Conference
Speaker 2026

From big-name international speakers to hidden champions, this year's conference not only features the most important topics but also showcases the faces behind them. Here's a glimpse of our lineup for 2026.

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Anna Äärelä
Anna Äärelä
Bufo
Creator, Writer, Director of The Crashing
Yusuf Abdilgadir
Yusuf Abdilgadir
Huuditeak, HT Studios
Founder and Producer
Richard Acton (2)
Richard Acton
BBC Studios
Head of Content Partnerships for Scripted
Nilgün Akıncı
Nilgün Akıncı
Minara Studios
Director & Screenwriter
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Bettina Alber
SRF
Dramaturge and Editor at SRF
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Zetha Asafu–Adjaye
ZTA Management
Agent & Founder
Floris Asche
Floris Asche
Executive Producer & Creative Lead
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Helene Aurø
Yellow Film & TV
Finley Baguio
Finley Baguio
Blue Backpack.
Programmer and Game Developer
Max-Barkman
Max Barkman
PLOT NEXT Speaker
255 Pix Studio
Head of Development & Sales
Katja Bäuerle
Katja Bäuerle
UFA Serial Drama
Producer
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Pernille Bech Christensen
TV 2 Denmark
Senior Executive Producer
Pola Beck
Pola Beck
Director & Writer
Aida Begović
Aida Begović
Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Coordinator
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Bijan Benjamin
Director & Screenwriter
Ana Betancourt Hochformat
Ana Betancourt
PLOT NEXT Speaker
Black Goblin
CEO
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Tim Biedert
Freelance Producer
Ariane Böhm
Ariane Böhm
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Commissioning Editor
Jeannette Bohné
Jeannette Bohné
Serviceplan Berlin
Managing Director Creative
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Florian Brüning
Horse&Fruits; Film Production,
Producer & Co-founder
Kathrin Brunner
Dr. Kathrin Brunner
mYndstorm productions GmbH Berlin & Munich
Founder, Managing Director, and Creative Producer
Emma Bucaya
Emma Bucaya
HT Studios Oy
Actress
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Will Buckingham
Screenwriter
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David Cafisso
Aldamami Games
Lead Game Designer, Artist and CEO
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Uta Cappel
ARTE
Commissioning Editor
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Anna–Klara Carlsten
Media Res
Producer & Head of Nordics
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Alexandre Charlet
SWAN & LES FILMS DU CYGNE
CEO, Founder, Producer
Christina Christ
Christina Christ
Keshet Fiction Germany
Producer and Managing Director
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Annika Cizek
Anthill Road Productions
Screenwriter
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Sebastian Colley
Writer & Creative Producer
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Philipp Kreuzer
PLOT NEXT Speaker
Hyperbowl/Penzing Studios
Co-founder, Film Producer & Attorney
Oliver
Oliver Czeslik
mYndstorm productions GmbH Berlin & Munich
Founder & CEO
Pandora Cunha Telles
Pandora da Cunha Telles
PLOT NEXT Speaker
Ukbar Filmes
Creator & Showrunner
Nitay Dagan
Nitay Dagan
Filmmaker
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David Daubitz
Narrative Lead and Head Writer (diverse Game Companies)
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Jan Diepers
PLOT NEXT Speaker
Studio Hamburg Serienwerft GmbH
Producer and Managing Director Studio Hamburg Serienwerft GmbH
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Larissa Dold
Screenwriter
Sarra Dziri
Sarra Dziri
Minara Studios
Producer fictional film and series projects
Maria Eiriz
Maria Eiriz
PLOT NEXT Speaker
Ukbar Filmes
Post-Production Supervisor
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Najima El Moussaoui
Host, Journalist & Writer
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Bryan Elsley
Balloon Entertainment
Television Writer & Showrunner
