NATPE Unveils Details for 2017 Miami Market

LOS ANGELES: NATPE is gearing up for the upcoming event in Miami, where organizers are expecting a large number of international attendees.

NATPE 2017 will run from January 17 to 19 at the Fontainebleau and Eden Roc Miami Beach resorts. Attendance is pacing ahead of last year, with a strong representation of international attendees. NATPE has launched a new membership tier, NATPE Next Gen, which will service industry up-and-comers looking to enhance their growing careers and establish strong relationships for the future. The new organization will operate under the NATPE parent umbrella and provide exclusive access to year-round programming in the form of events, summits, workshops and screenings. NATPE Next Gen will also have a presence at the yearly NATPE Miami conference in January.

In addition, NATPE revealed that Natalie Morales, the West Coast anchor of NBC News’ Today and co-presenter of Access Hollywood and Access Hollywood Live, will host the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards. The award recipients for 2017 are Susanne Daniels, Randy Falco, Eva Longoria, Josh Sapan, Dana Walden and Gary Newman.

The event will also feature a number of sessions, including one by Steve Levitan, co-creator of Modern Family, titled Comedy Writing at its Best. Nineteen-time Grammy Award-winning producer Emilio Estefan will teach a class called How to Navigate the Music Industry, while Morgan Wandell, Amazon Studios’ head of drama series, will lead a session on How to Thrive in the Scripted Market. Jason Dorsey, co-founder and chief strategy officer at The Center for Generational Kinetics, will deliver a keynote about generational lines that will shed light on how to reach millennials. Additional speakers and keynote sessions will be announced in the coming weeks.

“NATPE Miami 2017 continues to be a must-attend event and is the definitive global marketplace for television and platform executives,” said JP Bommel, the COO and managing director of NATPE. “We have an increasing number of buyers from overseas ready to meet with our international exhibitors and distributors. Our goal for 2017 is to create a unique experience for our members and attendees and offer them all of the elements that will enrich their businesses and professional careers. If a person is associated with content in any form across any platform NATPE is the place to be.”