2023 SPEAKERS

Check out our full speaker line-up here.

BarryHertz
Moderator: Barry Hertz
Film Editor
The Globe and Mail
Michael MacMillan
CEO
Blue Ant Media
Valerie Creighton
President & CEO
Canada Media Fund
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Li Yeh
Director, Strategic Planning, Original Programming
Bell Media
Lea Marin
Director of Development, Drama
CBC
Steve Couture 
CEO
Epic Storyworlds
Jo Redfern
Managing Director, Kids
Wind Sun Sky Entertainment
Renaud Sylvain
Président et Producteur exécutif / CEO & Executive Producer
Happy Camper Media
Moderator: Karima-Catherine (KC) Goundiam
CEO
Red Dot Digital Inc. & B2BeeMatch
Julien Borde
President
Mediawan Kids & Family
Terry Kalagian
President, Worldwide Animation & Family
Gaumont
Moderator: Sherry Mckay
Indigenous Content Creator
Adam Woodgate
SVP, Media Insights
Dubit
Drew Mullin
Executive in Charge of Production, Children's Content
CBC Television
Georgina López
CEO, Executive Producer
Lopii Productions Inc.
Rennata López
CEO, Executive Producer
Lopii Productions Inc.
Evan Shapiro
Media Universe Cartographer and Professor of Media at NYU and Fordham University
Phil Breman
Head of Live Action Series Development
Mattel Television
Fenton Bailey
Director/Producer
World of Wonder Co-Founder
Christina Jennings
Chairman & President
Shaftesbury
Moderator: Zaib Shaikh
Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles
Mark Garner
Executive Vice President, Global Content Partnerships and Business Development
A+E Networks
Moderator: Bill Lundy
SVP Comedy
New Metric Media
Carrie Paupst Shaughnessy
Vice President, Scripted and Executive Producer
marblemedia
Katie Wilson
VP Channels & Global Acquisitions
WildBrain
Moderator: Andy Marshall
Programming Manager
BSO
Michael Souther
Owner, Producer
AMAZE Film & Television
maxine bailey
Executive Director
Canadian Film Centre
Adina Pitt
VP, Content Acquisitions, Partnerships and Co-Productions
WarnerMedia Kids & Family
Jessica Lea Fleming
Director, Inclusion & Growth
Canada Media Fund
Karen Tohana
Director, English Content
Canada Media Fund
Joy Loewen
CEO
National Screen Institute
Moderator: Kim Wilson
Director
OneFish TwoFish Consulting
Andrew Addison
Vice-President, Communications, Marketing & Membership
Canadian Media Producers Association
Liz Shorten
Chief Operating Officer
Canadian Media Producers Association
Natasha Negrea
Head of Programming
TVO
Maria Kennedy 
Owner, EP  
Little Engine
Tony Leadman
Executive Director, International Television Production and Distribution
The Weather Channel
Moderator: Sangita Patel
Host
ET Canada
Moderator: Tony Chapman
Host of the Radio Show and Podcast Chatter that Matters
Jennifer Askin
SVP, North America
All3Media
Laura Michalchyshyn
Chief Creative Officer
Blue Ant Media
Tom Hastings
Head of Original Content
Paramount+ Canada 
Erin Creasey
Director, Industry Development
Ontario Creates
Mina Shum
Writer, Director, Producer
Marsha Greene
Writer, Executive Producer
Nyla Innuksuk
Filmmaker + Founder
Mixtape VR
Julie Venerus
Deputy Director
Telefilm Canada
Stephanie Wilson Chapin
Strategic Partner Lead for TV, Sports, News
YouTube Canada
Marcia Douglas
Vice President, Growth & Inclusion
Canada Media Fund
Nadia Paulos
Senior Director, Distribution Operations, Canada
Fremantle
Yael Strasberg
Development Manager, Creator Network
Acast Canada
Caroline Chopra
Deputy Director, Portfolio Management, CMF Program Administrator
Telefilm Canada  
Mithila Majithia
Development Manager
Catalyst
Lindsay Macadam
EVP
Great Pacific Media - A Thunderbird Company
Moderator: Marguerite Pigott
Film Commissioner and Director of Entertainment Industries
City of Toronto
