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To launch TheGrill -- TheWrap's annual event about the convergence between Entertainment, Media and Technology -- influencers, including Kevin Smith, AMC President Charlie Collier and more gathered Tuesday at the Montage Hotel on Tuesday for hard-hitting conversations and cocktails. Also Read: TheGrill Special Event With Kevin Smith: AMC and SundanceTV President Charlie Collier Joins

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Guests check in for the evening. Also Read: TheGrill Conference Returns October 2-3 2017 For Two Full Days Of Hard-Hitting Conversation

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Actress, producer and model Lily Lisa picks up TheWrap's annual Emmy issue.

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Model/actress Nadia Dawn poses on the carpet. Also Read: 4 Takeaways From TheGrill 2016: DVDs and VR Headsets Are Out but China Is Everywhere

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TheWrap's Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman is all smiles with David Suissa, President of Tribe Media.

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Actress Greer Grammer poses before the night gets underway.

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Actress, model, screenwriter and activist Celeste Thorson ("How I Met Your Mother") strikes a pose.

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A Montage Hotel employee keeps the guests fed. Also Read: TheGrill 2016: Can Data Drive Storytelling? Van Toffler and Charlie Corwin Weigh In

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The scene at the Montage.

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President and General Manager of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios, Charlie Collier arrives at the Montage.

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Cocktails!

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Jason Hirschhorn, CEO of Media REDEF alongside Waxman and Collier.

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The scene at the Montage before the talks get underway. Also Read: Watch Kevin Smith, AMC President Charlie Collier Talk the Future of Cable TV on Facebook Live (Video)

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Waxman quizzes Hirschhorn about tech and the media world.

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Attendees listen in.

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Smith introduces his AMC boss, Collier. Smith tells an off-color story about his wife, his show "Comic Book Men" and their private.... conversations Also Read: Kevin Smith’s Wife Can’t Stand His ‘Comic Book Men’ Live-Tweets (Video)