Data + Entertainment Summit | Where Music, Film and Television define their data-driven future

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

The third annual Data + Entertainment Summit will bring together the industry’s most influential minds for a day of dialogue and debate on entertainment’s data-driven future.

APRIL 15, 2026

W Hotel Hollywood

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2025 Speakers

More than a safe, off-the-record space where the most innovative share their experiences, D+E facilitates 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.

Aaron Frank

Chief Marketing & Insights Officer

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

Managing 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

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.

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

Larry Jackson

CEO & Co-Founder, gamma

Lior Tibon

CEO & Co-Founder, Duetti

Liz Friedman

Showrunner, Executive Producer, Writer

Mag Rodriguez

CEO & Founder, EVEN

Mahta Eghbali

VP, Strategic Alliances & Global Partnerships, Mattel

Marie Clausen

Managing Director, North America, Ninja Tune

Mark Hoebich

Executive Vice President & Head of Film & TV, Luminate

Melissa Darman

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