2026 ROADMAP WRITERS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
March 6-8, 2026
Welcome to Roadmap’s 5th Annual Virtual Conference! In this exciting 3-day virtual event, Roadmap will be hosting panels, workshops, and pitching roundtables with the industry’s leading companies.
We know conferences and festivals can be overwhelming and it’s hard to know what sessions you should be attending. So we created a curated conference to take out the mystery work. Closer to the conference, registrants can sign up for which execs they want to meet so they can walk into the conference confident they will be networking with the right people.
Panels and workshops will cover everything from pitching, writer/rep relationships, general meeting etiquette, script development and the state of the industry.
And this virtual conference will be created so the execs aren’t situated to feel like a football field away from you. We are coordinating this event, so each writer will have time with multiple execs!
If you decide you have to cancel the conference by February 15, 2026, you will receive a refund. No refunds or credits will be given after February 15, 2026.
A portion of all proceeds will benefit Starts With One Today Rescue.
Scroll below this panel schedule to register for the conference!
All times are Pacific Time/panelists and panels subject to change/more panels and panelists being added
Panels Only - $99
This badge includes:
- 3-day full access to all Panels (& recordings)
- opening & closing networking mixers
- access to audit all Pitch Roundtables
Virtual Conference Badge - $249
This badge includes:
- 3-day full access to all Panels (& recordings)
- opening & closing networking mixers
- participate in 3 interactive small-group Pitch Roundtables of your choice
- participate in 1 interactive small-group Workshop of your choice
- access to audit all Pitch Roundtables
- Pitch Competition Finale
Add-Ons
- Pitch in an additional Pitch Roundtable (+$25) *1 writer from each Pitch Roundtable will advance to the Pitch Finale.
- Participate in additional interactive small-group Workshop (+$50)
- Private First 15 Consultation with exec of your choice (+$50)—Exec will read the first 15 pages of your script and conduct a 20-min. story notes call with you via Zoom. You will receive a recording of your session.
**After registering, your confirmation email will include instructions and helpful resources to prepare for the conference.
All panels will be recorded and distributed to all attendees within 48 hours following the live broadcasts.
2026 Attendees Included:
Adam Kolbrenner - Manager/Producer at Lit Entertainment Group
Chris Coggins - Manager at Heroes and Villains
Brad Rosenfeld - Agent at Culture Creative
Priyanka Kapoor - Creative Executive at Orion Pictures (AMERICAN HUSTLE)
Ryan McDonough - VP of Development at Project X Entertainment (READY OR NOT 2)
Ava Jamshidi - Manager at Industry Entertainment
Bradley Glenn - Agent at Buchwald
Zach Cox - Manager at Circle of Confusion
Christianne Cruz - Verticals Writer/Producer (POWER PLAY, RED TALONS)
Luis Pineiro - Evoke Entertainment
Jenny Halper - Head of Creative at Maven Screen Media (INFINITE STORM)
Jeff Greenberg - Agent at Gersh
Jeff Davis - Showrunner/Creator (CRIMINAL MINDS)
Javi Grillo Marxuach - Writer/Producer (LOST, THE WITCHER)
Siobhan Murphy - Manager at Gotham Group
Wyatt Allen - Manager at ColorCreative
Charlie Peppers - Writer (POKERFACE)
Matt Horwitz - Manager at Echo Lake
Alison Mann - Manager at Fourth Wall
Erich Ebner - Exec at Bold Films (NIGHTCRAWLER)
Diego Rey - Manager at Underground
Wes Akwuobi - Genre Series at Amazon Studios
Luke Scrase - Manager/Producer at Golden Gate Studios
Zach Zucker - Manager at Bellevue
Marc Halsey - TV Producer (HIGH POTENTIAL)
Hannah Baker - Proximity Media (SINNERS, IRONHEART)
Brad Kaplan - Link Entertainment
*panelists subject to change