Rodolphe Belmer, President of Series Mania, and Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director, revealed the key speakers and participants for its third annual Lille Dialogues (formerly Lille Transatlantic Dialogues) set for March 26. This one-day summit joins together major political decision makers and leading industry executives for a day of reflection, announcements, and debates on the future of the audiovisual industry.
"Our global and changing TV world needs an informal summit to discuss future business trends and antagonist positions. These dialogues can help to bridge the differences for a better mutual understanding,” commented Herszberg. “We are delighted to be welcoming this esteemed group of individuals to Lille and look forward to a stimulating day of dialogue and debate.”
The day will be opened with a speech by Margrethe Vestager, the Executive Vice President of the European Commission for a Europe fit for the Digital Age and will be closed by the French Minister of Culture, Franck Riester. Bénédicte Linard, Belgian Minister of Culture, will also be in attendance.
ATRACTIVE PROGRAM
The one-day summit includes a rich program of conferences with key speakers to talk about the main changes in the sector and the resulting regulatory changes. Highlights will include keynotes by: Andrea Scrosati, COO, Fremantle, United Kingdom; Giorgio Stock, President, WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks, Distribution and Advertising Sales, EMEA and APAC, UK and Matt Brodlie, Senior Vice President International Content Development, Disney+, USA (TBC).
Another highlights this year will be a session entitled “Can series save democracy?” which was born out of the observation that television series can act as an irritant for certain political leaders whose democratic legitimacy or approach to governing is the subject of debate. Panelists include: Sandra Laugier, Philosopher and Author, France; Hagai Levi, Screenwriter, Israel and James Poniewozik, New York Times journalist and author, USA (TBC).
One of the sessions will discuss TV channels entering the streaming era and how best to remain competitive and attract high-end projects. Panelists include: Delphine Ernotte-Cunci, CEO, France Télévisions, France; Christoph Mainusch, Co-CEO, CME, Czech Republic; Gilles Pélisson, CEO, TF1 Group, France; Nicolas de Tavernost, Chairman of the Executive Board & CEO, M6 Group, France and Ulrich Wilhelm, CEO, ARD, Germany.
Also confirmed for the day is a debate on the risks and opportunities for the circulation of European works online (in partnership with the European Film Forum of the European Commission). Participants will include: Madeleine de Cock Buning, Vice President of Public Policy EMEA, Netflix, Netherlands; Jan Mojto, CEO, Beta Film, Germany; Lucia Recalde, Head of Unit, European Commission, Belgium; Justine Ryst, Executive Director, YouTube, France and Alan Sim, Executive Producer, Finland.
Additional sessions with topics ranging from Brexit and climate change to improving gender balance and inclusiveness in TV series are also confirmed.
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