This year for the first time the Cologne Conference will co-operate with the International Council of NATAS. The council annually awards the Emmy which is reputed as the world’s most important television award. During the Cologne Conference committee meetings will be held as well as a board member meeting of the advisory council. The following conference then will be open to all participants of the Cologne Conference & Screenings.
9.00 hrs - 10.00 hrs
Closed Board Member Meeting
10.00 hrs - 10.45 hrs
Panel I: Presentation of the International Council of NATAS
Open to all attendees of the Cologne Conference & Screenings
Moderator: Bruce Paisner, Chairman of the Interntional Council of NATAS, President of Hearst Entertainment
Panelists:
Larry Gershman, Cochairman of the International Emmy Award Committee, Chairman & CEO, World International Network
Horst Müller, Cochairman of the International Emmy Award Committee, Vice President, ZDF Enterprise
John Cannon, President of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, NATAS
Jim Chabin, President of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, NATAS
Prof. Dr. Helmut Thoma, Adviser to the Premier of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
10.45 hrs - 11.00 hrs Coffee Break
11.00 hrs - 11.55 hrs
Panel II: International Programs Strategies, the European Perspective
Open to all attendees of the Cologne Conference & Screenings
Moderator: Rainer Siek, President, Worldwide TV Sales, EM.TV & Merchandising AG
Panelists:
Katharina Trebitsch, CEO, Trebitsch Produktion Holding GmbH & Co. KG
Urs Rohner, Chairman of the Board, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
Werner Schwaderlapp, Managing Director, ENDEMOL Entertainment Holding GmbH, Cologne
Martin Berthoud, Head of Program Planning, ZDF German Television Network, Mainz
Mathieu Béjot, CEO, TV France International, Paris
Tony Cohen, CEO, Domestic Production, Pearson Television, London