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  • Saturday, June 7, 2025
  • Sunday, June 8, 2025
  • Monday, June 9, 2025
  • Tuesday, June 10, 2025
  • Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Saturday, June 7


3:30 PM Registration- 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM (Curio Foyer)

Sunday, June 8


9:00 AM Registration- 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM (Curio Foyer)
10:00 AM Korea Content Showcase: Where Stories Begin k
12:00 PM Spotlight: Netflix Canada s
12:30 PM Co-Pro Connect g
1:00 PM Spotlight: TVO s
2:30 PM BANFF 2025 Opening Ceremonies k
3:00 PM Showrunner Superpanel: Punchlines and Plot Twists k
4:00 PM Spotlight: CBC s
4:30 PM Hot Pilot Party: Live Table Read k
5:30 PM Opening Night Cocktail Reception g

Monday, June 9


8:00 AM Registration - 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Curio Foyer)
8:45 AM Topic Tables g
SPOTLIGHT: Bleeding Fingers s
9:00 AM Keynote Address: Vicky Eatrides, CRTC k
9:15 AM State of the Nation k
9:30 AM Netflix-BANFF Diversity of Voices Speed Meetings (PRIVATE) 1
10:00 AM Partner Presentation - The YouTube Playbook Driving Success for Media Companies k
A “Made in Canada” Game Show with Global Appeal featuring Lilly Singh k
10:30 AM Meet a Distributor g
11:00 AM Summit Series Keynote: Keith Le Goy, Sony Pictures Entertainment k
12:00 PM Inside K-Content: Building Stories, Platforms and IP for a Global Stage k
Partner Presentation - Working with Eagle Vision: 25 Groundbreaking Years, Just Getting Started k
12:30 PM Meet a Showrunner or Director g
1:00 PM Media Leaders: What’s Now and What’s Next k
Speed Meetings: Scripted 1
1:30 PM In Conversation With: Taye Diggs k
2:00 PM Summit Series Keynote: Anjali Sud, Tubi k
3:00 PM Speed Meetings - Unscripted 1
Summit Series Keynote: Chuck Lorre k
4:00 PM Meet a Scripted Executive g
4:30 PM Rockie Awards Red Carpet Arrivals & Pre-Reception r
5:30 PM Rockie Awards Super Show (5:30pm - 8:00pm) r
9:30 PM Late Night Rockie Awards After Party - Sponsored by Netflix r

Tuesday, June 10


8:00 AM Registration - 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Curio Foyer)
8:30 AM The Unscripted Session: Strategy, Scale and Storytelling + Breakfast Sponsored by A+E Global Media (All Delegates) k
8:45 AM Topic Tables g
9:00 AM Speed Meetings: Scripted 1
9:15 AM In Conversation with Stephan James - A special taping of CBC Radio's Q with Tom Power k
10:30 AM Meet an Unscripted Executive g
Studios to Startups: How to Grow Content Businesses in a Time Of Rapid Change k
Partner Presentation - YouTube at 20: Creators Rewriting Hollywood’s Playbook k
11:00 AM Indigenous Screen Summit Lunch Reception i
11:30 AM Partner Presentation - Telefilm; In Search of the Eh List k
12:00 PM Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #1 Scripted Comedy i
1:00 PM The Co: Financing, Commissioning & Producing Panel k
Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #2 Unscripted/Documentary i
2:00 PM Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #3 Scripted Drama i
2:15 PM Spotlight: BBC Studios & BritBox k
2:30 PM Meet a Rep g
3:00 PM Production Partners 1
3:30 PM ALBERTA SCREEN INDUSTRIES MIX & MINGLE g
Advance Screening of Netflix's Somebody Feed Phil S8 with Q&A featuring Phil Rosenthal k
4:30 PM Meet a Decision Maker g
9:00 PM Alberta Fill Yer Boots Music Showcase: Live in Downtown Banff! r

Wednesday, June 11


8:30 AM Registration - 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Curio Foyer)
9:00 AM Regulations, Ethics, and AI - Oh My! k
10:00 AM Get to the Good Stuff Faster: How AI Tools Let You Skip Creative Roadblocks (Without Stealing Your Job) k
11:00 AM Bubbles and Bites Closing Reception r