FactualWEST 2026

FactualWEST 2026

Yasmine Abbasakoor

CBC Television & CBC Gem

Executive in Charge of Development, Unscripted

Mike Armitage

Great Pacific Media

Executive Producer / VP of Development

Liam Cripps

Great Pacific Media

Director of Development

Brad Danks

OUTtv

CEO

Toby Dormer

Blink49 Studios

President, Canada, Unscripted Television

Daniel Ennett

Filmmaker, Artist, Disability Advocate

Sylvi Fekete

AMI-tv

Content Development Pacific

Sarah Jane Flynn

Knowledge Network

Director of Independent Production and Business Affairs

Dora Fong

Corus Entertainment

Production Executive, Original Programming, Unscripted

Russ Friedman

Wheelhouse Entertainment

Executive Producer

Therese 'Tag' Goulet

IndigeKin Productions

Producer and Series Creator

Tyson Hepburn

Tyson Media

Executive Producer, President

Caleigh Hoot

Safety Advisor

Dana Johl

Dana Johl Productions

Producer

Gaby Jones

Supervising Producer

Dr. Lolly de Jonge

IndigeKin Productions

Chief Executive Officer

Frederick Kroetsch

Producer

Kevin Lee

Executive Producer, Showrunner

Sam Linton

Blue Ant Media

VP, Production and Development, Global Media

John M. McDougall-Goulet

IndigeKin Productions

EVP

Cara Nye

AMI-tv

Director, Content Development and Production

Ashley Olpherts

Network Entertainment

Vice President, Production

Taylor Prevost

Ed de Rivaz

Tyson Media

Senior Vice President, Factual & Series

Jessica Schmiedchen

CBC Television & CBC Gem

Director of Development, Unscripted Content

Brian Shannon

Risk and Safety Consultant

Adhar Sharma

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Field, Story, Development Producer

Tony Simmons

Editor

Harbinder Singh

Freelance Director/Producer

Steve Sxwithul’txw

Kwassen Productions & OCM Productions Inc.

Senior Producer

Trina Sxwithul’txw

Andy Thomas

Executive Producer

Ken Tsui

TELUS Originals

Senior Production Executive

Anuj Tyagi

Creative Producer

Cole Vandale

APTN

Development and Scripted Production Executive

Amber Verville

Producer

Sean De Vries

Owner & Executive Producer

Daniel Wan

Omnifilm Entertainment

Head of Non-Scripted Content

David Way

Great Pacific Media

CEO

Dylan Wertz

Writer, Producer, Director

Heather Williamson

Bell Media

Senior Development and Productive Executive, Original Programming,...

Jeff Wonnenberg

Actsafe

Director, Industry Education & Training