Future of Arts, Media & Entertainment Summit Brings Heavy Hitters from NYC, Hollywood & Bay Area to Stanford

STANFORD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/futureofart?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#futureofartlt;/agt;–The annual Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) Future of Arts,
Media, and Entertainment Summit (FAME) will be held at the Knight
Management Center on Wednesday, March 6.


The conference is organized by the Stanford GSB student-led Arts, Media,
and Entertainment (AME) Club and will explore trends, opportunities, and
challenges that will transform the arts/media/entertainment landscape
over the coming years.


Topics will include evolving trust in the news and social media,
investing in media companies, the role of influencers, representation in
virtual reality, and the future of streaming content.


The conference features a diverse mix of industry leaders representing
the range of arts, media, and entertainment. Speakers include:


Elaine Paul, Chief Financial Officer, Strategy & Business
Development, Hulu


Alex Stamos, former Chief Security Officer at Facebook and
current Adjunct Professor at Stanford’s Freeman-Spogli Institute, a
William J. Perry Fellow at the Center for International Security and
Cooperation, and a visiting scholar at the Hoover Institution


Sheera Frenkel, cybersecurity reporter, New York Times


Amy Banse, Managing Director & Head of Funds, Comcast Ventures


Anh Sundstrom, creator of 9to5chic.com


Mick Batyske, American DJ, entrepreneur, and investor


Mark Terbeek, Partner, Greycroft


Senior professionals from BuzzFeed, TechCrunch, Blueprint Group,
Oculus, George Lucas’s Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Headspace, and
more!


The conference will also feature an interactive networking forum, where
innovative companies, creators, and artists will showcase their work in
the context of conference themes.


For more information, including a complete list of speakers, and to
purchase tickets, please visit the conference
site and Facebook
page.

Contacts

Scott Lowenstein & Simone Perrinslowenst@stanford.edusperrin@stanford.edu