Don’t Miss Anna Carugati’s Sessions at MIPCOM!

CANNES: World Screen’s group editorial director, Anna Carugati, is moderating seven sessions this MIPCOM, including the Media Mastermind keynotes with ITV’s Adam Crozier and Fox Television Group’s Dana Walden and Gary Newman.

Be sure to mark your calendars for the following panels:

• Stephen Davis, Hasbro’s chief content officer and executive VP, will share the storied toy company’s transformation into a 360-degree entertainment provider. Saturday, October 3, 4:45 p.m., Martinez Conference Room.
• View from the Top: What Do Buyers Want?: Featuring the inaugural World Screen Kids’ Content Trendsetter Award recipients: Nickelodeon’s Jules Borkent, Lagardère Active’s Caroline Cochaux, Disney’s Karen K. Miller, Cartoon Network and Boomerang’s Adina Pitt and KiKA’s Sebastian Debertin. Sunday, October 4, 9:45 a.m., Martinez Conference Room.
• Megasession: Dialogue with the Americas: This cross-cultural panel will explore Turkish content and its export to the Americas, with Anna leading a discussion among Ay Yapim’s Kerem Catay, Kanal D’s Pelin Distas Yasaroglu, Sander/Moses Productions’ Kim Moses, ITV-Inter Medya’s Can Okan and Megavision’s Juan Vicente. Monday, October 5, 9:50 a.m., Auditorium A.
• ITV Chief Executive Adam Crozier will discuss the British broadcaster’s strategy for expanding its production and distribution businesses domestically and abroad. Monday, October 5, 5:10 p.m., Grand Auditorium.
• David Nevins, president of Showtime, and Armando Nuñez, CBS Global Distribution Group’s president and CEO, will discuss the expansion of the Showtime brand and talk about new shows like Billions and the return of Twin Peaks. Tuesday, October 6, 4 p.m., Grand Auditorium.
• MIPCOM Personalities of the Year, Fox Television Group’s co-chairmen and CEOs Gary Newman and Dana Walden, will share how they are running both a studio and a broadcast network. Wednesday, October 7, 2:30 p.m., Grand Auditorium.
• Acquisition Superpanel: What Do Buyers Want?: Featuring the winners of the fifth annual World Screen Content Trendsetter Awards: Modern Times Group’s Jakob Mejlhede, FOX International Channels’ Jason Simms, VIMN U.K. and Channel 5’s Katie Keenan and SVT’s Christian Wikander. Wednesday, October 7, 12:15 p.m., Grand Auditorium.