Sean Cohan

President
Bell Media

Appointed President of Bell Media, Canada’s premier media company, in 2023, Cohan is responsible for Bell Media’s globally unique portfolio of video, audio, digital, and out-of-home advertising assets, brands, and content. These include Canada’s #1 broadcast network (CTV), its leading sports properties (TSN & RDS), #1 national and local news...more

Speaking at: FAST Revolution: The New Era Of Ad-Supported Streaming,In Conversation With: Sean Cohan, Bell Media

Patrick Vien

Group Managing Director, International
A+E Networks

Patrick Vien is Group Managing Director, International at A+E Networks, a global media and entertainment company with a collection of culture brands that includes A&E, HISTORY, HISTORY2, BLAZE, Crime & Investigation, Lifetime, Lifetime Movies, FYI, VICELAND and BIOGRAPHY. Patrick, in collaboration with his teams and A+E's various partners around the...more

Speaking at: Meet a Board Member,Navigating Global Co-Financing: Strategies for Premium Content

Kevin Beggs

Chair and Chief Creative Officer, Television Group
Lionsgate Entertainment

Kevin is Chair and Chief Creative Officer of the Lionsgate Television Group and Chair of the BANFF Board of Directors. He has spearheaded the strategic expansion of Lionsgate’s television production operations into one of the largest independent television businesses in the world.

Kevin has shepherded iconic series including eight seasons of...more

Speaking at: BANFF 2024 Opening Ceremonies

Bing Chen

CEO & Co-Founder
Gold House

Bing Chen is Executive Chairman and Founder of AU holdings, CEO and Co-Founder of Gold House and General Partner and Co Founder of Aum Group. Bing’s work focuses on incubating and investing in multicultural creators, companies, and communities to rebalance socioeconomic equity. Previously, he was YouTube's Global Head of Creator Development...more

Speaking at: International Media Leaders: Charting the Course Forward

Tom Cox

Executive Producer and Managing Director
SEVEN24 Films

Tom Cox has been producing original scripted content for Canadian and world audiences for more than thirty years. SEVEN24 Films, specializing in unique scripted content with global appeal, was recently named Playback Magazine’s Production Company of the Year.
Current productions include; Family Law for Corus and CW, JANN for CTV,...more

Valerie Creighton

President & CEO
Canada Media Fund

Valerie Creighton is an industry leader in arts, culture, and media, recognized for reenergizing some of the country’s most important organizations in the sector over a period spanning close to four decades. An expert in organizational change, Valerie has been recognized as a visionary in promoting Canada’s cultural wealth.

Currently serving...more

Speaking at: Meet a Board Member,In Conversation With the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage

Prentiss Fraser

President, TV Distribution
Fifth Season

As President, Television Distribution for global film and television studio FIFTH SEASON, Prentiss Fraser oversees strategy, operations, and partnerships across scripted and non-scripted content for the studio’s distribution team. In this role she is also responsible for Marketing and Scripted Television Strategy (previously International Television Productions) – including having P&L...more

Speaking at: Navigating Global Co-Financing: Strategies for Premium Content

Brenda Gilbert

Co-Founder
BRON Media

Brenda Gilbert is the Co-Founder of BRON Media Corp, a company she had led with her husband, Aaron L. Gilbert. BRON Media Corp. (“BRON”). BRON has been the prolific and award-winning studio behind some of the most high-profile films of the last decade, in both the independent and studio worlds....more

Speaking at: Meet a Board Member,Going Global (Netflix - BANFF Diversity of Voices Session)

Jeniffer Kim

Most recently Senior Vice President, International Originals HBO Max

Formerly the Senior Vice President, International Originals for HBO Max, Jeniffer Kim was responsible for commissioning original series and co-productions for the platform in international markets targeted for U.S. and global audiences.

Among her HBO Max titles include the critically acclaimed original It’s a Sin from screenwriter Russell T. Davies, Spanish...more

Lisa Kramer

President, International TV Licensing
Paramount Global Content Distribution

Lisa Kramer is President of International Content Licensing for Paramount Global Content Distribution, where she leads international licensing and marketing teams for the division. With her oversight spanning 20 offices around the world, she leads the team distributing an extensive portfolio of film and television content outside the U.S. to...more

Speaking at: International Media Leaders: Charting the Course Forward,Meet a Board Member

Lisa Meeches

Founder and Executive Producer
Eagle Vision

Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Meeches is one of the most respected producers in the film industry, and is a Member of the Order of Canada and Order of Manitoba. Originally from Long Plain First Nation, Sandy Bay First Nation, and Ebb and Flow First Nation, Lisa studied broadcasting in North Dakota,...more

Speaking at: Meet a Board Member,Moving Mountains: Canadian Producers Tackle the Rocky Landscape

Robin Mirsky

Executive Director, Rogers Group of Funds
Rogers Communications Inc

Robin Mirsky is Executive Director of the Rogers Group of Funds. Robin joined Rogers Communications in 1989.  She is responsible for the Rogers Group of Funds, which includes the Rogers Telefund, a $32 million interim financing fund for Canadian independent productions, the Rogers Series Fund, a $6 million equity investment...more

Andrew Peterson

Head of Canada
YouTube

Andrew Peterson is the Head of YouTube Canada, where he oversees the content, creator and viewer ecosystems for the country.

In his role, Andrew works with the next generation of independent content creators through to the largest media, entertainment and news publishers in the country. His team focuses on growing the...more

Speaking at: Empowering Human Creativity: Pushing the Boundaries of Expression with AI

Jane Rimer

Senior Vice President, Canada
Banijay Rights

Jane Rimer was appointed SVP, Canada, at Banijay Rights in early 2020, following Banijay’s acquisition of Endemol Shine Group. With more than 20 years’ experience in the international media and entertainment sector, Jane today oversees all sales and content partnership opportunities in Canada for Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of Banijay Entertainment.

Jane was previously...more

Speaking at: Going Global (Netflix - BANFF Diversity of Voices Session)

Justin Stockman

VP Content Development and Programming
Bell Media

Justin Stockman is responsible for English TV programming including CTV, Crave, and Bell Media’s English-language specialty channels Discovery, MTV, E!, Much, CTV Drama, CTV Life, CTV Comedy, CTV Sci-Fi with a focus on developing ground-breaking new content.

Stockman also leads Bell Media's diversity and inclusion initiatives, both internally as a member...more

Speaking at: Meet a Board Member,30 Minutes With: Carlyn Klebuc & Justin Stockman, Bell Media