31ST ANNUAL NAMIC CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 26-27, 2017

NEW YORK MARRIOTT MARQUIS

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Registration Registration Booth, 6th Floor

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2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Chapter Leadership Workshop (by invitation only) Ziegfeld, 4th Floor

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Reception for Alumni of the Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) and Leadership Seminars (by invitation only) Manhattan Ballroom, 8th Floor

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8:15 pm - 10:00 pm Chapter Officers Dinner (by invitation only)

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

7:00 am – 5:00 pm

Registration Registration Booth, 6th Floor

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7:45 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast Recognizing the Cablefax 2017 Most Influential Minorities in Cable Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor (Separate ticket required; not part of conference registration.)

Featured Guest Speaker

Dexter Goei

President of the Board, Altice N.V. Chairman and CEO, Altice USA

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8:15 am – 9:00 am

Networking Continental Breakfast Pre-Function Foyer, 6th Floor

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9:00 am – 9:10 am Excellence in Multicultural Marketing Awards (EMMA) Winners Video Presentation

Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

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9:10 am – 9:15 am Welcome Remarks Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

Honorary Co-Chair

Bob Bakish

President & CEO, Viacom

9:15 am – 10:00 am Opening General Session Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

Featured Keynote Speaker

John Quiñones

Journalist and Host of ABC News “What Would You Do?”

10:00 am – 10:15 am Mid-Morning Refreshment and Networking Break Pre-Function Foyer, 6th Floor

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10:15 am – 11:30 am

General Session

Joint Town Hall on Diversity Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

The results of the joint 2017 NAMIC AIM and WICT PAR employment survey are in! Be among the first to learn how the industry fared in terms of its diversity numbers and best practices. Join NAMIC and WICT as a panel of industry leaders discuss key findings with an executive summary presented by our survey administrators at Mercer. Learn where there are strengths and opportunities in the industry's workforce and discuss new tactics to achieve greater diversity and inclusion. Contribute to this important conversation by participating in the Q&A.

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Opening Remarks • Michael K. Powell, President & CEO, NCTA

Panel • John Yang (Moderator), Correspondent, PBS NewsHour,

NewsHour Productions • Adria Alpert Romm, Chief HR & Global Diversity Officer,

Discovery Communications • Karen Bennett, EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer,

Cox Communications • David L. Cohen, Sr. EVP & Chief Diversity Officer,

Comcast Corporation • Rhonda Crichlow, SVP, Chief Diversity Officer, Charter

Communications • Monica Diaz, VP, Diversity, Inclusion & Wellness, ESPN

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11:30 am – 11:45 am

Mid-Morning Refreshment and Networking Break Pre-Function Foyer, 6th Floor

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11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Concurrent Break-out Sessions

Behind the Numbers Julliard Complex, 5th Floor

We’ve heard the results. We know the score. Where does this leave us? What is the story behind the Joint NAMIC-WICT Workforce Diversity Survey results, and what are the implications for the unique market and business environment in which your company operates? This session is a must for D&I and human resources professionals, and all those with an interest in building, sustaining, and optimizing a workforce that meets change with bold ideas, creativity, and disruptive innovation.

Presenters • Rayna Edwards MPH, Senior Associate, Mercer • Gail Greenfield, Ph.D., Principal, Mercer

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NAMIC Talks Shubert Complex, 6th Floor

Mirroring TEDx, NAMIC presents its own version of NAMIC Talks at this year’s conference - delivering compelling and inspiring stories from our own arsenal of talented members and industry leaders. The insightful, innovative, and sometimes leap of faith stories you will hear from three dynamic speakers will be transformative and life changing.

Speakers • Barbara Gee, Founder, PositiveLee For You • Nitzan Hermon, Designer and Researcher, Studio VV6 • Carla M. Moore, VP, POS Strategy and Education, HBO

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Power-Filled Storytelling: Virtual Reality and Drone Speed Lab Majestic Complex, 6th Floor

The speed of change is probably most noticeable on the technology front. Join us for an immersive conversation about how the remarkable advancement of virtual reality and drones has taken storytelling to unimaginable levels.

