TheGrill 2025

Sharon Waxman, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, TheWrap and Irving Azoff, Chairman & CEO, The Azoff Company

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TheGrill brought together tech, media and entertainment’s foremost thinkers, makers, developers, entrepreneurs and industry stars for a conversation on shaping the future.

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Spotlight Conversation: Irving Azoff Unplugged

Panelists:
Irving Azoff, Chairman & CEO, The Azoff Company

Moderated by Sharon Waxman, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, TheWrap

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Sports & Streaming: Driving Value Across the Ecosystem

Panelists:
Bennett Spector, EVP & GM, Bleacher Report
Joe Franzetta, Head of Sports, Roku
Pamela Duckworth, Head of Fubo Studios, Fubo
Ross Gerber, CEO & President, Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management

Moderated by Jaime Maggio, Los Angeles Sports Anchor, CBS

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WME: The Next Chapter

Panelists:
Mark Shapiro, President and Managing Partner, WME Group & President and COO, TKO
Christian Muirhead, Co-Chairman, WME Group
Richard Weitz, Co-Chairman, WME Group

Moderated by Sharon Waxman, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, TheWrap

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Filmmaking in the Age of AI

Panelists:
Jed Weintrob, Partner, 30 Ninjas
Jonathan Zepp, Head of Entertainment Content & Platforms, Google

Moderated by Roger Cheng, Managing Editor, Business & PRO, TheWrap

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From Ideation to Innovation: AI in the Studio Pipeline

Panelists:
Annie Chang, VP, Creative Technologies, NBCUniversal
Melody Hildebrandt, CTO, Fox Corporation
Yves Bergquist, Director, AI in Media, USC’s Entertainment Technology Center

Moderated by Roger Cheng, Managing Editor, Business & PRO, TheWrap

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Spotlight Conversation: The Road to “F1” with Jerry Bruckheimer

Panelists:
Jerry Bruckheimer, Award-Winning Producer, “F1”

Moderated by Drew Taylor, Senior Film Reporter, TheWrap

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Big Screen, Big Questions: What’s Next for Theaters?

Panelists:
Andrew Cripps, Head of Theatrical Distribution, The Walt Disney Studios
Eduardo Acuna, CEO, Regal Cineworld
Jeff Goldstein, President of Global Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures

Moderated by Greg Foster, Owner & Principal, Foster + Crew

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The State of Indie Filmmaking: Show Me the Money (If There Is Any)

Presented by City National Bank

Panelists:
Jasmine Daghighian, VP, Film, Topic Studios
Nina Shaw, Founding Partner, Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang
Sev Ohanian, Founder, Proximity Media
Tommy Oliver, Filmmaker & CEO, Confluential Films

Moderated by Sharon Waxman, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, TheWrap

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The Rise of Creator-Led Studios

Panelists:
Sean Atkins, CEO, Dhar Mann Studios
Toni Gray, Head of Production, Dhar Mann Studios

Moderated by Brent Weinstein, Senior Leadership Team, CAA

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Stories in the Sky: A New Era of Live Entertainment

Panelists:
Jeffrey Katzenberg, Founding Partner, WndrCo
Kimbal Musk, CEO & Co-Founder, Nova Sky Stories

Moderated by Laura Holson, Journalist & Founder, The Box Sessions

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