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Tuesday, June 11
8:45am - 9:30am
Alhambra

Topic Tables

Topic Tables

Tuesday, June 11
8:45am - 9:30am
Alhambra

Topic Tables

Drop-in on site - no sign up required.

These popular 45-minute informal sessions are a great way to add to your network by connecting with the right people. Hosted by industry experts, join these guided conversations to gain insight into topics including treaties and co-productions, financing, AI, sustainability and more! Up to six delegates can join a Topic Table at one time and are invited to move from one table to another as space allows. Space is filled and managed on a first come first served basis until we hit capacity.

Featuring:

Table host

Safia Abdigir

Program Director

Reelworld Screen Institute

Topic Tables session: #HerFrameMatters Protocol Guideline

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Pahull Bains

Communications Director

Reelworld Screen Institute

Topic Tables session: #HerFrameMatters Protocol Guideline

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Brad Bernstein

Chief Content Officer

Texas Crew Productions/Asylum Entertainment Group Canada

Topic Tables session: Targeting American Buyers

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Tanya Blake

Executive Producer

Cineflix Productions

Topic Tables session: You Stole My Idea! Navigating Idea Generation and Intellectual Property

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Table host

Vanessa Case

VP Content, Paramount+ and Pluto TV, Paramount Global

Paramount

Topic Tables session: Inside Pluto TV: How to Work with a FAST Provider

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Nora Felder

Music Supervisor/Executive Music Producer/Producer

Picture Music Company Inc.

Topic Tables session: Assessing Music Needs for Your Projects

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Alessandra Ferreri

Vice President, Content

Wattpad

Topic Tables session: What is Fandom, Anyway?

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Erika Kumar

Director, Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada

Warner Bros. Discovery

Topic Tables session: Talent Scouting for Equity

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Table host

Bill Lundy

SVP Comedy

New Metric Media

Topic Tables session: Getting Ahead in Canadian Comedy

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Tom Miyauchi

Head of Formats

Nippon TV

Topic Tables session: Introducing Japanese Game Show Formats to Canada

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Nataline Rodrigues

SVP of Development

Vortex Media

Topic Tables session: Adapting Your Concept as a TV Movie

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Lloyd Segan

Executive Producer

Piller/Segan

Topic Tables session: Positioning Content for Global Success

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Olivia Snyder-Spak

Director of Nonfiction Film & Series

Topic Studios

Topic Tables session: Making Your Pitch Stand Out

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Mary-Anne Taylor

Head of Content Distribution, Canada

Roku Inc

Topic Tables session: Exploring Streaming Distribution

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Table host

Catherine Warren

President/Director

FanTrust

Topic Tables session: Artificial Intelligence in Media and Entertainment

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