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Sonia Emamzadeh
Screenwriter
Jule Everts
Jule Everts
btf
Executive Producer
Arne Feldhusen
Arne Feldhusen
Director & Showrunner
Robert Franke
Robert Franke
Intaglio Films
Managing Director
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Thomas Gammeltoft
European Writers Club
Head of Project
Max Goldbart
Max Goldbart
Deadline
International TV Editor
Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan
BRIDGE
Producer / Manager
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Franziska Gregor
Serviceplan Culture
Managing Director & Co-Founder
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Anke Greifeneder
Warner Bros. Discovery / HBO Max
VP Local Original Production GSA & France
Esther Gronenborn
Esther Gronenborn
PLOT NEXT Speaker
MMAI
AI Creator, Director, Screenwriter
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Stefanía Halldórsdóttir
Avalanche Studios Group
CEO
Luisa
Luisa Hardenberg
Author, Creator and Headwriter
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Laura Mae Harding
ZDF
Commissioning Editor
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Katja Harterink
AVROTROS
Head of Drama
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Christine Hartmann
Studio Zentral
Producer
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Alisha Hasan
Helsinki Film Lab
Founder and Chief Innovation Officer
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Robert Henrysson
Supermassive Games
CEO
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Thomas Herberth
Horse&Fruits; Film Production
Producer & Co-Founder
Maria Hinterkoerner
Maria Hinterkoerner
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Kerstin Höckel
Writer, Director & Showrunner
Helena Hofmann
Helena Hofmann
Anthill Road Productions
Writer & Producer
Irina Ignatiew
Irina Ignatiew–Lemke
Boxworks Media
Media Executive and Creative Producer
Sinje Irslinger
Sinje Irslinger
ENCOURAGE Film Talents
Actress and Co-Director
Wim Janssen
Wim Janssen
VRT, public broadcast Flanders, Belgium
Head of Drama
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Samuel Jefferson
BRAINS NARRATIVE STUDIO
Screenwriter, Producer and Co-Founder
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Jette Johnson
Steinberger Silberstein
Creator & Show Runner GymBros (WT)
Henning Kamm
Henning Kamm
Real Film
CEO & Producer
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Siegfried Kamml
Syrreal Entertainment
CEO & Producer
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Ole Kampkovski
NDR
Head of Film, Family and Series
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Steven Kane
Showrunner, Writer, Director (»Halo«, »The Last Ship«, »Jack Ryan«)
Christian Kaps 2026
Christian Kaps
Screenwriter
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Johanna "Nunnu" Karppinen
Post Control Helsinki
COO, Head of International
Katharina Gellein Viken
Katharina Gellein Viken
PLOT NEXT Speaker
Metrotone Media
Executive Producer & CEO
Janaina
Janaína Keintzel
MDR, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
Commissioning Editor, TV Film & Series
BenKerneck
Benjamin Kerneck
PLOT NEXT Speaker
BDA Creative
Managing Partner
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Tobias Ketelhut
Network Movie, Studio Zentral
Producer
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Isabel Kleefeld
Screenwriter, Director & Creative Producer
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Lasse Koskinen
Yellow Film & TV & 255 Pix Studios
Managing Director
Morad Koufane (Head of International Scripted Series (Pre-buy, Buy, Coproduction) - France TV
Morad Koufane
France Télévisions
Head of International Scripted Series
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Ivar Køhn
Rubicon TV
CEO
Lisa Kreimeyer
Lisa Kreimeyer
Netflix
Manager, Local Language Series DACH
Katharina Kremling
Katharina Kremling
ZDF
Commissioning Editor International Coproduction
Elin Kvist
Elin Kvist
Jarowski/Yellow Bird
CEO
Johannes Lackner
Johannes Lackner
PLOT NEXT Speaker
Decamerone GmbH
CEO & Founder
