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7th Annual Digital Entertainment World Features Speakers from Pluto TV, Roc Nation, Facebook, CBS, NBC, Epic Games, Skydance, Warner Bros, Sony MusicRecognized by Hollywood insiders, digital influencers and industry leaders throughout the world as a "must-attend" event, the 7th annual Digital Entertainment World (DEW) will assemble the leaders in the business of creating and monetizing digital entertainment content. This year's event will be held in the hip and modern Marina del Rey Marriott, located in the heart of LA's thriving Silicon Beach, just steps from the beach and with easy access to Santa Monica, Venice and Playa Vista. DEW 2020 takes a deep dive into "The Power of Direct and Digital" - a theme that speaks to the massive shift underway in the media landscape as consumers are empowered by new technologies, platforms and devices that are enabling them to access media and entertainment content - video, games, music, comics and books - on their own terms - whenever and however they want. The DEW 2020 program will dive into this theme as it examines the evolving media landscape. DEW includes more than 50 unique sessions and 200 speakers on topics essential to the future of video, music, brands, marketing, gaming, AR/VR, and AI, with keynotes and fireside chats from Pluto TV, Facebook (News - Alert), Sony Music, CBS, Roc Nation, Roblox, and more. Speakers include:
Confirmed Keynotes & Fireside Chats Include:
Confirmed Speakers Include:
Brent Bushnell, CEO and Co-Founder, Two Bit Circus Paul Cabana, EVP, Multi-Platform Programming, A+E Networks Rishi Chadha, Head of Gaming, Twitter (News - Alert) Dawn Chmielewski, Senior Editor Media, Entertainment, and Technology, Forbes Greg Clayman, SVP New Platforms, Strategic Partnerships, Entertainment One Michael Cohen, President, Whistle Kevin Conroy, Founder & CEO, ConroyMedia Christine Cook, SVP and Chief Revenue Officer, CNN Digital, WarnerMedia Ad Sales Sandro Corsaro, Chief Creative Officer, Fandango Ashley Crowder, CEO, VNTANA Franco De Cesare, Head of Console & Online Gaming, Facebook James DeJulio, Co-Founder and CEO, Tongal Geoffrey DeStefano, Founder & CEO, Brand Programming Studios Colin Dixon, Founder and Chief Analyst, nScreenMedia Derek Douglas, Head of Games Department, CAA Trevor Fellows, Executive Vice President, Digital Sales and Strategy, NBCUniversal Jeff Filiberto, Head of Entertainment within Brand Consulting, CAA Sid Fohrman, Partner, Sheppard Mullin Javon Frazier, Chief Product Officer and President, Gaming, Studio71 Stephanie Fried, CMO, Fandom Taishi Fukuyama, COO, Amadeus Code Kun Gao, Founder, Crunchyroll, Inc. Rebecca Glashow, Co-Head, Awesomeness Minard Hamilton, Managing Partner, Driver Ventures Christina Heller, CEO, Metastage Gabrielle Heyman, Head of Global Ad Sales, Zynga Alison Hoffman, CMO, Starz Vance Ikezoye, President and CEO, Audible Magic Leslie Iwerks, Founder & Creative Director, Iwerks & Co. Natalie Jarvey, Digital Media Editor, The Hollywood Reporter Mike Johnson, Head of Social/Digital within Brand Consulting, CAA Marc Karzen, CEO and Strategist, RelishMix Scott Kegley, Executive Director of Digital Media & Innovation, Minnesota Vikings Cameron Kelly, Chief Marketing Officer, Complexity Gaming Chang Kim, Founder & CEO, Tapas Media Clint Kisker, President & Co-Founder, MWM Felix Lahaye, Founder and CEO, United Esports James Leaverton, Co-Founder & Vice President of Ecosystems, Stackpath Sean Lee, Chief Corporate Development Officer, Wargaming Owen Leimbach, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Tiny Horse Sandra Lopez, Vice President and General Manager, Intel Sports Henry Lowenfels, SVP of Business Development, Scopely Dave Madden, SVP, Global Brand Partnerships, Electronic Arts Yvette Martinez Rea, CEO, ESL Gaming Gene Massey, CEO, MediaShares Shabnam Mogharabi, Co-Founder and GM, SoulPancake, a division of Participant Media David Morin, Head of Los Angeles Lab, Epic Games Kristen Muller, CCO, Southern California Public Radio Dan Murray, President, Skybound Interactive Linda Ong, Chief Culture Officer, Civic Entertainment Group Andrew Paradise, CEO, Skillz Tony Parisi, Head of AR and VR Ad Innovation, Unity Technologies Peter Phillips, COO, Giphy Joanna Popper, Global Lead, Virtual Reality Location Based Entertainment, HP Shannon Pruitt, Managing Partner, Walt Disney (News - Alert) Television Portfolio of Networks, Horizon Media Tobias Quessier, CEO and Co-Founder, Cinelytic Sabaa Rehmani, Co-Founder and President, Denali Publishing Ira Rubenstein, Chief Digital & Marketing Officer, PBS Jen Sargent, Chief Operating Officer, Wondery Ted Schilowitz, Futurist in Residence, Paramount Rob Schonfeld, Senior Vice President, Revenue, Activision Blizzard Lucas Shaw, Entertainment Reporter, Bloomberg Ned Sherman, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; Founder, Digital Media Wire Lori H. Schwartz, Governor, The Television Academy Kirin Sinha, CEO, Illumix Eric Smith, Industry Manager?for Entertainment, Facebook Matt Smith, Executive Director of Business Development & Strategy, Comcast Technology Solutions Soumya Sriraman, Founding President and CEO, BritBox Josh Swartz, COO, PopDog Colin Thomson, Founder & CEO, Kast Media Daniel Tibbets, President and General Manager, El Rey Network John Vars, Chief Executive Officer, MixHalo Joanne Waage, General Manager, Crunchyroll Kent Wakeford, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Gen.G Andrew Wallenstein, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Variety Shelley Zimmerman, Co-Head, Awesomeness View the full speaker list: www.dewexpo.com/speakers-2020 The fast-growing two-day conference includes 7 tracks: Keynotes; Video/TV/Movies; Brands/Advertising; Games/Esports; Music; RightsTech; and Creators/Influencers. With sponsors and media partners including Comcast Technology Solutions, IBM, Sheppard Mullin, O'Melveny & Myers, Limelight Networks, Tipalti, StackPath, Music Reports, Rumblefish, Canadian Music Week, CMO Asia, Digital LA, EventBrowse, Fusicology, Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.), Hypebot, International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL), Interactive Television Alliance (ITA (News - Alert)), International Game Developers Association (IGDA), National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE), Streaming Video Alliance, The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), VMH Magazine, Westside Digital Mix, Women in Technology International (WITI), and Women in Streaming Media. To register, please go to https://www.dewexpo.com/register/ For information on limited sponsorship opportunities, please contact Tinzar Sherman at [email protected]. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200123005520/en/ |