Dana Walden and Gary Newman to Keynote Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation and Variety 2012 TV Summit

Dana Walden and Gary Newman to Keynote Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation and Variety 2012 TV Summit | Bild: © ad-hoc-news

Fresh off of four Golden Globe wins including the top prize for both drama (?Homeland?) and Comedy (?Modern Family,?) the Chairmen will join a line-up of leaders from the broadcast/cable channels, emerging original digital content hubs, TV service providers and technology partners, as they examine what it means to develop, market and distribute successful programming in a changing media environment. Last year?s inaugural event sold out.

?Dana and Gary are two of the most strategic thinkers in television, and have consistently proven that they are at the forefront of the critical changes in the industry,? said Jerry Petry, Chairman of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, the charitable arm of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. ?We could not be more pleased to welcome them to our line-up, and to partner with Variety for a second year.?

?Dana and Gary have an extraordinary track record of success in the TV space, and have earned the reputation as some of the smartest execs in the business,? said Brian Gott, Publisher of Variety. ?Variety and our partners at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation are thrilled to have them join us as keynotes for the conference.?

Since 1999, Chairmen Dana Walden and Gary Newman have overseen Twentieth Century Fox Television, the prolific supplier of blockbuster television programming and home to many of the most acclaimed writers, producers and performers working in television.

Newman and Walden produced the two most celebrated hits of the past two seasons ? Glee, which won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy two years running, and Modern Family, which took home the Comedy Emmy two years in a row as well as this year?s Golden Globe. They delivered many of this year?s most successful new shows, including the award-winning drama Homeland, the Fox hits New Girl and Terra Nova, the ABC comedy Last Man Standing, Kiefer Sutherland?s return to television in Touch and FX?s newest sensation American Horror Story.

Newman and Walden will be joined by an elite group of featured speakers for the 2012 TV Summit, including Cynthia Cidre, Executive Producer of Dallas; Alex Ganza, Executive Producer of Homeland; Marc Graboff, President of CKX; Ross Honey, GM of Xbox LIVE Entertainment and Advertising; Chris Grant, CEO of Electus; Michael Lombardo, President of Programming at HBO and Michael Wright, Executive Vice President, Head of Programming at TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM).

Additional featured speakers include:

Marjorie Kaplan, President of Animal Planet and Science Channel

Emily Kapnek, Executive Producer of Suburgatory

Greg Yaitanes, Executive Producer of House

For a complete list of speakers and sessions please visit: http://www.variety.com/events/2012/2012-tv-summit/.

Sponsors for Variety and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation TV Summit include Civolution, FreeWheel, Ipsos MediaCT, Milyoni, Related Content Database (RCDb) and Yahoo.

About the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation

Established in 1959 as the charitable arm of the Television Academy, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history of the medium, and educating those who will shape its future. Some of the Foundation's programs include the Archive of American Television, its renowned student internship program and the College Television Awards. For more information on the Foundation, please visit EmmysFoundation.org.