Data + Entertainment Summit 2025

Presented by:

Luminate

Where Music, Film and Television define their data-driven future

The second annual Data + Entertainment Summit brings together the industry’s most influential minds for a day of dialogue and debate on entertainment’s data-driven future. The D+E 2025 Summit connects leaders from record labels, music publishers, production companies, talent agencies, technology providers and film studios who embrace data and technology to shape the future of entertainment.

April 8, 2025

Los Angeles

8am-6pm

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Speakers

More than a safe, off-the-record space where the most innovative will share their experiences, D+E will facilitate strategic dialogue about entertainment’s data-driven future. Speakers include label, publisher, production, representation, technology and studio executives who embrace technology to advance the information age while remaining true to the art that inspires us all.

Adam Goodman

Founder & CEO, Invisible Narratives

Alex Heath

Deputy Editor, The Verge

Alex Tarrand

COO & Co-Founder, STYNGR

Andrew Wallenstein

President and Chief Media Analyst, Variety Intelligence Platform

Ari Untracht

Senior Director, Eldridge

Ben Adelson

President & COO, Mercury Records

Brad Sharp

Co-Founder & Senior Managing Partner, Virtu Global Advisors

Brandon Rieck

Head of Marketing, Full Stop Management

Brandon Silverstein

CEO, Avex Music Group

Bryce McLaughlin

Global Head of Music Partnerships & Business Programs, Apple Music

Dani Russin

GM, Good World Management

Dawn Chmielewski

Correspondent, Reuters

Dea Lawrence

Chief Operating & Marketing Officer, Variety

Emily Levy

Director, Music, Talent & Influencer, Epic Games

Erica Rupp

Head of Content & Editorial, Snap Inc.

Erin Schmidt

GM, Product Placement for BENlabs

Hannah Karp

Editorial Director, Billboard

Hernan Lopez

Founder, Owl & Co

Jeanne Cotton

SVP, Audience & Content, Research & Insights, Warner Bros. Television

Jem Aswad

Executive Editor, Music, Variety

Jim Roppo

Chairman & CEO, REPUBLIC Collective

Joe Kessler

Partner, Global Head of UTA IQ, United Talent Agency

John M. Mass

President, Content Partners LLC

Josh M. Berman

Osprey Productions

Julie Piepenkotter

SVP, Content Research & Analytics, FX

Katja Reitemeyer

Director, Data Science & AI, Media & Entertainment, NVIDIA

Lior Tibon

CEO & Co-Founder, Duetti

Liz Friedman

Showrunner, Executive Producer, Writer

Mag Rodriguez

CEO & Founder, EVEN

Marie Clausen

Managing Director, North America, Ninja Tune

Mark Hoebich

Executive Vice President & Head of Film & TV, Luminate

Melissa Darman

Partner, Verve

Michelene Rabbitt

Head of Sports & Music, Snowflake

Mickey Maher

Chief Revenue Officer, Vermillio

Mikael Wood

Music Writer, Los Angeles Times

Pepper Chiavacci

SVP, Product Management, Warner Bros. Discovery

Samuel Harowitz

SVP, Content Acquisition & Partnerships, Tubi

Sara Fischer

Senior Media Correspondent, Axios

Sarah Landy

SVP, Americas FUGA (a Downtown Company)

Stephen White

Chief Product Officer, EMPIRE

Tania Missad

EVP Research, Strategy & Analysis, Sony Pictures Television

Tim Ingham

Founder & Publisher, Music Business Worldwide

Tom Corson

Co – Chairman & COO, Warner Records

Vera Chien

Executive Director, Global Corporate Strategy & Insights, Warner Bros. Discovery

Check back here as we add new speakers

Attendees will finish the day informed by debate and discussion with industry decision makers. Make sure to check our updated list of speakers and panelists.

Speakers

Location

The summit will be held at The 1, West Hollywood’s premier sustainable luxury hotel, with breakfast, lunch, cocktails and complimentary valet parking provided.

1 Hotel West Hollywood

8490 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Programming for The Data + Entertainment Summit is comprised of a three-session morning program, designed to engage both music and film & TV attendees and two distinct break-out programs, comprised of four-session each, which run simultaneously in the afternoon – one for Music, the other for Film & TV. Sessions will run from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with registration and breakfast opening at 8:00 AM.

Schedule