Mark Cuban to headline Natpe

Mark Cuban is to lead the A-list names at international television market Natpe as the Miami-based event announced its keynote speakers.

Other big names to speak at the event in January include CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker, Heroes’ and Touch creator Tim Kring, Law & Order creator Dick Wolf and Homeland showrunner Howard Gordon.

Studio Lambert boss Stephen Lambert will lead the international speakers as part of the conference’s Global Navigators track. Other global conference guests include Alberto Ciurana, president, programming and content, Univision Networks; Jacqueline Hernandez, chief operating officer, Telemundo Media and Philip Gurin, president, The Gurin Company.

Cuban, owner-chairman of AXS TV (formerly known as HDNet) and owners of the NBA basketball team Dallas Mavericks, will give the keynote speech at the event, which will be held January 28-30 at Miami Beach’s Fontainebleau Resort.

The keynote guests were announced by Natpe president and CEO Rod Perth.