Contact: Gilien Silsby, USC Gould School of Law News Service, (213) 740-9690 (office) (213) 500-8673 (cell) or [email protected]
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Ted Sarandos Headlines USC’s 2016 Institute on Entertainment Law and Business, Saturday, Oct. 22
WHAT: Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer of Netflix, is the keynote speaker at the USC Gould School of Law and the Beverly Hills Bar Association annual Institute on Entertainment Law and Business conference. With the theme, “Above and Beyond: The Transforming World of Entertainment,” the event will feature in-depth examinations of the hottest entertainment law issues as well as the latest business perspectives and deals. Peter Cuneo (Valiant Entertainment), Tom DeSanto (Paladin Entertainment), Louis D’Esposito (Marvel Studios), and Eric Reid (William Morris Endeavor) will explain the rise of comic book properties as revenue-drivers at studios and networks.
WHO: Ted Sarandos will share his experiences and thoughts on the state of the entertainment industry in a conversation with Bruce Ramer of Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, Inc. Jeffrey Cole, director, Center for the Digital Future, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism will return to provide his ever-popular industry update.
Other confirmed speakers include: Kris Ahrend (Warner Music Group), Vincent Chieffo (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Michael De Luca (Michael De Luca Productions), Mike Dunn (Twentieth Century Fox Entertainment), Jennifer Gaudry (SAG-AFTRA), Judith Gilbert, Randy Grimmett (Global Music Rights), Mark Halloran (Institute Co-Chair), Charles Harder (Harder Mirell & Adams LLP), Tania Hoff (NBCUniversal), Matthew Hurewitz (RoyaltyAuditors.com), Neville Johnson (Johnson & Johnson LLP), John Kelly (Harbottle & Lewis LLP), Glen Kulik (Kulik Gottesman Siegel & Ware LLP), Michael Maizner (Loeb & Loeb LLP), Richard Marks (Sony Interactive Entertainment), Guy Primus (The Virtual Reality Company), Gary Roberts (Fox Entertainment Group), Carol Ross-Burnett (Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP), Ted Schilowitz (Twentieth Century Fox), Steven Schoch (Miramax), Sabrina Stephenson (Netflix), and Gail Migdal Title (ADR Services, Inc.) .
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 22. The doors open for registration at 7:30 a.m. at USC Bovard Auditorium, with the first symposium beginning at 8:35 a.m., and last symposium starting at 4:00 p.m. The keynote lunch will begin at 1:20 p.m. at USC Ronald Tutor Campus Center Ballroom.
WHERE: Registration and morning sessions will take place at USC’s Bovard Auditorium; lunch will be held at USC Ronald Tutor Campus Center Ballroom; and afternoon sessions will be offered at the USC Gould School of Law.
COST: Free for the media. The event is $410 for the general public.
QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION: Please all USC Law’s Continuing Legal Education office at (213) 821-3580 or email [email protected]. Please visit the following link for a comprehensive description of the event:
http://weblaw.usc.edu/why/academics/cle/entertainment/assets/docs/IELBbrochure.pdf
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