Key Names Join Headline Panel At MIPCOM's "Women In Global Entertainment Power Lunch"

8 - 11 October 2012 - Cannes, France

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Sep 20, 2012, 11:10 ET

PARIS, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MIPCOM today announces four internationally-renowned women executives to headline MIPCOM's inaugural "Women in Global Entertainment Power Lunch."

Nancy Dubuc, President, Entertainment and Media, A+E Networks;
Marion Edwards, President, 20^th Century Fox International Television;
Sophie Turner Laing, Managing Director, Entertainment, News and Broadcast Operations, BSkyB;
Margarita Simonyan, Editor-in-chief, Russia Today.

The panelists will be introduced and moderated by Elizabeth Guider, Contributing Editor, The Hollywood Reporter.

In partnership with Lifetime Networks, the invitation only networking event will bring together 150 of the most influential women executives from international television and entertainment on Monday 8 October, in Cannes, at the Carlton Hotel.

MIPCOM (8-11 October) is organised by Paris-based Reed MIDEM.

For press registration details, please click here.

About MIPCOM – MIPCOM is the year's most anticipated global market for entertainment content across all platforms. Each Autumn, the industry's international heavy hitters – from TV and film – converge in Cannes to create a new world of entertainment. MIPCOM turns every moment into an opportunity, transforming four days of meetings, screenings and conferences into deals – from blockbuster programming to ground-breaking partnerships. And the children's entertainment industry gets an early start at MIPJunior, where key international buyers, sellers and producers gather to present, discover and screen content at the world's showcase for kids programming.

Please visit www.mipcom.com

SOURCE Reed MIDEM