g Agenda - Realscreen West 2023
Marriott Marquis | Washington, DC | Sunday, January 28 – Wednesday, January 31, 2023

Agenda

Pitch Meetings

Tuesday, June 6

3:30pm

Speed Pitching (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Laguna

Advance sign-up was required - A total of (3) Speed Pitching spots could be reserved at sign-up time. 

Attendees who secured a spot in advance for Speed Pitching should arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes prior to the session start time to check in with the room monitor and get processed. Showing up late will result in losing your spot.

If you did not secure a spot in advance, we recommend showing up to the session room 20-30 minutes early to join the wait line.

Programming execs, each at their own table, will take one-on-one, three-minute pitches. Get coveted one-on-one time with executives who have the power to steer your project to a greenlight.

Sign-ups opened Wednesday, May 24th at 11:00 am ET and closed Friday, June 2nd at 5:00 pm ET.

Featuring:

Anna Bloomfield

VP, Development & Production

HGTV

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Havva Eisenbaum

VP, Development, Unscripted

Oprah Winfrey Network

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Zara Frankel

Senior Director, Programming & Development

PBS

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Sam Goff

Production & Development Magnolia Network

Magnolia Network

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Jennifer Gordon

VP, Development

TLC

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Sean Gottlieb

VP, Head of Development

A&E Network

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Merrill Hendrickson

VP Entertainment Unscripted Content

NBCUniversal Television and Streaming

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Max Micallef

VP, Head of West Coast Development

History

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Dana Volkmer-Jones

Director, Programming & Development Food Network

Food Network

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Laura Welch

Manager, Unscripted Programming & Development

Lifetime Television

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Wednesday, June 7

3:30pm

Slow Pitching (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Laguna

Advance sign-up was required - A total of (3) Slow Pitching spots could be reserved at sign-up time. 

Attendees who secured a spot in advance for Slow Pitching should arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes prior to the session start time to check in with the room monitor and get processed. Showing up late will result in losing your spot. 

If you did not secure a spot in advance, we recommend showing up to the session room 20-30 minutes early to join the wait line.

Programming execs, each at their own table, will take one-on-one, eight-minute pitches. Get coveted one-on-one time with executives who have the power to steer your project to a greenlight.

Sign-ups opened Wednesday, May 24th at 11:00 am ET and closed Friday, June 2nd at 5:00 pm ET.

Featuring:

Rachel Brenner

Sr. Director of Development

Investigation Discovery (ID)

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Noella Charles

VP Development & Original Production, Unscripted

AllBlk/WEtv

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Shane Ertter

Manager of Development, VICE TV

VICE

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Stevenson Greene

Senior Production and Development Executive

OUTTV

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Brad Holcman

Senior Director, Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming

Home.Made.Nation (A+E Networks)

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Jay James

EVP, Programming & Development

Game Show Network

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Andrew Lessner

Sr. Manager, Development and Production Tentpoles, Events and Live Discovery, TBS, TNT, SCI, APL, Tru

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Rob Swartz

SVP, Development & Production

REELZ Channel

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Thursday, June 8

11:30am

Pitching Partners (11:30am - 12:30pm)

Laguna

Advance sign-up was required - A total of (3) Pitching Partner spots could be reserved at sign-up time. 

Attendees who secured a spot in advance for Pitching Partners should arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes prior to the session start time to check in with the room monitor and get processed. Showing up late will result in losing your spot.

If you did not secure a spot in advance, we recommend showing up to the session room 20-30 minutes early to join the wait line.

Production execs, each at their own tables, will take one-on-one, three-minute pitches from potential production partners.

Sign-ups opened Wednesday, May 24th at 11:00 am ET and closed Friday, June 2nd at 5:00 pm ET.


Featuring:

Eli Baldrige

SVP, Development

A. Smith & Co. Productions

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Ben Barrett

Global Head, Content Financing & Partnerships

Blue Ant International

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Nick Crowe

Head, Unscripted Development

Saloon Media

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Harry Gamsu

VP, Creative, Format, Development and Sales

Warner Bros. International Television Production

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Jimmy Guido

Director of Development

The Intellectual Property Corporation

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David Hale

EVP, Programming

44 Blue Productions

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Valerie Idehen

Creator, Executive Producer & Development Consultant

Hot Snakes Media

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Megan Jacobi

Director, Alternative Development

Fremantle

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Ben Megargel

SVP, Unscripted Development - US, Television

eOne

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Alison Shurter

Vice President of Development

Citizen Jones

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Adam Steinman

Production and Development

Mount Royal Films

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