Marriott Marquis | Washington, DC | Sunday, January 28 – Wednesday, January 31, 2021

Please note all times are in Pacific Time (PT)

Agenda

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Speed Pitching

Monday, June 7

2:45pm

Speed Pitching: American Public Television/Create TV, BET, CNN (2:45pm - 3:45pm)

*Included with a Premium pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may select up to two (2) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the session reaches capacity.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Session selection opens on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Featuring:

Mimi Blanchard

Senior Director, Current Programming

BET Networks

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Cynthia Fenneman

President Emeritus

American Public Television & Create TV

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Katie Isaacson

Director of Development, CNN

CNN

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Speed Pitching: Corus Entertainment, TLC, Travel Channel & Paranormal on discovery+ (2:45pm - 3:45pm)

*Included with a Premium pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may select up to two (2) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the session reaches capacity.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Session selection opens on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Featuring:

Maritza Chong-Qui

Manager of Development

Travel Channel

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Sara Helman

VP, Production & Development, TLC

TLC

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Kathleen Meek

Manager, Original Content, Scripted & Factual

Corus Entertainment

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Speed Pitching: Lifetime, ID & True Crime on discovery+, Magnolia Network (2:45pm - 3:45pm)

*Included with a Premium pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may select up to two (2) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the session reaches capacity.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Session selection opens on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Featuring:

Rachel Brenner

Sr. Director of Development

Investigation Discovery

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Cat Rodriguez

VP, Unscripted Development & Programming

Lifetime

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Andrew Strauser

VP, Content

Magnolia Network

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Speed Pitching: MTV/VH1, Nat Geo WILD (2:45pm - 3:45pm)

*Included with a Premium pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may select up to two (2) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the session reaches capacity.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Session selection opens on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Featuring:

Jessie Springer

Manager of Development, Nat Geo WILD

National Geographic Channel

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Marisa Weinstein

VP, Development

MTV Entertainment Group

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WAIT LINE for Speed Pitching Sessions on Monday, June 7 (opens at 2:00pm ET)

*Included with a Premium pass

WAIT LINE for the Monday, June 7th Speed Pitching Sessions will open at 2:00pm ET (45 minutes before the session start time).  

This WAIT LINE is for Realscreen Live Premium Passholders who
  • did not make Speed Pitching selections in advance before online sign-up closed;
  • did make Speed Pitching selections in advance, and would like to try to get additional meetings that may open up due to no-shows.
The WAIT LINE will operate on a first-come, first-served basis, and there will be no wait list.  

Tuesday, June 8

2:45pm

Speed Pitching: A&E, CBC, Discovery Channel (2:45pm - 3:45pm)

*Included with a Premium pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may select up to two (2) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the session reaches capacity.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Session selection opens on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Featuring:

Franklin Cumberbatch Jr

Executive Producer

A&E

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Bert Klasey

Sr Director Development, Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

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Jessica Schmiedchen

Director of Development, Unscripted Content

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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Speed Pitching: HGTV, WEtv, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (2:45pm - 3:45pm)

*Included with a Premium pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may select up to two (2) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the session reaches capacity.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Session selection opens on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Featuring:

Havva Eisenbaum

VP, Development, Unscripted

OWN Oprah Winfrey Network

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Paul Lewis

Programming & Development

HGTV

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Angela Molloy

SVP, Development & Original Production AllBlk & WEtv, Unscripted

WE TV

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Speed Pitching: MSNBC, VICE TV (2:45pm - 3:45pm)

*Included with a Premium pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may select up to two (2) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the session reaches capacity.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Session selection opens on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Featuring:

Liz Cowie

Senior Manager, Development & Alternative Programming

VICE TV

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Amanda Spain

VP, Longform Acquisitions

MSNBC

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Speed Pitching: PBS, Reelzchannel, TBS/TNT/truTV (2:45pm - 3:45pm)

*Included with a Premium pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may select up to two (2) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the session reaches capacity.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Session selection opens on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Featuring:

Ed Davis

Senior Director, Unscripted Development, TBS, TNT & truTV

WarnerMedia

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Zara Frankel

Senior Director, Programming & Development

PBS

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Rob Swartz

SVP, Development & Production

REELZ Channel

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WAIT LINE for Speed Pitching Sessions on Tuesday, June 8 (opens at 2:00pm ET)

*Included with a Premium pass

WAIT LINE for the Tuesday, June 8th Speed Pitching Sessions will open at 2:00pm ET (45 minutes before the session start time).  

This WAIT LINE is for Realscreen Live Premium Passholders who
  • did not make Speed Pitching selections in advance before online sign-up closed;
  • did make Speed Pitching selections in advance, and would like to try to get additional meetings that may open up due to no-shows.
The WAIT LINE will operate on a first-come, first-served basis, and there will be no wait list.  

Wednesday, June 9

2:45pm

Speed Pitching: CNBC, Food Network & Cooking Channel, Game Show Network (2:45pm - 3:45pm)

*Included with a Premium pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may select up to two (2) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the session reaches capacity.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Session selection opens on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Featuring:

Luke Bauer

VP, Development & Production

CNBC

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Sean Olsen

VP, Development

Game Show Network

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Dana Volkmer-Jones

Director, Programming & Development Food Network

Food Network

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Speed Pitching: HBO Max, Motor Trend Network, National Geographic (2:45pm - 3:45pm)

*Included with your a pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may select up to two (2) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the session reaches capacity.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Session selection opens on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Featuring:

Aneka Hylton-Donelson

Director of Development

National Geographic Channel

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Julie St. Aubin

SVP, Development & Production

HBO Max

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Gabriel VanHuss

VP, Development & Programming

MotorTrend Group

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Speed Pitching: History, Nickelodeon, Science Channel (2:45pm - 3:45pm)

*Included with a Premium pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may select up to two (2) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the session reaches capacity.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Session selection opens on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Featuring:

Mandel Ilagan

Vice President, Current & Development, Game Shows

Nickelodeon

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Caroline Perez

SVP, Development & Production

Science Channel

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Brooke Townsend

Sr. Director, Non-Fiction Programming & Development

History

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Speed Pitching: MTV International, YouTube (2:45pm - 3:45pm)

*Included with a Premium pass

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted face time with top executives who have the power to greenlight your project.  

You may select up to two (2) Speed Pitching hosts, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the session reaches capacity.

Information on how to sign up will be emailed to registered delegates prior to the opening date.

Session selection opens on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Featuring:

Amanda Culkowski

Vice President, Music Program Development

MTV Networks International

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Zoė Di Stefano

Creative Executive, Kids & Family, YouTube Originals

Google/YouTube

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WAIT LINE for Speed Pitching Sessions on Wednesday, June 9 (opens at 2:00pm ET)

*Included with a Premium pass

WAIT LINE for the Wednesday, June 9th Speed Pitching Sessions will open at 2:00pm ET (45 minutes before the session start time).  

This WAIT LINE is for Realscreen Live Premium Passholders who
  • did not make Speed Pitching selections in advance before online sign-up closed;
  • did make Speed Pitching selections in advance, and would like to try to get additional meetings that may open up due to no-shows.
The WAIT LINE will operate on a first-come, first-served basis, and there will be no wait list.  

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