As the president and CEO of the Shaw Rocket Fund, Agnes Augustin will offer up insights on trends reshaping the Canadian kids’ content sector.Af TV Kids

Dominique Neudecker, VP of kids and family at Super RTL’s TOGGO, will discuss her editorial strategy at the German kids’ network before receiving the TV Kids Pioneer Award in recognition of her contributions to the industry.Af TV Kids

Dubit’s David Kleeman will lead this session on the importance of gaming extensions with Wind Sun Sky Entertainment’s Catherine Winder and DeAPlaneta Entertainment’s Jimena Tormo.Af TV Kids

Jon Rutherford, president of global rights, franchise and content strategy at Boat Rocker Studios, will outline the company’s approach to leveraging new technologies and platforms.Af TV Kids

Kids’ media expert Emily Horgan will lead this conversation on engagement and discovery with pocket.watch’s Beck Canote and Kedoo Entertainment’s Olivier Bernard.Af TV Kids

Vince Commisso, president and CEO of 9 Story Media Group, will discuss the way forward for the company now that it has closed its transformative deal with Scholastic Entertainment.Af TV Kids

ZDF Studios’ Oliver Grundel, Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry, Hidden Pigeon Company’s Kristofer Updike and Lion Forge Entertainment’s Jeremy Colfer will share insights on adapting book IP.Af TV Kids

Olivia Deane, research manager at Ampere Analysis, will outline the challenges and opportunities facing kids’ IP owners with a deep dive into commissioning trends.Af TV Kids

Josh Silverman, executive VP and chief franchise officer at Mattel, will discuss the toy giant’s treasure trove of iconic brands and share the latest developments at Mattel Television Studios.Af TV Kids

The fifth edition of the TV Kids Festival kicks off with our signature session on acquisition and programming strategies, this time delivering intel from ITV’s Darren Nartey, Nickelodeon’s Lynsey O'Callaghan and Amazon Kids+’s Monica Sharma.Af TV Kids

Creator Marc Brown, behind the long-running success Arthur, will share the message of celebrating uniqueness in his new show Hop.Af TV Kids

Industry veteran Nina Hahn, a Nickelodeon alum who has now founded the consultancy Luna Bean Partners, will articulate her thoughts on where the kids’ media business is headed.Af TV Kids

An inside look at Cyber Group Studios’ approach to animation innovation with Dominique Bourse, chairman and CEO; Raphaëlle Mathieu, COO; and Pierre Belaïsch, chief creative officer.Af TV Kids

For her outstanding contributions to the children’s media business, Adina Pitt will be presented the TV Kids Pioneer Award as she shares her approach to acquisitions and co-productions.Af TV Kids

The creator of such iconic brands as Bob the Builder and PAW Patrol, Keith Chapman will talk about navigating the kids’ content landscape today.Af TV Kids

As platforms and audiences alike clamor for known properties, Sesame Workshop’s Kay Wilson Stallings, Tiger Aspect Kids & Family’s Tom Beattie and ZDF Studios’ Oliver Grundel will share tips and tricks for maintaining long-running franchises and rebooting beloved classics.Af TV Kids

Alyssa Sapire will showcase what’s driving the success of The Walt Disney Company’s preschool service, Disney Jr.Af TV Kids

Albie Hecht, chief content officer of pocket.watch, will offer up his views on the keys to success in the creator economy.Af TV Kids

As exclusivity needs change, we will spotlight successful windowing strategies being used to maximize the long-tail value of content with HARI’s Sophie “Kido” Prigent, PBS Distribution’s Joe Barrett and Thunderbird Entertainment’s Richard Goldsmith.Af TV Kids

Dubit’s David W. Kleeman will showcase new research on kids’ content trends and discuss the challenges of discoverability and brand-building today in conversation with children’s media expert Emily Horgan.Af TV Kids

Ramsey Naito, the president of animation for Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, will weigh in on the strengths of Paramount’s animated output across television, film and digital and the keys to franchise building in this keynote address.Af TV Kids

Serious Kids’ Genevieve Dexter, Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry, DeAPlaneta Entertainment’s Carlos Biern and The Co-Production Company’s Doug Schwalbe will discuss the ins and outs of co-productions.Af TV Kids

As president of Hasbro Entertainment, Olivier Dumont leads the unit tasked with adapting the toy giant’s beloved brands across multiple mediums.Af TV Kids

The fourth edition of the TV Kids Summer Festival will kick off with a powerhouse opening session featuring KiKA’s Sebastian Debertin, M6 Group’s Coralie Boitrelle-Laigle, RTÉ’s Suzanne Kelly and Sandbox Group’s Ellen Solberg discussing their programming strategies.Af TV Kids

The TV Kids Festival wraps with a conversation with Eric Fogel, executive producer of DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind Rules!Af TV Kids

