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2019 Agenda

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Sunday, June 9

  Cascade Alberta New Brunswick Van Horne Ballroom Ivor Petrak Alhambra Castello Riverview Lounge
8:00 AM
Registration Open 8:00AM - 8:00PM (Curio Foyer)
8:15 AM
8:30 AM
8:45 AM
9:00 AM
9:15 AM
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
New to BANFF Tour (10:30am - 11:30am)

Cascade
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
30 Minutes With... Patrick Connolly, AMC / SundanceTV Global (12:30pm - 1:00pm)

Ivor Petrak
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
Deliver the Optimal Pitch (1:00pm - 2:00pm)

Cascade
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
30 Minutes With... Netflix (1:30pm - 2:00pm)

Ivor Petrak
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
Rockies Nominee Meet-up (2:30pm - 3:00pm)

Ivor Petrak
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
3:15 PM
Festival Opening Remarks (3:15pm - 3:45pm)

Cascade
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
The BANFF DEBATE: Media, Creativity and Technology: Thriving Ecosystem or Future Monoculture? (3:45pm - 5:00pm)

Cascade
4:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
SUMMIT SERIES: Jeffrey Katzenberg, Quibi (5:00pm - 6:00pm)

Cascade
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
6:00 PM
CBC/Radio-Canada Opening Reception (6:00pm - 8:00pm)
6:15 PM
6:30 PM
6:45 PM
7:00 PM
7:15 PM
7:30 PM
7:45 PM

Monday, June 10

  Cascade Alberta New Brunswick Van Horne Ballroom Ivor Petrak Alhambra Castello Riverview Lounge
7:30 AM
Registration Open 7:30AM - 6:00PM (Curio Foyer)
7:45 AM
8:00 AM
CBC/ Radio-Canada's Breakfast of Champions (8:00am - 9:00am)

Alberta, New Brunswick
Breakfast with a Decision Maker (sign up required) (8:00am - 9:00am)

Castello
8:15 AM
8:30 AM
8:45 AM
9:00 AM
SUMMIT SERIES: Paula Kerger, PBS (9:00am - 10:00am)

Cascade
30 Minutes With... Jeff Hersh, Crave (9:00am - 9:30am)

Ivor Petrak
9:15 AM
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
Master Class: Burden of Truth (10:00am - 11:00am)

Cascade
Navigating the Content Business: Future Forecast (10:00am - 11:00am)

Alberta
30 Minutes With... Athena Georgaklis, Nelvana (10:00am - 10:30am)

Ivor Petrak
Face-to-Face Meetings #1 (sign up required) (10:00am - 11:00am)

Alhambra
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
Networking Break (11:00am - 11:30am)
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
SUMMIT SERIES: Sarah Barnett, AMC Entertainment Networks (11:30am - 12:30pm)

Cascade
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
30 Minutes With... Timothy Kuryak, UPtv (12:00pm - 12:30pm)

Ivor Petrak
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
Networking Break (12:30pm - 1:30pm)
Lunch and Learn: Hidden revenue sources through music (12:30pm - 1:30pm)

Alberta
Networking Break (12:30pm - 1:30pm)
Lunch with a Decision Maker (sign up required) (12:30pm - 1:30pm)

Castello
Networking Break (12:30pm - 1:30pm)
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
In Conversation With: Jed Mercurio (Bodyguard, Line of Duty) (1:30pm - 2:30pm)

Cascade
Public Broadcasting: The Promise, The Peril (1:30pm - 2:30pm)

New Brunswick
30 Minutes With... Brenda Bisner, Kidoodle.tv (1:30pm - 2:00pm)

Ivor Petrak
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Face-to-Face Meetings #2 (sign up required) (2:00pm - 3:00pm)

Alhambra
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
In Conversation With: Fenton Bailey (Co-Founder, World of Wonder – Executive Producer, RuPaul’s Drag Race) (2:30pm - 3:00pm)

Cascade
30 Minutes With... Christine Maestracci, Quebecor (2:30pm - 3:00pm)

Ivor Petrak
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Networking Break (3:00pm - 3:15pm)
3:15 PM
Distributors and Commissioning: The New Greenlight (3:15pm - 4:15pm)

Alberta
Partner Presentation: Doing Business With Canada: Co-Pro 101 (3:15pm - 4:15pm)

New Brunswick
3:30 PM
30 Minutes With... Anna Gecan, Audible (3:30pm - 4:00pm)

