Keith Le Goy, recently promoted to chairman of Sony Pictures Television, has been unveiled as a keynote speaker at the upcoming Banff World Media Festival.
Le Goy, who has been with the studio for over 25 years and earlier served as president of distribution for Sony Pictures TV, in January took up the top post at the division. He succeeded Ravi Ahuja, who moved up to president and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment after the departure of Tony Vinciquerra.
In his new post, Le Goy oversees all of Sony’s domestic and international TV production, including the studio’s game show business (which includes Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune) and cable outlet GSN.
Le Goy will speak as part of the 2025 Banff Summit Series at the June 8–11 media festival in Banff, Alberta against an industry backdrop of post-2023 strikes doldrums, artificial intelligence dangers and other TV sector headwinds. Anjali Sud, CEO of Tubi, was earlier announced as a keynote speaker at the Canadian Rockies industry retreat.
In past years, Banff Summit Series speakers included Rob Wade, Channing Dungey, Bela Bajaria, George Cheeks, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Paula Kerger, Pearlena Igbokwe, Ted Sarandos and Maverick Carter.
Additional keynotes for the festival in June will be announced in the coming months. Banff will also see the return of the Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices Initiative to allow industry professionals from under-represented communities to gain access to leading industry players in Banff for possible dealmaking.