Alhambra

*Drop in on site - no previous sign up required 

*Hosted in William F White Int'l group networking hub

These 30-minute informal sessions are a great way to add to your network by connecting with the right people. Join these guided conversations to gain insight into topics including co-productions, financing, sustainability and more! Up to 5-6 delegates can join a topic table at one time and are invited to move from one table to another as space allows.

TOPIC: Climate & Sustainability On Screen

Cyle Zezo (Board of Advisors - Hollywood Climate Summit)   

TOPIC: New Financing Models

Richard Jean-Baptiste (Attraction)  

TOPIC: Selling in the US: Windowing 101

Bryan Gabourie (Blue Ant International) 

TOPIC: Explore Streaming Distribution

Mary-Anne Taylor (Roku) 

TOPIC: Accessing Virtual Production

Käroli Grenman (Virtual Production House) 

TOPIC: The Future of Canadian Comedy

Bill Lundy (New Metric Media) 

TOPIC: Creative Collaboration in Development and Pre-development

Jay Wu (Bell Media) 

TOPIC: AI Fake Drake and the Fallout for Copyright and Creatives

Gregory Pang (Red Frame Law) 

TOPIC:Sustainability & Decarbonization

Melanie Windle (Sustainable Entertainment Society) 

TOPIC: The Power of Music in Your Projects

Nora Felder (Music Supervisor - Stranger Things, Yellowjackets) 

TOPIC: Treaty vs. Commercial Co-Pros

Alex Lalonde (Amaze) 

TOPIC: Negotiating Content Sales

Doug Smith (Paramount Global - Canada)

TOPIC: True Crime Programming

Catherine Casey (Amazon Studios)

TOPIC: Budgeting for Diversity

Safia Abdigir (Reelworld Screen Institute) 

Featuring:

Table host

Safia Abdigir

Program Director

Reelworld Screen Institute

Table host

Catherine Casey

Senior Creative Executive Global Unscripted Formats

Amazon Studios

Table host

Nora Felder

Music Supervisor

Picture Music Company

Table host

Bryan Gabourie

SVP, International Sales & Partnerships

Blue Ant International

Table host

Käroli Grenman

Head of Operations, Producer

Virtual Production House by The Other End

Table host

Richard Jean-Baptiste

Vice President, Business Innovation, Executive Producer

Attraction

Table host

Tiara Johnny

Program Manager

Reelworld Screen Institute

Table host

Alex Lalonde

Chief Operating Officer

Amaze

Table host

Bill Lundy

SVP Comedy

New Metric Media

Table host

Gregory Pang

Lawyer

RedFrame Law

Table host

Doug Smith

SVP Streaming & Content Licensing - Paramount Global - Canada

Paramount

Table host

Mary-Anne Taylor

Head of Content Distribution, Canada

Roku

Table host

Melanie Windle

Executive Director

Sustainable Entertainment Society

Table host

Jay Carolyn Wu

Head of Development

Bell Media

Table host

Cyle Zezo

Program Lead, Executive Producer

Solarpunk Village

Alhambra

*Drop in on site - no previous sign up required 

*Hosted in William F White Int'l group networking hub

These 30-minute informal sessions are a great way to add to your network by connecting with the right people. Join these guided conversations to gain insight into topics including co-productions, financing, sustainability and more! Up to 5-6 delegates can join a topic table at one time and are invited to move from one table to another as space allows.

NOTE: We acknowledge there's an ongoing labour dispute between the Writer's Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). If you are participating in meetings or planning on pitching, we encourage you to abide by the guidelines of any union or guild affiliations you may have.

TOPIC: Accessing Virtual Production

Käroli Grenman (Virtual Production House) 

TOPIC: Creative Collaboration in Development and Pre-development

Jay Wu (Bell Media) 

TOPIC: AI Fake Drake and the Fallout for Copyright and Creatives

Gregory Pang (Red Frame Law) 

TOPIC: Unscripted Co-Production Trends

Benjamin Thornton (Warner Bros. Discovery) 

TOPIC: Sustainability & Decarbonization

Andrew Robinson (Green Spark) 

TOPIC: Mentorship

Ashley Williams (Hallmark Media) 

TOPIC: Canadian Funding

Susan Makela (Paramount+ and Pluto TV) 

TOPIC: Canadian Funding + the Global Audience

Simon Faber (Taiga Pictures)

TOPIC: Content Collaboration in Scripted Television

Chris Bell (eOne)

TOPIC: Adapting IP

Andrew Kelly (eOne)

TOPIC: Budgeting for Diversity

Safia Abdigir (Reelworld Screen Institute) 

TOPIC: International Co-Productions

Rob Aslett (Avalon Television)

NOTE: We acknowledge there's an ongoing labour dispute between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). If you are participating in meetings or planning on pitching, we encourage you to abide by the guidelines of any union or guild affiliations you may have.

Featuring:

Table host

Safia Abdigir

Program Director

Reelworld Screen Institute

Table host

Rob Aslett

Company Director, Artist Manager and Executive Producer

Avalon Television

Table host

Chris Bell

Scripted Content

Entertainment One Television International

Table host

Simon Faber

Founder & Producer

Taiga Pictures

Table host

Käroli Grenman

Head of Operations, Producer

Virtual Production House by The Other End

Table host

Tiara Johnny

Program Manager

Reelworld Screen Institute

Table host

Andrew Kelly

Vice President, Scripted Development

Entertainment One Television Productions Ltd.

Table host

Susan Makela

Sr Director, Acquisitions, Rights & Inventory

Paramount

Table host

Gregory Pang

Lawyer

RedFrame Law

Table host

Andrew Robinson

Principal, Sustainability Strategy and Engagement

Green Spark Group

Table host

Benjamin Thornton

Development Executive

Warner Bros. Discovery

Table host

Ashley Williams

Director

Hallmark Media

Table host

Jay Carolyn Wu

Head of Development

Bell Media