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Jarmo Lampela
YLE
Head of Drama, Director, Producer and Scriptwriter
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Lukas Lankisch
Veam GmbH
Showrunner & Executive Producer
Elli Leeb
Elli Leeb
ENCOURAGE Film Talents
Founder and Co-Director of ENCOURAGE Film Talents
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Jacob Wolf Lefton
Writer, Producer and Actor
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Matthias Leitner
BR
Creative Producer; Storyteller
Mirko Lempert
Mirko Lempert
PLOT NEXT Speaker
Monocular Studios
Founder
Portrait2023
Prof. Odile Limpach
SpielFabrique 360°
Norina Lin-Hi
Norina Lin–Hi
PLOT NEXT Speaker
FFA – German Federal Film Board
Head of Strategy and Analysis
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Kirsten Loose
Screenwriter, Script + Audience Design Consultant
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Marc Lorber
The Art of Coproduction
Executive Producer
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Thomas Lückerath
DWDL.de
Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Mara Luka
Mara Luka
WIFT Germany
Actress, Producer & President of WIFT Germany
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Ljubica Luković
Screenwriter
Glenn Lund - Producer
Glenn Lund
Jarowskij/Yellow Bird
Producer
Daniel Lwowski
Daniel Lwowski
UFA
Regisseur, AI Advisor & Dozent
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Elena Lyubarskaya
The Difference Machine
Writer, Creator, Producer & Founder
Felix Mann
Felix Mann
WennDann Film
Producer & Founder
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Henriette Marienlund
Danmarks Radio
Head of Fiction
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Steve Matthews
Banijay Entertainment
Head of Scripted, Creative
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Eveliina Mauno
Yellow Film & TV
Development Lead
Marvin Meiendresch
Marvin Meiendresch
Screenwriter
Stephanie Meisl_(c)Sandra Hallinger
Stephanie Meisl
PLOT NEXT Speaker
Fluid Motion Studios
Head of genAI
Katrin Merkel (neu)
Katrin Merkel
Serial Eyes (dffb)
Head of Studies; Writers' Room Coach
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Heike Meyer–Döring
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Head of Creative Europe Desk NRW
Andrea Mokosch
Andrea Mokosch
PLOT NEXT Speaker
Writer, Creator, Director
Elisabeth Müller-Lang
Elisabeth Müller–Lang
ZDF
Commissioning Editor
Marike Muselaers
Marike Muselaers
Nordisk Film Production
VP International Financing & Coproductions
Jonathan Natzel
Jonathan Natzel
Mediengründerzentrum NRW
Managing Director
Julia Nisslein
Julia Nisslein
Amazon Studios
Senior Creative Executive – German Originals
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Torpor Games
Managing Director, Game Director & Co-Founder
Friederich Oetker
Friederich Oetker
Film producer
Jasir Osman
Jasir Osman
Huuditeak, HT Studios
Actor, Co-founder, Producer
Stephan Ottenbruch
Stephan Ottenbruch
PLOT NEXT Speaker
German Academy of Television
Board Member
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Katarzyna Ozga
Iris Group
Producer
Ram Paramanathan
Ram Paramanathan
funk
Commissioning Editor
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Felix Paul
PAUL‘S BOUTIQUE
Co-Founder, Director, Editor, Post-Producer
Luca Perschul
Luca Perschul
ENCOURAGE Film Talents
Producer, Programmer, and Co-Director
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Kristina Peter
Warner Bros. Discovery
Senior Development Producer
Graeme-Phillipson
Graeme Phillipson
PLOT NEXT Speaker
BBC Research & Development
Research Lead
Esra & Patrick Phul
Esra & Patrick Phul
Picture Me Rollin
Producer, Director, Writer
Mouth
Alexandre Piel
ARTE
Deputy Director of ARTE Fiction France
PissedMagistus
PissedMagistus
Social Media Commentator
Maik Platzen
Maik Platzen
ZDF
Commissioning Editor International Co-Productions
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Pierre Puget
BRAINS Narrative Studio
Writer, Co-Founder and Managing Director
