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2019 SPEAKERS

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Nancy Abraham
EVP, Documentary and Family
HBO Docs

Meredith Ahr
President
Universal Television Alternative Studio NBCUniversal

Kent Alterman
President
Comedy Central

Avi Armoza
CEO
Armoza Formats

Sara Burns
VP, Programming, Investigation Discovery
Discovery Communications

Sally Catto
General Manager, Programming
CBC

Corrie Coe
SVP, Original Programming
Bell Media

Sean Cohan
President
International & Digital A+E Networks

Dustin Davis
Head of Comedy Development and Current Programming
YouTube Premium

Robert Greenblatt
Chairman
NBC Entertainment

Lisa Heller
EVP, Documentary and Family
HBO docs

Chris Linn
President
truTV

Jeffrey Hirsch
COO
Starz Entertainment

Pearlena Igbokwe
President
Universal Television Studio, NBCUniversal

Kevin MacLellan
Chairman, Global Distribution and International
NBCUniversal

Ben Noot
Director, Global Acquisitions
National Geographic

Lisa Opie
Managing Director, Factual
BBC Studios

Moritz Polter
Executive Producer, International TV Series
Bavaria Media International

Sally Riley
Head of Drama, Comedy and Indigenous
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Joseph Schneier
VP, Production & Development
Discovery Channel

Carlyn Staudt
EVP, Love Nature Programming & Development
Blue Ant Media

Igal Svet
Senior Director, Development
National Geographic

Larry Tanz
VP, Global Television
Netflix

Shelly Tatro
SVP Development & Programming
A+E Networks

Barbara Williams
EVP & COO
Corus Entertainment

Steve Woolf
Head of Programming, OTT Video
Oath

John Young
CEO
Boat Rocker Media

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Paula Kerger

President & CEO

PBS

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Sarah Barnett

President, Entertainment Networks and AMC Studios

AMC Network Entertainment LLC

head shot of Laura Martin

Laura Martin

Managing Director, Senior Analyst Entertainment & Internet

Needham & Company, LLC

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Kevin Wright

Principal

The Optimal Pitch

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Joana Vicente

Advisor

TIFF

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Randy Lennox

Former Chair of the Board, BANFF Television Festival Foundation

Bell Media

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Jeffrey Katzenberg

Founder & Chairman of the Board

Quibi

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Brie Bryant

SVP, Original Programming

Lifetime

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Tamra Simmons

CEO and Executive Producer

The Tamra Simmons Brand Agency

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Jonathan Scott

Partner

Scott Brothers Global, LLC.

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Josie Crimi

EVP Development and Production

Scott Brothers Entertainment

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David Dembroski

President

Scott Brothers Global, LLC.

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Lisa Lyons Johnston

President and Publisher

Kids Can Press Ltd

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Anna Gecan

Original Content Sr. Manager, Canada

Audible Inc.

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Brenda Bisner

Chief Content Officer

Kidoodle.TV

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Christine Maestracci

Vice President Acquisitions & International Distribution

Quebecor

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Alia Daniels

Co-Founder and COO

Revry, Inc.

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Rachel Nelson

VP, Original Programming & Head of Corus Studios

Corus Entertainment

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Timothy Kuryak

Executive Producer

UPtv

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Greg David

Journalist/Owner

TV, eh?

