Virtual Global Symposium 2021

Monday, October 18, 2021
12:00-1:30 pm PT | 3:00-4:30 pm ET

On October 18th, the Institute held our Virtual Global Symposium 2021 – Looking Back and Moving Forward: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in TV in partnership with Nielsen, USC Viterbi and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. We presented our latest research, insights and tools on evaluating diversity, equity and inclusion for onscreen representation in popular television over the past five years. We heard from global leaders in the Industry examining if and how we have progressed in children’s content over this time.

For See Jane Members Only: The on-demand video of the event is now available online.

Madeline Di Nonno
President and CEO, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

Geena Davis
Founder and Chair, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

Shri Narayanan
University Professor and Niki & C. L. Max Nikias Chair in Engineering, University of Southern California

Ninochka McTaggart, Ph.D.
Director, Research and Outreach, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

Stacie de Armas
Senior Vice President, Inclusive Intelligence and Initiatives, Nielsen

Sidney Clifton
Senior Vice President, Animation and Mixed Media, The Jim Henson Company

Charlie Cooper Henniker
Director of Production, LEGO Agency

Diane Ikemiyashiro
Vice President of Current Series, Disney Junior

Peyton Elizabeth Lee
Actor, Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.

Miranda May
Actor, BUNK’D

Kristofer Updike
Vice President, Kids Programming, Peacock Kids

 
Mounia Aram
Founder and President, Mounia Aram Company

 
Tejonidhi Bhandare
CEO, Reliance Animation

 
P. Jayakumar
CEO, Toonz Media Group

 
Carlene Tan
Director of Original Production & Development, Kids – APAC, WarnerMedia

 
Erika Vogt
Director of Programming and Acquisitions, HITN Television and Digital Services