What’s the best way to maximize your IP on YouTube? Hear valuable insights from HARI’s Sophie “Kido” Prigent, pocket.watch’s Brian C. Janes, Wind Sun Sky Entertainment’s Jo Redfern and C To The B Productions’ Claude Brooks.Af TV Kids

Social-emotional learning takes center stage in this panel discussion with Atlantyca Entertainment’s Claudia Mazzucco, Acamar Films’ Mikael Shields, Lion Forge Entertainment’s Koyalee Chanda and MIAM! distribution’s Mélanie Errea.Af TV Kids

Sesame Workshop’s Susan Scheiner, ZDF Studios’ Oliver Grundel and Bejuba! Entertainment’s Tatiana Kober will discuss incorporating science, technology, engineering, arts and math into kids’ content.Af TV Kids

This winter’s TV Kids Pioneer Award recipient, Lucy Murphy is responsible for the new Sky Kids linear channel and an expanding lineup of on-demand shows on the pay-TV platform in the U.K. and Ireland.Af TV Kids

Audrey Diehl will articulate her strategy as senior VP of series at Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios.Af TV Kids

Just a few months since taking on oversight of Mattel Television Studios, Michelle Mendelovitz will discuss the toy giant’s expanding content slate.Af TV Kids

With a squeeze on budgets, we spotlight new and emerging funding models with APC Kids’ Lionel Marty, Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone, Thunderbird Entertainment’s Richard Goldsmith and Sixteen South’s Alexandros van Blanken.Af TV Kids

As senior VP and general manager, Sara DeWitt leads the number one children’s educational media brand in the U.S.Af TV Kids

The Jim Henson Company’s Halle Stanford, Mediawan Kids & Family’s Julien Borde and Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin share their perspectives on landing commissions with public broadcasters.Af TV Kids

An industry veteran who led some of media’s most iconic kids’ brands, including Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, Tom Ascheim will share his expertise on engaging with youth audiences today.Af TV Kids

In his first TV Kids Festival appearance since becoming president and CEO of the powerhouse kids’ media company, Josh Scherba will showcase WildBrain’s thriving multiplatform brand-building strategies.Af TV Kids

This super panel will hear from BBC Studios Kids & Family’s Cecilia Persson, Paramount’s Lauren Marriott, Cyber Group Studios’ Raphaëlle Mathieu and 9 Story’s Alix Wiseman about navigating the challenges of the ecosystem today.Af TV Kids

Ed Galton, CEO of CAKE, will weigh in on how the boutique independent outfit is approaching the latest shifts in the kids’ business.Af TV Kids

As director and global head of youth partnerships and programming at YouTube, Lauren Glaubach will share insights on how best to work with the leading video platform for kids.Af TV Kids

Our signature opening session on leading programmers returns with Disney’s Rick Clodfelter, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Zia Sands, BBC Children’s Anna Taganov and SVT’s Helena Nylander.Af TV Kids

9 Story Media Group’s Katrina Hitz-Tough, Aardman’s Rob Goodchild, Epic Story Media’s Ken Faier and Cookbook Media’s Rob Bencal will offer up perspectives on how to build 360-degree brands in a fragmented and crowded landscape.Af TV Kids

How should kids’ content distributors be approaching the FAST segment? We’ll hear expert insights from pocket.watch’s David B. Williams and WildBrain’s Lara Ilie.Af TV Kids

The co-executive producer will offer up an inside look at the new DreamWorks Animation series for Netflix.Af TV Kids

Bertrand Villegas, co-founder of The WIT, will spotlight the kids’ properties making waves across the globe.Af TV Kids

For her achievements as children’s acquisitions director and international TV channels children’s programming director at M6 Group, Maud Branly will receive the TV Kids Pioneer Award after outlining her content strategy.Af TV Kids

The media cartographer and thought leader will share his unique perspective on engaging with kid audiences today.Af TV Kids

Banijay Kids & Family’s Delphine Dumont, ZDF Studios alum Katharina Pietzsch and Mondo TV Group’s Luana Perrero will share insights into what goes into resurrecting and rebooting classic properties.Af TV Kids

After conquering the lifestyle content space with their beloved shows as the Property Brothers, Drew and Jonathan Scott are bringing their signature style to the kids’ arena with their animated series Builder Brothers Dream Factory.Af TV Kids

From attempting to shorten production timelines to pioneering techniques that give creators the tools they need to bring stories to life, we hear about new approaches to animation from Cyber Group Studios’ Raphäelle Mathieu, Toon2Tango’s Ulli Stoef and Sinking Ship Entertainment’s Matt Bishop.Af TV Kids

Cecilia Persson, the managing director of the children’s division at BBC Studios, will outline her strategy for bringing shows with the BBC stamp of creativity to platforms across the globe.Af TV Kids