Let’s do this.
TheGrill, TheWrap’s leading conversation about the convergence between entertainment, media and technology, is returning to the prestigious Montage Beverly Hills hotel on October 5-6, 2015.
I’m pleased to announce our first speakers: Nancy Dubuc, Brian Grazer, Aaron Levie and Dawn Ostroff.
For those who want a little background:
Nancy Dubuc, president and CEO of A&E Networks, is one of Fortune Magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. Her 15-year tenure at A&E Networks includes stints as producer, programmer and network executive. Under her stewardship, the A&E Networks portfolio has two of the top 10 entertainment brands, History and A&E, and two of the leading women’s brands in Lifetime and LMN.
Brian Grazer is an Academy Award-winning producer and New York Times best-selling author. He has been making movies and television programs for more than 25 years. Some of his projects include “Empire,” “Arrested Development,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “Apollo 13,” “American Gangster,” “The Da Vinci Code,” “Backdraft,” “Parenthood” and “Spies Like Us.” He released his first best-selling memoir, “A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life,” in April 2015.
Aaron Levie is CEO, co-founder and chairman of Box, which he launched in 2005. He is the visionary behind Box’s product and platform strategy, which focuses on incorporating the best of secure content collaboration with an intuitive user experience suited to the way people work today. He leads the company in its mission to transform the way people and businesses work so they can achieve their greatest ambitions.
Dawn Ostroff is president of Condé Nast Entertainment, a division of Condé Nast that focuses on the development, production and distribution of original television, feature film and digital video offerings based on the company’s iconic media brands. Previously, she oversaw the 2016 launch of The CW network. She was responsible for all aspects of the CW’s creative efforts, including developing hits such as “Gossip Girl,” “The Vampire Diaries” and “America’s Next Top Model.”
TheGrill brings together the most innovative thinkers and commanding voices to examine the future of the entertainment industry and content as the digital age continues to transform the way content is created, distributed and consumed.
I hope you will join us for two days of hard-hitting, intimate conversations and networking opportunities set at one of the most beautiful hotels in Beverly Hills. Stay tuned for more speakers to be announced in the near future, and buy your ticket while it’s still early. For more information, go to: http://thegrill.thewrap.com.
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