Agenda

Agenda

Hiding Sunday, February 22 (show)

Hiding Monday, February 23 (show)

Tuesday, February 24

8:00am	BREAKFAST (8:00am - 10:00am) Coral
9:45am	TIM KILPIN KEYNOTE – The Power of Play: How storytelling, technology & toys build worlds kids love (9:45am - 10:30am) Silver Pearl 1
10:00am	Speed Pitching 3 (10:00am - 11:30am) Driftwood/Seaglass
11:00am	SPONSORED SESSION - The New Pipeline: Toon Boom and Bria AI explore AI in modern animation production (11:00am - 12:30pm) Marisol Buyers Brief: ABC Australia (11:00am - 11:30am) Shorebreak Dream Big: How BeddyByes is building a brand that sleeps well everywhere (11:00am - 11:45am) Silver Pearl 1 Kidscreen Licensing Challenge (11:00am - 12:30pm) Silver Pearl 3
12:00pm	Buyers Brief: PBS KIDS (12:00pm - 12:30pm) Shorebreak Hit Play: How music can supercharge kids content (12:00pm - 12:45pm) Silver Pearl 1
12:45pm	LUNCH (12:45pm - 2:00pm) Coral
2:00pm	Speed Pitching 4 (2:00pm - 3:30pm) Driftwood/Seaglass Roblox-Ready: Smart pathways to brand activation (2:00pm - 3:00pm) Marisol No Age Limits: The power of 360 mentorship (2:00pm - 2:45pm) Silver Pearl 1 License to Play: Building consumer products strategies for kids IPs (2:00pm - 2:45pm) Silver Pearl 3
3:00pm	The Roblox Revolution: Rethinking brand management for a new era (3:00pm - 3:45pm) Silver Pearl 1 From Feed to Shelf: How Gen Alpha discovers licensed brands (3:00pm - 3:45pm) Silver Pearl 3
4:00pm	WORKSHOP – Licensing Launchpad: Preparing your IP for market entry (4:00pm - 5:00pm) Shorebreak The DEI Reckoning: What’s left, what’s next, and who’s leading the change? (4:00pm - 4:45pm) Silver Pearl 3
4:30pm	Mixer with the Makers: Roblox creators (4:30pm - 5:30pm) Marisol
5:30pm	Kidscreen Awards & After-Party (5:30pm - 7:30pm) Silver Pearl 1

Wednesday, February 25

8:00am	BREAKFAST (8:00am - 10:00am) Coral
9:45am	JONATHAN HAIDT KEYNOTE – Raising the Anxious Generation: What kids TV can do to help (9:45am - 10:30am) Silver Pearl 1
10:00am	Speed Pitching 5 (10:00am - 11:30am) Driftwood/Seaglass
11:00am	KID INSIGHT – Better Stories for Boys: Building audience. Building character. (11:00am - 11:45am) Silver Pearl 1
12:00pm	KID INSIGHT – Smarter by Design: The research behind Sesame Street's new era (12:00pm - 12:45pm) Silver Pearl 1
12:45pm	LUNCH (12:45pm - 2:00pm) Coral
2:00pm	KID INSIGHT – New Tweens in Town: Understanding the generation transforming culture (2:00pm - 2:45pm) Silver Pearl 1
3:00pm	KID INSIGHT – Culture in Motion: How Gen Alpha is rewriting the rules of kids content (3:00pm - 3:45pm) Silver Pearl 1
3:45pm	Final Toast (3:45pm - 5:00pm) Pacific Jewel Foyer (outside the Delegate Lounge)

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