29 Mar/2026

 

 

 

 

9:30am – The Finance Conference – Session I, (Pacific Stage)

Panelists:  

Milan Popelka, COO, FilmNation 

Joe Simpson, Managing Partner, Ashland Hill Media Finance 

Tim White, Co-CEO / Founder, Star Thrower Entertainment

Laura Lewis, CEO & Founder, Rebelle Media

Moderator: 

Jill Goldsmith, Co-Business Editor, Deadline 

 

11:30am – The Finance Conference – Session 2, (Pacific Stage)

Panelists: 

Ryan Broussard, VP of Sales & Production Incentives, Wrapbook 

Jeaneane Davey, Director of Production Tax Planning & Incentives, Netflix 

Patrick Rizzotti, Co-Founder & President, Blue Fox Financing 

Moderator: 

Will French, Head of Film & Television, Fallbrook 

 

12:00pm – Six Imperatives for Rendering Black Lives in Media Presented in Partnership with NAACP (Malibu Stage) 

Panelists:  

Ivan Juzang, Founder and President of MEE Productions 

Michael Swanson, CEO, Faith Filmworks 

Tiffany Yvonne Cox, Actress / Multi-hyphenate 

Yvette Nicole Brown, Actress 

Moderator: 

Kyle Bowser, Senior Vice President of NAACP Hollywood Bureau 

 

2:30pm – The Global Perspective: Breaking the Boundaries of Today’s Film Marketplace (Pacific Stage)

Panelists: 

Mark Gooder, Co-President, Cornerstone 

Syrinthia Studer, EVP, International Productions, Paramount Pictures 

Christian Vesper, CEO, Global Drama, Fremantle 

Moderator: 

Steven Gaydos, SVP of Global Content & Executive Editor, Variety 

 

4:30pm – The Content Audiences Want & The Industry Needs to Provide, (Pacific Stage)

Panelists: 

Lourdes Diaz, CCO, AGC Studios 

Jeffrey Greenstein, President, Millennium Media 

Maren Olsen, Sales & Acquisitions, 30WEST 

Joe Lewis, Founder & CEO, Amplify 

Moderator:  

Scott Roxborough, European Bureau Chief, The Hollywood Reporter 

 

5:00pm – Funding Queer Narratives: Financing LGBTQIA+ Stories with Social Impact Presented in Partnership with GLAAD (Malibu Stage)

Panelists: 

Steph Oauknine, Senior Production Executive, Wondery and Amazon 

Mychael G. Chinn, Director, Original Movies & Limited Series for the MTV Entertainment Studios 

Tuck Dowrey, Director of Development, PageBoy 

Moderator: 

Alex Schmider, Director of Transgender Representation, GLAAD

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