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Banff Television Foundation President and CEO, Pat Ferns to Deliver
Keynote Address at Berlin's Annual IFA Brunch
(Banff, Alberta, August 23, 2001) On Saturday, August 25, 2001,
Pat Ferns, president and CEO of the Banff Television Foundation,
will deliver the keynote address at the annual IFA Brunch for the
German Association of Television Producers and the States of Berlin
and Brandenburg. This important industry gathering brings together
all sectors of the German television industry and Ferns will be
the first international keynote speaker at this event. His theme
will be "The Canadian Way", describing the successful
combination in Canada of inspired public policy with impressive
private entrepreneurship, which has built a major industry sector
well-positioned for the 21st century international marketplace.
While in Berlin, Ferns will hold meetings with government officials,
representatives of the German television industry, the Berlin Messe
and the Berlinale (The Berlin International Film Festival). He will
also meet with the Canadian Ambassador and finalize arrangements
for the Foundation's presentation of HISTORY 2002 and SCIENCE 2002
to be held in Berlin next year.
The World Congress of History Producers and the World Congress
of Science Producers are both managed by the Banff Television Foundation.
HISTORY 2001, recently created by the Foundation, will launch in
Boston, October 19 - 22 with host broadcaster WGBH before heading
to Berlin the week of October 20, 2002. SCIENCE 2001 takes place
October 25 - 28 in Washington D.C. hosted by Discovery Communications
Inc. and NOVA and will also head to Berlin in October 2002, and
likely Paris in 2003.
Ferns' Berlin speech marks the beginning of a new season of presentations,
market simulations, panel presentations and speeches, which will
take him to four continents in the next three months. In addition
to his scheduled appearances he will be promoting the activities
of the Banff Television Foundation.
The Foundation is a management organization for some of the world's
leading television and new media industry events including the annual
Banff Television Festival (June 9 - 14, 2002), the World Congress
of History Producers, the World Congress of Science Producers and
the Alliance Atlantis Banff Television Executive Program (November
2 - 9, 2001 and January 11 - 18, 2002). Its mission is to inspire
innovation in content creation, celebrate excellence in programming
in Canada and abroad and provide learning and business opportunities
for creators and other industry professionals.
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