Experience two points of view on impactful changes happening in media & entertainment; dealing with big tech giants, scaling niches, building bundle envy, underestimating video gaming and spin-offs, and spotlighting the durable models inside of what’s happening now in transition. Shape variant thinking with thought-provoking insights from two accomplished scholars studying the business evolution.

J.D. Connor is the author of Hollywood Math and Aftermath: The Economic Image and the Digital Recession. His research and teaching focus on the art and industry of contemporary Hollywood and he was on the Art History and Film & Media Studies faculties at Yale and the Visual & Environmental Studies and English faculties at Harvard.

Jonathan Knee is the Michael T. Fries Professor of Professional Practice of Media and Technology and Co-Director of the Media and Technology Program at Columbia Business School. He teaches Media Mergers & Acquisitions and is the former Managing Director and Co-head of Morgan Stanley’s Media Group. Professor Knee also serves as a Senior Advisor at Evercore. He is the author of The Platform Delusion: Who Wins and Who Loses in the Age of the Tech Titans.

Following each keynote, Jon Giegengack will add further insights around changing consumer behavior and moderate a Q&A session between Professors Connor and Knee. Jon is the founder and principal at Hub Entertainment Research and works with leading entertainment brands including ABC, Comcast, Netflix, Sony, AMC and AT&T.