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Jed Mercurio

Showrunner

Bodyguard, Line of Duty

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Jonathan Sinclair

EVP, Programing & Development

OWN Oprah Winfrey Network

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Kerri Hendry

SVP, Current Programming

Lionsgate

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Francesca Accinelli

Senior Vice President, Program Strategy and Industry Development

Telefilm Canada

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Reeny Smith

Recording Artist, Songwriter and Producer

Canadian Music Publishers Association

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Kristin Kreuk

Actress, Executive Producer

Burden of Truth

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Justin Simien

Creator/Showrunner

Dear White People

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Logan Browning

Actress

Dear White People

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Beth Iley

Senior Development Executive

New Metric Media

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Chris Regina

Chief Content Officer

Netflix

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Zach Feldberg

Director of Current Production Comedy & Head of Scripted Gem Originals

CBC

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Philipp Steffens

CEO

RTL

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Bonnie Brownlee

Executive Director Marketing and Communications

CBC

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Justine Gamez Huckabay

President & Founder

Intercommunicate

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Greg Phillips

President

Kew Media Distribution

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Melissa Hardinge

Senior Commissioning Editor, Independents

CBBC

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Marni Goldman

Executive Producer

Corus Entertainment

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Tassie Cameron

Showrunner & Executive Producer

Cameron Pictures

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Benjamin Noot

Global Acquisitions Director

National Geographic

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Kathleen Meek

VP, Development

Corus Entertainment

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Uwe Stueckmann

EVP, CCO

Loblaw Companies Ltd

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Matt Kohler

Managing Director

Clorox Company of Canada

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Marie McCann

Senior Director, Children's Content

CBC

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Jennevie Olivieri

Manager, TV Co-Productions

Gaumont

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Allison Wallach

Head of Unscripted Programming

Jupiter Entertainment

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Jeff Alpern

President

The Alpern Group

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Scott Herbst

Head of TV Development

Lionsgate

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Edward Sabin

Executive MD of International

A+E Networks

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Libbie Doherty

Co-CEO

ABC - Australia

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Fenton Bailey

Co-Founder & Executive Producer

World of Wonder

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Michelle McCree

Executive in Charge of Production, CBC Docs

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

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Krista Look

VP, Original Lifestyle Content

Corus Entertainment

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Emily Andras

Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer, Wynonna Earp

Wynonna Earp

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Deniese Davis

Founder and CEO

ColorCreative

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Michelle Daly

Senior Director, Comedy

CBC

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Cathy Garland

Producer &Acquisitions, Trcl-Paranormal Only

TRVL

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Giuliana Benvenuto

Senior Manager, Acquisitions, North America

Cineflix Rights

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Catherine Mathys

Director of Industry & Market Trends

Canada Media Fund

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Michael Schneider

TV Editor

Variety

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Kyle Irving

Co-Owner and Executive Producer

Eagle Vision

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Cort Lane

VP, Original Content, Fashion Brands

Marvel Entertainment, LLC

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Jennifer Stahlke

EVP, Marketing

Walmart Canada Corp.

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Tom Hastings

Head of Original Programming in Canada, Paramount+

Bell Media

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Robin Johnston

Director, Original Programming, Factual & Reality

Bell Media

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Andreas Lemos

Director, International Content

Banijay Rights

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Trish Williams

Executive Director, Scripted Content

CBC

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Isabelle Pain

Head of Content, Prime Video Canada

Amazon

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Nathalie Clermont

EVP, Content Strategy & Business Development

Canada Media Fund

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Tony Tompson

Drama Development Executive

Hulu

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Corrie Coe

Senior Vice President, Original Programming

Bell Media

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Patrick Connolly

SVP, Programming

AMC / SundanceTV Global

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James Farr

EVP, Development

Cream Productions Inc.

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Jessica Schmiedchen

Director of Development, Unscripted Content

CBC

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Athena Georgaklis

Executive Producer, Creative & Business Strategy

Nelvana Enterprises

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Guy Boutin

Chef De La Production Originale, Bureau des Provinces de L’Atlantique

TV5 Quebec Canada

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Molly Harrington

Director of CNN Original Series

CNN

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Heather Curtis

Director of Development, Movies, Mini-Series, and International Co-Productions

ABC Television Network

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Lydia Storie

SVP, Development

Muse USA

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Sam Linton

VP, Production and Development, Global Media

Blue Ant Media

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Meghan Hooper

Executive Vice President, Head of Original Movies and Limited Series, Entertainment and Youth Group

