September 8–10, 2025

Omni King Edward Hotel
Toronto, Ontario

Speakers

Jennifer Abrams

Jennifer Abrams

Senior Vice President, Content and Marketing
Corus Entertainment
Carolyn Allain

Carolyn Allain

Managing Director, Creative Industries
National Bank of Canada
Melissa Amer

Melissa Amer

Regional Feature Film Executive, Ontario and Nunavut Region
Telefilm Canada
Tina Apostolopoulos-Moniz

Tina Apostolopoulos-Moniz

VP, Unscripted
Lark Productions
Kerry Appleyard

Kerry Appleyard

Senior Vice President, Scripted & Unscripted Programming
Lionsgate Canada
Kristy Assu

Kristy Assu

Director of Funding
Indigenous Screen Office (ISO)
Kim Ball

Kim Ball

Chief Content & Communications Officer
Super Channel
Chris Bell

Chris Bell

Manager, Content
Netflix Canada
Giuliana Benvenuto

Giuliana Benvenuto

Senior Manager, Acquisitions, North America
Cineflix Rights
Allison Brough

Allison Brough

Senior Vice President of Unscripted Television
Blink49 Studios
Vanessa Case

Vanessa Case

Vice President of Content
Paramount+, Pluto TV (Canada)
Sally Catto

Sally Catto

General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports
CBC
Mike Cosentino

Mike Cosentino

President & Executive Producer
COSMEDIA.INC
Oneida Crawford

Oneida Crawford

VP, Scripted Development
Muse Entertainment
Valerie Creighton, C.M., S.O.M.

Valerie Creighton, C.M., S.O.M.

President & CEO
Canada Media Fund (CMF)
Damon D’Oliveira

Damon D’Oliveira

Founder & Partner
Conquering Lion Pictures
Valentina Daley

Valentina Daley

Senior Director, Acquisitions
Blue Ant Studios
Michela Di Mondo

Michela Di Mondo

EVP Distribution, Canada, International
Fremantle
Adam Feigen

Adam Feigen

Development Executive, Scripted, Original Programming
Bell Media
Scott Feinberg

Scott Feinberg

Executive Editor, Awards
The Hollywood Reporter
Christina Fon

Christina Fon

VP, Strategic Partnerships & Scripted Content
Shaftesbury
Mia Galuppo

Mia Galuppo

Film Writer
The Hollywood Reporter
Archita Ghosh

Archita Ghosh

President
Rezolution Pictures
Magda Grace

Magda Grace

Head of Prime Video, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Prime Video
Jocelyn Hamilton

Jocelyn Hamilton

President, Television
Lionsgate Canada
Katy Harding

Katy Harding

Head of Content & Executive Producer
Red Bull Canada
Dan Harrison

Dan Harrison

EVP, Program Planning & Content Strategy
Fox Entertainment
Jason Harvey

Jason Harvey

EVP & Head of BET+
Brent Haynes

Brent Haynes

Head of International Originals, Canada
Amazon MGM Studios
Kim Hobbs

Kim Hobbs

Vice President, Distribution & Sales
Lionsgate Canada
Joan Jenkinson

Joan Jenkinson

Chief Executive Officer
Black Screen Office
Alison Korogyi

Alison Korogyi

Senior Production Executive, Original Programming
Bell Media
Felicia Litovitz

Felicia Litovitz

VP, Acquisitions, North America
Cineflix Rights
Michael S. Maponga

Michael S. Maponga

Founder/CEO
Maponga Studios
Zach Marcovici

Zach Marcovici

Executive in Charge of Development, Drama
CBC
Robin Mirsky

Robin Mirsky

Executive Director, Rogers Group of Funds
Rogers Communications Inc.
Natasha Negrea

Natasha Negrea

Head of Programming
TVO
Rachel Nelson

Rachel Nelson

Vice President Original Programming and Head of Corus Studios
Corus Entertainment
Cara Nye

Cara Nye

Director, Content Development and Production
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI)
Jeanie Pyun

Jeanie Pyun

Deputy Editorial Director
The Hollywood Reporter
Sarah Quan

Sarah Quan

Executive in Charge of Development, Comedy
CBC
Diane Rankin

Diane Rankin

Executive Vice President Content Development & Commercial Strategy
Blue Ant Studios
Jane Rimer

Jane Rimer

SVP, Canada
Banijay Rights
Maer Roshan

Maer Roshan

Co-Editor-in-Chief
The Hollywood Reporter
Scott Roxborough

Scott Roxborough

Europe Bureau Chief
The Hollywood Reporter
Stefania Scarfo

Stefania Scarfo

Sr. Manager, Head of Content Planning & Strategy
Paramount+ Canada
Brad Schwartz

Brad Schwartz

President
The CW Network
Vinuja Shanthasoruban

Vinuja Shanthasoruban

Director of Development
Neshama Entertainment
Evan Shapiro

Evan Shapiro

Cartographer of The Media Universe
Ryan Sharkey

Ryan Sharkey

Senior Vice President, Programming and Content Strategy
The CW Network
Justin Stockman

Justin Stockman

VP, Content Development & Programming
Bell Media
Jennifer Vaux

Jennifer Vaux

Vice President of Content Acquisition & Programming
Roku Media
Clement Virgo

Clement Virgo

Founder & Partner
Conquering Lion Pictures
Travis Webb

Travis Webb

SVP Sales, Americas
Fifth Season
Heather Williamson

Heather Williamson

Senior Development and Productive Executive, Original Programming, Factual & Reality
Bell Media
Stephanie Wilson Chapin

Stephanie Wilson Chapin

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

Tara Woodbury

Director, Content - Canada
Netflix
Danielle Woodrow

Danielle Woodrow

Director, Content – Canada
Netflix
Steven Zeitchik

Steven Zeitchik

Senior Editor, Technology and Politics
The Hollywood Reporter