OTTAWA — The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has revealed some of its lineup of speakers scheduled to participant in panel sessions at Prime Time in Ottawa later this month.
With panels focused on production, packaging, partnering and financing, Prime Time 2020 will provide the intel needed to bring projects — and careers — to the next level, organizers say.
Some of the featured panel sessions and their participants include:
Produce Your Career, Not Just Your Content
- Jennifer Twiner-McCarron, CEO, Thunderbird Entertainment and Atomic Cartoons
- Christina Jennings, founder, chairman and CEO, Shaftesbury
- Sophie Ferron, president, founder and executive producer, Media Ranch
- Amy Cameron, co-founder, Cameron Pictures
- Noreen Halpern, CEO, Halfire Entertainment
How To Get Your Content Packaged and Produced
- Jennifer Morrison, actress, producer and director
- Miranda De Pencier, president and CEO, Northwood Entertainment
- Ashley Levinson, chief strategy officer, BRON Studios
- Christa Dickenson, executive director, Telefilm Canada
The Challenge of Production Financing
- Anne Loi, executive vice-president of mergers and acquisitions and chief commercial officer, WildBrain
- Joy Rosen, CEO and co-founder, Portfolio Entertainment
- Mark Bishop, co-CEO and partner, marblemedia
- Kyle Irving, partner, Eagle Vision
- Lon Hall, partner, Hall Webber LLP
CMPA also announced the registration portal for the conference’s enhanced networking opportunities — Breakfast With and the Prime Time Pitch Market — will go live on Friday, January 17.
Breakfast With provides the opportunity to meet in a small group over breakfast before the first session of the day for an extended conversation with a featured buyer or financier. Each Breakfast With table will consist of the featured guest and nine delegates. Prior registration will be required.
At the Prime Time Pitch Market, presented by Ontario Creates, delegates will get their chance to pitch their projects in pre-arranged tête-à-têtes with leading Canadian and international industry executives. Again, prior registration will be required.
Some of the featured executives participating in these networking opportunities include:
- Tory Jennings, Bell Media
- Tom Hastings, Bell Media
- Sam Linton, Blue Ant
- Gave Lindo, CBC
- Zachary Feldberg, CBC
- Nataline Rodrigues, Rogers Media
- Jane Lee, Netflix
- Ashkan Karbasfrooshan, WatchMojo
Prime Time organizers say the full list of featured executives will be announced on Thursday. Sign-ups for these networking opportunities will be open to registered delegates only.
For more information about hotel and travel deals, sponsorship opportunities, and registering for Prime Time 2020, which is nearly sold out, click here.
