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Sunday 26 November

  • 05:30 PM

    Registration and opening night cocktail

Monday 27 November

  • 09:00 AM

    State of The Unscripted Nation

    Leading players from the world of unscripted television outline the current shape and future direction of the global unscripted content business. What creative and commercial pressure currently impact the business and which models will prove successful in future?

    Produced by: Ruth Palmer
    Moderated by: Ed Waller, Editorial director, C21Media

    Andrew Zein
    SVP creative, format development & sales
    Warner Bros. International TV Production
    Kim Shillinglaw
    Director of factual
    Endemol Shine UK
    Pat Younge
    Managing director
    Sugar Films
    Nina Etspueler
    Executive vice president creative operations
    Red Arrow Entertainment Group
    Dan Korn
    Vice president programming
    A+E Networks UK
  • 10:00 AM

    Programming the future

    What trends are at large in international unscripted commissioning and what are some of the world’s leading channels looking to develop for 2018 and beyond?

    Produced by: Ruth Palmer
    Moderated by: Clive Whittingham, New editor, C21media.net

    Hamish Mykura
    EVP programming and development
    National Geographic Global Networks
    Ed Sayer
    Head of original commissioning
    Discovery Networks International
    Alison Kirkham
    Controller, factual commissioning
    BBC
    Jo Clinton-Davis
    Controller of factual
    ITV
  • 11:30 AM

    Worldwide formats renaissance

    The UK, US and Netherlands used to own the unscripted formats business (combined they accounted for 75% of deals). Now the rest of the world accounts for 48%. How did this happen and what does it reflect about the business?

    Produced by: Ruth Palmer
    Moderated by:  Ed Waller, Editorial director, C21Media

    Keren Shahar
    COO and president of distribution
    Keshet International
    Tim Crescenti
    President
    Small World IFT
    Lisa Perrin
    CEO
    Creative Networks, Endemol Shine Group
    Melanie Leach
    Chief executive
    TwoFour
    Ekin Gabay
    Sales director
    Global Agency
  • 12:30 PM

    Stephen Lambert Keynote

    Leading producer Stephen Lambert is the driving force behind a slew of game-changing global formats, from Faking It and Wife Swap to Undercover Boss and Gogglebox. In this keynote discussion he assesses the current state of the factual entertainment and format landscape, as well as new ideas for the future, with C21Media’s editorial director Ed Waller.

    Produced by: David Jenkinson
    Moderated by: Ed Waller, Editorial director, C21Media

    Stephen Lambert
    CEO
    Studio Lambert
  • 02:00 PM

    The new commissioners

    A range of new financiers, channels and platforms are now entering the unscripted space. This session gets up close and personal with these players to find out what they want and how they want it. Could SVoD be the answer to declining budgets in linear? Do the budgets really stack up outside of Netflix and Amazon, and will these platforms survive and thrive in the face of such competition? But does the format model (local versions in each country) work on global SVoD giants?

    Produced by: Ruth Palmer
    Moderated by: Cat Lewis, CEO joint creative director & executive producer, Nine Lives

    Tom Clifford
    CEO
    HistoryHit.TV
    Sam Barcroft
    CEO
    Barcroft Media
    Lilla Hurst
    Joint managing director
    Drive
    Selma Turajlic
    Co-founder
    Little Dot Studios
  • 03:00 PM

    Next generation - Dig the new breed

    Following the recent spate of mergers and acquisitions in the production sector, there has emerged a new generation of indie, often backed by big finance and lead by industry names. Where does that leave the traditional two-man-band start-up without those competitive advantages? We hear from a range of players about how they are redefining the business and finding their way in an increasingly competitive landscape.

    Produced by: Ruth Palmer
    Moderated by: Clive Whittingham, New editor, C21media.net

    Olli Suominen
    CEO
    Rabbit Films
    David Mortimer
    Director of content
    Tinopolis Group
    Simon Andreae
    CEO
    Naked Entertainment
    Jaimie D'Cruz
    Creative director
    Acme
    Andrew Eastel
    Creative director
    Middlechild
  • 04:30 PM

    VICE Keynote

    Eloise King and CJ Fahey give insights into VICE’s multi-platform content strategy, and discuss how they meet the growing demands and shifting habits of its global youth audience. From offering unflinching perspectives across hard-hitting news and current affairs strands, to formatting Snapchat dating shows fronted by rappers and producing original programming across it’s linear network, VICE constantly explores new ways of future-proofing its business in a rapidly evolving media landscape.

    Produced by: Ruth Palmer
    Moderated by: Matt Graff – Managing Director at Zig Zag Productions, UK

    CJ Fahey
    General manager
    VICELAND, EMEA & APAC
    Eloise King
    Digital programming executive & I-D global executive producer
    VICE UK
  • 05:00 PM

    Creating a global format case study - Love Island

    ITV2’s Love Island was the most talked about show of the summer in the UK this year, but will ITV Studios be able to recreate the magic elsewhere to create an international hit? We’ll speak to the executives overseeing the roll-out and discover more about the show’s pulling power with young audiences.

    Produced by: Ruth Palmer
    Moderated by: Nico Franks, Editor, C21Kids

    Mike Beale
    Managing director
    Nordics & Global Creative Network, ITV Studios
    Robert Hammerstingl
    Executive producer
    ITV Studios Germany
    Andy Cadman
    Executive producer
    Love Island
    Amanda Stavri
    Commissioning editor
    ITV
  • 11:00 AM
    Networking

    Coffee break

  • 01:00 PM
    Networking

    Lunch break

  • 04:00 PM
    Networking

    Coffee break

  • 08:00 AM
    Networking

    Registration and networking breakfast

  • 06:00 PM
    Networking

    Networking cocktail - sponsored by Sky Vision