3:00pm) CASCADE BALLROOM
2:30 PM	The Shifting State Of Kids TV (2:30pm - 3:30pm) NEW BRUNSWICK ROOM Carving Out Your Place: How To Succeed Amongst The OTT Giants (2:30pm - 3:30pm) ALBERTA ROOM
3:00 PM	Roundtable: Making A Place For Canada In The Global Media Market: International Comparisons (3:00pm - 4:00pm) IVOR PETRAK ROOM
3:30 PM	Networking Break (3:30pm - 4:00pm) Face To Face Meeting Exchange (3:30pm - 4:30pm) ALHAMBRA ROOM
4:00 PM	Company Of Distinction Keynote: Gary Marsh, President and Chief Creative Officer, Disney Channels Worldwide (4:00pm - 5:00pm) CASCADE BALLROOM Partner Presentation: CMF Key Trends Report Presentation (4:00pm - 4:30pm) NEW BRUNSWICK ROOM
4:30 PM	Move Fast And Break Things With Jonathan Taplin (4:30pm - 5:00pm) NEW BRUNSWICK ROOM

Tuesday, June 13

7:00 AM	Registration (Curio Foyer 7:00AM - 7:00PM)
8:00 AM	CMF Breakfast With CRTC Chair JP Blais (8:00am - 9:00am) ALBERTA ROOM Face To Face Meeting Exchange (8:00am - 9:00am) ALHAMBRA ROOM
9:00 AM	Company of Distinction Keynote: Patrick Moran, President, ABC Studios, Featuring John Ridley & Regina King (9:00am - 10:00am) CASCADE BALLROOM VR Content - Innovations And Strategies (9:00am - 10:00am) NEW BRUNSWICK ROOM
10:00 AM	Master Class: Canadian Award Of Distinction Recipient Bruce Hills, COO, Just For Laughs (10:00am - 11:00am) CASCADE BALLROOM Kids Buyers Panel - Focus On Preschool (10:00am - 10:30am) NEW BRUNSWICK ROOM Media Leaders Series: Building Partnerships For A Global Audience (10:00am - 11:00am) ALBERTA ROOM
10:30 AM	Kids Buyers Panel - Focus On 6-11s (10:30am - 11:00am) NEW BRUNSWICK ROOM
11:00 AM	Networking Break (11:00am - 11:30am)
11:30 AM	Master Class: Descendants 2 (11:30am - 12:30pm) NEW BRUNSWICK ROOM Master Class: The Revitalization Canadian Comedy Featuring Workin’ Moms, Letterkenny, And More! (11:30am - 12:30pm) ALBERTA ROOM
12:30 PM	Networking Break (12:30pm - 1:30pm) Roundtable: Forward From Here: Indigenous Creators, Stories, And Partnerships (12:30pm - 1:30pm) IVOR PETRAK ROOM Face To Face Meeting Exchange (12:30pm - 1:30pm) ALHAMBRA ROOM
1:30 PM	Partner Presentation: Discovering New Voices (1:30pm - 2:30pm) NEW BRUNSWICK ROOM
2:00 PM	Media Leaders Series: Strategies For Success in a Multi-Platform World (2:00pm - 3:00pm) ALBERTA ROOM
2:30 PM	Keeping Up With Kid Culture: A Disney Research Presentation (2:30pm - 3:30pm) NEW BRUNSWICK ROOM
3:00 PM	Master Class: Born This Way With Diversity Award Recipient Jonathan Murray (3:00pm - 4:00pm) ALBERTA ROOM
3:30 PM	Media In The Age Of Trump With ABC News President James Goldston (3:30pm - 5:00pm) CASCADE BALLROOM Networking Break (3:30pm - 4:00pm) Roundtable: In Conversation With Cartoon Network’s Kyle Carrozza (3:30pm - 4:30pm) IVOR PETRAK ROOM Face To Face Meeting Exchange (3:30pm - 4:30pm) ALHAMBRA ROOM
4:00 PM	Brands Creating Content (4:00pm - 5:00pm) NEW BRUNSWICK ROOM
5:00 PM	DHX Kids & Family Cocktail Reception (5:00pm - 6:00pm) UPPER RUNDLE
6:00 PM	Rockie Awards Pre-Gala Reception (6:00pm - 7:00pm) VAN HORNE BALLROOM
7:00 PM	Rockie Awards Gala (7:00pm - 8:30pm) VAN HORNE BALLROOM

Wednesday, June 14

8:00 AM	Registration (Curio Foyer 8:00AM - 2:00PM)
8:30 AM	Face To Face Meeting Exchange (8:30am - 9:30am) ALHAMBRA ROOM
9:30 AM	Company Of Distinction Keynote: Tom Ascheim, President, Freeform (9:30am - 10:30am) CASCADE BALLROOM
10:30 AM	Master Class: black-ish Featuring Anthony Anderson (10:30am - 11:30am) CASCADE BALLROOM
11:30 AM	Networking Break (11:30am - 12:00pm)
12:00 PM	Master Class: The Handmaid’s Tale (12:00pm - 1:00pm) CASCADE BALLROOM

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