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2019 Keynote & Fireside Chat Speakers INCLUDE:

Gerrit Meier

CEO,
Red Bull Media Network

Andrew Wallenstein

Co-Editor-in-Chief,
Variety

Katie Nelson

Executive Producer, News Content,
ABC News

Halsey Minor

Founder & CEO,
Live Planet

2019 View from the top and Featured Presentations:

David Bloom

Consultant & Columnist,
Tubefilter

Dawn Chmielewski

Technology Editor,
Deadline Hollywood

Benjamin Grubbs

Founder & CEO,
Next 10 Ventures

Jason Lake

CEO & Founder
Complexity Gaming

Gerrit Meier

CEO,
Red Bull Media Network

Halsey Minor

Founder & CEO,
Live Planet

Chris Misner

President of International
Roblox

Candice Mudrick

Senior Client Director,
Newzoo

Katie Nelson

Executive Producer, News Content,
ABC News

Linda Ong

Chief Culture Officer
Civic Entertainment Group

Tina Pukonen

Head of Entertainment Strategy,
Pinterest

Carter Rogers

Research Manager,
SuperData Research

Ira Rubenstein

Chief Digital & Marketing Officer,
PBS Digital

Ted Schilowitz

Futurist,
Paramount Pictures

Ned Sherman

Partner,
Manatt Digital

Founder,
Digital Media Wire

Julie Shumaker

Vice President, Business Development of Advertising,
Unity Technologies

Clark Stacey

CEO,
WildWorks

Andrew Wallenstein

Co-Editor-in-Chief,
Variety

Dan Weinstein

President,
Studio71

Chris M. Williams

Founder & CEO,
pocket.watch

Shelley Zimmerman

Co-Head,
Awesomeness

2019 PANELISTS & MODERATORS INCLUDE: 

Wesley A’Harrah

Head of International Development & Marketing,
Music Ally

Tom Bash

VP, Product,
ChefsFeed

Noah Becker

President,
AdRev

Dae Bogan

Co-Founder & CEO,
TuneRegistry

Chris Borelli

VP, Brand Partnerships,
IMGN Media

Tripp Boyle

SVP,
Connekt

Antony Bruno

Director of Communications,
Royalty Exchange

Teri Nelson Carpenter

President & CEO,
Reel Muzik Werks LLC

Kevin Chernett

Executive Vice President - Global Partnerships & Content Distribution,
Live Nation

Eric Dahan

CEO & Co-Founder,
Open Influence

Hayley Delaine

Founder,
Trending All Day

Casey Dickinson

CEO,
FTX Games

Colin Dixon

Founder & Chief Analyst,
nScreenMedia

Samantha Fernandez

Sr. Director Global Partnerships,
AEG

Javon Frazier

EVP, Strategy & Business Development,
Studio71

Rob Gelick

Executive Vice President and General Manager,
CBS Entertainment Digital

Keatly Haldeman

CEO,
Riptide Music Group

Ewan Johnson

Chief Creative Officer,
Arcturus Studios

Jocelyn Johnson

Digital Video News Editor,
The Wrap

Brittani Kagan

Head of Talent,
Portal A

Erica Kaufman

Director, Content Strategy,
Mattel

Gabrielle Kessler

VP of Experiential
Future Plc

Albert Kugel

Strategy Director,
Giant Spoon

Folayo Lasaki

VP, Marketing,
SoulPancake

Damon Lau

Head of Esports,
United Talent Agency (UTA)

Max Levine

Co-Founder
MC Projects

Grant Michaelson

VP, Business Affairs & New Media,
ABC Entertainment

Mickey Meyer

President of Network,
Group Nine Media

Julia Moonves

VP of Sales & Business Development,
pocket.watch

Andrew Paradise

CEO & Founder,
Skillz Inc.

John Petrocelli

CEO,
Bulldog Digital Media

Chris Petrovic

SVP & Head of Corporate Strategy, M&A and Business Development,
Zynga Inc.

Neeta Ragoowansi

SVP, Biz Dev & Legal Affairs/Co-Founder,
NPREX

Jessica Rovello

CEO,
Arkadium

Mia von Sadovszky

SVP / Group Strategic Planning Director,
RPA

Robert Schefferine

VP Production, ABC Entertainment Marketing,
Disney ABC Television Group

Russell Schneider

Head of Sales & Business Development,
9GAG

Bennett Sherman

Co-Head, Digital Ventures, Gaming,
ICM Partners

Steve Stewart

CEO & Co-Founder,
Vezt

Christopher Sumner

SVP, Business Development & Strategy,
Refinery29

Peter Trinh

Managing Director, International and Independent Film | Esport Groups,
ICM Partners

Rasty Turek

CEO,
PEX

Benoit Vatere

CEO & Founder,
Mammoth Media

Mike Vorhaus

CEO,
Vorhaus Advisors

SELECTED PAST KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Michael Abrams

