AI as Creator: Who Owns the Future of Hollywood? 

April 19, 10:30 a.m. | W1467 Media and Entertainment Theater 

• Michael LoFaso — Co-CEO — Rideback and Spuree 
• Bryn Mooser — Founder and CEO — Asteria 

How Fortune 500 Brands Are Betting on Creators 

April 19, 11:15 a.m. | C9226 Creator Lab Theater 

• Jen Adams — Co-Founder, Creator — Creator behind the 3M+ community of interiordesignerella and Co-founder of GoToLinks & Drivven 

Trading on Story: Prediction Markets, Platforms and the Power of Fandom 

April 19, 11:30 a.m. | W1467 Media and Entertainment Theater 

• Stacy Spikes — CEO — MoviePass 
• Will McIntosh — President, Digital Platforms and Ventures — Versant 
• Will Brackett — Head of Partnerships — Kalshi 

Scaling Your Creator Business 

April 19, 1:20 p.m. | C9226 Creator Lab Theater 

• Pojo Riegert — Creative Director — Mark Rober – CrunchLabs
• Ben Harris — Director of Strategy and Operations — Jesser 

The Scary-Smart Business of Horror 

April 19, 2:15 p.m. | W1467 Media and Entertainment Theater 

• Akela Cooper — Screenwriter — “M3GAN”, “Malignant” 
• Michael Clear — President — Atomic Monster 
• Mark Fischbach aka Markiplier — YouTuber and Filmmaker 

Screen to Shelf: Fandom and the New Collectibles Economy 

April 19, 4 p.m. | W1467 Media and Entertainment Theater 

• Josh Simon — CEO — Funko 
• Eric Robles — Showrunner — Netflix’s “Stranger Things: Tales From ’85” 

Making Live Easy-How video conferencing and AI are transforming live production 

April 19, 4:15 p.m. | W2457 VideoNext Theater 

• Katy Boos — CEO — Vizrt 
• Andy Carluccio — Head of Client Innovation, Zoom — Zoom 

Stand Up, Stand Out: JB Smoove and the Business of Being Funny 

April 19, 5 p.m. | W1467 Media and Entertainment Theater 

• JB Smoove — Actor, Comedian 
• Natalie Jarvey — Editor, “Like & Subscribe” — Ankler Media 

Streaming the World Cup at Scale: Delivering the World’s Biggest Event for a Massive Audience 

April 20, 10:30 a.m. | W1467 Media and Entertainment Theater 

• Luciano Escudero — VP Media & Entertainment AI Studio — Globant 
• Alexandro Campos — Vice President of Product/Engineering — TelevisaUnivision 

Personalize Audience Experiences with Multimodal Generative AI 

April 20, 11:45 a.m. | W2457 VideoNext Theater 

• Anshul Kapoor — Head of Media, Telco and Games (TMEG) Market Development — Google Cloud 
• Guillaume Aubuchon — Vice President of Product Management — AVID 

Microdramas: The 60-Second Studio Surge 

April 20, 1 p.m. | W1467 Media and Entertainment Theater 

• Erin McFarlane — Head of Vertical Content — Dhar Mann Studios 
• Jana Winograde — CEO — MicroCo 
• Susan Rovner — Chief Creative Officer — MicroCo 

The MS NOW Playbook: Building Community Across Platforms 

April 20, 2:15 p.m. | N141 Main Stage 

• Marcus Mabry — SVP, Content Strategy — MS NOW 
• Ari Melber — Anchor/Chief Legal Reporter — MS NOW 
• Jen Psaki — Anchor — MS NOW 
• Lachlan Cartwright — Founder — Breaker Media  

Efficient by Design: Cloud-Based Production for Modern Brands 

April 21, 9:30 a.m. | W2457 VideoNext Theater 

• Tigh Holmstrom — Product Solutions Architect — Netapp 
• Peter Hootman — Head Of Production, Director — Intuit Credit Karma 
• Ron Tolentino — Strategic Advisor, Emerging Technology & Media (Former Dentsu) — ProFlection Advisory 
• Jordan Gross — Senior Video Producer — Coupa 

The Traffic Collapse Is Real—Now What? Life After Facebook, X & Google Referrals 

April 21, 10:15 a.m. | W1467 Media and Entertainment Theater 

• Aja Whitaker-Moore — Deputy Editor in Chief — The Wall Street Journal 
• Anna Dubenko — Director of Newsroom Audience — The New York Times 
• Will Payne — Deputy Editor-in-Chief — The New York Post Media Group 

The Cost of Bearing Witness: Journalist Safety in a Polarized America 

April 21, 2 p.m. | W1467 Media and Entertainment Theater 

• Mohamed Moawad — Show Host and Editor at large — Al Jazeera Channel 
• Eric Rasmussen — Investigative Reporter — KSTP 
• A.C. Thompson — Correspondent, Producer/Staff Reporter — PBS FRONTLINE/ ProPublica 
• Mara Gassmann — Senior Staff Attorney — Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press 

From Corporate Video to In-House Studio: How Enterprises Are Becoming Media Machines 

April 21, 2 p.m. | W2457 VideoNext Theater 

• Jack Verschleiser — Director, Content and Business Strategy — Superconnector Studios
• David Pond — Head of Production — LinkedIn 

Creator Survival Guide: Contracts, Burnout & the Business of Building Content 

April 21, 2 p.m. | C9226 Creator Lab Theater 

• Nicki Sun — Head of Media Production | CEO — Puget Systems | Nicki Sun Media 
• Travis Keyes — Photographer | Filmmaker | Content Creator — Travis W Keyes Photography 
• Mari Takahashi — Content Creator — AtomicMari 
• Dylan Huey — CEO — REACH 
• Shira Lazar — CEO/Founder — What’s Trending 

Who Controls the Pipe? Platform Distribution, Power, and the New Deal Economics 

April 21, 2:30 p.m. | N141 Main Stage 

• Matt Schnaars — President, Platform Distribution & Partnerships — NBCUniversal 
• Tedd Cittadine — Senior Vice President, Streaming Services Partnerships — Roku 
• Ryan Pirozzi — Head of Prime Video Channels — Amazon 

Architecting ROI: Scalable Virtual Production for Enterprise Teams 

April 21, 2:50 p.m. | W2457 VideoNext Theater 

• Aaron Behman — Market Development Leader — AMD 
• Katie Stout — Director of Transformation — The Clorox Company 
• Rajesh Ramachandran — President & CTO — Qube Cinema 
• Justin Lee — Associate Director of Production — The Clorox Company 

M&A in Media and Tech – Consolidation or Stalemate 

April 21, 3 p.m. | W1467 Media and Entertainment Theater 

• Tom Ara — Partner and Lead, Entertainment, Sports and Media — Weil, Gotshal & Manges 
• Erik Hodge — Partner — The Raine Group 
• Fred Turpin — Global Chair of Investment Banking — JP Morgan 

The Evolving Paradigm of Broadcast News 

April 21, 3:45 p.m. | W1467 Media and Entertainment Theater 

• Deborah Norville — Veteran Broadcast Journalist — CBS Media Ventures 
• Perry Sook — Chairman and CEO — Nexstar Media Group, Inc.