TheWrap’s TheGrill 2021 included two days of distinguished programming with a focus on innovators across media, entertainment and tech defining the future of disruptive trends and technology. Check out the diverse group of speakers that participated.
Scott Stuber, Head of Global Film, Netflix
Janina Gavankar, Filmmaker, Actor & Gaming Consultant
Mary Viola, President of Production, Wonderland Sound and Vision
Olivia Charmaine Morris, Founder and CEO of Black Monarch Entertainment
Mike Larocca, Co-Founder and Vice-Chairman, AGBO
Tom Staggs, Board of Directors, Spotify
Susanna Pollack, President, Games for Change
Stephen Bruno, CMO, MGM Studios
Kevin Merida, Executive Editor, L.A. Times
Sanjay Sharma, Founder & CEO, Marginal MediaWorks, Inc.
Samata Narra, SVP, Equity and Inclusion, Content Strategy, WarnerMedia
Ross Gerber, President and CEO, Gerber Kawasaki
Patrizio “Pato” Spagnoletto, CMO, Discovery+
Michele Ballantyne, COO, RIAA
Marja-Lewis Ryan, Showrunner, “The L Word: Generation Q”
Manjari Makijany, Writer, Director and Producer
Laila Shabir, Founder, Girls Make Games
Kern Schireson, CEO, Known
Kai Henry, Chief Strategy Officer, FaZe Clan
Jim Huntley, Professor and Head of Marketing, USC Games
Jennifer Vaux, Director, Content Acquisition, The Roku Channel
Jeff Sagansky, Partner, Eagle Equity Partners
Jeff Clanagan, CEO, Laugh Out Loud
Janine Rubenstein, Editor-at-Large, People
Gordon Bellamy, Founder, Gay Gaming Professionals
Elias Plishner, EVP, Worldwide Digital Marketing and Data Analytics, Sony
E. Brian Dobbins, Executive Producer, “black-ish”
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, National Executive Director SAG-AFTRA
Deon Taylor, Co-CEO, Hidden Empire Film Group
Danny Fisher, Co-Founder and CEO, FilmRise
Chanel Ward, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Take-Two Interactive
Carmen Carrera, Actress and Transgender Activist
Brenda Gilbert, Co-Founder and President, BRON Media Corp
Anne Kennedy McGuire, Partner, Loeb & Loeb
