Amy Reisenbach, the CBS Entertainment president, has been added to the ‘In Conversation With’ session lineup at the Banff World Media Festival that will take place from June 9 to 12 in Banff, Alberta. The festival will focus on international financing and co-productions for global TV content. Other notable speakers at the event include Lisa Kramer, president of international TV licensing at Paramount Global Content Distribution; Asif Sadiq, chief global diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at Warner Bros. Discovery; and Cori Wellins, William Morris Endeavor partner.
In addition to these speakers, Gold House CEO Bing Chen and Sandra Dewey, COO of Media Res, will also be featured as headliners at the conference. Keynote speakers for this year’s festival include Channing Dungey, Warner Bros. Television Group chairman and CEO, and Rob Wade, CEO of Fox Entertainment. These Hollywood studios are continuing to roll out streaming platforms in key international markets while enhancing their creative pipelines.
The major Hollywood studios are currently navigating through a cost-cutting mode following dual writers and actors strikes. Banff Festival executive director Jenn Kuzmyk emphasized the importance of this year’s 45th edition stating that the industry is at an inflection point. The festival aims to provide a provocative lineup of speakers to assist media professionals in navigating the complexities of the rapidly growing landscape of streaming services and content production.