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Banff World Media Summit 2017 dates announced
Mark your calendars now—next year's event is set to take place from June 11 to 14 at the Fairmont Banff Springs, and registration will open _____.
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June 14 - July 16
2021
Personal connections are what fuels our industry. That’s why we have created what we think is the world’s best virtual meeting, networking and content platform developed specifically for the entertainment business.
From June 14-18, BANFF’s new purpose-built online experience brings the Canadian and global media industry together as part of our MARKETPLACE WEEK - to meet, screen, pitch, enlighten and socialize all in real time. The renowned Rockie Awards (June 15), as well as our signature Summit Series keynotes and an array of networking, parties and curated events will punctuate this exciting week.
BANFF 2021 continues June 21-July 16, premiering a curated series of live and interactive panels, Master Classes, In Conversations, 30 Minutes With buyer mandates as well as an array programmed and serendipitous networking formats.
2021 Speakers Include
Ted Sarandos
Co-CEO and Chief Content Officer
Netflix
Magda Grace
Head of Prime Video Canada
Amazon Canada
Rebecca Glashow
President
BBC Studios
Thai Randolph
President and Chief Operating Officer
Laugh Out Loud
Nathalie Lethbridge
Founder and Managing Director
Atonik Digital
Catherine Tait
President & CEO
CBC/Radio-Canada
David Anderson
Managing Director
ABC Australia
Tim Davie
Director-General
BBC
Sylvia Bugg
Chief Programming Executive & General Manager
PBS
Patricia Hidalgo
Director of Children’s and Education
BBC
Linda Simensky
Head of PBS KIDS Content
PBS KIDS
Igal Svet
VP, Documentaries, Discovery+
Discovery
Orion Ross
VP Original Programming-Animation
The Walt Disney Company (EMEA)
Krista Look
Director of Original Lifestyle Content
Corus Entertainment Inc
Michael Ouweleen
President of Adult Swim
Cartoon Network
Kim Diaz
Director of Creative Development
Sesame Workshop
Jennifer Holness
Producer
Hungry Eyes Media Inc.
Lisa Meeches
Founder and Executive Producer
Eagle Vision
Kevin Feige
President, Marvel Studios and Chief Creative Officer, Marvel
Marvel
Kari Skogland
CEO
Mad Rabbit
Cathy Payne
CEO
Banijay Rights
Brenda Gilbert
Co-Founder and President
BRON Media Corporation
Marta Kauffman
Creator, Friends and Grace & Frankie; Owner/Executive Producer, Okay Goodnight
Nahnatchka Khan
Showrunner, Writer, and Director
Fierce Baby Productions
Alena Smith
Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer, "Dickinson" on Apple TV+
Montrel McKay
President of Development & Production
Hoorae Film & TV
Andy Harries
Chief Executive
Left Bank Pictures
Rishi Rajani
President of Production and Development
Hillman Grad Productions
Christina Jennings
Chairman & CEO
Shaftesbury
Ian Scott
Chairperson & CEO
CRTC Canadian Radio Television & Telecommunications Commissions
Deniese Davis
President, Reform Media Group, Co-Founder, ColorCreative
Reform Media Group
Sara Geater
Chief Operating Officer
All3Media
Michael Gordon
TV Global Scripted Agent
Creative Artists Agency
Angela Jain
Managing Director
Lifted Entertainment
Matt McGowan
Director and General Manager, Snap Inc. Canada
Snap
Tamra Simmons
CEO and Executive Producer
The TSB Agency & Live Always Productions
Emily O. Smith
Senior Director, International Originals, HBO Max
WarnerMedia
Vinay Virmani
Partner and Chief Content Officer
Uninterrupted Canada
Emily Andras
Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer, Wynonna Earp
Athena Georgaklis
Head of Development
Nelvana Ltd
Melanie Hadley
Program Director
WarnerMedia
Monika Ille
CEO
APTN Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Inc.
