2009 Speakers

Speakers at the 2009 Banff World Television Festival included:

Sarah Adams
Head of  Development, Breakthrough Entertainment

Jeff Alpern
President, The Alpern Group

Paul Altilia
Business Agent, Member and Labour Relations, Directors Guild of Canada

Dante Anderson
VP Product Development, Kuma Reality Games

Finn Arnesen
SVP, GM Original Series & International Development, Cartoon Network & Boomerang, Turner Entertainment Networks International

Agnes Augustin
President, Shaw Rocket Fund

Rene Balcer
Executive Producer and Writer, Law and Order

David Baldwin
EVP, Program Planning, HBO

Ken Bautista
CEO & Executive Producer, Hotrocket

Kevin Beggs
President, Television Programming and Production, Lionsgate

Ron Berryman
SVP and GM, FIM Digital Publishing Group, FOX Interactive Media

Mark Bishop
Executive Producer / Partner, marblemedia

The Honourable Lindsay Blackett
Alberta Minister of Culture & Community Spirit, Government of Alberta

Norm Bolen
President and CEO, Canadian Film and Television Production Association

David W. Brady
Co-Founder and Executive Producer, Cream Productions

Kaz Brecher
Program Manager, Schematic

Nicolas Brown
Director, Drama Production, BBC

Rick Campanelli
Host, Entertainment Tonight Canada

Adrian Capobianco
President, Quizative Inc.

Craig Cegielski
EVP, Programming & Sales, Lionsgate International Television

Glenn Cockburn
Agent, Meridian Artists

Vince Commisso
President and CEO, 9 Story Entertainment

Colleen Conway
Director, Non-Fiction and Alternative Programming, A&E

David Cormican
Head, Development, Minds Eye Entertainment

Arisa Cox
Co-Host, E! News Weekend

Valerie Creighton
President and CEO, Canadian Television Fund

Sean Davidson
Editor, Playback Daily

Mark Ellis
Co-creator, Flashpoint

Peter Emerson
President, E1 Entertainment Television International

Jon Feltheimer
Co-Chairman and CEO, Lionsgate

Anthea Foyer
Training Programs Manager, CFC Media Lab

Fred Fuchs
Executive Director, Arts & Entertainment, CBC

David Gale
EVP New Media, MTV

Victor Garber
Actor

Paul Gratton
Chair of the Board, Canadian Television Fund

Paul Gross
Actor / Producer, Whizbang Films

Matt Hornburg
Partner / Producer, marblemedia

Kirsty Hunter
Head of Interactive, Lion Television

Brown Johnson
President, Animation Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group

Evan Jones
Owner, Stitch Media

Ian Kelso
President and CEO, Interactive Ontario

Kris Krug
President, Raincity Studios

David Levine
VP Worldwide Programming Strategy, Acquisitions & Co-Productions, Disney Channels Worldwide

Stuart Levine
Assistant Managing Editor, Variety

Dmitry Lipkin
Co-Creator, Hung

Kari Lizer
Creator and Executive Producer, The New Adventures of Old Christine

Gary Marenzi
Co-President, Worldwide Television MGM

Mark McKinney
Actor, Writer and Producer

Sam Mettler
Executive Producer and Creator, Intervention

Honourable James Moore
Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Government of Canada

Ronald Moore
Writer and Executive Producer, Battlestar Galactica

John Morayniss
CEO, E1 Television

Karen O'Hara
Director, Original Movies Sci Fi Channel

Caitlin O`Donovan
Director, Kids Interactive Corus Entertainment

Tom Perlmutter
Commissioner and Chairperson, National Film Board of Canada

David Purdy
President and General Manager Television Products, Rogers Cable

Robert Sorcher
Chief Content Officer, The Cartoon Network Turner Broadcasting System

Barry Walsh
Editor, Realscreen