Ivor Petrak
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Rockie Awards International Program Competition Ceremony (Van Horne Ballroom) (4:30pm - 5:45pm)
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
Rockie Awards International Program Competition—Cocktail Celebration (Van Horne Foyer) (5:45pm - 6:45pm)
6:00 PM
6:15 PM
6:30 PM
6:45 PM
7:00 PM
7:15 PM
7:30 PM
7:45 PM
8:00 PM
8:15 PM
8:30 PM
BANFF 40th Anniversary BBQ Party (8:30 pm to 1:30 am)
8:45 PM

Tuesday, June 11

  Cascade Alberta New Brunswick Van Horne Ballroom Ivor Petrak Alhambra Castello Riverview Lounge
7:30 AM
Registration Open 7:30AM-6:00PM (Curio Foyer)
7:45 AM
8:00 AM
Breakfast with a Decision Maker (sign up required) (8:00am - 9:00am)

Castello
8:15 AM
8:30 AM
8:45 AM
9:00 AM
9:15 AM
9:30 AM
Master Class: Dear White People (9:30am - 10:30am)

Cascade
La place du contenu francophone dans le marché mondial numérique (9:30am - 10:30am)

Alberta
30 Minutes With... Jonathan Sinclair, OWN (9:30am - 10:00am)

Ivor Petrak
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
Face-to-Face Meetings #3 (sign up required) (10:00am - 11:00am)

Alhambra
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
Partner Presentation: CMF Key Trends Report (10:30am - 11:00am)

New Brunswick
30 Minutes With... Alia J. Daniels, Revry (10:30am - 11:00am)

Ivor Petrak
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
SUMMIT SERIES: Paul Feig, director, producer, screenwriter and activist (11:00am - 12:00pm)

Cascade
Master Class: BBC's Seven Worlds, One Planet (11:00am - 12:00pm)

Alberta
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
30 Minutes With... Sam Linton, Blue Ant Media (11:30am - 12:00pm)

Ivor Petrak
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
Major Drama: TV in the Cultural Conversation (12:00pm - 1:00pm)

Alberta
The New Must-Have TV: Kids Live Action (12:00pm - 1:00pm)

New Brunswick
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
30 Minutes With... Trish Williams, CBC (12:30pm - 1:00pm)

Ivor Petrak
Lunch with a Decision Maker (sign up required) (12:30pm - 1:30pm)

Castello
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
Networking Break (1:00pm - 2:00pm)
Networking Break (1:00pm - 2:00pm)
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Showrunner Super Panel (2:00pm - 3:00pm)

Alberta
30 Minutes With... Amy Emmerich, Refinery29 (2:00pm - 2:30pm)

Ivor Petrak
Face-to-Face Meetings #4 (sign up required) (2:00pm - 3:00pm)

Alhambra
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Networking Break (3:00pm - 3:30pm)
30 Minutes With... Rachel Nelson, Corus Entertainment (3:00pm - 3:30pm)

Ivor Petrak
Networking Break (3:00pm - 3:30pm)
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
Master Class: The Explosive Impact of Surviving R. Kelly (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Cascade
Why, eh? Clicking with YA audiences (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Alberta
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
30 Minutes With... Molly Harrington, CNN (4:00pm - 4:30pm)

Ivor Petrak
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Master Class: Brick by Brick, How Scott Brothers Global was Built (4:30pm - 5:30pm)

Cascade
Making or Breaking the Modern Coproduction (4:30pm - 5:30pm)

Alberta
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
30 Minutes With... Meghan Hooper, A+E Networks (5:00pm - 5:30pm)

Ivor Petrak
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
Rockie Awards Gala - Cocktail Reception (Van Horne Foyer) (5:45pm - 6:45pm)
6:00 PM
6:15 PM
6:30 PM
6:45 PM
7:00 PM
Rockie Awards Gala Ceremony (Van Horne Ballroom) (7:00pm - 8:30pm)
7:15 PM
7:30 PM
7:45 PM
8:00 PM
8:15 PM

Wednesday, June 12

  Cascade Alberta New Brunswick Van Horne Ballroom Ivor Petrak Alhambra Castello Riverview Lounge
8:00 AM
Registration Open 8:00 AM-1:00 PM (Curio Foyer)
8:15 AM
8:30 AM
8:45 AM
9:00 AM
9:15 AM
9:30 AM
Wake Up with The Wit (9:30am - 10:30am)

Cascade
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
In Conversation With: Bill Hader and HBO EVP of Programming, Amy Gravitt (10:30am - 11:30am)

Cascade
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
Netflix-BANFF Diversity of Voices Program (11:30am - 1:00pm)

Cascade
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM

 


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