Panel • Eboni K. Williams (Moderator), Co-Host "The Fox News

Specialists" & Host on WABC Radio • Renard T. Jenkins, VP, Production Operations, PBS • Bronte Lord, Digital Producer, CNN Money

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1:00 pm – 2:15 pm L. Patrick Mellon Mentorship Program Luncheon Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

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2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Concurrent Break-out Sessions

Out at Work: The New Normal for LGBT+ Professionals Julliard Complex, 5th Floor

LGBT+ employees face unique barriers in the workplace – ones that may be overlooked by more traditional diversity initiatives established to support racial and gender equity. As a result, LGBT+ people remain unknown or underrepresented in the workplace, particularly in C-level roles. Join us as a dynamic panel of industry executives reflect on their personal and professional journeys of “coming out” at work, and address pervasive workplace challenges for LGBT+ professionals. The panel will also offer strategies for creating a business culture that ensures all employees have equal opportunity to contribute, thrive and advance.

Panelists • Lissiah Taylor Hundley (Moderator), VP, Workforce Diversity

& Inclusion, University Relations, Military Hiring, Comcast • Jonathan Sichel, General Manager, Content Acquisitions and

Operations, Scripps Networks Interactive • K. Dane Snowden, Chief of Staff, NCTA • Carol Stiff, VP, Women's Sports Programming, ESPN

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Ladder, Lattice, and Longevity Shubert Complex, 6th Floor

Industry professionals are taking leadership development to the next level. Innovating customized diversity experiences to help retain and promote top talent has direct implications a company’s bottom line. This panel will address the work surrounding their diversity leadership programs - successes, failures and lessons learned.

Panel • Jon Fortt, (Moderator) Co-Anchor of “Squawk Alley”, CNBC • Salvador Mendoza, VP, Diversity & Inclusion, NBCUniversal • Tonya Cornileus, Ph.D., VP, Learning & Organizational

Development, ESPN • Martha Soehren, Ph.D, Chief Learning Officer & SVP, Comcast

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Leadership’s Powerful Role in Busting Through Corporate Headwinds Majestic Complex, 6th Floor

Research and experience tells us that diverse talent may face more headwinds in corporate hallways and boardrooms than others. In this session, leaders will identify how these often invisible forces show up and discuss practical ways to remove them from individuals and organizations.

Panel • Lisa Griffin (Moderator), VP, Finance, Turner • James An, VP, Business Integration & Implementation,

Charter Communications • Deborah Brown, Associate Client Partner, Korn Ferry • Ramon Escobar, VP, Talent Recruitment and Development

and Head of Diversity, CNN • Pooja Midha, SVP, Digital Ad Sales and Operations, ABC

Television Network

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3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Mid-Afternoon Refreshment and Networking Break Pre-Function Foyer, 6th Floor

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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Concurrent Break-out Sessions

Finding Talent in Unusual Places Majestic Complex, 6th Floor

Social media has changed the landscape of identifying great talent. Industry leaders and talent share their experiences on how content changers have impacted our industry. This conversation will take a deep dive into innovative ways companies identify creative talent, entice and nurture them.

Panel • Jermaine Daw (Moderator), Director, HR Business

Partner, NBA • Meghan Hooper, Head of Original Programming Co-

Productions and Acquisitions, Lifetime Networks, A+E Networks

• Marissa Ronca, EVP, Original Programming, TruTV • Courtney White, SVP, Programming, Food Network,

Travel Channel and Cooking Channel • Judy Wong, VP, Search Corporate Recruiting and

Executive Search, Spectrum (Charter Communications)

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Career Corners Sessions Carnegie, Alvin, Edison, 5th Floor We all know how widely professional and life experiences can vary. We will host three sessions in this year’s “Career Corner” to bring distinctive, even unlikely, professional narratives alive into the realm of possibility. We will also flip mentoring on its head in a reverse mentoring format not to be missed. Topics Include: Who Knew? My Unlikely Career Path…Trailblazing Career Stories (and some Coaching!): (Carnegie) Speakers

