Cori Abraham

SVP Development, Bravo Media

As Vice President, Development and Original Programming, Cori Abraham oversees Bravo's East and West Coast development teams. She is responsible for all of the network's development, including over 30 pilots, casting and presentation reels and oversight of many first cycle series, among them the upcoming Date My Ex: Jo & Slade. Abraham joined Bravo in 2004 and developed and produced a number of series and specials including the Emmy-winning Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List, the popular series Work Out, and Bravo's string of Funny Girl stand-up specials with Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg, Joan Rivers, Caroline Rhea and Paula Poundstone, as well as the much-talked-about series Hey Paula.

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Fenton Bailey

President & Executive Producer, World of Wonder

Fenton is co-founder of World of Wonder productions, creators of such current breakout reality hits as Tori and Dean (Oxygen), Million Dollar Listings (Bravo), RuPaul's Drag Race (Logo) and Man Shops Globe (Sundance). Feature documentary credits include Inside Deep Throat, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Monica in Black and White and Party Monster - both the documentary and feature film, which he co-wrote and directed with WOW co-partner Randy Barbato.

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Thom Beers

CEO & Executive Producer, Original Productions

Thom Beers’ passion for honoring every day heroes and his gift for telling their stories has firmly established his non-fiction brand, Original Productions, as television’s number one creator of honest-to-goodness unscripted reality programming.

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Gary R. Benz

President & CEO, GRB Entertainment

An entrepreneur who helped set the standard for action reality programming on network television, Gary R. Benz looked beyond the domestic marketplace to establish GRB Entertainment as a world-class television producer and international distributor. Mr. Benz has created and produced more than 2500 hours of broadcast, cable and syndicated programming, including live events, specials and numerous award-winning series.

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Grace Borrero

Manager, Development & New Series, Style Network

Grace has been entrenched in reality television for more than 10 years in various capacities. She produced series for multiple networks including NBC, Lifetime, Oxygen and MTV before joining the Style Network in 2007. She has been instrumental in developing and nurturing multiple hits for Style, including Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane, Ruby,Giuliana & Bill and Jerseylicious. Grace develops the network's relationships with outside production companies and is constantly on the look out for innovative concepts and fresh faces. Additionally, Grace continues to pursue outside opportunities that include the Los Angeles Team Mentoring Program, the Filipinos in Media organization, and she regularly attends seminars including NAMIC events and networks through groups via the UCLA Alumni Association.

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Michael Branton

Exec VP of Creative Affairs, GRB Entertainment

Michael Branton is an Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer and the key creative producer at GRB Entertainment. Michael co-created the critically acclaimed series, Intervention, which recently delivered its 120th episode to A&E.  Most recently, Michael is Executive Producer on the new Bio Channel series, William Shatner's Aftermath; and Discovery Channel's Is It Possible?

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Alan Braun

Agent, Creative Artists Agency

Alan Braun is a television agent at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), an entertainment and sports agency based in Los Angeles with offices in Nashville, New York City, London, and Beijing. Mr. Braun works in the Los Angeles office and represents many of the world’s leading alternative production companies, including Authentic Entertainment (Ace of Cakes), BBC Worldwide (Dancing with the Stars), Empowered Media, Jillian Michael’s production company (Losing It with Jillian), Half Yard Productions (Say Yes to the Dress), Intuitive Entertainment (Millionaire Matchmaker), Katalyst Media (True Beauty), Morningstar Entertainment (Deadliest Warrior), North South Productions (Little Miss Perfect), Pie Town Productions (House Hunters), Raw TV (Locked Up Abroad), and Ryan Seacrest Productions (Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution).

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George Cheeks

Executive Vice President Business Affairs, MTV Networks

George Cheeks began his career as an entertainment associate at Loeb & Loeb. In addition, George served as Vice-President, Business Affairs for Castle Rock Entertainment and worked as an entertainment attorney at the boutique entertainment firm of Hansen, Jacobson, et al.

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Sheila Conlin

President, The Conlin Company

Sheila Conlin owns and operates a full service casting, production and development facility in Los Angeles with additional resources in New York and the United Kingdom. Conlin specializes in casting and development for reality television. She and her company also provide host and “expert” casting for commercials as well as motion pictures.

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Nicole De Fusco

Vice President, Original Programming & Development, Sundance Channel

Nicole De Fusco is the Vice President of Original Programming & Development for Sundance Channel where she oversees the entire development slate.

