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Antonnette Smith

@antonnettesmith

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I produce high-impact global conferences, live broadcasts, and speaker programmes for international audiences.

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At InspiredMinds!, I lead content strategy and speaker programming for World Summit AI, shaping sessions and securing AI leaders, researchers, developers, and policymakers for high-impact stages. Previously at Web Summit, I produced Government and Economic Policy tracks for 150,000+ attendees across Portugal, Canada, Qatar, and Brazil.

I've also directed live prime-time news for France 24’s 100 million+ weekly viewers and produced award-winning programmes for CBC News. Across conferences and broadcast journalism, I bring end-to-end content design, scripting, speaker acquisition, logistics, and calm real-time delivery in English and French.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Director of Content

Current

InspiredMinds!

Feb 2026 - Present (6 months)

Lead content strategy and speaker programming for World Summit AI, overseeing editorial direction and driving speaker acquisition for high-impact sessions.

Content Strategy Speaker Programs Editorial Direction Event Production

Director of Politics & Speaker Producer

Web Summit

Feb 2024 - Feb 2026 (2 years)

Led end-to-end production of Government and Economic Policy tracks at one of the world's largest technology conferences, serving 150,000+ attendees in Portugal, Canada, Qatar and Brazil. Designed content and scripted sessions, developing strategic speaker pairings to drive on-stage conversations at the intersection of policy, society, and technology.

Event Production Speaker Acquisition Content Design Scripting Logistics Coordination Cross Functional Collaboration

Live News Producer

France 24

Mar 2015 - Jan 2023 (7 years 10 months)

Produced and directed live prime-time programmes for 100 million+ weekly viewers, with full ownership of content design, scripting, and on-air execution. Led diverse teams of producers, editors, correspondents, and technical crew.

Content Design Scripting Team Leadership Logistics Coordination

Segment Producer

CBC News

Apr 2008 - Dec 2014 (6 years 8 months)

Produced award-winning live programmes for Canada's public broadcaster, reaching 10 million+ households daily. Scripted, formatted, and produced special event coverage, managing logistics and on-site execution from the control room.

Editorial Planning Scripting Team Leadership Control Room Direction