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The speakers for Conecta DIGITAL (November 2025) will be announced in the coming days. In the meantime, you can discover the professionals who participated in the panels and conferences at Conecta FICTION & ENTERTAINMENT in June.
Conecta FICTION & ENTERTAINMENT (June 2025) opened the doors to the future of the audiovisual industry. Accredited members were able to learn from leading professionals and creatives from around the world, who shared their secrets and tips. Members also discovered the most innovative trends and experiences in production, financing, new formats and other key issues for the international sector.
The speakers of the ninth edition were:
LUCAS GREEN
BANIJAY ENTERTAINMENT
Chief Content Officer, Operations
(UK)
JUSTINE RADEL-CORMANN
EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL OBSERVATORY
Legal Analyst
(France)
SOPHIE VALAIS
EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL OBSERVATORY
Deputy Head of Department for Legal Information
(France)
CANDELARIA BALAGUER
FABRIC
EU Business Developer
(Ireland)
BEATRIZ CEA OKAN
INTER MEDYA
VP and Head of Sales and Acquisitions
(Turkey)
SERGIO MENDOZA
TELEMUNDO STUDIOS
VP of Scripted Development
(USA)
JULIANA ALGAÑARAZ
LAREINA
Founder & CEO
(Brazil)
DIEGO DEL POZO
ATRESMEDIA TELEVISION
Manager of Fiction
(Spain)
NUNO VAZ
RTP
Entertainment Subdirector
(Portugal)
ALEXANDRINE TORRES DE FIGUEIREDO
CMPA
Senior Manager, Business Affairs & Production Financing
(Canada)
ÓSCAR PROL
AMAZON MGM STUDIOS
Head of Unscripted Originals
(Spain)
MARÍA CONTRERAS
AMAZON MGM STUDIOS
Head of Movies & Scripted Spanish International Originals
(Spain)
VICTOR LAMADRID
SPAIN FILM COMMISSION
General Secretary
(Spain)
MARIE LEGUIZAMO
BANIJAY MEXICO & US HISPANIC
Managing Director
(USA / Mexico)
TEREZA GONZALEZ
CONSPIRACÃO
VP International
(Brazil)
MICHELE ZATTA
RAI FICTION
Commissioning Editor in charge of international coproductions
(Italy)
JOSETTE NORMANDEAU
IDEACOM
Ideacom international and President
(Canada)
LEFTERIS ELEFTHERIOU
CYPRUS FILM COMMISSION
Chairman
(Cyprus)
JAVIER BOUZAS
ASTURIAS PARAÍSO NATURAL FILM COMMISSION
Film Commissioner
(Spain)
JOHANNES JENSES
BANIIJAY ENTERTAINMENT
Head of Scripted, Business
(Sweden)
SIMÉON MIRZAYANTZ
GLANCE – MÉDIAMÉTRIE
Senior Business Manager for EMEA
(France)
JARMO LAMPELA
YLE
Head of Drama
(Finland)
ANA MARÍA LONDOÑO
ESTUDIOS RCN
Head of Fiction
(Colombia)
MARÍA ZAMBRANO
MEDIASET
Reality and Dating Formats Director
(Spain)
KRISTINE GUZMAN
CASTILLA Y LEON FILM COMMISSION
Film Commissioner
(Spain)
ISABELLE DEGEORGES
GAUMONT TELEVISION
Producer and President
(France)
MATHIEU AGERON
NOLITA TV
Producer & Cofounder
(France)
ORIOL SALA-PATAU
CATALUNYA 3CAT
Head of Fiction & Film TV
(Spain)
ERIC WELBERS
BRAVADO MEDIA
CEO
(Germany)
VIRGINIE PADILLA
ARTE
Commissioning editor – Drama department
(France)
CATHERINE GAUCHER
FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS
Manager of international fictions coproductions & acquisitions
(Francia)
SAMUEL QUILES
WILD LEMON FILMS
CEO & Producer
(Spain)
ISABELLA FEDERIGE
AMI-télé
Vice President, Content Development & Programming
(Canada)
MANUEL CEBRIAN
MURCIA FILM COMMISSION
General Director
(Spain)
SOPHIE PARIZEAU
BELL MEDIA
General Manager Scripted Series
(Canada)
MARIO DESCHAMPS
RADIO CANADA
Development and Production Executive
(Canada)
ISABEL CABRERA
CSRTV
Deputy Director
(Spain)
MONTSE BESADA
TELEVISIÓN DE GALICIA
Head of Content Services
(Spain)
NADIA CHEVALLARD
NEWEN – STUDIO TF1
SVP International Sales
(France)
MICHAEL KAUFMAN
5X MEDIA
Producer and Manager
(USA / Spain)
DIEGO ROUGIER
PICARDÍA FILMS / APCT CHILE
Director and Executive Producer
(Chile)
ALEXANDER KEIL
SKP ENTERTAINMENT
Managing Partner
(Germany)
ANNIE SIROIS
TRIO ORANGE
Copresident and Producer
(Canada)
ANA MARQUES
PORTUGAL FILM COMMISSION
Executive Director
(Portugal)
ANA CELIA URQUIDI
ATENEA MEDIA
CEO and Director of Strategic Dev. Fiction
(Mexico)
PINA MEZZERA
CVEINTIUNO
Editor LATAM
(Spain)
JAVIER OLIVARES
Scriptwriter and Executive Producer
(Spain)
IRENE JIMÉNEZ
AUDIOVISUAL 451
Editor
(Spain)
MARINA MATHIEU
COALITION M.E.D.I.A.