Marika Makaroff
Founder and CCO
Gutsy Animations
Lucie Quenneville
General Manager, Programming Strategies and Acquisitions
Bell Media
Ivan Pehar
Country Manager
Spotify Canada
Rachel Nelson
Director, Original Content, Scripted and Factual
Corus Entertainment Inc
Luke Hyams
Head of Originals EMEA at YouTube
YouTube
Havva Eisenbaum
Vice President, Development for Unscripted Programming
OWN Oprah Winfrey Network
Joe Mazzeo
Coordinator, Documentaries and Specials
Discovery
Catie Asip
Asst. Director, Children's Programming
PBS KIDS
Greg Greenwald
Manager, Program Development, CNN Original Series
CNN
Adam Steinman
VP, Creative, Format, Development & Sales
Warner Bros. International Television Production
Jessie Springer
Associate Manager of Development, Nat Geo WILD
National Geographic Channel
Anna Winger
Creator, Writer, Showrunner, Executive Producer: Unorthodox (Netflix), Deutschland83/86/89 (Amazon)
Studio Airlift
Mauricio Mota
Founder and Co-President
Wise Entertainment
Dan Selig
SVP, Americas
Endeavor
Sheri Elwood
Executive Producer/Writer/Director
ELWOODISMS
Elyse Delmore
VP, Unscripted Development
MGM Studios, Inc
Martin Soudan
Director of Development, Fiction
SND Groupe M6
Mandel Ilagan
VP, Live-Action Development, Unscripted
Nickelodeon
Katie Isaacson
Senior Manager of Development, CNN Original Series
CNN
Kitty Gambel
SVP, Unscripted & Alternative Television
MGM Studios, Inc
Ryan Robinson
Manager, Program Development, CNN Original Series & Films
CNN
Zara Frankel
Director, Programming & Development
PBS
Kurt Conner
Creative Executive
Ubisoft
Lauren Whitelaw
Head of Programming
OUTtv Network Inc
Valentina Daley
Director, International Content Strategy & Operations
Blue Ant Media
Matt Faulknor
Development Producer
Saloon Media
Melissa Williamson
SVP, Scripted Content, Saloon Media
Saloon Media
Diane Ikemiyashiro
VP, Current Series
Disney
Kim Berglund
Executive Director, Development
Walt Disney Television
Sarah Burney
Director of Programming
REELZ
Jennifer Harkness
SVP, Unscripted Content
Blue Ant Media
Alison Barrat
SVP, Production & Development
Love Nature
Samantha Linton
Head of Original Content Canada
Blue Ant Media
Karine Tremblay
Manager of OTT Programming
APTN Aboriginal People's Television Network
Irene Pothecary Huse
Acquisitions Executive
NRK, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, NRK Super
Katie Wilson
VP, Channels & Curation
WildBrain
Will Stapley
Head of Acquisitions
TVF International
Kristen Marston
Culture & Entertainment Advocacy Director
Color of Change
Christina Rogers
Director of Original Independent Film
Netflix
Tyler Bern
Head of Content for Prime Video Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
Amazon Studios
Vera Santamaria
Screenwriter and Executive Producer
Marion Winter
Senior Manager, Acquisitions & Co-Productions
SUPER RTL/RTL DISNEY Fernsehen GmbH & Co.KG
Aron Phillips
COO
SLAM and RTG Features
Kerstin Viehbach
Head of Commissioning & Development (Fiction)
SUPER RTL/RTL DISNEY Fernsehen GmbH & Co.KG
Aletta Maria Alberts
Executive Head of Content Strategy and Third-Party Channels for Africa
Multichoice South Africa
Roy Ashton
Partner, Head of TV Literary
Gersh Agency
Kathryn Tyus-Adair
SVP Original Programming
Starz Media LLC
Jarmo Lampela
Head of Drama
YLE Finnish Broadcasting Company
Tommy Gillespie
Director, Children's Programming
PBS
Chris Regina
Director, Original Series, Drama Development
Netflix
Amanda Culkowski
Senior Director, Music Program Development
MTV Networks International
Angela Freedman
Director of Development
TRVL Channel
Yi Qiao
Director, Sales and Acquisitions, Drama
ZDF Enterprises GmbH
Christine Maestracci
Vice President Acquisitions & International Distribution
Quebecor Content
Kirsten Hurd
Acquisitions, TVO Kids
TVO
Rose Hughes
VP, Sales
Keshet International
Aubrey Clarke
Senior Programme Executive, CBBC
BBC
Holly Nichols
Development Manager
WildBrain
Mal Stares
Senior Associate in TV Advisory, Endeavor Content
Endeavor Content
Joana Klaus
Original Content Coordinator, Gloob and Gloobinho
Grupo Globo
Steve Blackman
Showrunner, Executive Producer, Director , Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
Kerry Moraes-Sugiyama
Manager of Programming, West
APTN Aboriginal People's Television Network
Alec Strum
VP, Original Series
Epix
Troels Branth Pedersen
Acquisitions Executive
TV2 Denmark
Loren Bouchard
Creator and Showrunner, Bob's Burgers
Benjamin Thornton
Non-Scripted Development Associate
Warner Bros.
