


Welcome to TheGrill 2026
TheGrill brought together tech, media and entertainment’s foremost thinkers, makers, developers, entrepreneurs and industry stars for a conversation on shaping the future.
The Future of Filmmaking: A New Production Model for Hollywood
Panelists:
Eliza McNitt, Filmmaker, Writer & Director
Jason Zada, Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Secret Level
Ori Winokur, Head of Music & Entertainment Partnerships, Artist
Creator Capital: Navigating the Future of Media Presented by City National Bank
Panelists:
Jo Cronk, Co-CEO, Whalar
Kim Larson, Managing Director & Head of Creator
and Gaming Team, YouTube
Olivia Ferney, Content Creator, Luxury Travel & Event Expert
The New Box Office Boom: Inside Theatrical’s Best Year Since the Pandemic
Panelists:
Adam Aron, Chairman & CEO, AMC Entertainment
Adam Fogelson, Chair, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group
Eduardo Acuna, CEO Regal Global Entertainment
Prediction Markets and DraftKings: How Trading and Betting Rewrote Audience Value
Panelists:
Harry Sloan, Chairman & CEO, Eagle Equity Partners LLC
Jason Robins, CEO & Co-Founder, DraftKings
Paramount Chief Legal Officer Makan Delrahim on the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
Panelists:
Makan Delrahim, Chief Legal Officer, Paramount Skydance
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
Panelists:
Rob Bonta, California Attorney General
Moderated by Sharon Waxman, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, TheWrap
Building Beyond the Core: The New Business of Media
Panelists:
Will McIntosh, President, Digital Platforms & Ventures, Versant
Moderated by Roger Cheng, Managing Editor, Business & PRO, TheWrap
Data to Distribution: Greenlighting By the Numbers
Panelists:
Victor Elizalde, Founder & CEO, Viva Pictures
Moderated by Jeremy Fuster, Box Office and Labor Reporter, TheWrap
Producers Roundtable
Panelists:
David Permut, Producer, “The Invite” & “Being Heumann”
Josh Peters, Producer, “Josephine”
Rachel O’Connor, Producer, “Project Hail Mary”
& “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”
Rodrigo Teixeira, Producer, “Paper Tiger” & “Furies”
Moderated by Susan Sprung CEO, Producers Guild of America (PGA)
The M&A Gold Rush in Media: Who’s Next?
Panelists:
Erik Hodge, Partner, Raine
John Kulback, Partner, Loeb & Loeb LLP
Ross Gerber, CEO & President, Gerber Kawasaki Wealth
& Investment Management
Moderated by Roger Cheng, Managing Editor, Business & PRO, TheWrap
Microdramas: Hollywood’s Next Big Story
Panelists:
David Oyelowo, Actor, Director & Co-Founder, Mansa
Nate Parker, CEO & Co-Founder, Mansa
Guy Shimoni, CEO & Co-Founder, Shortical
Jana Winograde, Founder & CEO, aTwist
Moderated by Tess Patton, Reporter, TheWrap
The “New” New Fall Season
Panelists:
Rameez Tase, Co-Founder & President, Antenna
The Business of Big Moments in a Fragmented Media Landscape
Panelists:
Mark Marshall, Chairman, Global Advertising & Partnerships, NBCUniversal
Moderated by Kayla Cobb, Senior Reporter, TheWrap

