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2026 Executives

Susan Alexander

Susan Alexander

VP Creative Content
Shaftesbury
Kerry Appleyard

Kerry Appleyard

SVP, Scripted and Unscripted
Lionsgate Canada
Sammie Astaneh

Sammie Astaneh

Founder
Service Street Pictures
Kim Ball

Kim Ball

Executive Vice President Content & Communications
Super Channel
Chris Bell

Chris Bell

Manager, Content
Netflix Canada
Giuliana Benvenuto

Giuliana Benvenuto

Senior Manager, Acquisitions, North America
Cineflix Rights
Karen Bracken

Karen Bracken

Director, Development
Lark Productions
Allison Brough

Allison Brough

Senior Vice President, Unscripted Television
Blink49 Studios
Drew Buckley

Drew Buckley

Group President & Chief Operating Officer
Propagate Content
Leah Camenzind

Leah Camenzind

Executive Director
TELUS Fund
David Capling

David Capling

Director, Content
Paramount Canada
Vanessa Case

Vanessa Case

Vice President, Media
TVO
Swin Chang

Swin Chang

Executive in Charge of Development and Production
CBC Kids
Glenn Cockburn

Glenn Cockburn

Founder/Agent
Meridian Artists
Mike Cosentino

Mike Cosentino

President and Executive Producer
COSMEDIA.INC
Valentina Daley

Valentina Daley

VP, Acquisitions and Production Executive
Blue Ant Media
Mackenzie Donaldson

Mackenzie Donaldson

Senior Vice President, Scripted Television
Blink49 Studios
Marcia Douglas

Marcia Douglas

Executive Director
Bell Fund
Alice Dutrut

Alice Dutrut

Manager of Content
Paramount+ Canada
Amanda Feder

Amanda Feder

Acquisitions and Factual Production Executive
APTN
Adam Feigen

Adam Feigen

Development Executive, Scripted, Original Programming
Bell Media
Christina Fon

Christina Fon

VP, Strategic Partnerships & Scripted Content
Shaftesbury
Daniel Freed

Daniel Freed

Manager
Play Management
Katy Harding

Katy Harding

Head of Content & Executive Producer
Red Bull Canada
Jason Harvey

Jason Harvey

Founder & CEO
Underscore Animation, Inc.
Tieren Hawkins

Tieren Hawkins

Vice President, Vertical Content
Blink49 Studios
Rodrigo Herrera Ibarguengoytia

Rodrigo Herrera Ibarguengoytia

Director Drama
ZDF Studios
Austin Herring

Austin Herring

CEO
Snow Story Productions
Jennifer Hollyer

Jennifer Hollyer

Literary Agent/Partner
Jennifer Hollyer Agency
Meghan Hooper White

Meghan Hooper White

EVP, Global Strategy and Co-Productions
Studio TF1 America
Beth Iley

Beth Iley

Senior Creative Executive International Originals, Canada
Amazon MGM Studios
Andrew Kelly

Andrew Kelly

Vice President, Scripted Development
Lionsgate Canada
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
Keri Levinsky

Keri Levinsky

Head of Content Acquisition, Canada
Roku Inc.
Carl Liberman

Carl Liberman

Head, Literary Department
The Characters Talent Agency
Sam Linton

Sam Linton

VP, Production and Development, Global Media
Blue Ant Media
Felicia Litovitz

Felicia Litovitz

VP, Acquisitions, North America
Cineflix Rights
Lauren MacKinlay

Lauren MacKinlay

Development Executive, Scripted, Original Programming
Bell Media
Lana Maclin

Lana Maclin

VP of Development
New Metric Media
Susan Makela

Susan Makela

Senior Director, Content Compliance
Paramount (Canada)
Zach Marcovici

Zach Marcovici

Director of Development, Drama
CBC
Andrew McCann Smith

Andrew McCann Smith

Head of Content; Head of Literary Department for Play Management
Play Media
Candice McFarlane

Candice McFarlane

Chief Creative Officer
Cinereach
Julie Meldal-Johnsen

Julie Meldal-Johnsen

EVP of Global Content
ITV Studios
Ilana Miller

Ilana Miller

Literary Agent/Partner
Jennifer Hollyer Agency
Leslie Miller

Leslie Miller

Manager of Acquisitions, Global Media
Blue Ant Media
Robin Mirsky

Robin Mirsky

Executive Director, Rogers Group of Funds
Rogers Communications Inc.
Samantha Morris Mastai

Samantha Morris Mastai

Director of Development, Comedy
CBC
Paige Murray

Paige Murray

Director of Development, Canada
Disney +
Arif Noorani

Arif Noorani

Director
CBC Podcasts
Cara Nye

Cara Nye

Director, Content Development and Production
Accessible Media Inc.
Brook Peters

Brook Peters

SVP Sales & Business Development
Fox Entertainment Global (Neshama Entertainment)
Sanjeev Rattan

Sanjeev Rattan

Talent Agent/Associate
Ambition Talent Inc.
Sommer Rehman

Sommer Rehman

Manager, Content Sales, Canada
BBC Studios
Viviane Richard

Viviane Richard

Acquisition & Co-Production Executive
ZDF Studios
Shaheen Sayani

Shaheen Sayani

Content Acquisitions
LG Channels
Julia Schneider

Julia Schneider

Talent Agent
Ambition Talent Inc.
Sharon Stevens

Sharon Stevens

Vice-President, Programming
GameTV/Hollywood Suite Anthem Sports & Entertainment
Cole Vandale

Cole Vandale

Development and Scripted Production Executive
APTN
Diana Williams

Diana Williams

CEO & Co-founder
Kinetic Energy Entertainment
Heather Williamson

Heather Williamson

Senior Development and Productive Executive, Original Programming, Factual & Reality
Bell Media
Liz Wise Lyall

Liz Wise Lyall

SVP, Scripted Programming and Development
Lifetime Television Network
Alexandra Zervas

Alexandra Zervas

Sales Manager
Prime Entertainment Group
Arnie Zipursky

Arnie Zipursky

Co-Founder / Executive Producer
Neshama Entertainment