Sarah Mullervy
SVP Creative
Sony Pictures Television
Justin Stockman
VP, Content Development & Programming
Bell Media
Stefania Scarfo
Head of Content & Strategy
Paramount+, Canada 
Tara Woodbury
Director, Content - Canada
Netflix
Navi Lamba
Head of Development
BBC Comedy
Bilal Baig
Co-Creator, Executive Producer and Star, Sort Of
Courtney Fitzpatrick
Director, Worldwide TV & Distribution
Lionsgate
Douglas Smith
SVP, Streaming and Content Licensing, Canada
Paramount Global
Judith Beauregard
Producer, Co-CEO
Tobo
Moderator: Rudy Blair
Music & Entertainment Reporter
Rudy Blair Entertainment Media
Gave Lindo
Head of Content Programming, North America
TikTok
Michela Di Mondo
Executive Vice President, Canada, International
Fremantle
Dan Harrison
EVP, Program Planning & Content Strategy
FOX Entertainment
Katrina Kowalski
Katrina Kowalski
Vice President, Content, Paramount+ and Pluto TV Canada
Paramount
Brenda Gilbert
Co-Founder and President
BRON Media Corporation
Rick Clodfelter
Executive Director, Content Acquisitions and Partnerships
Disney Branded Television
Carla de Jong
Head of Production
Sinking Ship Entertainment
Laura Clunie
SVP Development, Current Series & Feature Films
Spin Master Entertainment
Stefanie Zuroff
Director, Business Development and Content Partnerships
Samsung TV Plus
Kerry Swanson
Chief Executive Officer
Indigenous Screen Office (ISO)
Monika Ille
Chief Executive Officer
APTN
Brad Schwartz
President of Entertainment
The CW Television Network
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Brent Haynes
Head of Local Originals, Canada
Amazon Studios
Danielle Woodrow
Director, Content - Canada
Netflix
John Morayniss
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Blink49 Studios
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Carlyn Klebuc
General Manager, Original Programming
Bell Media
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Patrick Vien
Group Managing Director, International
A+E Networks
Joan Jenkinson
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Black Screen Office (BSO)
Jamie Schouela
President, Global Channels and Media
Blue Ant Media
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Rachel Goldstein-Couto
Head of Development, Original Programming
Bell Media
Marie Clements
Writer, Director and Producer, Bones of Crows
Matt Johnson
Director, Writer, Star
Amanda Parris
Host, Creator and Executive Producer, For the Culture with Amanda Parris, and Creator, Executive Producer and Showrunner, Revenge of the Black Best Friend
Vivek Shraya
Artist, Creator and Writer, How To Fail As A Popstar
Matthew Miller
Writer and Producer
BlackBerry
Jocelyn Hamilton
President – Canada, Television
eOne
David Kleeman
SVP, Global Trends
Dubit
Jennifer Vaux
Vice President of Content Acquisition & Programming
Roku Media
Andrew Peterson
Head of Canada
YouTube
Arvand Khosravi
SVP, Head of Scripted Television Strategy
FIFTH SEASON
Moderator: Tonya Williams
Executive Director & Founder
Reelworld Screen Institute
Raja Khanna
Co-Founder
Dark Slope Inc.
Agnes Augustin
President & CEO
Shaw Rocket Fund
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Beth Iley
Sr. Development Executive, Canada
Amazon Studios
John Young
Chief Executive Officer
Boat Rocker Media
Moderator: Chandler Levack
Filmmaker and Film Critic
Liz Wise Lyall
SVP, Scripted Programming
The CW Television Network
Miura Kite
Executive Vice President of Global Television
Participant
Jay Holzer
Head of Programming
Tastemade
Swin Chang
Executive in Charge of Development and Production
CBC Kids
Moderator: Johanna Schneller
Arts Columnist
Globe and Mail
Heidi Schorn
VP Development
Original Content Lab Inc.
