Alessandro Saba is the Director Original Production at The Walt Disney Company Italia. In this role he selects, develops and creates original productions of all genres (Scripted, Unscripted, Factual), for all brands (Disney, Star, National Geographic) and for all the Group’s platforms. Previously, he was Vice President at Fox Network Group for 4 years, responsible for Channel Planning, Research and Original Production. From 2001 to 2016 he worked in the Mediaset Group, first as head of Prime Time Programs, then as Head of Content of Italia1: Entertainment, fiction, sit-com, web entertainment and branded content. He graduated from “Alma Mater” University in Bologna in Communication Sciences with Umberto Eco.