Lynne Carter
Manager, Original Content, Lifestyle
Corus Entertainment Inc
Doug Craig
Senior Vice President, Content Strategy & Acquisitions, Streaming Division
ViacomCBS
Susan Alexander
Production Executive, Original Content, Scripted
Corus Entertainment Inc
Kathleen Meek
Manager, Original Content, Drama and Factual
Corus Entertainment Inc
Andrew Johnson
Executive In Charge of Production
Corus Entertainment Inc
Amanda Vaughan
Production Executive, Corus Kids
Corus Entertainment Inc
Debbie Brown
Production Executive, Scripted, Original Programming
Corus Entertainment Inc
Brenda Maffuchi
Head of Acquisitions & Property Development
DeAgostini Editore Spa
Robert Prinz
Director of Original Series, Comedy
Netflix
Frank Spotnitz
Executive Producer
Big Light Productions Ltd
View all 2021 speakers HERE
View last year’s speakers HERE
COMPANIES THAT ATTENDED BANFF 2020 VIRTUAL EDITION
As a world-renowned event highlighting industry innovation, BANFF has truly embraced the many challenges of this uncertain time.
Randy Lennox, Chair of the Banff Television Festival Foundation Board of Directors
Telefilm Canada is proud to continue our support of the Banff World Media Festival, especially now as we all navigate these new, extraordinary circumstances that we find ourselves experiencing.
Christa Dickenson, Executive Director, Telefilm Canada
The Canada Media Fund has since its creation, 10 years ago, been a proud supporter of the Banff World Media Festival. With our partners, clients and colleagues, all of you in the industry, we’ve created new worlds, discovered new dimensions and challenged norms.
Valerie Creighton, President & CEO, CMF
BANFF provides an incredible opportunity to connect as a community, celebrate successes, and focus on the future. We’re proud to be part of the conversation.
Doug Murphy, President & CEO, Corus Entertainment
Congratulations to the Festival organizers, who have really stepped up to the plate in these extraordinary times to deliver once again an exceptional conference.
The Honourable Leela Aheer, Alberta’s Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism, and Status of Women
During this time of challenge and change for the entire cultural and media sector, connecting through the Festival is more important than ever… we champion Canadian creators in sharing their voices and perspectives in innovative new ways.
Catherine Tait, President & CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada
New voices from diverse communities are critical to the future of Canadian storytelling. Netflix is proud to support the development of these up and coming artists with BANFF and our incredible partners on the Diversity of Voices Initiative.
Lisa Hamilton Daly, Director of Original Series, Netflix
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Ted Sarandos
Co-CEO and Chief Content Officer
Netflix
Magda Grace
Head of Prime Video Canada
Amazon Canada
Rebecca Glashow
President
BBC Studios
Thai Randolph
President and Chief Operating Officer
Laugh Out Loud
Nathalie Lethbridge
Founder and Managing Director
Atonik Digital
Catherine Tait
President & CEO
CBC/Radio-Canada
David Anderson
Managing Director
ABC Australia
Tim Davie
Director-General
BBC
Sylvia Bugg
Chief Programming Executive & General Manager
PBS
Patricia Hidalgo
Director of Children’s and Education
BBC
Linda Simensky
Head of PBS KIDS Content
PBS KIDS
Igal Svet
VP, Documentaries, Discovery+
Discovery
Orion Ross
VP Original Programming-Animation
The Walt Disney Company (EMEA)
Krista Look
Director of Original Lifestyle Content
Corus Entertainment Inc
Michael Ouweleen
President of Adult Swim
Cartoon Network
Kim Diaz
Director of Creative Development
Sesame Workshop
Jennifer Holness
Producer
Hungry Eyes Media Inc.
