Global Symposium 2014 Los Angeles

Los Angeles, AMC Century City 15, October 6

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Geena Davis

Founder and Chair, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

Nikkole Denson-Randolph

Vice President, Specialty & Alternative Content, AMC Theatres

Stacy Smith, PhD

Associate Professor, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

PANELS

Global Storytelling: Portrayals of Women and Girls

Media Impact on Global Issues Concerning Women and Girls

Special Musical Performance by TamTam

OTHER SYMPOSIUM LOCATIONS

New York, McGraw Hill, Sept. 22

Washington D.C., U.S. Institute of Peace, Sept. 23

PLEASE JOIN US

All members of the Institute are invited to attend our symposiums on Gender in Media. Join now. Please contact Elizabeth Kilpatrick via email for sponsorship information.

EVENT PHOTOS

Guest Panelists from the Global Storytelling: Portrayals of Women and Girls – Madeline Di Nonno, CEO, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Cathy Schulman, President, Mandalay Pictures, Ben Cosgrove, President of Production, 2929 Productions, Ashok Armritraj, Chairman and CEO, Hyde Park Entertainment, Geena Davis, Linda Woolverton, Screenwriter, Kristine Belson, Producer, DreamWorks, Camela Galano, President, Relativity International and Dr. Stacy Smith, Associate Professor, USC Annenberg.

Guest Panelists from the Media Impact on Global Issues Concerning Women and Girls – Madeline Di Nonno, CEO, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Nanette Braun, Chief, Communications and Advocacy, UN Women, Lareina Yee, Partner, McKinsey & Company, Elissa Murphy, CTO, GoDaddy, Geena Davis, Nikkole Denison-Randolph, VP, Specialty & Alternative Content, AMC Theatres, Farnaz Azmoodeh, Software Engineer, Google and Stewart Till, Director, Chair, Sonar Entertainment.

AMC Theatre

Gender on Media Global Symposium 2014, Los Angeles, Geena Davis

Founder Geena Davis

Christina Martin, Partner at Bannockburn Global ForEx and Geena Davis

Dr. Stacey Smith, Assoc. Professor, USC Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism

Gender on Media Global Symposium 2014, Los Angeles, Panel 1: Global Storytelling: Portrayals of Women and Girls: Cathy Schulman, President, Mandalay Pictures, Ben Cosgrove, President of Production, 2929 Productions, Ashok Armritraj, Chairman and CEO, Hyde Park Entertainment, Linda Woolverton, Screenwriter, Kristine Belson, Producer, DreamWorks, Camela Galano, President, Relativity International and Dr. Stacy Smith, Associate Professor, USC Annenberg.

Panel 1: Global Storytelling: Portrayals of Women and Girls: Cathy Schulman, President, Mandalay Pictures, Ben Cosgrove, President of Production, 2929 Productions, Ashok Armritraj, Chairman and CEO, Hyde Park Entertainment, Linda Woolverton, Screenwriter, Kristine Belson, Producer, DreamWorks, Camela Galano, President, Relativity International and Dr. Stacy Smith, Associate Professor, USC Annenberg.

Geena Davis

Madeline DiNonno, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media CEO

Symposium Audience

Gender on Media Global Symposium 2014, Los Angeles, Panel 2: Media Impact on Global Issues Concerning Women and Girls: Panelists: Lareina Yee, Partner, McKinsey & Company, Elissa Murphy, CTO, GoDaddy, Nikkole Denison-Randolph, VP, Specialty & Alternative Content, AMC Theatres, Farnaz Azmoodeh, Software Engineer, Google and Stewart Till, Director, Chair, Sonar Entertainment.

Panel 2: Media Impact on Global Issues Concerning Women and Girls: Panelists: Lareina Yee, Partner, McKinsey & Company, Elissa Murphy, CTO, GoDaddy, Nikkole Denison-Randolph, VP, Specialty & Alternative Content, AMC Theatres, Farnaz Azmoodeh, Software Engineer, Google and Stewart Till, Director, Chair, Sonar Entertainment.

