Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Tuesday February 13, 2001 - Day 2
7:30 am - 9:00 am	Registration and Breakfast/Opening Sponsored by Banff TV Festival
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Opening Remarks
9:15 am - 10:40 am	Thrive & Prosper or Crash & Burn: The Pitch Session Sponsored by Banff TV Festival Moderator: W. Paterson Ferns, President & CEO, Banff Television Foundation Panelist: Julie Anderson, Director, Documentary Programming, Home Box Office Panelist: Dan Salerno, VP Programming, Discovery Channel, Discovery Networks, U.S. Panelist: Andrew Solomon, Commissioning Editor, Docstar Panelist: Michael Rosenfeld, Executive Producer, Specials and Signature Series, National Geographic Television
10:40 am - 11:00 am	Break - Sponsored by CNN Productions
11:00 am - 12:15 pm	Industry Town Hall: Q&A with Top Execs Sponsored by ZDF Enterprises Moderator: Gary Lico, President and CEO, Cable Ready Panelist: Jana Bennett, EVP/ General Manager, TLC, Discovery Networks, U.S. Panelist: John Drury, Head of Factual Programming, Granada International Panelist: Janet Han Vissering, Sr. Vice President, Programming & Operations, National Geographic Channels International Panelist: Pat Mitchell, President & CEO, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Panelist: Vivian Schiller, Senior Vice President/General Manager, CNN Productions Panelist: Rick Rodriguez, Senior Vice President of Programming & Production, Discovery Networks International
11:00 am - 12:15 pm	Mixer with French Delegates
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm	Lunch - Sponsored by Devillier Donegan Enterprises
1:45 pm - 3:10 pm	Breakout-Behind Closed Doors: How Proposals Get Evaluated Sponsored by Eastman Kodak Company Moderator: Bruce David Klein, President and Executive Producer, Atlas Media Corp. Panelist: Peter Gordon, Managing Director of Programming, The Golf Channel Panelist: Mary Ellen Iwata, VP, Development, TLC, Discovery Networks, U.S. Panelist: Bryan Smith, Senior Vice President, Production, National Geographic Channels International Panelist: Kathleen Finch, VP Programming, Food Network Breakout-Convergence: Meeting Technical Challenges Moderator: John Herne, Director, Convergence & New Media, Discovery.com Panelist: Geoff Allen, Founder, President & CEO, Anystream Panelist: L. Allen Schneid, Director of Development, Atlantic Video, Inc. Panelist: David Gratton, President & CEO, Ici Media Inc. Breakout-Demographics 101 for Producers Moderator:Brendan, Christie, Editor, RealScreen Magazine Panelist: Steve McGowan, Senior VP, Research, Discovery Networks, U.S. Panelist: Darren Campo, VP, Programming & Planning, CourtTV Panelist: Brad Dancer, Director of Research, National Geographic Channel
3:10 pm - 3:30 pm	Prefunction Grand Ballroom Foyer Break - Sponsored by CNN Productions
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm	Breakout-How They Did It: Coproduction Case Studies Sponsored by Crawford Moderator: Louse Rosen, Managing Director, Louise Rosen Ltd. Case Study Presenter: Bill Morgan, Managing Director, JWM Productions & Bill Thompson, VP of Post Production, Crawford Communications Case Study Presenter: Rod Caird, Executive Producer, Principal Films Ltd. Case Study Presenter: Stuart Carter, President, Pioneer Productions Ballroom B Breakout-The Real Deal: Reality Programming Forecast Sponsored by Discovery Moderator: Jana Bennett, EVP/ General Manager, TLC, Discovery Networks, U.S. Panelist: Jeremy Mills, Co-Founder, Lion Television Panelist: Ed Hersh, Vice President, Documentaries & Specials, Court TV Panelist: Lisa Zeff, Executive Producer/General Manager, ABC News Production Breakout-Pretenders vs. Purists: The Pros & Cons of Using Recreations Sponsored by Rai Trade Moderator: Greg Diefenbach, VP, Program Development, Devillier Donegan Enterprises Panelist: Jonathan Towers, President/Executive Producer, Towers Productions Panelist: Robert Gardner, President, Gardner Films Panelist: Larry Engel, Partner, Engel Brothers Media Panelist: Carl Lindahl, VP Historical Programming, The History Channel
5:00 pm - 7:00pm	Cocktail Reception - Sponsored by Discovery
9:00 pm	Delegate party at eCite Cafe Sponsored by CableReady

Wednesday February 14, 200 - Day 31
8:00 am - 9:30 am	Breakfast Roundtables
