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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
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
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
Filmmaking in the Age of AI
Panelists:
Jed Weintrob, Partner, 30 Ninjas
Jonathan Zepp, Head of Entertainment Content & Platforms, Google
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
Spotlight Conversation: The Road to “F1” with Jerry Bruckheimer
Panelists:
Jerry Bruckheimer, Award-Winning Producer, “F1”
Moderated by Drew Taylor, Senior Film Reporter, TheWrap
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
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
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