Alexis Alexanian
VP, Business Development & Industry Relations
Entertainment Partners
Alexis has 25+ years of film & television experience as an independent producer and production executive working on films including Mississippi Burning, A Bonfire of the Vanities, A League of Their Own, and Striptease. Prior to her role at Entertainment Partners, Alexis was President of Production, at Locomotive, known for...more
Wes Dening
Head of Global Formats
Eureka
Wes Dening is a multiple award-winning producer and Executive Vice President of Eureka Productions, overseeing series including Holey Moley (ABC), Dating Around (Netflix) Finding Magic Mike (HBO Max), Twentysomethings: Austin (Netflix), Full Bloom (HBO Max) and Crikey! It’s The Irwin’s (Animal Planet). Wes has developed, sold and produced original content...more
Danny Fenton
CEO
Zig Zag Productions
Fenton founded Zig Zag in 1999 and has established the company as an innovative transatlantic television production company, respected for its eclectic approach to over 700 hours of programme making. The company is one of the largest remaining truly independent UK production companies.
Prior to Zig Zag Fenton began his...more
James RM Hunt
CEO
Dog & Duck Films
James is a multiple award winning producer and archive producer with over 24 years experience. Starting off researching footage at The Image Bank library in the late 1990s, James then cut his teeth the at Sky News library as a news librarian for six years before going freelance as an...more
Patrick Jager
CEO
CORE Innovation Group
CEO of CORE Innovation Group (www.core-ig.com) Patrick Jager is an award-winning, multi-discipline media executive - having held leadership and creative positions in broadcast, cable and digital media outlets. A dynamic leader for an ever-changing business climate, Jager is dedicated to the role content plays in every business and every interaction,...more
Elizabeth Klinck
Research & Copyright Clearance
E Klinck Research
Elizabeth Klinck has worked as a producer, researcher and clearance specialist on hundreds of international documentary films that have garnered BAFTA, Emmy, FOCAL, Canadian Screen Awards, Peabody, and Oscar awards.
A graduate of Queen’s University, she has presented hundreds of masterclasses at numerous international festivals, markets, and universities, and film schools.
Nominated...more
Marisa Levy
Chief Content Officer
Levy + Schaffer
As Head of Unscripted Programming at CBSViacom’s BET Networks, Marisa Levy oversaw the content strategy, development and production of all original non-fiction programming across BET Networks and BET+ Streaming Service.
She is a consummate storyteller with an notable track record of understanding diverse audiences and developing content that resonates with...more
Alexandra MacDowell
SVP, Production Management
A+E Networks
Alexandra MacDowell oversees nonfiction, reality and alternative programming production management for all A+E Networks (History, A&E and Lifetime). Alex works closely with A+E Networks executives and outside production companies to ensure that both creative goals and budgeting needs are met in ways that make for the most dynamic, commercially successful...more
Ron Mare
SVP, Casting
Magical Elves Productions
Ron Mare is the senior vice president of casting at Magical Elves, where he helps oversee both judge and contestant casting for its various television series including Bravo’s Emmy-winning “Top Chef” and Netflix’s Emmy-nominated “Nailed it!.” He has also helped cast “Brain Games: On The Road” (National Geographic), “Top Chef...more
Geno McDermott
President, US Alternative Programming, Unscripted Television
Entertainment One
Geno McDermott serves as eOne’s President of U.S. Unscripted Television under global leader Tara Long. The company’s slate of unscripted programming includes Impact, a documentary series for Nat Geo, with executive producer the Gal Gadot and Mary J. Blige’s My Life for Amazon, from Oscar-winning filmmaker Vanessa Roth.
McDermott's diverse slate...more
Isabel San Vargas
Equity Partner, President, Production & Operations
Propagate Content
Bio coming soon...
Cameron Stracher
Owner
Cameron Stracher - Media & Entertainment Law
Cameron Stracher has thirty years’ experience as a media and entertainment lawyer. His clients have included major broadcast and cable networks, production companies, streaming services, websites, podcasters, and many local and regional news and entertainment companies, authors, reporters, and other talented people. As a litigator, he has successfully defended lawsuits...more
Steve Wegner
VP, Marketing & Sales
Entertainment Partners
Steve Wegner is a Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Entertainment Partners. He currently oversees the sales efforts for studio sales. Steve teaches and lectures at various universities and colleges including UCLA, USC, and the Art Institute of California. Steve brings his 20 years of industry experience on accounting...more
Taylor Widmann
Head of Post Production
Art of Attention
With 15 years of experience as a video editor, producer, and professional creative, Taylor brings his trademark enthusiasm to every client and project he collaborates on. Specializing in development, he has sold over 70 projects to 20 broadcast networks. He recently pivoted to branded content, becoming the go-to editor for...more
