Profiles

Chris Fenton is a longtime media executive, producer, and author of “Feeding the Dragon: Inside the Trillion Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, and American Business.” As a member of the U.S.-Asia Institute, Council on Foreign Relations, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and Third Way Think Tank, he helps the private sector and Washington…

Elsa Ramo, managing partner of Ramo Law LLC, is an entertainment lawyer who has represented over 100 films and 50 television scripted and unscripted series in 2019 alone.

Yoshio Osaki is President/CEO of IDG Consulting, a leading research, consulting and analytics firm in the games/esports markets. As a trusted advisor, angel investor and thought leader in the space for 16 years, Osaki has worked with Amazon, Google, Activision Blizzard, NIKE, EA, Microsoft, Facebook, Riot, Epic, Disney, Warner Bros., Tencent and Sony, among many…

Beatriz Acevedo is a leading voice in the entertainment industry and Latina entrepreneur in the United States. Beatriz became a tech media entrepreneur as the founder and President of mitú, the leading digital media brand for young Latinos. She is an advisor on Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s tech council, as well as on USC…

Benjamin Reeves is a New York based journalist and writer. His work has appeared in publications including Worth, Los Angeles Review of Books, USA Today, Miami Herald, Talking Points Memo and Vice, among others.

Sample some of the best American films over the past forty years and there’s a good chance Mike Medavoy played a role in the success of many of them. From agent to studio chief to producer, he has been involved with over 300 feature films, of which 17 have been nominated and 7 have won…

Clark Benson is the Founder and CEO of Ranker, the #1 site for crowdsourced rankings on everything from “The Most Trustworthy Actors” to “The Best New Streaming Shows.” Launched in 2009, Ranker is Benson’s fifth startup. Clark believes the opinion of millions is more relevant (and far more predictive) than the opinion of one critic.…

Autumn White is the EVP of Digital, Managing Partner at Horizon Media in Los Angeles.She leads the digital and analytics teams, in addition to building out a data solutions practice in the West. She is a member of the NewFronts West Advisory Board.

Anne Vasquez is a Senior Advisor at TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist who has overseen digital content strategy for multi-platform brands, including the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. She most recently served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Chief Digital Officer at Tribune Publishing. She previously was Managing Editor of the South…