Neil Wade

Executive-In-Charge for Animated Current Series

Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Kirsten Hurd

Commissioning Editor

TVOkids

Tommy Gillespie

Senior Director, Content Production

PBS Kids

Lisa Cinelli

Executive in Charge of Production, Children & Youth

CBC Kids

Mark Bishop

Co-President, Blue Ant Studios

Blue Ant Media

Tom Miyauchi

Head of Formats

Nippon TV

Jay Carolyn Wu

Head of Development

LaRue Entertainment

Nick Nantell

EVP, Head of Scripted Creative

Boat Rocker

Adam Steinman

Production and Development

Walt Disney Television Alternative

James Farr

EVP, Development

Cream Productions Inc.

Marc Leonard

Chief Content Officer

Fuse Media

Nua Finau

Co-Founder, Executive Producer and Showrunner

Tavake Ltd

Simon Faber

Founder & Producer

Taiga Pictures

Nicole Hamilton

EVP, English Unscripted Content

Attraction

Nafisa Murji

Director, Development

Pier 21 Films

Graham Ludlow

Head of Development and Production

Incendo

Sonia Hosko

Vice President of Current

Cineflix Studios

Desiree Single

Producer and Co-General Manager

Animiki See Digital Production Inc.

Iris Bucher

Producer, CEO

Quad Drama

Olivia Snyder-Spak

Director of Nonfiction Film & Series

Topic Studios

Jeff Vanderwal

Vice President, Scripted

Cineflix Productions

Mike Armitage

VP of Development

Great Pacific Media Inc.

Kevin Krikst

Producer

Rhombus Media Inc

Arnie Zipursky

Executive Producer

NESHAMA Entertainment

Anton Leo

Partner & Executive Producer

Counterfeit Pictures

Paige Murray

Executive in Charge of Development, Drama

CBC

Andrew Kelly

Vice President, Scripted Development, Television

Lionsgate Canada

Carlyn Klebuc

General Manager, Original Programming

Bell Media

Naveen Prasad

Co-President & CEO

Impossible Objects

Grace Tran

Director of Global Scripted Programming

NBCUniversal International Studios

Jessalyn Dennis

Vice President, Scripted

SEVEN24 Films

Saleena Lockett

Executive Director of Scripted Programming

The CW Television Network

Danelle Granger

Development, Scripted Production Executive

APTN

Lauren Whitelaw

Head of Programming

OUTtv Network Inc

Gwenllian Gravelle

Head of Scripted International

S4C International

Kim Ball

Chief Content & Communications Officer

Super Channel

Sandra Murphy

Vice President of Content Sales & Co-Productions, Canada and Latin America

BBC Studios Canada Limited

Sarah Quan

Executive in Charge of Development, Comedy

CBC

Chris Irvine

Head of Commercial & Production

SBS

Diane Rankin

Executive Vice President, Content Development & Commercial Strategy

Blue Ant Media

Ali Roland

Vice President, Drama Development

Sony Pictures Television

Vanessa Loewen

General Manager

Animiki See Digital Production Inc.

