Sophie Turner Laing, Managing Director, Entertainment, News and Broadcast Services, BSkyB
Sophie Turner Laing will open the MIPTV 2013 Media Mastermind keynote line-up. She has overall responsibility for Sky’s entertainment and news channels including Sky 1, Sky News, Sky Arts, Sky Atlantic, Sky Living and Sky Movies, as well as Broadcast Operations, Network Planning and the Sky Creative Agency.
Felix Baumgartner, Aerial Expert
Baumgartner flew 39 km into the stratosphere in a helium balloon, before free falling back to Earth, becoming the first human to break the sound barrier without any form of engine power. Baumgartner, along with Red Bull Media House’s CCO Alexander Koppel, will speak about the way such a global media event with one of the biggest global exposures has been created.
Ben Stephenson, BBC Controller of Drama
Stephenson has carved out a reputation for his risk-taking and originality to bring a new generation of mainstream hits to the BBC channels. He will present the opening speech at MIPTV’s 2nd annual Drama Co-Production Summit and throw light on the behind-the-scenes magic.
Darren Throop, President & CEO, Entertainment One
Throop will discuss the future of his group’s expanding multi-territory and multi-platform business, and express his vision of actively acquiring ownership of content rights for exploitation across all media platforms worldwide.
Howard Gordon, Executive Producer of Homeland and Gideon Raff, Creator, Writer and Director of Prisoners of War/ Executive Producer of Homeland
Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff, executive producers of multi-award-winning drama Homeland, will present together with Keshet’s VP of Programming, Ran Tellem, who oversaw one of TV’s most successful scripted adaptations from day one. They will discuss how these compelling dramas have become hits around the world and what considerations were made in adapting an Israeli story for American TV, creating a hit twice-over.
Tim Hincks, President of Endemol Group
Appointed as President of Endemol in May last year, Hincks is responsible for the creation and commercial exploitation of content across the company’s worldwide network in 31 territories. Hincks will discuss how creativity is affected by the changes taking place in the industry today.
David Zaslav, President & CEO, Discovery Communications
David Zaslav will discuss the global content environment, recent international Mergers & Acquisitions activity and his strategy for continued growth at the world’s largest pay-TV programmer.