Gender on Media Global Symposium 2014, Los Angeles, Panel 2: Media Impact on Global Issues Concerning Women and Girls: Moderator, Nanette Braun, Communications and Advocacy, UN Women

Panel 2: Media Impact on Global Issues Concerning Women and Girls: Moderator, Nanette Braun, Communications and Advocacy, UN Women

Gender on Media Global Symposium 2014, Los Angeles, Packed Reception

Packed Symposium Reception

Sandy Gleysteen, CBS News and Geena Davis

TamTam, Recording Artist

Gender on Media Global Symposium 2014, Los Angeles, packed theatre

The packed AMC Theatre

Volunteers Samantha League and Katherine Spada checking in the guests

Gender on Media Global Symposium 2014, Los Angeles, Camela Galano, President, Relativity International and Dr. Stacy Smith, Associate Professor, USC Annenberg

Camela Galano, President, Relativity International and Dr. Stacy Smith, Associate Professor, USC Annenberg

Geena Davis, Betsy McKinney, Lora O’Connor and Cate Park

Rob Kim, VP Business Development & Programming Promotion, AMC Theatres

Angelique Jackson, Entertainment Tonight and Geena Davis

Gender on Media Global Symposium 2014, Los Angeles, Katherine Pieper, Ph.D., USC, Marc Choueiti, USC, Dr. Stacy Smith, USC and Elizabeth Kilpatrick, Head of Development, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

Katherine Pieper, Ph.D., USC, Marc Choueiti, USC, Dr. Stacy Smith, USC and Elizabeth Kilpatrick, Head of Development, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

Gender on Media Global Symposium 2014, Los Angeles, Lareina Yee, Partner, McKinsey & Company, Elissa Murphy, CTO, GoDaddy, Nikkole Denison-Randolph, VP, Specialty & Alternative Content, AMC Theatres, Farnaz Azmoodeh, Software Engineer, Google and Stewart Till, Director, Chair, Sonar Entertainment.

Lareina Yee, Partner, McKinsey & Company, Elissa Murphy, CTO, GoDaddy, Nikkole Denison-Randolph, VP, Specialty & Alternative Content, AMC Theatres, Farnaz Azmoodeh, Software Engineer, Google and Stewart Till, Director, Chair, Sonar Entertainment.

Lareina Yee, Partner, McKinsey & Company, Elissa Murphy, CTO, GoDaddy, Nikkole Denison-Randolph, VP, Specialty & Alternative Content, AMC Theatres

Lareina Yee, Partner, McKinsey & Company, Elissa Murphy, CTO, GoDaddy

Jennifer Townsend and Geena Davis

Geena Davis and TamTam, Recording Artist

Antonia Gutierrez, Volunteer

Gender on Media Global Symposium 2014, Los Angeles, Ashok Armritraj, Chairman and CEO, Hyde Park Entertainment, Linda Woolverton, Screenwriter, Kristine Belson, Producer, Dreamworks

Ashok Armritraj, Chairman and CEO, Hyde Park Entertainment, Linda Woolverton, Screenwriter, Kristine Belson, Producer, Dreamworks

Gender on Media Global Symposium 2014, Los Angeles, Audience

Symposium Attendees

Gender on Media Global Symposium 2014, Los Angeles, Ben Cosgrove, President of Production, 2929 Productions, Ashok Armritraj, Chairman and CEO, Hyde Park Entertainment, Linda Woolverton, Screenwriter, Kristine Belson, Producer, DreamWorks, Camela Galano, President, Relativity International and Dr. Stacy Smith, Associate Professor, USC Annenberg.

Ben Cosgrove, President of Production, 2929 Productions, Ashok Armritraj, Chairman and CEO, Hyde Park Entertainment, Linda Woolverton, Screenwriter, Kristine Belson, Producer, DreamWorks, Camela Galano, President, Relativity International and Dr. Stacy Smith, Associate Professor, USC Annenberg.