2021 Agenda

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Coffee/Cocktails With

Thursday, June 24

5:00 PM

Cocktails With: Starz, MGM Studios (5:00pm - 6:00pm)

*Marketplace Pass exclusive

*Advance sign up is required via lottery, see networking page for more details. 

Spend some quality time getting to know the buyers who can greenlight your projects. These sessions will provide you with the opportunity to meet in small groups with funders, buyers and commissioning executives.


Featuring:

Kitty Gambel

SVP, Unscripted & Alternative Television

MGM Studios

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Kathryn Tyus-Adair

SVP Original Programming

Starz Media LLC

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Cocktails With: REELZ, A&E (5:00pm - 6:00pm)

*Marketplace Pass exclusive

*Advance sign up is required via lottery, see networking page for more details. 

Spend some quality time getting to know the buyers who can greenlight your projects. These sessions will provide you with the opportunity to meet in small groups with funders, buyers and commissioning executives.


Featuring:

Marcie Hume

VP, Programming

A&E

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Rob Swartz

SVP, Development & Production

REELZ Channel

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Friday, June 25

9:30 AM

Coffee With: CNN, TRVL Channel, ZDF (9:30am - 10:00am)

*Marketplace Pass exclusive

*Advance sign up is required via lottery, see networking page for more details. 

Spend some quality time getting to know the buyers who can greenlight your projects. These sessions will provide you with the opportunity to meet in small groups with funders, buyers and commissioning executives.


Featuring:

Angela Freedman

Director of Development

TRVL Channel

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Greg Greenwald

Manager, CNN Original Series

CNN

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Yi Qiao

Director Drama

ZDF Enterprises GmbH

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Coffee With: PBS, WildBrain, PBS (9:30am - 10:00am)

*Marketplace Pass exclusive

*Advance sign up is required via lottery, see networking page for more details. 

Spend some quality time getting to know the buyers who can greenlight your projects. These sessions will provide you with the opportunity to meet in small groups with funders, buyers and commissioning executives.


Featuring:

Cathryn Asip

Associate Director, Content

PBS KIDS

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Tommy Gillespie

Senior Director, Content Production

PBS

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Katie Wilson

VP, Global Sales & Acquisitions

WildBrain

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Thursday, July 8

5:00 PM

Cocktails With: Warner Bros Television Production, TVO Kids, MTV (5:00pm - 6:00pm)

*Marketplace Pass exclusive

*Advance sign up is required via lottery, see networking page for more details. 

Spend some quality time getting to know the buyers who can greenlight your projects. These sessions will provide you with the opportunity to meet in small groups with funders, buyers and commissioning executives.


Featuring:

Amanda Culkowski

Vice President, Music Program Development

MTV Networks International

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Kirsten Hurd

Commissioning Editor

TVO

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Benjamin Thornton

Development Executive

Warner Bros.

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Cocktails With: PBS, Amazon Studios, CBC Drama & Comedy (5:00pm - 6:00pm)

*Marketplace Pass exclusive

*Advance sign up is required via lottery, see networking page for more details. 

Spend some quality time getting to know the buyers who can greenlight your projects. These sessions will provide you with the opportunity to meet in small groups with funders, buyers and commissioning executives.

Featuring:

Tyler Bern

Head of Content for Prime Video Canada, Australia, and New Zealand

Amazon Studios

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Zara Frankel

Senior Director, Programming & Development

PBS

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Lea Marin

Director of Development, Drama

CBC

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Friday, July 9

12:30 PM

Coffee With: RTG Features, APTN, Stage 13 (12:30pm - 1:00pm)

*Marketplace Pass exclusive

*Advance sign up is required via lottery, see networking page for more details. 

Spend some quality time getting to know the buyers who can greenlight your projects. These sessions will provide you with the opportunity to meet in small groups with funders, buyers and commissioning executives.


Featuring:

Elaine Chin

Senior Vice President, Scripted TV/Film

Stage 13

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Aron Phillips

COO

SLAM and RTG Features

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Karine Tremblay

Manager of OTT Programming

APTN Aboriginal People's Television Network

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Coffee With: Amazon Studios, Nickelodeon, eOne (12:30pm - 1:00pm)

*Marketplace Pass exclusive

*Advance sign up is required via lottery, see networking page for more details. 

Spend some quality time getting to know the buyers who can greenlight your projects. These sessions will provide you with the opportunity to meet in small groups with funders, buyers and commissioning executives.


Featuring:

Chris Bell

Scripted Content

Entertainment One Television International

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Tyler Bern

Head of Content for Prime Video Canada, Australia, and New Zealand

Amazon Studios

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Mandel Ilagan

Vice President, Current & Development, Game Shows

Nickelodeon

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Thursday, July 15

5:00 PM

Cocktails With: CNN, Corus Entertainment, Reelz Channel (5:00pm - 6:00pm)

*Marketplace Pass exclusive

*Advance sign up is required via lottery, see networking page for more details. 

Spend some quality time getting to know the buyers who can greenlight your projects. These sessions will provide you with the opportunity to meet in small groups with funders, buyers and commissioning executives.


Featuring:

Sarah Burney

Director of Programming

REELZ

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Lynne Carter

Director Original Programming

Corus Entertainment Inc

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Greg Greenwald

Manager, CNN Original Series

CNN

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Cocktails With: Ubisoft, HISTORY, CBC (5:00pm - 6:00pm)

*Marketplace Pass exclusive

*Advance sign up is required via lottery, see networking page for more details. 

Spend some quality time getting to know the buyers who can greenlight your projects. These sessions will provide you with the opportunity to meet in small groups with funders, buyers and commissioning executives.


Featuring:

Kurt Conner

Creative Executive

Ubisoft

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Mike Stiller

Head of East Coast Development

History

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Susan Taylor

Executive in Charge of Production and Development, Unscripted

CBC

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Friday, July 16

9:30 AM

Coffee With: OUTtv, Blue Ant Media, Roku (9:30am - 10:00am)

*Marketplace Pass exclusive

*Advance sign up is required via lottery, see networking page for more details. 

Spend some quality time getting to know the buyers who can greenlight your projects. These sessions will provide you with the opportunity to meet in small groups with funders, buyers and commissioning executives.


Featuring:

Valentina Daley

Director, International Content Strategy & Operations

Blue Ant Media

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Mary-Anne Taylor

Head of Content Distribution, Canada

Roku Inc.

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Lauren Whitelaw

Head of Programming

OUTtv Network Inc

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Coffee With: Endeavor, All3Media (9:30am - 10:00am)

*Marketplace Pass exclusive

*Advance sign up is required via lottery, see networking page for more details. 

Spend some quality time getting to know the buyers who can greenlight your projects. These sessions will provide you with the opportunity to meet in small groups with funders, buyers and commissioning executives.


Featuring:

Harriet Allen

Commercial Executive, Non-Scripted

All3Media International

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Liz Tang

Executive Director, Acquisitions

Endeavor Content

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