The full roster of speakers for the TV Kids Festival, taking place from February 7 to 10, has been unveiled. Sign up for your free registration to attend here.
The TV Kids Festival will feature keynotes and panels with leading executives and creatives discussing the major trends in the children’s programming business. It will be streamed live and available on-demand on TVKidsFestival.com. Unlike other events requiring hefty registration fees, attendance to the TV Kids Festival is free. The inaugural festival attracted more than 1,700 participants.
Confirmed speakers are:
Eric Ellenbogen
CEO & Vice Chair, WildBrain
Richard Dickson
President & COO, Mattel
Benoît Di Sabatino
CEO, Banijay Kids & Family
Chris Nee
Creator & Executive Producer, Doc McStuffins; Ada Twist, Scientist; We the People
Vince Commisso
President & CEO, 9 Story Media Group
Louise Bucknole
General Manager, Kids & Family, U.K. & Ireland, Paramount Global
Francesca Newington
Director, POP Channels, Narrative Entertainment
Lucy Murphy
Director, Kids Content, U.K. & Ireland, Sky
Traci Paige Johnson
Creator & Executive Producer, Gabby’s Dollhouse
Halle Stanford
President, Television, The Jim Henson Company
Kevin & Dan Hageman
Creators, Star Trek: Prodigy
Marianne Lambert
Director, Acquisitions & Co-Productions, TFO
Brenda Bisner
Chief Content Officer, Kidoodle.TV
Kay Wilson Stallings
Executive VP, Chief Production & Creative Development Officer, Sesame Workshop
David Di Lorenzo
Senior VP, Kids & Family, Future Today
Emma Watkins
Creator & Star, Emma Memma: Sing. Dance. Sign.
Jennifer Twomey
Creator & Executive Producer, Gabby’s Dollhouse
Julie Kalceff
Creator, Writer & Director, First Day
Ed Galton
CEO, CAKE
Dominic Gardiner
CEO, Jetpack Distribution
Frank Falcone
President & Executive Creative Director, Guru Studio
Genevieve Dexter
Founder & CEO, Serious Kids & Eye Present
Andrew Fitzpatrick
Chairman & Founder, Monster Entertainment
Sean Gorman
President, Cloudco Entertainment
Athena Georgaklis
Head, Development, Nelvana
Ira Singerman
VP, Development, Cyber Group Studios USA
Shabnam Rezaei
Co-Founder, Big Bad Boo Studios
Shaleen Sangha
VP, Content, Boat Rocker Studios, Kids and Family
Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin
Producer & Head, International, Dandelooo
David B. Williams
Senior VP & General Manager, Channels, pocket.watch
Bruno Zarka
President, Distribution, Syndication & Live Action, Toonz Media Group
Paul Robinson
Managing Director, Kartoon! Channel Worldwide, Genius Brands International
Kenn Viselman
Founder, The itsy bitsy Entertainment Company
Colin Williams
Founder & Creative Director, Sixteen South
Carlos Biern
Director, Content & Distribution, Kids & Family, DeAPlaneta Entertainment
Kirsty Stark
Producer, First Day
Yannick Ferrero
Senior VP, Digital Distribution, Entertainment One