Catherine Casey

Senior Creative Executive Global Unscripted Formats

Amazon Studios | The Culver Studios

Melanie Hadley

Executive Director, Equity and Inclusion-Canada

Warner Bros. Discovery

Andrea Higgins

Music Supervisor

AHA Sound & Vision

Greg Jeffs

Client Services Coordinator, Emerging Filmmakers/Digital Content Creators

Sunbelt Rentals Film & TV

Nicole Butler

Co-CEO/Executive Producer

Pier 21 Films

Vanessa Steinmetz

Co-CEO/Executive Producer

Pier 21 Films

Dayna Zipursky

SVP, Production Strategy, Post & Operations

NESHAMA Entertainment

Michael Perlmutter

Music Supervisor

Instinct Entertainment

Mike Stiller

Head of East Coast Development

A+E Networks/The HISTORY Channel

Elfred Matining

Program Consultant/Facilitator

Warner Bros. Discovery

Steve Ascher

EVP, Head of Development

A+E Networks

Kerry Appleyard

Senior Vice President, Scripted & Unscripted, Television

Lionsgate Canada

Tug Phipps

Client Services Coordinator, Emerging Filmmakers/Digital Content Creators

Sunbelt Rentals Film & TV

Jasmeet Raina

Creator & Star

Late Bloomer

Stephanie Wilson Chapin

Strategic Partner Lead for TV, Sports, News, YouTube Canada

YouTube

Brenda Gilbert

Co-Founder

BRON Media

Nichole T. Roberts

Head of Unscripted

Hoorae Film & TV

Jane Rimer

Senior Vice President, Canada

Banijay Rights

Ava Mustos

Associate Director, Acquisitions

FIFTH SEASON

Allana Harkin

Writer, Director, Producer

Robin Roberts

Co-Anchor, Good Morning America

President, Rockin' Robin Productions

Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

Actor

Renee Elise Goldsberry

Actress & Singer

Tom Green

Actor & Comedian

Jennifer Shin

Director of Development, Comedy

CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Adaora Udoji

Vice President, Programming & Operations

PBS

Justin Stockman

VP Content Development and Programming

Bell Media

Vanessa Case

VP Content, Paramount+ and Pluto TV, Paramount Global

Paramount

Drew Mullin

Executive in Charge of Production, Kids

CBC

Nora Felder

Music Supervisor/Executive Music Producer/Producer

Picture Music Company Inc.

Mitch Geddes

Sr. Director, Development & Current Productions

NESHAMA Entertainment

Georgina Gonzalez

VP, Global Scripted Series

NBCUniversal International Studios

Tassie Cameron

Showrunner & Executive Producer

Cameron Pictures

Barbie Kligman

Showrunner, Executive Producer

Anna Fishko

Showrunner & Executive Producer

Nkechi Okoro Carroll

Showrunner, Executive Producer

Meredith Scardino

Showrunner, Executive Producer

Elaine Low

Staff Writer

The Ankler

Tara Roy

Director of Original Programming

Starz

Lea Marin

Director of Development, Drama

CBC

Natasha Tony

CEO

Elevate Inclusion Strategies

Aneka Hylton-Donelson

Director of Development

Nat Geo / Disney

Kelley Gardner

VP, Current Series Animation

Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Stefania Scarfo

Head of Content Strategy & Planning

Paramount

Andrew Peterson

Head of Canada

YouTube

Wayne Davison

Chief Revenue Officer

Little Dot Studios

Charlotte Dobre

Actress, Comedian, Writer, Producer

YouTube

Elita Fielder Adjei

Vice President, Communications, CBS Stations/Paramount

CBS

Karen Horne

Founder

The Karen Horne Company

Jeanell English

Founder and CEO

Elizabeth, LLC.

Troy Reeb

Co-CEO

Corus Entertainment Inc

Glenn Cockburn

President

Meridian Artists

Jocelyn Hamilton

President,Television

Lionsgate Canada

Monika Ille

Chief Executive Officer

APTN Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Inc.

Anthony Q. Farrell

Creator, Showrunner

Canfro Productions, ULC

Kathleen Newman-Bremang

Deputy Editor - Global of Refinery29 Unbothered

Lindsay Wolfington

Owner, Music Supervisor

Lone Wolf Music Supervision

Natasha Duprey

Music Supervisor

Must be Nice Productions

Michelle Thrush

.

Garret Smith

Indigenous Screen Summit presenter

Vincent Yellow Old Woman

Indigenous Screen Summit Elder

Adam Garnet Jones

Director of TV Content and Special Events

APTN - Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Jessica Schmiedchen

Director of Development, Unscripted Content

CBC

Daniel Mekinda

EVP, Head of GroupM Motion Entertainment Canada

GroupM Canada Inc.

John Elmes

Deputy News Editor & International Editor

Broadcast

Jim Packer

President of Worldwide Television Distribution

Lionsgate

Sean Cohan

President

Bell Media

Kelly Townsend

Editor

Playback

Julie Roy

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

Telefilm Canada

Kevin Beggs

Chair and Chief Creative Officer, Television Group

Lionsgate Entertainment

Jenn Kuzmyk

Executive Director - BANFF, Publisher - Playback

Banff World Media Festival

Cori Wellins

Partner, Scripted TV

WME

Bing Chen

CEO & Co-Founder

Gold House

Lisa Kramer

President, International TV Licensing

Paramount Global Content Distribution

Asif Sadiq

Chief Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer

Warner Bros. Discovery

Sandra Dewey

Chief Operating Officer

Media Res Studio

Michael Schneider

TV Editor

Variety

Tom Power

Host, Q with Tom Power

CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Xavier Kochhar

CEO & General Partner

XKE Capital

John Morayniss

Chief Executive Officer

Blink49 Studios

Sam Sniderman

Senior Consultant & Advisor

Kerry Tucker

Strategic Advisor & Board Director

Vice Media

Jim Compton

Executive Producer

Wabung Anung Films Ltd.