• James Anderson, SVP, Communications, Turner • Danette Johnson, Director, Organization Development,

Diversity & Inclusion, Turner • Valerie Meraz, SVP, Content, Acquisitions and Strategy

II. She’s Got Game: Women in Sports (Alvin) Speakers

• Patrice Brown, Sr. Manager, Strategy & Acquisitions, Turner Sports

• Josephine Wong, Sr. Manager, Human Resources, Bleacher Report

III. Reverse Mentoring is All The Rage!!! (Edison) Speakers

• Elizabeth Randall, Director of Innovation, Turner • Danielle Scarborough, Sr. Manager for Strategic Planning,

Global Technology and Operations, Turner

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5:15 pm – 6:00 pm

National Membership Meeting Ziegfeld, 4th Floor

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm 31st Annual NAMIC Conference Reception

Broadway Lounge, 8th Floor

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

7:30 am – 12:00 pm

Registration Registration Booth, 6th Floor

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7:45 am – 8:45 am

Continental Breakfast Pre-Function Foyer, 5th Floor

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8:45 am – 9:00 am

Special Presentation of Winners of the NAMIC Chapter Leader Awards

Westside Ballroom, 5th Floor

9:00 am – 9:05 am Welcome Remarks Westside Ballroom, 5th Floor

Honorary Co-Chair

David L. Cohen

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast Corporation

9:05 am – 10:15 am General Session Westside Ballroom, 5th Floor

Presents The “Startup Pitch” Competition

Back by popular demand, NAMIC and Sava360 is hosting a ‘Shark Tank’ style “Startup Pitch” competition. Participants will be presenting ideas to diverse and progressive media executives, advisors, investors and product managers. Don’t miss the opportunity to watch a high-stakes pitch competition of

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bright inventors, ambitious entrepreneurs and future leaders in our industry. Judges

• Gil Beyda, Founder & Managing Partner, Genacast Ventures • Lori Conkling, EVP, Strategy and Business Development,

NBCUniversal • Rachel Lam, Founding Partner Imagination Capital • Christie Pitts, Partner, Backstage Capital • Abbe Raven, Chairman Emeritus, A+E Networks • Tina Wells, CEO & Founder, Buzz Marketing Group

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10:15 am – 10:30 am Mid-Morning Refreshment and Networking Break Pre-Function Foyer, 5th Floor

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10:30 am – 11:30 am

Concurrent Break-out Sessions

Fostering ‘Intrapreneurship’ for strategic market competitiveness – WORKSHOP Julliard Complex, 5th Floor

A growing number of media outlets have undergone critical shifts in organizational structure to diversify their portfolio and include innovative products and services. Retaining customers for platforms that may have suppressed long-term viability, legacy outlets are fostering innovation from within to diversify revenue and stay relevant. As technologies change, intrapreneurship can help save mission-driven organizations that have broad value to the communities they serve, attract top talent, and remain highly relevant in an ever evolving marketplace. How is your company measuring up?

Speakers • Veronica Guzman, Founder, WAMVentures • Atul Prashar, Founder & CEO, Sava360 • Deborah Zajak, Director, Touchdown Ventures

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Multi-Cultural Empowerment: ERG Leaders Speaking Up Lyceum Complex, 5th Floor

Call ‘em affinity, employee or business resource groups, they all bring an amazing array of voices to the table. But only if they’re invited. Listen in on how organizations with active and engaged groups bring multi-cultural voices to the forefront for and with their organizations.

Panel • Jennifer Williams (Moderator), Sr. Manager, Global

Inclusion, Turner • Quincy Johnson, VP, Digital Ad & Analytics, Turner • Dania Matos, ESQ, Chief Diversity Officer, College of William

and Mary • Malik Simmonds, Director, Human Resources, Viacom

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11:45 am – 1:15 pm NAMIC Annual Awards Luncheon

Westside Ballroom, 5th Floor

Honoring Next Generation Leaders/Luminaries and the Mickey Leland Humanitarian Achievement Award Recipient

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