MIPCOM to Host Fifth Women in Global Entertainment Power Lunch

PARIS: The fifth edition of MIPCOM’s Women in Global Entertainment Power Lunch will feature, among others, UnREAL stars Constance Zimmer and Shiri Appleby.

The Women in Global Entertainment Power Lunch is scheduled for Monday, October 17, at the Majestic. The event will be introduced by Amanda Hill, chief marketing officer at A+E Networks, who will discuss Lifetime’s new multiplatform initiative called The Fempire. Zimmer and Appleby will then talk about their respective roles in the hit series UnREAL, and how it ties into Lifetime’s ethos and what female empowerment means today. The event will also host a conversation between Betsy Beers, partner at Shondaland, and French director, screenwriter and producer Euzhan Palcy.

Laurine Garaude, the director of Reed MIDEM’s television division, said: “For the fifth edition of MIPCOM’s Women in Global Entertainment Power Lunch, we are delighted to welcome a lineup of women who are behind some of the most creative and challenging content in contemporary television. The summit is thus continuing its mission as a key event for those women who are shaping the future of TV and entertainment.”