Global Symposiums 2016 Los Angeles
Our 2016 Global Symposiums on Gender in Media was held in Los Angeles on October 18 at 3 p.m. PT.
The global symposiums convene eminent entertainment content creators, business leaders, actors, directors, media personalities, policy makers, to engage in dialogue around the ìnstitute’s global research along with two panel discussions from leading entertainment industry personalities, content creators along with gender in media related subject matter experts.
Event Photos • Video for Our Members
OPENING REMARKS
Geena Davis
Founder and Chair, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
SPEAKERS
Julie Ann Crommett
Entertainment Industry Educator in Chief, Google
Madeline Di Nonno
CEO Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
Hartwig Adam, Ph.D.
Senior Staff Engineer Google
Caroline Heldman
Associate Professor of Politics, Occidental College, Los Angeles
Courtney McCarthy
Strategist of Computer Science Education in Media, Google
Shrikanth (Shri) Narayanan
Andrew J. Viterbi Professor of Engineering, University of Southern California (USC)
PANELS
Unpacking Unconscious Gender Bias
If She Can See It, She Can Be It™: Media Impact on Women and Girls
Jaden Baez
Activist, Writer and Ambassador, School of Doodle
Tessa Blake
Filmmaker & Television Director
Gabrielle Carteris
President. SAG-AFTRA
Philip Chung
Playwright, Director & Producer
Alison Eastwood
Actor, Producer & Director
Mercer Henderson
Founder, 4Girls Tech, LLC
Shepherd Laughlin
Director, Trend Forecasting J. Walter Thompson
Franklin Leonard
Host, Black List Table Reads
Andrea Navedo
Actor, Jane the Virgin
Gina Shay
Producer, Dreamworks Animation, Trolls