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Variety returns with its annual Entertainment and Technology Summit, offered by City National Bank on Sept. 21 in Los Angeles and streaming just about. Featured audio system embody Warner Bros. Discovery streaming CEO JB Perrette, Live Nation media and sponsorships president Russell Wallach, TikTook digital creator Jake Shane, NASA’s Dr. Chris Mattmann, Conde Nast Entertainment president Agnes Chu, Paramount Streaming CTO Vibol Hou and producer/host Casey Wilson.

Perrette, CEO and president of worldwide streaming and video games at Warner Bros. Discovery, will talk about spearheading the rollout of Max, which launched within the U.S. in May, combining HBO Max and Discovery+ content material into one streaming service. Additionally, he oversees Warner Bros. Discovery’s gaming and interactive leisure enterprise, which incorporates WB Games’ profitable sport improvement and publishing operations for such titles as Mortal Kombat, Hogwarts Legacy and Batman: Arkham Knight.

In different highlights, Todd Burach, SVP and crew chief of sports activities and household workplace banking at City National Bank, will speak about rising and financially securing the athlete model throughout platforms and a number of income streams.

Wallach and Chu will be a part of Eli Holzman, president of non-fiction at Sony Pictures Television, in a dialogue about what it takes to develop, produce and distribute hit leisure.

Shane, often known as Octopusslover8, joins Wilson, host of fashionable podcast “Bitch Sesh,” and WME agent Madeline Baldi for a dialog about multi-platform creators.

Hou joins Shalini Govil-Pai, normal supervisor and VP at Google TV, and Erin Oremland, normal supervisor of AgilLink at City National Bank, to talk about know-how improvements throughout media.

Mattmann, chief know-how and innovation officer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Travis Sampson, chief know-how officer at SoFi Stadium; and Hina Dixit, companion at Microsoft Venture Fund M12 shall be featured in a dialog in regards to the alternative for AI to develop enterprise.

Additional audio system on the Variety Entertainment and Technology Summit embody Emily King, EVP of promoting and digital at FOX Entertainment; Ellen Stone, EVP of client engagement and model technique at NBC Universal; Angela Courtin, VP and international head of brand name advertising at YouTube; Elana Sulzer, international class improvement officer of leisure at Spotify; Todd Lichten, head of leisure partnerships at Roblox; and Moonlit Beshimov, head of worldwide partnerships and business options of gaming at Google.

“City National has been the preferred bank of the entertainment industry for decades, and we work hard to ensure we can continue meeting the industry’s banking needs in the ways that have differentiated us, including through innovation and our technology solutions,” mentioned Linda Duncombe, EVP and chief advertising, information and digital officer at City National Bank. “Hearing from our entertainment clients and collaborators helps us ensure we understand what matters most to this unique and special industry. As presenting sponsor of Variety’s Entertainment & Technology Summit, we look forward to joining industry leaders once again for important discussions about the trends and needs shaping the future of entertainment.”

To register and see the total agenda head to: variety.com/enttech. Stay tuned for extra audio system to be introduced.