2016 Global Symposium New York

September 22, 2016

The Global Symposiums on Gender in Media was presented in partnership with Google and unveiled the Geena Davis Inclusion Quotient (GD-IQ). It is a ground breaking software tool developed by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media at Mount Saint Mary’s University to analyze audio and video media content. Funded by Google.org and incorporating Google’s machine learning technology, and the University of Southern California’s audio-visual processing technologies, GD-IQ is the only software tool in existence with the ability to measure screen and speaking time through the use of automation. This revolutionary tool was co-developed by the Institute and led by Dr. Shrikanth (Shri) Narayanan and his team of researchers at the University of Southern California’s Signal Analysis and Interpretation Laboratory (SAIL), with additional analysis from Dr. Caroline Heldman.

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Geena Davis Institute 2016 New York Global Symposium on Gender in Media

Geena Davis, Founder

Geena Davis, Opening Remarks

Madeline DiNonno, CEO

Courtney McCarthy, Strategist, CS in Media, Google

Julie Ann Crommett, Entertainment Industry Educator in Chief, Google

Shrikanth (Shri) Narayanan, Andrew J. Viterbi Professor of Engineering, University of Southern
California (USC)

Madeline DiNonno, CEO; Alysia Reiner, Actor/Producer; Amanda Gorman, Writer and
Ambassador, School of Doodle; Matt Freeman, Senior Director for Investment, Girl Effect
and Lucie Greene, Worldwide Director, Innovation Group, J.Walter Thompson

Amanda Gorman, Writer and Ambassador, School of Doodle; Matt Freeman, Senior Director
for Investment, Girl Effect and Lucie Greene, Worldwide Director, Innovation Group,
J.Walter Thompson

Amanda Gorman, Writer and Ambassador, School of Doodle
and Matt Freeman, Senior Director for Investment, Girl Effect

Madeline Di Nonno, CEO, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media; Alysia Reiner, Actress
and Activist; Sage Adams, Writer and Ambassador, School of Doodle; Matt Freeman,
Senior Director, Investment, Girl Effect; Lucie Greene, Worldwide Director, Innovation Group,
JWT; Sherrie Westin, EVP, Global IMpact and Philanthropy, Sesame Workshop

Sherrie Rollins, Executive Vice President, Global Impact and Philanthropy Sesame Workshop

Susie Nam, COO, Droga5; Kerry Bishe, Actor, Halt & Catch Fire; Noopur Agarwal,
VP of Public Affairs, MTV; Melissa Silverstein, Founder and Publisher, Women and Hollywood
and Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Athena Film Festival and Julie Ann Crommett,
Entertainment Industry Educator in Chief, Google

Susie Nam, Chief Operating Officer, Droga5; Kerry Bishé, Actor; Noopur Agarwal, Vice
President, Public Affairs, MTV

Elizabeth Kilpatrick, VP, Development; Madeline DiNonno, CEO; Geena Davis, Founder;
Shrikanth (Shri) Narayanan, Andrew J. Viterbi Professor of Engineering, University of Southern
California (USC); Jazmin Borad, Program Director

Sherrie Rollins, Executive Vice President, Global Impact and Philanthropy Sesame Workshop
and Geena Davis, Founder

Global Symposium New York – Panelists & Staff: Jazmin Borad, Susie Nam, Courtney
McCarthy, Kerry Bishe, Madeline Di Nonno, Lucie Greene, Sherrie Westin, Sage Adams,
Geena Davis, Alysia Reiner, Noopur Agarwal, Matt Freeman, Julie Ann Crommett, Melissa
Silverstein, Shri Narayanan and Elizabeth Kilpatrick