Speaker Jennifer Harkness

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Jennifer Harkness

Senior Vice President, Global Development & Partnerships

Muse Entertainment

A seasoned media executive and producer with a distinguished record in premium factual and unscripted television, Jennifer Harkness joins Muse Entertainment's Los Angeles office as SVP, Global Development and Partnerships. In this role, she will focus on developing premium documentary and unscripted content while cultivating strategic partnerships with Canadian, U.S., and international broadcasters, streamers, and platforms.

Harkness most recently served as Senior Vice President, Development and Production at Blue Ant Studios, where she oversaw the development and production of documentary and unscripted programming for U.S. and international broadcasters. Her producing credits include The Great Art Fraud (BBC Two), Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies (Peacock), Prince Andrew: Banished (Peacock), Evil by Design: Surviving Peter Nygard (CBC / Starz), and Epstein's Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell (Peacock / Sky). Her work is known for tackling complex subjects defined by their journalistic depth and international appeal.

Prior to Blue Ant Media, Harkness held senior roles at Cream Productions, where she served as SVP, Sales and Development, USA, and executive produced The Story of Late Night for CNN. She also co-founded Jumpwire Media, named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Media Companies, and previously served as Head of Development, Factual Entertainment at Temple Street Productions, where she contributed to series including Recipe to Riches and Cover Me Canada.

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