Executive Director
(Canada)
MARTA LÓPEZ
WARNER MUSIC
Sync Manager
(Spain)
SANDRA OUAISS
ELEPHANT INTERNATIONAL
General Manager
(France)
SILVIA COTINO
MEDITERRÁNEO, MEDIASET ESPAÑA
Deputy Director Sales and Business Development
(Spain)
MARIA PINILLA
BANIJAY IBERIA
International and Business Affairs Director
(Spain)
CHARLINE DE LEPINE
MACONDO
CEO and Executive Producer
(France)
IRIS BUCHER
QUAD DRAMA
CEO and Producer
(France)
CAROLINE SERVY
THE WIT
Managing Director
(Switzerland)
JARA AYUCAR
ICAA
Marketing Politics Director
(Spain)
CARMEN AMORES
CMMEDIA
General Director
(Spain)
MARIANA PÉREZ
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
VP, Head of Development and Production
(LATAM)
LEONARDO ARANGUIBEL
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
VP, Head of Production Operations and Strategy
(LATAM)
ALEX MEDEIROS
GLOBOPLAY
Head of Drama, Documentaries and Films
(Brazil)
JOSE VELASCO
iZen
President
(Spain)
CJ NAVAS
FUERA DE SERIES
Professor, Screenwriter and Audiovisual Director
(Spain)
FRANCISCO ASENSI
Expert in Strategy, Innovation, and Digital Business
(Spain)
GEORG SZALAI
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Global Business Editor
(UK)
OLIVIER BIBAS
CANAL +
Head of Drama – Original Creation
(France)
SAMU FUENTES
Director and Screenwriter
(Spain)
CHARLOTTE BERMAN
RED BEE CREATIVE
Business Director
(UK)
FERNANDO CALVIÑO
SEÑAL NEWS
CEO and Founder
(Spain)
AUDREY KAMGA
ARTE
Sales manager
(France)
MIKE VILLANUEVA
CASTILLA-LA MANCHA FILM COMMISSION
Film Commissioner
(Spain)
JOSE MANUEL LORENZO
DLO
Producer
(Spain)
JUAN GÓMEZ-JURADO
Writer and journalist
(Spain)
MICHEL IACONO
CPA
Film Finance Consultant, MIPA Management Inc.
(Canada)
PABLO SALZMAN
C3 MEDIA INC.
President
(France)
GORKA GARCÍA PERAL
EiTB
Director of Programs and Art
(Spain)
LUÍS LEÓN LURI
ATRESMEDIA TELEVISIÓN
Thematic channel programming manager
(Spain)
FRANÇOIS PIER PÉLINARD
LE FILM FRANÇAIS
General Manager
(France)
MANUEL MARTÍ
COHN+DURPAT
Producer
(Argentina)
FRANK SCHEUERMANN
ENDEMOL SHINE BOOMDOG (BANIJAY)
CCO
(Mexico)
DOLORES MONTAÑO
IBEROFIC LATAM
Representative
(Argentina)
ELISA MARTÍN DE BLAS
LE FILM FRANÇAIS
General Director of Content Production and Distribution
(Spain)
JSE MARÍA IRISARRI
ONZA TV
President and founder
(Spain)
DIEGO RAMÍREZ SCHREMPP
DYNAMO
Executive Producer and Partner
(Colombia)
