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Sunday, June 10

8:00am	Registration (Curio Foyer 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM)
10:00am	BANFF Diversity of Voices Program (by invitation only) (10:00am - 12:00pm) Cascade
12:00pm	Break (12:00pm - 1:30pm)
1:30pm	Banff 101: How to Deliver the Optimal Pitch (1:30pm - 2:30pm) Cascade
2:30pm	New to Banff Tour (2:30pm - 3:30pm) Cascade
3:30pm	KICKOFF SESSION: Int'l Media Leaders - View from the Top (3:30pm - 4:30pm) Cascade
4:30pm	In Conversation with the Honourable Mélanie Joly (4:30pm - 5:30pm) Cascade
5:30pm	CBC Opening Reception (5:30pm - 7:30pm) Alberta, New Brunswick
9:00pm	Sunday Late Night Party with Musical Acts Provided by Radio Starmaker Fund (Please Join Us at Wild Bills 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM)

Monday, June 11

7:00am	Registration (Curio Foyer 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
8:00am	CBC’s Breakfast of Showrunner Champions (8:00am - 9:00am) Alberta, New Brunswick Breakfast with a Decision Maker (sign up required) (8:00am - 9:00am) Castello
9:00am	Company of Distinction Keynote: Kevin MacLellan, Chairman, Global Distribution and International, NBCUniversal (9:00am - 10:00am) Cascade
10:00am	Keynote Conversation: HBO Documentary Films' Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller (10:00am - 11:00am) Cascade Creating a Safe Space for Kids Online (10:00am - 11:00am) Alberta Partner Presentation: CMF Key Trends Report (10:00am - 10:30am) New Brunswick Partner Presentation: Doing Business with China (10:00am - 11:00am) Ivor Petrak Face-to-Face Meetings #1 (sign up required) (10:00am - 11:00am) Alhambra
10:30am	Close up: Starz (10:30am - 11:00am) New Brunswick
11:00am	Networking Break (11:00am - 11:30am) 30 Minutes with Sara Burns, Investigation Discovery (11:00am - 11:30am) Ivor Petrak
11:30am	So You Want to Build A Global Media Business (11:30am - 12:30pm) Cascade BANFF Master Class Series: Mystery Road (11:30am - 12:30pm) Alberta The Mid and the Short of it (11:30am - 12:30pm) New Brunswick
12:00pm	30 Minutes with Tom Hastings, Bell Media (12:00pm - 12:30pm) Ivor Petrak
12:30pm	Break (12:30pm - 1:15pm) 30 Minutes with Nataline Rodrigues, Rogers Media (12:30pm - 1:00pm) Ivor Petrak Lunch with a Decision Maker (sign up required) (12:30pm - 1:30pm) Castello Festival Screening: Mystery Road (12:30pm - 1:30pm) Screening Room
1:15pm	Format Innovators: Building the Next Big Thing (1:15pm - 2:15pm) Cascade Crime Pays, And Everyone’s Buying (1:15pm - 2:15pm) Alberta Pivoting your Kids-Biz Business Model (1:15pm - 2:15pm) New Brunswick
1:30pm	Partner Presentation: Your Content Isn't Free - Fixing the Value Gap (1:30pm - 2:00pm) Ivor Petrak Face-to-Face Meetings #2 (sign up required) (1:30pm - 2:30pm) Alhambra
2:15pm	Working Together To Stand Apart: The New Realities Of Multi-partner Projects (2:15pm - 3:15pm) Cascade Building a Global Hit (2:15pm - 3:15pm) Alberta Integrating Brands into the Content Ecosystem (2:15pm - 3:15pm) New Brunswick
3:00pm	30 Minutes with Michael MacMillan, Blue Ant Media (3:00pm - 3:30pm) Ivor Petrak
3:15pm	BANFF Master Class Series: Cobra Kai (3:15pm - 4:15pm) Cascade
3:45pm	30 Minutes with Igal Svet, National Geographic (3:45pm - 4:15pm) Ivor Petrak
4:30pm	Rockie Awards Program Competition Ceremony (all delegates welcome) (4:30pm - 5:45pm) Van Horne Ballroom
5:45pm	Bell Fund Presents: Rockie Awards Program Competition Cocktail Reception (All Delegates Welcome) (5:45pm - 6:45pm) Van Horne Ballroom

