How do we create new access points for women and people from underrepresented groups to excel at creative leadership?
Until we change how we engage the talent, we won’t impact the culture.
The 2019 BRIC (Break, Reinvent, Impact and Change)Talent and Innovation Summit will take place on Saturday, February 9th in DTLA and has the goal of bringing a community of thought provokers together from different facets of the entertainment and tech industries to collectively solve how we support and nurture up-and-coming talent as it pertains to women and unrepresented groups who have an interest in being creative leaders. Our mission for this one-day Summit is to create actionable items we can take back to our respective organizations that we can either implement or at the very least share ideas on how to make change.
This is not only going to be a Summit with engaging speakers, but all participants will help with the solution brainstorming. The panelists for each session will kick off the discussion for 30 mins, then will join the rest of the participants for 45 minutes for further discussions. In the last 15 minutes of the session the panelists will come back together to discuss the solutions and actionable items.
Our Speakers
Our Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors:
Snap
PSYOP
Armed Mind
Premiere Sponsors:
Luma Pictures
Nickelodeon
Red carpet Sponsors:
Walt Disney Studios
Sony Pictures Animation
Illumination
Promotional Partner:
Women in Animation (WIA)
Childcare provided by:
8:00AM- Check-in + Breakfast by Illumination
8:40AM- BRIC Foundation Intro- Alison Mann (VP Talent, Illumination), Jill Gilbert (Head of Creative Affairs, Luma Pictures), Nicole Hendrix (Producer)
8:50AM- The Data Behind Hollywood’s Lack of Diversity, Dr. Stacy Smith (Director of the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative)
9:10AM- Keynote: Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program- Stephen Galloway (Executive Features Editor, The Hollywood Reporter) with Mentor, Priya Verma, Esq. and Mentee, Yessenia Cux
10:00AM- BREAK: Stopping the cycle of the obvious hire. How can we break down the barriers to make sure the women and underrepresented voices are receiving the same opportunities?
10:10AM- Panel: Latifa Ouaou (Executive Producer, Illumination), Sameer Gardezi (Writer/Producer), Miguel Jiron (Story Artist, Sony Pictures Animation), Emma Reeves (Executive Director, Free the Bid) + Moderated by Mareen Fan (CEO/Co-Founder, Baobab Studios)
10:40AM- Salon Session
11:25AM- Recap
11:40AM- REINVENT: What is our long-term plan of diversification of talent and stories. How do we come up with new access points and training for underrepresented voices that go beyond the training programs we have in place while supporting the business and bottom line?
11:50AM- Panel: Karen Kirkland (Literary Agent, Abrams Artists Agency), Jorge Gutierrez (Director), Jinko Gotoh (Producer), Zaid Al-Asady (SVP Creative,Illumination) + Moderated by Aubry Mintz (Director of the School of Art, CSULB)
12:20PM- Salon Session
1:05PM- Recap
1:20PM- Lunch by Sony Pictures Animation
2:10PM- Create-A-Thon- Nicole Hendrix (Producer), Matthew Waynee (Teacher, USC Arts + Engineering Magnet), Melanie Hoffman (Producer), Josh Herman (Creative Director, Cloud Imperium Games)
2:40PM- IMPACT: Talent Risk and Reward. How does creatively collaborating with outside of the box disciplines help story and how can we collaborate more often?
2:50PM- Panel: David Levine (Creative and Visual Strategist, NASA JPL), Larry Laboe (President of Production, SXM), Trisha Gum (Director), Karen Toliver (SVP of Creative, Sony Pictures Animation) + Moderated by Maggie Malone (Executive Producer, Illumination)
3:20PM- Salon Session
4:05PM- Recap
4:20PM- CHANGE: Preventive not just the cure: Focusing on talent and talent recruitment in middle and high school. Why is it important and how can we achieve this?
4:30PM Panel: Monica Lago-Kaytis (Executive Producer), Maija Burnett (Director of the Character Animation Program, CalArts), Matthew Waynee (Teacher, USC Arts + Engineering Magnet), Brendan Burch (CEO, Mondo Media & Six Point Harness) + Moderated by Jasmine Jaisinghani (Creative Producer)
5:00PM- Salon Session
5:45PM- Recap
6:00PM- Closing Keynote: Karen Horne (SVP, Programming Talent Development and Inclusion for NBC Entertainment & Universal Television) with Special Guest
6:30PM- Cocktail Hour Hosted by Walt Disney Studios with live music by James Thompson of The Writing Room
8:00PM- Event Over