Lisa Meeches
Founder and Executive Producer
Eagle Vision
Kevin Feige
President, Marvel Studios and Chief Creative Officer, Marvel
Marvel
Kari Skogland
CEO
Mad Rabbit
Cathy Payne
CEO
Banijay Rights
Brenda Gilbert
Co-Founder and President
BRON Media Corporation
Marta Kauffman
Creator, Friends and Grace & Frankie; Owner/Executive Producer, Okay Goodnight
Nahnatchka Khan
Showrunner, Writer, and Director
Fierce Baby Productions
Alena Smith
Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer, "Dickinson" on Apple TV+
Montrel McKay
President of Development & Production
Hoorae Film & TV
Andy Harries
Chief Executive
Left Bank Pictures
Rishi Rajani
President of Production and Development
Hillman Grad Productions
Christina Jennings
Chairman & CEO
Shaftesbury
Ian Scott
Chairperson & CEO
CRTC Canadian Radio Television & Telecommunications Commissions
Deniese Davis
President, Reform Media Group, Co-Founder, ColorCreative
Reform Media Group
Sara Geater
Chief Operating Officer
All3Media
Michael Gordon
TV Global Scripted Agent
Creative Artists Agency
Angela Jain
Managing Director
Lifted Entertainment
Matt McGowan
Director and General Manager, Snap Inc. Canada
Snap
Tamra Simmons
CEO and Executive Producer
The TSB Agency & Live Always Productions
Emily O. Smith
Senior Director, International Originals, HBO Max
WarnerMedia
Vinay Virmani
Partner and Chief Content Officer
Uninterrupted Canada
Emily Andras
Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer, Wynonna Earp
Athena Georgaklis
Head of Development
Nelvana Ltd
Melanie Hadley
Program Director
WarnerMedia
Monika Ille
CEO
APTN Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Inc.
Marika Makaroff
Founder and CCO
Gutsy Animations
Lucie Quenneville
General Manager, Programming Strategies and Acquisitions
Bell Media
Ivan Pehar
Country Manager
Spotify Canada
Rachel Nelson
Director, Original Content, Scripted and Factual
Corus Entertainment Inc
Luke Hyams
Head of Originals EMEA at YouTube
YouTube
Havva Eisenbaum
Vice President, Development for Unscripted Programming
OWN Oprah Winfrey Network
Joe Mazzeo
Coordinator, Documentaries and Specials
Discovery
Catie Asip
Asst. Director, Children's Programming
PBS KIDS
Greg Greenwald
Manager, Program Development, CNN Original Series
CNN
Adam Steinman
VP, Creative, Format, Development & Sales
Warner Bros. International Television Production
Jessie Springer
Associate Manager of Development, Nat Geo WILD
National Geographic Channel
Anna Winger
Creator, Writer, Showrunner, Executive Producer: Unorthodox (Netflix), Deutschland83/86/89 (Amazon)
Studio Airlift
Mauricio Mota
Founder and Co-President
Wise Entertainment
Dan Selig
SVP, Americas
Endeavor
Sheri Elwood
Executive Producer/Writer/Director
ELWOODISMS
Elyse Delmore
VP, Unscripted Development
MGM Studios, Inc
Martin Soudan
Director of Development, Fiction
SND Groupe M6
Mandel Ilagan
VP, Live-Action Development, Unscripted
Nickelodeon
Katie Isaacson
Senior Manager of Development, CNN Original Series
CNN
Kitty Gambel
SVP, Unscripted & Alternative Television
MGM Studios, Inc
Ryan Robinson
Manager, Program Development, CNN Original Series & Films
CNN
Zara Frankel
Director, Programming & Development
PBS
Kurt Conner
Creative Executive
Ubisoft
Lauren Whitelaw
Head of Programming
OUTtv Network Inc
Valentina Daley
Director, International Content Strategy & Operations
Blue Ant Media
Matt Faulknor
Development Producer
Saloon Media
Melissa Williamson
SVP, Scripted Content, Saloon Media
Saloon Media