A+E Networks

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Solange Attwood

CEO & Co-Founder

Blue Ant Media

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Chris Bonney

Consultant

Cineflix Rights

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Max Richards

Vice President, International Distribution

Propagate Content

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Elena Blekhter

Vice President-Toluca Pictures

Dynamic Television

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Peter Knegt

Producer

CBC

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Superna Kalle

President, International Networks

Starz Media LLC

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Alison Brower

LA Bureau Chief

The Hollywood Reporter

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Sarah Fowlie

Head of Production, Original Programming

Bell Media

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Edwina Follows

Executive Producer

Discovery Networks, Bell Media

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Mike Cosentino

President & Executive Producer

Bell Media

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Doug Murphy

President and CEO

Corus Entertainment

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Saskia Schuster

Head of Scripted

ITV Network Ltd

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François-Pier Pelinard-Lambert

Chief Editor

Le Film Francais

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Sandra Stern

Vice Chairman

Lionsgate Entertainment

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Jodie Ferneyhough

President & Owner

CCS Rights Management

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Bill Hader

Actor, Creator, Director, Producer, Writer

Barry

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Juno Rinaldi

Actor/Writer

Juno Rinaldi

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Valerie Creighton

President & CEO

Canada Media Fund

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Kerry Swanson

Executive Director

Indigenous Screen Office

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Yann Paquet

Chief Executive Officer and President

Quebecor Content

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Glenn O'Farrell

President

TFO

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Jordan Pinto

n/a

Banff World Media Festival

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Jenn Kuzmyk

Executive Director - BANFF, Publisher - Playback

Banff World Media Festival

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Kitti Jones

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Scott Alexander

Series Producer

BBC Studios' Natural History Unit

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Peter White

Executive Editor, Television

Deadline Hollywood

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Mike Fazzino

Sr. Content Acquisition Manager

Amazon Studios

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Austin Denesuk

Agent

Creative Artists Agency

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Shirley Bowers

SVP, US Distribution

Red Arrow Studios International

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Rob Kenneally

Agent

Creative Artists Agency

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Alexandra Panousis

President Media and Chief Growth Officer

Havas Media

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Todd Allen

VP Marketing

Labatt Breweries of Canada

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Zachary Davis

VP, Premium Content

Himalaya Media

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Veena Sud

Creator/Showrunner

(The Killing, Seven Seconds)

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Paul Feig

Director, Screenwriter, Actor & Activist

Feigco Entertainment

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dream hampton

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Jeff Hersh

COO

Bell Media

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Anthony Kimble

CEO

Fugitive Content

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Glenn Cockburn

President

Meridian Artists Inc

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Dany Meloul

Executive Vice President

Bell Media

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Justina Wojtowicz

EVP, Acquisitions, Co-Productions & Sales

Beyond Distribution

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Chris Bell

Scripted Content

Entertainment One

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Rebecca Arzoian

Head of Television

Smokehouse Pictures

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Marlo Miazga

President, Executive Producer, Unscripted

Bristow Global Media Inc.

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Katrina Matheson

VP of Television

Constantin Film

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Drew Scott

Partner

Scott Brothers Global, LLC.

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Emily Baustien

Development, Discovery Factual

Discovery Channel

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Larry Shuman

President/Literary Manager

The Shuman Company

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Jenny Ramirez

Senior Vice President, Entertainment Unscripted Alternative Programming, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming

Turner Entertainment Networks, TNT & TBS

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Sharone Ostrovsky

CEO

4East Media Inc.

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Sebastien Pigeon

Executive Producer & General Manager

Aetios Productions Inc.