Senior Vice President,
Innovation, The Walt Disney Company

Angela Ahrendts

Senior Vice President, Retail,
Apple

Nolan Bushnell

Chairman, Modal VR;
Founder, Atari and
Chuck E. Cheese

Jimmy Chamberlin

Drummer,
Smashing Pumpkins;
CEO, BlueJStrategies

Justine Ezarik

Digital Personality
& Content Creator

Mike Gallagher

CEO,
Entertainment Software Association (ESA)

Scott Greenberg

Co-Founder,
Bento Box Entertainment

Thom Gruhler

CMO,
Microsoft

Bob Gruters

Group Director, Global Marketing Solutions, US,
Facebook

Jeffrey Hirsch

Chief Operating Officer,
STARZ

Yon Kriez

President,
Maker Studios

Joel Kuwahara

Co-Founder,
Bento Box Entertainment

John Landgraf

CEO,
FX Networks

Aaron Levie

CEO,
Box

Ross Levinsohn

Board of Directors,
Tribune Company

Kevin Mayer

Senior Executive
Vice President and
Chief Strategy Officer,
The Walt Disney Company

Peter Moore

COO,
Electronic Arts

Eddy Moretti

CCO,
Vice Media Worldwide

Steve Mosko

President,
Sony Pictures Television

Kirsten Patrick

Global Chief Marketing Officer,
PepsiCo

Lisa Perrin

CEO, Creative Networks,
Endemol Shine Group

Jacob Ralf

Chief Revenue Officer,
Verizon Digital Media Services

Lilly Singh

YouTuber/Actress

George Strompolos

Founder and CEO,
Fullscreen Media

Andrew Sugerman

Executive Vice President, Publishing and Digital Media,
The Walt Disney Company

Lia Vollack

President of Columbia Live Stage,
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Dan Weinstein

President,
Studio71

Josh Ygaudo

Founder, President & COO,
Jam City

Jeremy Zimmer

Chief Executive Officer,
United Talent Agency

Selected past speakers & featured presenters

Celiena Adcock

Head of Streaming-Entertainment,
Facebook

Shiraz Akmal

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer,
SPACES

Jonathan Anastas

Chief Marketing Officer,
TEN: The Enthusiast Network

Håkan Andersson

Head of Technology Strategy,
Ericsson

Darcy Antonellis

CEO,
Vubiquity

Leslie Ali Walker

Executive Creative Director,
JWT

Jonathan Azu

Senior Manager,
Red Light Management

Hanno Basse

Chief Technology Officer,
20th Century Fox Film Corp.

Erika Bennett

Global Head of Social Marketing,
YouTube Shows

Brandon Berger

Chief Business Officer,
theSkimm

Bianca Bhagat

Head of West Coast & Film/TV,
Glassnote Records

Rob Bonstein

VP Business Development, Music,
Paradigm Talent Agency

Brett Bouttier

President,
AwesomenessTV

John Boyle

former Chief Growth Officer and CFO,
Insomniac

Josh Brooks

SVP, Brand Strategy & Marketing,
Jam City

Jeff Bronikowski

Head of Innovation, SVP, Business Development,
Warner Music Group

G.O. Burton

SVP, Distribution and Partnerships,
OWNZONES

Brent Bushnell

CEO,
Two Bit Circus

Chris Carey

Chief Revenue Officer, Head of Sales, Strategy and Business Development,
Verizon Digital Media Services

Rishi Chada

Head of Gaming,
Twitter

Lina Chen

Co-Founder & CEO,
Nix Hydra

Dawn Chmhmielewski

Technology Editor,
Deadline Hollywood

Alex Collmer

CEO,
VidMob

Bill Colitre

Vice President & General Counsel,
Music Reports, Inc.

Kevin Conroy

President, Digital & New Platforms,
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM)

Kevin Cornish

Founder/Director,
Moth + Flame

Margaret Czeisler

Chief Strategy Officer,
AwesomenessTV

Matt Edelman

Head of Digital Operations and Marketing Solutions,
WME-IMG

Michele Edelman

EVP, Marketing,
Vubiquity

Daniel Eilemberg

President and Chief Content Officer,
FUSION

Tony Emerson

Managing Director, Worldwide Media and Entertainment,
Microsoft

Mack Flavelle

Fat Cat,
CryptoKitties

John Frankenheimer

Chairman Emeritus,
Loeb & Loeb LLP;
Chair, Music Industry

Rob Gelick

Executive Vice President and General Manager,
CBS Entertainment Digital

David Goffin

Founder and CEO,
The Content Works Studios

Gil Goldstein

Chairman and CEO,
Bunim/Murray Productions

Dan Goman

Founder and CEO,
OWNZONES Media Network

David Grant

President,
Pop Sugar

Ben Grossmann

Co-Founder,
Magnopus

Jared Grusd

CEO, HuffPost and Global Head of News & Information,
Oath

Rob Hayes

Executive Vice President Digital,
NBCUniversal

Christina Heller

Co-Founder/Partner,
VR Playhouse

John Hendricks

Design Director,
Minecraft

Ken Hertz

Senior Partner,
Hertz Lichtenstein & Young LLP

Terry Hurlbutt

Vice President and General Manager of Digital,
Good Morning America

Spencer Hunt

SVP of Games and Interactive Entertainment,
Skydance Media

Greg Isaacs

Chief Product & Marketing Officer,
Branded Entertainment Network (BEN)