Catherine Winder
CEO/EP
Wind Sun Sky Entertainment
Diane Rankin
Executive Vice President, Rights & Executive Producer
Distribution360
Athena Georgaklis
Vice President
Nelvana Studios
Sarah Quan
Executive in Charge of Development, Comedy
CBC
Georgia Shearman
Development Executive, Scripted, Original Programming
Bell Media
Kate Sanagan
Head of Sales and Distribution
Sinking Ship Entertainment
Toby Dormer
Executive Vice President, Unscripted Television
Blink49 Studios
Jennifer McCann
Vice President, Kids & Family
Shaftesbury
Moderator: Gavin Bridge
Senior Media Analyst
VIP+ Variety Intelligence Platform
Jennifer Podemski
CEO
Redcloud Studios
Moderator: Melanie Nepinak Hadley
Senior Director
Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada
Ava Torres
Executive in Charge of Development, Drama
CBC
Stuart Coxe
President
Antica Productions
Molly Barton
CEO and Co-Founder
Realm
Jack Thomas
Director
3Vision
Moderator: Mike Cosentino
President
CosMedia.Inc
Jesse Brown
Publisher
Canadaland
Moderator: Noreen Halpern
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Halfire Entertainment
Moderator: Jordan Pinto
North American Editor
C21 Media
Monica Landers
Founder and CEO
StoryFit
Matt Panousis
Chief Operating Officer
Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies (MARZ)
Moderator: Erik Barmack
Founder and CEO
Wild Sheep Content, AIinHollywood.com
Tanya Qureshi
Head of Comedy
BBC Comedy
Adam Steinman
President and Founder
Mount Royal Films
Jon Petrie
Director of Comedy
BBC Comedy
Robin Mirsky
Executive Director
Rogers Group of Funds
Lisa Baylin
Director, Scripted Development
Cineflix Productions
Susan Alexander
Production Executive, Original Programming, Scripted
Corus Entertainment
Jesse Barkley
Development & Production Executive, Original Programming, Unscripted
Corus Entertainment
Spencer Griffin
Head of TV Development
Just For Laughs
Steve Raizes
EVP Podcasting & Audio
Paramount Global
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Sam Linton
VP, Production and Development, Global Media
Blue Ant Media
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Graham Ludlow
Head of Development & Production
Incendo
Ava Mustos
Associate Director, Acquisitions
FIFTH SEASON
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Cathie James
Co-President
Proper Television
Samantha De France
Senior Production Executive, Unscripted
Amazon Studios
Jodi Mackie
Director of Content Sales and Co-Productions, Canada
BBC Studios
Michael Gordon
TV Global Scripted Agent
CAA Creative Artists Agency
Chris Bell
VP, Scripted Development – Canada, Television
eOne
Lauren Whitelaw
Head of Programming
OUTtv Network Inc.
Tecca Crosby
EVP, Scripted Programming – Canada, Television
eOne
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Kerry Appleyard
SVP, Head of Scripted Canada
Boat Rocker Studios
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Sonia Hosko
VP of Current
Cineflix Studios
Adam Garnet Jones
Director of TV Content and Special Events
APTN
Trevor Rotenberg
Manager/Producer 
3 Arts Entertainment
Shaleen Sangha
Vice President, Content, Kids & Family
Boat Rocker Studios
Samantha Driscoll-Way
Agent
Jennifer Hollyer Agency
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Adam Feigen
Development Executive
Incendo
Moderator: Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Host of CBC's Commotion
Maxine Grossman
Associate Producer, TV Comedy Development & Production
New Metric Media
Mark Bishop
Co-CEO and Executive Producer
marblemedia
Aeschylus Poulos
Executive Producer
Hawkeye Pictures
Rob McCallum
Director, Writer & Producer
Pyre Productions
Nina Keogh
Performer, Truffles - Mr. Dressup
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Brenda Myers
Director of Development
Proper Television