2025 SPEAKERS
2025 Keynote Speakers Include:
Daniel Ives
Managing Director, Global Head of Technology Research
Wedbush Securities
2025 Speakers Include:
Alessandra Catanese
CEO
Smosh
Andrew Wallenstein
President & Chief Media Analyst
Variety Intelligence Platform
Ben Jones
Founder & CEO
Sundogs
Boyoung Kim
Partner
Tsugu Ventures
Brent Weinstein
Chief Development Officer
Candle Media
Daisy Stall
EVP & Group Head, Entertainment Finance
California Bank & Trust
Dave Davis
GM, Protege Media
Protege
David Bloom
Senior Contributor,
Forbes
David Higley
Partner
Perella Weinberg
Derek Douglas
Head of Games
CAA
Elaine Low
Staff Writer
The Ankler
Ethan Fassett
Co-Founder & CEO
glystn
Jake Beaumont-Nesbitt
Director, Innovation & Education
International Music Managers Forum
James Creech
Founder
Quartermast Advisors
Jamie Gutfreund
Founder
Creator Vision
Jamil Moledina
Strategic Advisor
XP Consulting
Jason Birke
Managing Director
East Wind
Jeff Clanagan
President & Chief Distribution Officer
HARTBEAT
Josh Gutfreund
General Partner
GOAL Ventures
Michael Metzger
Managing Partner
Drake Star
Moritz Baier-Lentz
Partner & Head of Gaming
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Ned Sherman
Chief Business Affairs & Legal Officer
Skybound
Founder
Digital Media Wire
Olivia McNaughten
Sr. Director, Product Marketing & Partnerships
GRIN
Paul Sweeting
Co-Founder
RightsTech Project
Founder & Principal
Concurrent Media Strategies
Peter Csathy
AI, Media, Entertainment & Tech Expert Chairman
Creative Media
Pierre-Loic Assayag
CEO & Co-Founder
Traackr
Roanie Levy
Licensing & Legal Advisor
CCC
Sam Englebardt
Founding General Partner
Galaxy Interactive
Co-Founder
Galaxy
Sarah Parvini
Technology Writer
The Associated Press
Sean Atkins
CEO
Dhar Mann Studios
Steph Money
SVP, Client Development, AI
Edelman
Terry Li
SVP, Emerging Business
Crunchyroll
2025 Speakers Include:
Alessandra Catanese
CEO
Smosh
Andrew Wallenstein
President & Chief Media Analyst
Variety Intelligence Platform
Ben Jones
Founder & CEO
Sundogs
Boyoung Kim
Partner
Tsugu Ventures
Brent Weinstein
Chief Development Officer
Candle Media
Daisy Stall
EVP & Group Head, Entertainment Finance
California Bank & Trust
Dave Davis
GM, Protege Media
Protege
David Bloom
Senior Contributor,
Forbes
David Higley
Partner
Perella Weinberg
Derek Douglas
Head of Games
CAA
Elaine Low
Staff Writer
The Ankler
Ethan Fassett
Co-Founder & CEO
glystn
Jake Beaumont-Nesbitt
Director, Innovation & Education
International Music Managers Forum
James Creech
Founder
Quartermast Advisors
Jamie Gutfreund
Founder
Creator Vision
Jamil Moledina
Strategic Advisor
XP Consulting
Jason Birke
Managing Director
East Wind
Jeff Clanagan
President & Chief Distribution Officer
HARTBEAT
Josh Gutfreund
General Partner
GOAL Ventures
Michael Metzger
Managing Partner
Drake Star
Moritz Baier-Lentz
Partner & Head of Gaming
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Ned Sherman
Chief Business Affairs & Legal Officer
Skybound
Founder
Digital Media Wire
Olivia McNaughten
Sr. Director, Product Marketing & Partnerships
GRIN
Paul Sweeting
Co-Founder
RightsTech Project
Founder & Principal
Concurrent Media Strategies
Peter Csathy
AI, Media, Entertainment & Tech Expert Chairman
Creative Media
Pierre-Loic Assayag
CEO & Co-Founder
Traackr
Roanie Levy
Licensing & Legal Advisor
CCC
Sam Englebardt
Founding General Partner
Galaxy Interactive
Co-Founder
Galaxy
Sarah Parvini
Technology Writer
The Associated Press
Sean Atkins
CEO
Dhar Mann Studios
Steph Money
SVP, Client Development, AI
Edelman
Terry Li
SVP, Emerging Business
Crunchyroll