2026 Speakers

Neishaw Ali

Neishaw Ali

Founding Partner, CEO, and Executive Producer
SPIN VFX
Sammie Astaneh

Sammie Astaneh

Founder
Service Street Pictures
Luke Azevedo

Luke Azevedo

Chief Executive Officer
Edmonton Screen
Julie Bristow

Julie Bristow

Founder and CEO
Catalyst
Drew Buckley

Drew Buckley

Group President & Chief Operating Officer
Propagate Content
Mathieu Chantelois

Mathieu Chantelois

Executive Vice‑President, Communications, Strategy & Public Affairs
Canada Media Fund (CMF)
Karin Chien

Karin Chien

Producer & Distributor
Elsie<br>Choi-Pletts

Elsie
Choi-Pletts

EVP, Head of Scripted TV
CJ ENM America
Sean Cohan

Sean Cohan

President
Bell Media
Kirk Cooper

Kirk Cooper

Founder and CEO
International Queer Pavillion
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
Tyrone Edwards

Tyrone Edwards

Anchor
Etalk
Jessica Lea Fleming

Jessica Lea Fleming

Director, Industry Development
Canada Media Fund (CMF)
Jonathan Ford

Jonathan Ford

Managing Director
Sphere Abacus
Natalie Gergely

Natalie Gergely

Vertical Drama Writer and Producer and Co-Host of "The VertiGals" podcast
Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Executive Director
ScreenSask
Tieren Hawkins

Tieren Hawkins

Vice President, Vertical Content
Blink49 Studios
Brent Haynes

Brent Haynes

Head of International Originals, Canada and Australia
Amazon MGM Studios
Austin Herring

Austin Herring

CEO
Snow Story Productions
Erika Kennair

Erika Kennair

Head of Scripted Content
The Mediapro Studio, US/Canada
Arvand Khosravi

Arvand Khosravi

SVP, Head of Scripted Television Strategy
Fifth Season
Richard Life

Richard Life

SVP Acquisitions and Coproductions
Cineflix
Lainey Lui

Lainey Lui

Senior Correspondent
Etalk
Beth Maher

Beth Maher

Executive Producer
Etalk
Michelle Mama

Michelle Mama

Founder / Executive Producer
Gay Agenda
Laurie May

Laurie May

Co-President and Co-Founder
Elevation Pictures
Candice McFarlane

Candice McFarlane

Chief Creative Officer
Cinereach
Julie Meldal-Johnsen

Julie Meldal-Johnsen

EVP of Global Content
ITV Studios
Justine Pimlott

Justine Pimlott

Co-Founder / Executive Producer / Producer / Independent Consultant
Red Queen Productions
Photo Credit: Genevieve Caron
Jeanie Pyun

Jeanie Pyun

Deputy Editorial Director
The Hollywood Reporter
Maer Roshan

Maer Roshan

Editor-in-Chief
The Hollywood Reporter
David Salmon

David Salmon

EVP and Managing Director, International
Tubi
Jeffrey Schenck

Jeffrey Schenck

Co-Founder
vertTV
Photo Credit: Natalie Kiwi
Alex Schmider

Alex Schmider

Producer & Senior Director, Entertainment
GLAAD
Justin Stockman

Justin Stockman

Vice-President, Global Content
Bell Media
David Walberg

David Walberg

Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer
Pink Triangle Press
Diana Williams

Diana Williams

CEO & Co-founder
Kinetic Energy Entertainment
Liz Wise Lyall

Liz Wise Lyall

SVP, Scripted Programming and Development
Lifetime Television Network
Tara Woodbury

Tara Woodbury

Director, Content - Canada
Netflix
Danielle Woodrow

Danielle Woodrow

Director, Content – Canada
Netflix
Sandra Yee Ling

Sandra Yee Ling

Head of Studio – Originals
GammaTime
Steven Zeitchik

Steven Zeitchik

Senior Editor, Technology and Politics
The Hollywood Reporter