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Shaleen Desai

Vice President, Programming, BBC Worldwide Productions

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Mike DesRoches

Sales Support Engineer, Sony Electronics

Not your typical Systems Engineer, Mike is as dynamic as he is follicly-challenged. Currently supporting HDCAM-SR, HDCAM and all XDCAM-related systems for Sony in the Western Region, Mike has worked closely with the broadcast & production community for over 10 years. Previously, he held the position of Product Manager for the XDCAM Optical Disc-based system, and now is back home in the low-humidity and relatively bug-free area of Orange County, CA. Ironically, promoting and supporting the ‘HD Revolution’ usually keeps Mike on the road and away from his sanctuary in The OC. Therefore, his home-away-from-home is speaking with people in the industry about HD technology and the benefits of working in the realm of HD, as well as incorporating file-based workflows.

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Lauren Dolgen

Senior Vice President of MTV Series Development, MTV Networks

Lauren Dolgen has recently been promoted to Senior Vice President of MTV Series Development, where she will be in charge of West Coast Reality for the cable network.

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Rasha Drachkovitch

Co-owner, President, 44 Blue Productions

Rasha Drachkovitch is one of the television industry’s most daring and adventurous producers.

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Christian Drobnyk

Director of Entertainment, UKTV

Christian Drobnyk is Director of Entertainment for UKTV in London. In this role Drobnyk is charged with setting the overall editorial and commercial direction for some of the UK’s most popular cable and freeview channels: Alibi, GOLD, Watch & Dave.

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Tim Duffy

VP Non Scripted Programming, Spike TV

Tim Duffy joined Spike TV in 2004 as Director, Original Programming. In April 2005, he was promoted to his current position of Vice President, Original Series. Since that time, Duffy has spearheaded the development and production of many of Spike’s most successful programs including “Pros Vs Joes”, “DEA”, “1000 Ways To Die” and “Deadliest Warrior”.

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Marc Etkind

Vice President, Development, Animal Planet

Marc Etkind was named vice president of development for Animal Planet Media in November, 2007. In this role, he oversees program development for the network and is responsible for the conceptualization and creation of series, stunts, specials as well as other programming initiatives for Animal Planet. Since joining the network, Etkind has developed many series including Untamed & Uncut; Weird; True & Freaky which just returned for a second season in September 2009; Stranger Among Bears; and the popular pet series Dogs 101.

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Laura Fleury

VP, Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming, A&E Television Networks

Laura Fleury is Vice President of Non-Fiction and Alternative Programming at A&E Network. In this position, she plays a senior role in the development and production of nonfiction series and specials for A&E, Bio Channel and The Crime & Investigation Network. She has developed, launched and currently serves as Executive Producer for many of A&E's most critically-acclaimed and top-rated series including THE FIRST 48, RUNAWAY SQUAD, PARKING WARS, MANHUNTERS: FUGITIVE TASK FORCE™ and CRIME 360™. She is currently developing several new series for launch in 2010 and beyond, as well as a number of pilots. She also has developed and executive-produced new series for The BIO Channel, including I SURVIVED…™ which launched as the #1 series in the history of the BIO Channel, as well as THE INTERROGATORS™ launched in 2009. She has also developed and produced numerous specials for AETN.

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Charlie Foley

Vice President, Development, Animal Planet Media

Animal Planet’s Vice President of Development Charlie Foley signed on for his third tour of duty at Discovery Communications in September 2007, when he was named to his current position. Since beginning this tenure overseeing content development and program initiatives for the network, Foley has developed the hit series River Monsters and Whale Wars, which, respectively, place as the first- and second-best performing series in Animal Planet history. Both series average more than a million viewers per episode and returned for new seasons in 2010. Last year, Whale Wars was recognized with a Television Academy Honor for “television with a conscience.”

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Jason Fox

Agent, Creative Artists Agency

Jason Fox is a television agent at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), an entertainment and sports agency based in Los Angeles with offices in Nashville, New York City, London, and Beijing. Mr. Fox works in the New York office and represents many of the world’s leading alternative production companies, including 3 Ball Entertainment (The Biggest Loser), Notional Productions (Chopped), Magilla Entertainment (Jersey Couture), Powderhouse Productions (Sliced), Half Yard Productions (Say Yes to the Dress), Ish Entertainment (Paris Hilton’s New Best Friend), Renegade 83 (Construction Intervention), Good Clean Fun (Daddy’s Girls), Go Go Luckey (Laguna Beach) and Pink Sneakers Productions (Hogan Knows Best)

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