Diane Ikemiyashiro
VP, Current Series
Disney
Kim Berglund
Executive Director, Development
Walt Disney Television
Sarah Burney
Director of Programming
REELZ
Jennifer Harkness
SVP, Unscripted Content
Blue Ant Media
Alison Barrat
SVP, Production & Development
Love Nature
Samantha Linton
Head of Original Content Canada
Blue Ant Media
Karine Tremblay
Manager of OTT Programming
APTN Aboriginal People's Television Network
Irene Pothecary Huse
Acquisitions Executive
NRK, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, NRK Super
Katie Wilson
VP, Channels & Curation
WildBrain
Will Stapley
Head of Acquisitions
TVF International
Kristen Marston
Culture & Entertainment Advocacy Director
Color of Change
Christina Rogers
Director of Original Independent Film
Netflix
Tyler Bern
Head of Content for Prime Video Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
Amazon Studios
Vera Santamaria
Screenwriter and Executive Producer
Marion Winter
Senior Manager, Acquisitions & Co-Productions
SUPER RTL/RTL DISNEY Fernsehen GmbH & Co.KG
Aron Phillips
COO
SLAM and RTG Features
Kerstin Viehbach
Head of Commissioning & Development (Fiction)
SUPER RTL/RTL DISNEY Fernsehen GmbH & Co.KG
Aletta Maria Alberts
Executive Head of Content Strategy and Third-Party Channels for Africa
Multichoice South Africa
Roy Ashton
Partner, Head of TV Literary
Gersh Agency
Kathryn Tyus-Adair
SVP Original Programming
Starz Media LLC
Jarmo Lampela
Head of Drama
YLE Finnish Broadcasting Company
Tommy Gillespie
Director, Children's Programming
PBS
Chris Regina
Director, Original Series, Drama Development
Netflix
Amanda Culkowski
Senior Director, Music Program Development
MTV Networks International
Angela Freedman
Director of Development
TRVL Channel
Yi Qiao
Director, Sales and Acquisitions, Drama
ZDF Enterprises GmbH
Christine Maestracci
Vice President Acquisitions & International Distribution
Quebecor Content
Kirsten Hurd
Acquisitions, TVO Kids
TVO
Rose Hughes
VP, Sales
Keshet International
Aubrey Clarke
Senior Programme Executive, CBBC
BBC
Holly Nichols
Development Manager
WildBrain
Mal Stares
Senior Associate in TV Advisory, Endeavor Content
Endeavor Content
Joana Klaus
Original Content Coordinator, Gloob and Gloobinho
Grupo Globo
Steve Blackman
Showrunner, Executive Producer, Director , Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
Kerry Moraes-Sugiyama
Manager of Programming, West
APTN Aboriginal People's Television Network
Alec Strum
VP, Original Series
Epix
Troels Branth Pedersen
Acquisitions Executive
TV2 Denmark
Loren Bouchard
Creator and Showrunner, Bob's Burgers
Benjamin Thornton
Non-Scripted Development Associate
Warner Bros.
Lynne Carter
Manager, Original Content, Lifestyle
Corus Entertainment Inc
Doug Craig
Senior Vice President, Content Strategy & Acquisitions, Streaming Division
ViacomCBS
Susan Alexander
Production Executive, Original Content, Scripted
Corus Entertainment Inc
Kathleen Meek
Manager, Original Content, Drama and Factual
Corus Entertainment Inc
Andrew Johnson
Executive In Charge of Production
Corus Entertainment Inc
Amanda Vaughan
Production Executive, Corus Kids
Corus Entertainment Inc
Debbie Brown
Production Executive, Scripted, Original Programming
Corus Entertainment Inc
Brenda Maffuchi
Head of Acquisitions & Property Development
DeAgostini Editore Spa
Robert Prinz
Director of Original Series, Comedy
Netflix
Frank Spotnitz
Executive Producer
Big Light Productions Ltd
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