9:30 am - 10:40 am	Breakout- Invading North America: European Productions that Cross the Divide Sponsored by TVFI Moderator: Andreas Gutzeit, President, Story House Productions Case Study Presenter: Charles Maday, Sr VP Programming, The History Channel Case Study Presenter: Iris Toussaint, Managing Director, True Stories International Case Study Presenter: Maurice Philip Remy, Producer, MPR Film & Television Production Breakout-Anatomy of a Cable Budget: Cost Cutting Techniques Moderator: Justin Albert, VP/ Exec Producer, Digital Networks & Advanced TV, Discovery Networks, U.S. Panelist: Louise Rosen, Managing Director, Louise Rosen, Ltd Panelist: Andy Thomson, Executive Vice President, Television Productions, AAC Fact Panelist: Nancy Jacobs Miller, President, Film Garden Entertainment Panelist: Sarah Hume, Director of Production Management, Discovery Communications Breakout-To Digitize or Not to Digitize: Stock Footage & Archives Sponsored by ABC News Video Source Moderator: Rick Gell, Chief Content Officer, Sekani Panelist: Jill Hawkins, VP, BBC Worldwide Library Sales, BBC Worldwide Americas Panelist: Ken Wiederhorn, Series Producer, Andrew Solt Productions Panelist: Matt White, VP, Film Library, National Geographic Television Panelist: William T. Murphy, President, AVArchives
10:40 am - 11:00 am	Break - Sponsored by ABC News Video Source
11:00 am - 12:15 pm	Breakout- Funding Interactive Content: Where's The Money Coming From? Sponsored By Granada International Moderator: Vivian Schiller, Senior Vice President/General Manager, CNN Productions Panelist: Abby Greensfelder, Director of New Media Development, Discovery Channel Panelist: Steve Rosenbaum, President, BNNtv.com & CEO, CameraPlanet.com Panelist: Anthony Geffen, CEO & Executive Producer, Atlantic Productions Ballroom C Breakout-Producer vs. Production Company: Pros & Cons Moderator: Chuck Braverman, Producer/Director, Braverman Productions Inc Panelist: Christian Bauer, Producer, Tangram Christian Bauer Filmproduktion Panelist: Michael Smith, Independent Producer Panelist: Alex Graham, Chief Executive, Wall to Wall Panelist: Phil Grabsky, Director/Producer, Seventh Art Productions
11:00 am - 12:15 pm	Mixer with German Delegates
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm	Lunch - Sponsored by Rai Trade
1:45 pm - 3:10 pm	Breakout- What Works? A Programmer's Showcase Sponsored by CNN Productions Moderator: Ron Devillier, President & CEO, Devillier Donegan Enterprises Panelist: Anna Glogowski, Deputy Director of Documentary Dprt, Canal + Panelist: Deborah Stewart, VP Programming, Digital Networks & Advanced TV, Discovery Networks, U.S. Panelist: Christine Kuppens, Vice President Programming, National Geographic Channel Panelist: Lynne Kirby, VP, Development, Court TV Breakout-A Different Breed: Distribution Skills for a New Era Sponsored by AAC Fact Moderator: Robert Miller, Head of Television, N.S. Bienstock Panelist: Keely Booth, Director, International Sales, AAC Fact, Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc Panelist: Steven J. Schupak, VP, General Manager, Henninger Productions, Development & Distribution Panelist: Anthony Utley, Director of TV Distribution, International TV, BBC Worldwide Panelist: Olivier René Veillon, Executive Vice President International, Tele Images International Panelist: Zac Reeder, Head of Acquisitions, PorchLight Entertainment Inc. Breakout-Please Release Me: The Ins & Outs of Release Forms Moderator: Joan Lanigan, Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs, Devillier Donegan Enterprises Panelist: Carolyn Norton, Sr. VP, Underwriting Officer, New Century Global Panelist: William Lynn Wallace, Associate General Counsel, National Geographic Society Panelist: Steve Rosenbaum, President, BNNtv.com & CEO, CameraPlanet.com
3:30pm - 4:45 pm	The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly:Forecast for Independent Producers Sponsored by Devillier Donnegan Moderator: Thom Beers, President & Executive Producer, Original Productions Panelist: Jason Williams, President, JWM Productions Panelist: Tom Perlmutter, Executive Producer & Partner, Primitive Entertainment Inc. Panelist: Manuel Catteau, General Manager, ZED Panelist: Richard Dreyfuss, President, Dreyfuss James Productions