Christiane Amanpour is host of AMANPOUR and chief international correspondent for CNN. Previously, she was the global affairs anchor at ABC News. Her illustrious career in journalism spans three decades. Her international reporting began in 1990 as a correspondent for CNN where she reported on international crisis in the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, North Korea, Palestinian territories, Iran, Sudan, Israel, Pakistan, Somalia, Rwanda, the Balkans, Egypt, Libya.

She has interviewed most of the top world leaders over the past two decades and Amanpour has received every major broadcast award, including an inaugural Television Academy Award, ten News and Documentary Emmys, four George Foster Peabody Awards, and nine honorary degrees. In 2014, she was inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, an Honorary Citizen of Sarajevo and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. Amanpour is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island.

Ira Bernstein is co-president of Debmar-Mercury, an innovative leading media company specializing in syndication, network, cable and ancillary markets. Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury produces and distributes hit talker The Wendy Williams Show, distributes Fremantle’s top-rated game show Family Feud and social media phenomenon Caught in Providence from City Lights Productions, among others. Previously, he served as president of worldwide television distribution for Lionsgate Entertainment and president of domestic television distribution for Cox Enterprises’ Rysher Entertainment.

Richard Leibner and Carole Cooper built N.S. Bienstock into the most iconic broadcast journalism talent agency in the history of the industry and they continue to influence the industry today at United Talent Agency.

Husband and wife team of Leibner and Cooper pioneered and have dominated representation of TV News talent, driving the market for broadcasters over some 40 years while representing and building the careers of such icons as Eric Sevareid, Charles Collingwood, Dan Rather, Mike Wallace, Andy Rooney, Diane Sawyer, Morley Safer, Ed Bradley, Anderson Cooper, Steve Kroft, Bill Whitaker, Lara Logan, Bill O’Reilly, Norah O’Donnell, Chuck Scarborough and Jeff Fager.

Founded in 1964, N.S. Bienstock was acquired by United Talent Agency in 2014 which continues to be the market leader in TV News as Leibner and Cooper continue to represent their loyal client base as members of the B&C Hall of Fame.

As President of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios, Collier oversees the creative and business operations of two national television networks, a creative studio and a series of digital, gaming and data-driven businesses.
Collier and his team have transformed AMC into a leading national network, launching iconic shows like “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul” and the biggest show on television, “The Walking Dead.” AMC is the first cable network to be nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series 10 years in a row.

Cesar Conde is Chairman of NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. Conde oversees the leading media properties that serve Hispanics worldwide and has been instrumental in building NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises into a world-class media company that produces and distributes high-quality Spanish-language content across a range of broadcast, cable, and digital properties. Under Conde's leadership, Telemundo became the number one Spanish-language broadcast network in weekday prime time for the first time in the company's history. He has overseen Telemundo’s transformation into an increasingly innovative media company, with an emphasis on original programming, reality television, sports, music and news.

Mr. Deevy is a member of the Board of Directors, and Audit Committee Chair of Liberty Media Corporation, and a member of the Board of Directors and Investment Committee Chair of The Daniels Fund. He is a founding partner and member of the Advisory Board of the Catalyst Investors Funds I-IV, and serves on the Board of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation. Mr. Deevy was the Head of RBC Capital Markets’ Communications, Media & Entertainment (CME) Group. Mr. Deevy was responsible for strategic development of the CME Group’s business, which included mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital formation, and financial advisory engagements. He also directed the group’s efforts on behalf of clients across sectors of the communications industry worldwide including cable, satellite/DBS, programming services, wireline and wireless telecom, telecom infrastructure, Internet communications, web hosting, Internet content, radio and TV broadcasting, out-of-home advertising, publishing, software and technology. During his tenure with Daniels and RBC Capital Markets, he led the firm to more than 2,000 completed transactions in these sectors valued at over $185 billion. In addition to his financial expertise, Mr. Deevy is recognized as one of the cable industry's most prominent leaders; he was inducted into the Cable TV Pioneers and received the NCTA's Vanguard Award for Associates. Prior to joining Daniels, Mr. Deevy was with Continental Illinois National Bank. He received a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth.

