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The Banff World Media Festival has added Succession creator Jesse Armstrong and Happy Days character Henry Winkler to its line-up.
Emmy victor Armstrong, who wrote HBO smash Succession and nan likes of Mountainhead and Peep Show, will characteristic successful a keynote moderated by CBC Q’s Tom Power, while Hazardous History big Winkler will look successful an In Conversation talk to look astatine his profession and latest imaginative work.
Other additions to nan line-up see Georgie Holt, nan CEO of Stephen Bartlett’s media business, FlightStory, and Allied Global Marketing CEO Adam Cunningham.
The 47th yearly Banff World Media Festival will return spot June 14–17, 2026, astatine nan iconic Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel successful Banff, Alberta, Canada.
“Jesse Armstrong doesn’t conscionable seizure nan taste conversation, he drives it,” said Jenn Kuzmyk, Executive Director, BANFF. “Having him subordinate america astatine BANFF alongside an unthinkable lineup of creators, executives, and manufacture disruptors says everything astir wherever nan world media business is correct now: bold, unpredictable, and evolving fast. BANFF 2026 is bringing together nan group shaping what’s next, and nan conversations this twelvemonth are going to beryllium unforgettable.”
Last week, BANFF announced that Netflix’s Jinny Howe would keynote astatine nan event.
Other speakers already announced see David Madden, President astatine Webtoon Productions astatine Wattpad; Melissa Ahlstrand, Marketing Director of Americas for Hayu; Justin Stockman, VP, Content Development & Programming astatine Bell Media; and Dawn Yang, Global Head of Entertainment Partnerships astatine TikTok. They will each look astatine a dedicated way titled Fandom Wednesday, whch explores fan-driven ecosystems and organization building.
