# Alumni Gather for the Fifth Annual Entertainment, Media, and Technology Summit Alumni November 6, 2017 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/EMT%20Summit.jpg?itok=saaE7gDM) 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**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/sternalumni/albums/72157688193394221/with/24396357318/) 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**> Excited to be a panelist at the [\#NYU](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Stern School of Business [\#EMTSummit](https://twitter.com/hashtag/EMTSummit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). See you there, Mon, 11/6 5:30-9:00pm. [pic.twitter.com/Hsyyqo2WTw](https://t.co/Hsyyqo2WTw) > > — Virginia Juliano (@vjuliano) [November 4, 2017](https://twitter.com/vjuliano/status/926793710616104960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [Here at the EMT Summit, we're hearing about news, media, and politics from a panel of industry experts. Join us live on the Stern Alumni Facebook page, link in bio. #SternPride](https://www.instagram.com/p/BbLB9AUlHYR/) > > A post shared by NYU Stern Alumni (@nyusternalumni) on Nov 6, 2017 at 3:32pm PST