Alumni Gather for the Fifth Annual Entertainment, Media, and Technology Summit

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The 2017 Entertainment, Media, and Technology (EMT) Summit brought the Stern community together to discuss topics in entertainment, media, and technology in the present landscape. Professor Sam Craig, Director of the EMT Initiative, and Dean Peter Henry kicked off the Summit and welcomed Stern students, alumni, and faculty. Chair of the EMT Alumni Committee, Olga Papadopoulos, BS '03, MBA '11, shared remarks and welcomed the community to a networking reception following the panels. Panel discussions included:
 
News, Media, and Politics Panel
Moderated by Professor Al Lieberman, Executive Director of the EMT Initiative
  • Kibi Anderson MBA'13, Head of Digital Strategy & Business Development at Bloomberg Media
  • Rashida Jones, Senior Vice President, at NBC News
  • Joe Weisenthal, Executive Editor of News at Bloomberg Digital and co-anchor of "What'd You Miss?” on Bloomberg Television
  • Nick Yaeger, Vice President at POLITICO Focus

Tech is Changing Media & Entertainment Panel
Moderated by Paul Hardart, Clinical Professor of Marketing
  • Mike Chioditti, MBA'16, Director of Digital Business Development at the NBA
  • Adam Grossman, MBA'10, CEO and founder of Block 6 Analytics (B6A)
  • Denise Hewett, NYU GALLATIN '11, founder of Scriptd
  • Virginia Juliano, MBA ’04, CEO & founder of CobbleCord

Take a look at photos from the evening and view a video of the first panel discussion below, along with social media highlights. 


News, Media, and Politics Panel Discussion Video


Social Media Highlights