David Israelite

President & CEO,
National Music Publishers’ Association

Jocelyn Johnson

Founder,
VideoInk

Damon Lau

CO-Founder and CEO,
Everyday Influencers/Press X

Bob Lefsetz

Commentator and Analyst,
The Lefsetz Letter

Scott Lindenbaum

EVP, Director of Digital Strategy,
Deutsch

Yvette Martinez-Rea

Chief Operating Officer,
ESL North America

Veronica McGregor

Digital News Manager,
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Alex Morrison

President,
Grey West

Tosca Musk

Founder,
Passionflix

Kris Nagel

CEO,
Vindicia

Jason Newman

Head of Digital,
Untitled Entertainment

Kathy O'Dowd

Product Lead, Advertising & Technology,
Netflix

Lippe Oosterhof

CEO,
Busker

Adam Ostrow

Chief Digital Officer,
TEGNA

Jim Packer

President of Worldwide TV & Digital Distribution
Lionsgate

Bonnie Pan

President,
Endemol Shine Beyond USA

Neil Parris

AR / VR, Entertainment Partnerships Lead,
Google

Dipak M. Patel

Co-Founder & CEO,
Zeality, Inc.

John Penney

EVP, Consumer Business Development and Partnerships,
20th Century Fox

Derek Peterson

CTO,
Boingo

Joanna Popper

Global Lead, Virtual Reality Location Based Entertainment,
HP

Shannon Pruitt

President,
The Story Lab (Dentsu Aegis Network)

William Quigley

CEO,
Clearstone Ventures, OPSkins, and WAX

Yelena Rachitsky

Creative Producer,
Oculus

Nadine Rajabi

Executive Producer,
Bravo TV

Thai Randolph

SVP, Marketing & Monetization,
Laugh Out Loud

Sharon Rechter

President, Head of Business & Distribution,
First Media

Keith Richman

President,
DEFY Media

Jonathan Rivers

Chief Technology Officer,
3Pillar Global

John Roberts

Chief Digital Officer,
Bunim/Murray Productions

Steven Roberts,

Chief Digital Officer,
ESL

Raymond Roker

Head of AEG Studios,
AEG Global Partnerships

Ira Rubenstein

Chief Digital & Marketing Officer,
PBS

Anathea Ruys

SVP, Managing Director,
Carat

Tom Ryan

CEO & Co-Founder,
Pluto.TV

Brian Salzman

CEO,
RQ Agency

David Sands

Partner
Sheppard Mullin

Naseem Sayan

Partner & Founder,
Digital Oxygen

Chrissie Scelsi

U.S. General Counsel,
Wargaming

Ted Schilowitz

Futurist,
Paramount Pictures

Lori Schwartz

Governor, Interactive Media,
Television Academy

Steve Shannon

General Manager of Content & Services,
Roku

Seth Shapiro

Governor,
Television Academy

Ned Sherman

Counsel/Director, Mannatt Digital;
Co-Founder, Digital Media Wire

Julie Shumaker

Vice President, Business Development of Advertising,
Unity Technologies

Jesse Sisgold

President & Chief Operating Officer,
Skydance Media

Julia Sourikoff

Head of VR & 360,
Tool of North America

Patrick Starrr

Male Beauty Influencer

Allison Stern

Co-Founder and CMO,
Tubular Labs

Colby Smith

Vice President,
ABC News Digital

Jackie Subeck

CEO,
Jackpot

Chris Sumner

SVP Business Development & Operations,
Greenlight / Live Nation Entertainment

Kuni Takahashi

Senior VP of Corporate and Business Development,
Rumblefish

Colleen Theis

COO,
The Orchard

Barry Tishgart

SVP and GM of Technical Services,
BAMTECH Media

Sam Toles

Senior Vice President, Digital & New Platforms,
MGM

Andy Tu

CMO,
Defy Media

Zak Tucker

Co-Founder and President,
Harbor Picture Company

Mike Trigg

Chief Operating Officer,
Hightail

Pete Vlastelica

President and CEO,
Major League Gaming (MLG)

Andrew Wallenstein

Co-Editor-in-Chief,
Variety

Dan Weinstein

President,
Studio71

Jeff Weiser

Chief Marketing Officer,
Shutterstock

Geoff Weiss

Senior Editor,
Tubefilter

Ron Wheeler

SVP, Content Protection and Technology Strategy,
Twentieth Century Fox

Mairin Wilson

Head of North America Mobile Gaming,
Facebook

Tracy Wright

Director, Global Content Operations,
Netflix

Po Yi

Partner,
Venable LLP

Natalie Zfat

Social Media Entrepreneur

Michael Zhang

Founder & CEO,
Firefly Games Inc.

Shelley Zimmerman

Head of Awesomeness TV Studio,
AwesomenessTV