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Yi Qiao
ZDF
Commissioning Editor, International Co-Productions
Mouth
Haris Ramić
FelixvonRautenberg
Felix von Rautenberg
PLOT NEXT Speaker
Doclights
Producer
Manori Ravindran
Manori Ravindran
The Ankler
London Correspondent
Hell Raymond-Hayling
Hell Raymond–Hayling
PLOT NEXT Speaker
BBC Research & Development
R&D Engineer
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Meriem Rebai
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Film director, Screenwriter & Founder
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Stefanie Ren
Creatorin, Showrunnerin & Autorin
Anna Richards
Anna Richards
Screenwriter
SimonRiedl1
Simon Riedl
SWR (Südwestrundfunk)
Editor Department Series
ChristianRohde
Christian Rohde
UFA
Managing Director and Chief of Staff & Transformation Officer
Gabriele Rose (c)Joerg Sarbach
Gabriele Rose
PLOT NEXT Speaker
Writer, Director
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Sarah Rossmann
WIFT Germany
Screenwriter & Board Member of WIFT Germany
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Scott Roxborough
The Hollywood Reporter
European Bureau Chief
Flora Rumpler
Flora Rumpler
Razor Film Produktion
Creative Producer/Producer
Gregor Sauter 1
Gregor Sauter
RED PONY
Executive Producer & Head of RED PONY
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Dr. Markus Schäfer
ZDF Studios
President and CEO
David Schalko
David Schalko
Creator, Braunschlag 1986
Schloß-Andreas
Andreas Schloß
Radio Bremen & ARD Mediathek
Editor
Alica_Schneider
Alica Schneider
Aldamami Games
Artist and Narrative Designer
MatthiasSchuster
Matthias Schuster
BDA Creative
Executive Creative Director
Andy Sharifatpour
Andy Sharifatpour
Psychotherapist, Lecturer & Sensitivity Reader
Samira Sollich
Samira Sollich
NDR
Commissioning Editor
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Tom Spieß
Constantin Film
Producer
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Nicolas Steil
Iris Productions
Producer, Writer, Director, Founder
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Sinah Swyter
UFA Fiction GmbH
Executive Producer
Matt-Szymanowski(c)Edgar-de-Poray
Matt Szymanowski
PLOT NEXT Speaker
Bear & Bot
Film Director
Rémi Tereszkiewicz
Rémi Tereszkiewicz
PLOT NEXT Speaker
BetaSeries
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Florian Tiphine
PAUL‘S BOUTIQUE
Co-Founder, Motion Designer, Compositor, Post-Supervisor
Frank Tönsmann
Frank Tönsmann
WDR
Commissioning Editor
Edward Tracy
Edward Tracy
PLOT NEXT Speaker
AIMS Team Ltd
Director, Chief Creative Officer
AlexTraila_1
Alex Trăilă
Council of Europe
Programme Manager
Davide Tromba
Davide Tromba
PLOT NEXT Speaker
VFX Specialist, Director & AI Workflow Strategist
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Janne Vakio
MTV Finland
Commissioner
Katrine Vogelsang af Emilia Therese
Katrine Vogelsang
Nordisk Film Production
CEO
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Sabine Weber
ORF (Österreichischer Rundfunk)
Commissioning Editor and Dramaturge
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Christian Wehrlin
Screenwriter & Creator
Julius Windhorst
Julius Windhorst
ZDF ARTE
Commissioning Editor Film & Fiction
Felix Wolf
Felix Wolf
PLOT NEXT Speaker
UFA
Strategic and Operational Management AI Implementation
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Claus Wunn
ZDF
Commissioning Editor, Executive Producer
Julia Zantl (2026)
Julia Zantl
Drehbuchwerkstatt München
Project Management audience:first storytelling lab, Head of DOK.forum
Michele Zatta
Michele Zatta
Rai Fiction
Commissioning Editor International Coproductions
Lia_Zebra
Lia Zebra
Writer & Creator
Bo Zhang
Bo Zhang
Bolytics
Founder & Managing Director
Jakob Zimmermann
Jakob Zimmermann
ZDF / Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Commissioning Editor
Michael Zschiesche
Michael Zschiesche
PLOT NEXT Speaker
2KnowAgency
Founder & CEO
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Beliban zu Stolberg
Red Pony
Tech Strategy & Content Operations
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