Tuesday, June 12

7:00am	Registration (Curio Foyer 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM)
8:00am	Breakfast with a Decision Maker (sign up required) (8:00am - 9:00am) Castello
9:00am	Company of Distinction Keynote: Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment (9:00am - 10:00am) Cascade
10:00am	BANFF Master Class Series: Anne (10:00am - 11:00am) Cascade In Conversation with Elizabeth Vargas, A+E (10:00am - 11:00am) Alberta The Pull of Premium Non-Fiction (10:00am - 11:00am) New Brunswick 30 Minutes with Lisa Godfrey & Krista Look, Corus Entertainment (10:00am - 10:30am) Ivor Petrak Face-to-Face Meetings #3 (sign up required) (10:00am - 11:00am) Alhambra Canada, U.K., Australia Producers Roundtable (Invitation only) (10:00am - 11:30am) Sir Edward Beatty
11:00am	Networking Break (11:00am - 11:30am) 30 Minutes with Cori Abraham, Oxygen Media (11:00am - 11:30am) Ivor Petrak
11:30am	Decoding the DNA of Hit TV (11:30am - 12:30pm) Alberta What’s Hot in Global Kids Content (11:30am - 12:30pm) New Brunswick
12:00pm	30 Minutes with Michelle Daly & Helen Asimakis, CBC (12:00pm - 12:30pm) Ivor Petrak Wynonna Earp: Behind the scenes with a modern cult classic (Sneak Peek Screening and Q&A) (12:00pm - 1:00pm) Screening Room
12:30pm	Break (12:30pm - 1:30pm) Lunch with a Decision Maker (sign up required) (12:30pm - 1:30pm) Castello Marketers Lunch and Learn (12:30pm - 1:30pm) Norquay
1:30pm	Partner Presentation: Managing the Financial Risks of Cross Border Productions (1:30pm - 2:00pm) Ivor Petrak Face-to-Face Meetings #4 (sign up required) (1:30pm - 2:30pm) Alhambra
2:00pm	In Conversation with Kent Alterman, Comedy Central (2:00pm - 3:00pm) Alberta Partner presentation: Why Quebec Drama is the New Nordic Noir (2:00pm - 3:00pm) New Brunswick 30 Minutes with Dustin Davis, YouTube Originals (2:00pm - 2:30pm) Ivor Petrak
3:00pm	Company of Distinction Session: NBCUniversal Networks Panel (3:00pm - 4:00pm) Cascade Winning in the War for Creative Talent (3:00pm - 4:00pm) New Brunswick 30 Minutes with Robin Faerber, Disney Channel and Disney Junior (3:00pm - 3:30pm) Ivor Petrak
4:00pm	In Conversation with Netflix (4:00pm - 5:00pm) Cascade Partner Presentation: Inside The Song - Making Music Work For You (4:00pm - 5:00pm) Alberta
5:00pm	DHX Kids Cocktail (Please Join Us in the Upper Rundle) (5:00pm - 6:00pm) Canadian Music Publishers Association Meet & Greet (Bell Lounge) (5:00pm - 6:00pm) Riverview Lounge
6:00pm	Rockie Awards Pre-Gala Reception (all delegates welcome) (6:00pm - 7:00pm) Van Horne Ballroom
7:00pm	Rockie Awards Gala Ceremony (all delegates welcome) (7:00pm - 8:30pm) Van Horne Ballroom

Wednesday, June 13

8:00am	Registration (Curio Foyer 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
9:00am	Company of Distinction Session: NBCUniversal Studios Panel (9:00am - 10:00am) Cascade
10:00am	Company of Distinction Session: In Conversation with Sean Hayes (10:00am - 11:00am) Cascade

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