Tera McDonald

Ms

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Jean La Rose

General Manager

Animiki See Distribution

Kira Doxtator

Producer

Senklip Harvey Productions

Moniquea Marion

Writer, Producer, Comedian

Slaw Paw Productions

Mike Omelus

Executive Director Content & Strategy

APTN

Kerriann Cardinal

Producer

Sweetgrass Stories Inc.

Marshall Leigh George

Director

Kettle Point Productions

Stephen Gladue

Creator

Luksilyoo Productions

Cody Lightning

Actor, Writer, Director

Jeremie Wookey

Producer

Wookey Films Inc.

Norm Coyne

Producer, Writer, Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Participant

Barker Street Cinema

Brent Haynes

Head of Originals, Canada

Amazon Studios

Ryan Moccasin

CEO

The Feather Entertainment Inc.

Melanie Windle

Executive Director

Sustainable Entertainment Society

Fraser Ash

Producer

Rhombus Media Inc

Daniel Fill

President

Dark Slope

Li Yeh

Director, Strategic Planning, Original Programming

Bell Media

Richard Jean-Baptiste

Vice President, Business Innovation, Executive Producer

Attraction

David Zitzerman

Partner

Goodmans LLP

Erin Underhill

President

Universal Television

Toby Gorman

President

Universal Television Alternative Studio

Beatrice Springborn

President, UCP & Universal International Studios

UCP & Universal International Studios

Rachel Goldstein-Couto

Head of Development, Original Programming

Bell Media

Gerald Auger

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor

4 Directional Studios

Mike Gosselin

Creative Producer

Really Good Stories Inc.

Georgina Lightning

Filmmaker/Content Creator

Tribal Alliance Production

Rylan Friday

Producer, Director

Terror Fox Productions Inc.

Berkley Brady

Writer & Director

Nika Productions Inc.

Ryan Atimoyoo

Writer

Gear Room Productions

Sam Mackie

Manager, Canada Licensing & Series Licensing

Netflix

Richard Speer

President

Attraction

Sally Catto

General Manager, Entertainment, Factual and Sports

CBC

Patrick Vien

Group Managing Director, International

A+E Networks

Janet Brown

President, Content Distribution, North America & LatAm

BBC Studios Americas Inc.

Cynthia Kennedy

President

Carillon Consulting

Lisa Meeches

Founder and Executive Producer

Eagle Vision

Victoria Valius

VP Marketing & Co-Country Manager

Sony Pictures Television

Valerie Creighton

President & CEO

Canada Media Fund

Peter White

Executive Editor, Television

Deadline Hollywood

Channing Dungey

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Networks

Warner Bros. Television Group

Jack Oliver

Head of Co-Productions

Sky TV

Javiera Balmaceda

Head of Originals, Latin America, Canada & Australia

Amazon MGM Studios

Prentiss Fraser

President, TV Distribution

Fifth Season

Jolise Beaton

Director, Original Content Canada

Audible Inc.

Kale Stockwell

Head of Original Programming

Rogers Sports & Media

Sarah Fowlie

Head of Production, Original Programming

Bell Media

Sharon Stevens

VP Programming

Hollywood Suite Inc

Chris Bell

Manager, Content - Netflix Canada

Netflix Services Canada ULC

Warren Campbell

Founder

JOIN TV Network

Claire Urquhart

Head of Commercial Content Fund

S4C International

Jordan Pinto

North American Editor

C21 Media

Erin Haskett

President

Lark Productions

Jordy Randall

Executive Producer

SEVEN24 Films

Carolyn Newman

Executive Vice President, Global Scripted

Blink49 Studios

Ben C. Silverman

Manager and Producer

Integral Artists/Timeless Pictures

Jennifer Hollyer

Agent

The Jennifer Hollyer Agency

David Ritchie

Agent

Ambition Talent Inc.

Anna Archer

Literary Agent

Lucas Talent Inc

Andrew Smith

Lit Agent / Director of Content

Play Management

Dan Norton

Agent

CAA Creative Artists Agency

Jennifer Irons

Agent

META Talent Agency

Kerry Ball

Literary Agent and Head of Development

Meridian Artists Inc

Sanjeev Rattan

Agent

Ambition Talent Inc.

