Heading into their second year as a co-located event, TV conferences NATPE and Realscreen have booked two of their headliners.
Content creator Dhar Mann and Bell Media President Sean Cohan will keynote the 2026 editions, which will take place at the InterContinental Miami from February 2-6.
Mann is the founder of Dhar Mann Studios, which makes videos that have billions of views across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. He will discuss his studio model at a time when the creator economy is worth more than $250B. He will be joined in the conversation by Dhar Mann Studios CEO and former MTV president Sean Atkins.
Cohan oversees Canada’s Bell Media, which includes the CTV broadcast network, French-language service Noovo, sports nets TSN and RDS, a raft of specialty channels, a sizeable advertising business, radio stations, and the local streamer Crave.
“This year’s keynotes speak to the confluence of what was once seen as two viewing solitudes – social platforms and mainstream media,” said Mary Maddever, Executive Content Director of NATPE and EVP of Realscreen. “In tandem with the broadcast business model’s migration towards streaming, what happens on different platforms is less distinct, so whether you’re a creator scaling a global brand or a traditional media leader adapting to new market realities, there’s an upside in collaboration, crossing streams and learning from successes.”
“The response to our 2025 edition was phenomenal — record-breaking attendance and unprecedented buyer engagement,” added Claire Macdonald, SVP and Executive Director, NATPE Global. “In 2026, we’re raising the bar again, driven by visionaries like Dhar and Sean who are reshaping what this industry looks like. In addition to the bringing the Creator economy into the NATPE fold, we’re putting a spotlight on the Scripted side of the market with a new dedicated track and expanding our focus on bringing brands into the conversation.”