Gayle King is the co-host of CBS This Morning, a position she has held since the inception of the show in 2012. She is also Editor-at-Large of the award winning O, the Oprah Magazine. Previously she hosted “The Gayle King Show” on OWN : The Oprah Winfrey Network which premiered on XM satellite radio in 2006. Before that, King worked for 18 years as a television news anchor for CBS affiliate WFSB-TV in Hartford CT. King has received numerous awards for her work as a journalist. In addition to three Emmys, she was honored with the AWRT Gracie Award for Outstanding Radio Talk Show in 2008 and in 2010 the Individual Achievement Award for Host-Entertainment and the New York Women in Communications Matrix Award. In 2017 she was a Variety Power of Women honoree.

Mort Marcus is co-president of Debmar-Mercury, an innovative leading media company specializing in syndication, network, cable and ancillary markets. Lionsgate’s DebmarMercury produces and distributes hit talker The Wendy Williams Show, distributes Fremantle’s top-rated game show Family Feud and City Lights Productions’ social media phenomenon Caught in Providence, among others. Previously, he served as president of Disney’s Buena Vista Television, responsible for programming, marketing and all forms of television sales in the US.

Greg Meidel, President, Twentieth Television is responsible for distribution of first-run, network, off-network programming and the My NetworkTV programming service, having previously served as President and COO from 1992-1995.

Meidel formerly served as President of Programming and Development for CBS Paramount Domestic Television. From 1996- 1998, he was Chairman and CEO, Universal Television Group. Meidel’s extensive career included a variety of key positions as EVP and General Sales Manager at Paramount Domestic Television.

Within these key leadership positions, Meidel has been involved
with some of television’s biggest hits including“Dr. Phil,”“Judge Judy,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,”“Entertainment Tonight,”
“The Simpsons,”“Modern Family,”“COPS,”“Family Guy,”“The Maury Povich Show,” “Page Six TV” and “Law & Order.”

Courteney Monroe oversees all aspects of entertainment and business operations for National Geographic Global Networks, which includes National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo People and Nat Geo Mundo.

Monroe is harnessing the power of the National Geographic global brand, to position Nat Geo as the world’s premium science, adventure and exploration network. She is taking big, bold, creatively ambitious programming swings that are more closely aligned with National Geographic Society’s mission and editorial, and is developed and produced in collaboration with A-level creative talent. Under her leadership, Monroe spearheaded a partnership with executive producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard launching the network’s first- ever scripted anthology series, which and was nominated for 10 Emmys. Monroe joined the network as CMO launching unprecedented marketing campaigns before becoming CEO.

Prior to joining National Geographic Channels U.S., Monroe was EVP, consumer marketing at Home Box Office responsible for HBO and Cinemax brands across all platforms with award-winning campaigns for many of their high profile properties including “Sex in the City”, “The Sopranos” and “Game of Thrones”.

Monroe’s many accolades include Multichannel News Wonder Women ( Class of 2015), The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Power 100 and was chosen a Woman to Watch by Ad Age in (2013) and Multichannel News in (2014).

Jordan Wertlieb is celebrating 25 years with Hearst, having served as president of Hearst Television since 2013. He has management oversight responsibility for the Hearst TV stations, digital properties and two radio stations across 26 U.S. markets. He is a senior vice president of the Hearst Corporation and serves as a member of the board of directors of Hearst, A+E Television Networks, Litton Entertainment, the National Association of Broadcasters and the Broadcasters Foundation of America. He is a past president-chairman of the NBC Affiliate Board

Linda Yaccarino is Chairman, Advertising and Client Partnerships, NBCUniversal. In this role, Yaccarino oversees all advertising sales and market strategy for the company’s entire portfolio of premium video content, including broadcast, cable and digital. Since joining the company in 2011, Yaccarino has transformed NBCUniversal Advertising Sales. Her groundbreaking “one portfolio” plan amplified NBCUniversal’s enormous power and reach by combining the company’s broadcast, cable, and digital assets into one unified organization. Under Yaccarino’s leadership, NBCUniversal has led the Upfront marketplace for five years in a row. She also organized the industry’s first “State of the Industry Forum” as a place for top decision-makers from across the industry to have a provocative dialogue about the current state of the media business. In addition to bringing NBCUniversal “all together,” Yaccarino has propelled it into the future, solidifying its status as a technology-driven content company by pioneering a suite of cutting-edge data, analytics, and consumer targeting tools.

“20/20” has been a proven leader in the long-form newsmagazine format for decades and is currently celebrating its historic 40th season. The show features hard-hitting investigative reports, in-depth coverage of high profile trials, unique human-interest stories and exclusive newsmaker interviews. Over the years “20/20” has produced over 2,500 episodes and has received many awards including 58 Emmys, 7 Peabodys and 5 duPonts.