Brad Pence

Talent Manager

Atlas Artists

Noel Hedges

EVP, Acquisitions

Lionsgate

Natalie Vinet

SVP, Global Distribution

Boat Rocker

Brook Peters

SVP, Sales & Business Development

FOX Entertainment Global & NESHAMA

Akane Alex Inoue

Unscripted Formats & Anime Licensing

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Chrystine Girard

Head of International Distribution

Encore Television Distribution

Kim Hobbs

Vice President, Canada

Lionsgate Canada

Kathleen Prefontaine

Director, Distribution & Development

Aetios Productions Inc.

Mary-Anne Taylor

Head of Content Distribution, Canada

Roku Inc

Samantha De France

Senior Production Executive

Amazon MGM Studios

Scott Boyd

Vice President, Development, Television – Unscripted

Lionsgate Canada

Lyle Gamm

SVP, Original Series, CNN

Warner Bros. Discovery

Michael Gelman

Vice President of Acquisitions & Co-Productions

A+E Networks

Felicia Litovitz

VP, Acquisitions, North America

Cineflix Rights

Marianne Lambert

Director Co-Productions & Acquisitions

TFO

Justina Wojtowicz

EVP, Acquisitions Co-Productions & Sales

Rive Gauche Television

Natasha Negrea

Head of Programming

TVO

Sitarah Pendelton-Eaglin

Head of Unscripted Series

MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks

Christine Diakos

Vice President, Development, Television – Unscripted

Lionsgate Canada

Rob Wade

Chief Executive Officer

FOX Entertainment

Tanya Blake

Executive Producer

Cineflix Productions

Bill Lundy

SVP Comedy

New Metric Media

Brad Bernstein

Chief Content Officer

Texas Crew Productions/Asylum Entertainment Group Canada

Erika Kumar

Director, Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada

Warner Bros. Discovery

Alessandra Ferreri

Vice President, Content

Wattpad

Catherine Warren

President

FanTrust

Pahull Bains

Communications Director

Reelworld Screen Institute

Lloyd Segan

Executive Producer

Piller/Segan

Nataline Rodrigues

SVP of Development

Vortex Media

Safia Abdigir

Program Director

Reelworld Screen Institute

Sonia Mangat

Reporter, eTalk

Bell Media

Alireza Kazemipour

Writer, Director (2024 Diversity of Voices)

John Fawcett

Director

Fleshshow Pictures inc

Jules Koostachin

Filmmaker

VisJuelles Productions Inc.

Sid Santiago Zanforlin

Director & Writer (Banff Diversity of Voices Recipient)

Goggle Boy Films

Annie Bradley

Director & Producer & Writer

DGCO Directors Guild of Canada- Ontario

Adam Cunningham

Chief Strategy Officer

Allied Global Marketing

Amy Reisenbach

President

CBS Entertainment

Kate Phillips

Director of Unscripted

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Pascale St-Onge

Minister of Canadian Heritage

Aubrey Clarke

Commissioning Executive | BBC Children’s 7+

BBC

Courtney Fitzpatrick

Vice President of Distribution & Content Strategy

Lionsgate

Kathleen Sanagan

Head of Sales & Distribution

Sinking Ship Entertainment

Justin Rebelo

Chief Executive Officer

Vortex Media

Giuliana Benvenuto

Senior Manager, Acquisitions, North America

Cineflix Rights

Rekha Shah

VP TV Licensing, Paramount Pictures Group

Paramount

Larry Grimaldi

SVP, Development & Production

MarVista Entertainment

Toby Dormer

EVP, Unscripted Television

Blink49 Studios

Rachel Nelson

Vice President, Original Programming and Head of Corus Studios

Corus Entertainment Inc

Ryan Robinson

Director of Development CNN Originals

Warner Bros. Discovery

Amanda Fix

Actress

Eric Volmers

Journalist

Calgary Herald/Postmedia

Courtney Thomasma

Executive Vice President of Streaming

AMC Networks Inc.

David Walberg

Executive Director

Pink Triangle Press

Alexander Nunez

Writer, Actor, Producer

Border2Border Entertainment

Michelle Mama

Co-Founder

GAY AGENDA

Michael Serapio

Anchor, PrimeTime Politics

CPAC The Cable Public Affairs Channel

Cassandra James

Actress

Emily Hampshire

Actor, Writer, Producer

Mark Montefiore

Founder & CEO

New Metric Media

Brad Schwartz

President

The CW Television Network

Reni Calister

Chief Content Officer

Rock’n Robin Productions

Sandra Stern

Vice Chairman

Lionsgate Television Group

Sharon Scott

President, A+E Networks Factual Division

A+E Networks