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Tuesday, June 14
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Alhambra

Speed Meetings with Buyers

Tuesday, June 14
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Alhambra

Speed Meetings with Buyers

Advance sign up is required via lottery, see networking page for more details. There will also be a waitline on site for additional meeting spots.

BANFF’s Speed Meetings with Buyers are a fantastic opportunity for content creators and producers to meet one-on-one with leading program buyers and funders. This is your opportunity to connect with partners who can help take your screen-based project to the next stage.

Specifically designed to be eight (8)-minute time slots, with a two (2)-minute transition time between meetings, this program has facilitated thousands of partnerships and has led to millions of dollars in new content.

Some meeting hosts will require masks to be worn. Notes will be added to the hosts' table cards where this applies so that you may prepare before you sit down. As per the Banff World Media Festival health & safety policy - Subject to change, delegates will also be encouraged to wear a mask in all indoor event spaces. Delegates must supply their own masks.


Featuring:


Table host

Yasmine Abbasakoor

Executive in Charge of Development, Unscripted

CBC

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Shaun Alperin

Head of Content, Prime Video Canada

Amazon Prime Video

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Kelley Gardner

VP, Current Series Animation

Nickelodeon Animation Studios

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Athena Georgaklis

Executive Producer, Creative & Business Strategy

Nelvana

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Toni Judkins

SVP, Programming & Development

Crown Media/Hallmark Channel

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Alison Korogyi

Development Executive, Original Programming, Scripted & Unscripted

Bell Media

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Katrina Kowalski

Senior Vice President, International Content Programming & Acquisitions, Pluto TV

Paramount+

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Manda Levin

Senior Commissioning Editor, Drama

BBC

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Sam Linton

VP, Production and Development, Global Media

Blue Ant Media

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Laura Luckenbaugh

Former Director, International Programming and Development, AMC Networks

AMC Networks

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Lea Marin

Director of Development, Drama

CBC

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Casey Meurer

VP, Nonfiction Original Programming

HBO Max

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Mike Miner

Executive in Charge of Production, CBC Docs

CBC

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Mike Omelus

Executive Director Content & Strategy

APTN

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Nav Saini

Head of Content, Prime Video Canada

Amazon

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Stefania Scarfo

Head of Content Strategy & Planning

Paramount+

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Emily Smith

VP, International Original Programming

HBO Max

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Anke Stoll

SVP, Acquisitions and Co-Productions

Keshet International

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