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Isabel Gomez-Moriana

Director, Development, Scripted Programming

Entertainment One

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Alexandre Coscas

Executive Producer

Coscas Productions Inc

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Aaron Martin

Writer, Producer, Showrunner

Netflix

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Richard Kanee

Executive Director, Digital Strategy

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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Sally Catto

General Manager, Entertainment, Factual and Sports

CBC

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Vera Santamaria

Screenwriter and Executive Producer

(Orange is the New Black)

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Sheri Elwood

Executive Producer/Writer/Director

ELWOODISMS (Call Me Fitz, Lucifer, Whiskey Cavalier)

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Brent Jordan Sherman

Literary Agent

Characters Talent Agency

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Virginia Mouseler

CEO

The WIT World Information Tracking

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Kiri Cashell

Producer/Director

BBC Studios' Natural History Unit

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Kim Turrisi

Author

KCP Loft

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Jesse Wente

Outgoing Co-Executive Director Indigenous Screen Office

Indigenous Screen Office

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Rishad Tobaccowala

Chief Growth Officer and Member of Management Board

Publicis Groupe

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Shernold Edwards

Film and TV Writer

(Haven, Hand of God, Anne with an E)

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Christin Simms

Executive Producer

Sinking Ship Entertainment

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Amy Cameron

Executive Producer

Cameron Pictures (Mary Kills People, Little Dog)

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Marsha Greene

Screenwriter

It’s Our Thing Production (Private Eyes, Mary Kills People)

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Catherine Tait

President & CEO

CBC

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Brian Pickett

Composer

Voodoo Highway Music

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Jane Rimer

Senior Vice President, Canada

Insight Productions LTD

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Darren Giblin

SVP, Current Programming & Co-Productions

Entertainment One

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Michael Carrington

Founder & Executive Producer

ABC Radio & TV

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Liz Levenson

Sales & Acquisitions

Cactus Tree Entertainment

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Lainey Lui

Co-Host, The Social, Senior Correspondent, etalk

Bell Media

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Marly Reed

Vice President, Development

NESHAMA Entertainment

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Melissa Campbell

President

Contentum Consulting & Management

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Philip Barnsdall-Thompson

SVP Acquisitions, UK, Europe & North America - FACTUAL ONLY

Flame Distribution

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Adam Steinman

EVP, Global Formats & Aquisitions

Warner Bros. International Television Production

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Cara Nye

Director, Content Development & Production

Accessible Media Inc.

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Amy Emmerich

Global President & Chief Content Officer

Refinery29

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Pierre-Andre Rochat

President

Daro Film Distribution

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Jesse Fawcett

CEO & Executive Producer

Essential Media Group

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Caroline Chevallier

Responsable pôle partenaires/Déléguée aux programmes

TV5 Monde

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Vanessa Case

SVP Global Head of Unscripted Production, Vice Studios & Pulse Films

VICE Canada

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Tory Jennings

Director of Content, Crave

Bell Media

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Barbara Williams

Executive Vice-President

CBC

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Sam Sniderman

Senior Consultant & Advisor

Blue Ant Media

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Richard Life

SVP, Acquisitions & Co-Productions

Cineflix Rights

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Helen Asimakis

Senior Director, Drama

CBC

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Carol Ann Pilon

Executive Director

Alliance des Producteurs Francophones du Canada (APFC)

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Jann Arden

Singer/Songwriter/Actor

Jann Arden

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Mark Bishop

Co-President, Blue Ant Studios

marblemedia

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Graeme Cornies

Composer

Voodoo Highway Music

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Deborah Day

CEO & Chief Strategist

Innovate By Day

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Amy Gravitt

EVP of Programming

HBO

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Leela Aheer

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Government of Alberta

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Melissa Grego

CEO

Hollywood Radio & Television Society (HRTS)

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Andy Fillmore

MP for Halifax and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage

Government of Canada

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Dustin Alpern

Agent

The Alpern Group

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Larry Grimaldi

SVP, Development & Production

MarVista Entertainment

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Jason Ryle

Producer

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

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Wilhelmina Ross

Agent, Scripted Television

Creative Artists Agency

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Danae Kokenos

Senior Manager, Content Acquisition

Amazon

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