30th ANNUAL NAMIC CONFERENCE

(as part of Diversity Week 2016) September 20-21, 2016

New York Marriott Marquis MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

12:00pm – 6:00 pm Registration

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Registration Booth, 6th Floor

2:00pm – 5:00 pm Chapter Leadership Workshop (by invitation only)

Ziegfeld Room, 4th Floor 4:05pm - 5:20pm Leadership Lessons from Women of Color

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Moderator Ella Bell, Ph.D., Founder ASCENT-Leading Multicultural Women to the Top Associate Professor, Business Administration, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College Panelists Monica Diaz, VP, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellness, ESPN Tamara Franklin, EVP, Digital, Scripps Networks Interactive Susan Jin Davis, SVP, Operations & Compliance, Comcast Cable Michelle Rice, EVP, Content Distribution & Marketing, TV One

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6:30pm – 8:00 pm Reception for Alumni of the Executive Leadership

Development Program (ELDP) and NAMIC Leadership Seminar (by invitation only)

Manhattan Ballroom, 8th Floor Sponsored by

8:15pm Chapter Officers Dinner (by invitation only) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

7:00am – 5:00 pm Registration

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Registration Booth 6th Floor

7:30am – 8:45 am Breakfast Recognizing the Cablefax 2016 Most Influential Minorities in Cable

(Separate ticket required; not part of conference registration.) Sponsored by

Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

8:30am – 9:15 am Networking Continental Breakfast Sponsored by

6th Floor Pre-Function Area

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

Featuring: Reggie Love, Former Personal Aide to President Obama,

VP & Partner, RON Transatlantic Holdings Author: Power Forward: My Presidential Education

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10:30am - 11:30am News Panel

Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor 11:30am – 11:45 am Mid-Morning Refreshment and Networking Break

6th Floor Pre-Function Area

11:45am – 12:45pm Concurrent Learning Tracks _ BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

Blurred Lines – Who Owns the Ideas and the Content

Moderator Chitra D. Nawbatt, Business Development & Broadcast Executive

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Lyceum Complex, 5th Floor

_ CONTENT & IMAGERY

Julliard Complex, 5th Floor Diversity in Hollywood Presenter Darnell M. Hunt, P.h.D. Chair, Department of Sociology; Director, Bunche Center at UCLA Professor of Sociology and African American Studies

_ LEADING & LEARNING

Navigating the Corporate Landscape Moderator Rosalind Clay Carter, Executive Coach and Human Resources Consultant Panelists Sean Cohan, President, International and Digital Media, A+E Networks Dee Dee Kramer, President, DeeDee Kramer & Associates, Inc. David Crawford, VP, Talent Acquisition, New York-Presbyterian Hospital

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_ Majestic Complex, 6th Floor

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1:00pm – 2:15pm L. Patrick Mellon Mentorship Program Luncheon Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor Sponsored by Presented in Partnership with

Featuring: Elizabeth Vargas, Co-Anchor, ABC News “20/20” Author: Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction

2:30pm – 3:30 pm Concurrent Learning Tracks

BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Binge on! Streaming’s Implications for the Future of TV Moderator Duncan Potter, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing at ARRIS

Panelists Adriana Waterson, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development/Senior Qualitative Researcher, Horowitz Research Scott Levine, Senior Vice President, Product & Technology, Distribution, Univision Communications Inc. Michael Smith, SVP & GM, Cooking Channel Sponsored by

Lyceum Complex, 5th Floor

_ CONTENT & IMAGERY

The Case of the San Antonio Four – How Storytelling Saves LGBTQ Lives Julliard Complex, 5th Floor Presented in Partnership with

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_ LEADING & LEARNING

Negotiating the Career High Beam in Times of Change Moderator Jane Hyun, President/Founder, Hyun & Associates Leadership Strategy

Panelists Gary Ireland, Principal, Law Offices of Gary E. Ireland Cheryl Middleton Jones, SVP, Human Resources, Scripps Networks Interactive

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

4:00 – 5:00 pm Concurrent Learning Tracks

_ BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

How Do I Relate to Government Relations Moderator Jason Llorenz, Professor, Rutgers University School of Communication and Information

Panelists Catherine Bohigian, EVP, Government Affairs, Charter Rudy N. Brioché, VP, Global Public Policy, Comcast Corp Madhu Goel Southworth, SVP, Legal & Business Affairs, AMC Networks

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Lyceum Complex, 5th Floor

_ CONTENT & IMAGERY Julliard Complex, 5th Floor

Ten Steps to a Killer TV Pilot Script Presenter Carole Kirschner, Author, Creator & Teacher, CBS Diversity Writers Mentoring Program Director, WGA Showrunner Training Program

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_ LEADING & LEARNING “Career Corners” Starting Over Without Stopping the Career Clock Presenters Anthony Escobar, Executive Director WNET New York Public Media Karen Wishart, President & CEO, Curzon Staffing Starting Over Without Stopping the Career Clock Presenters Anthony Escobar, Executive Director WNET New York Public Media Karen Wishart, President & CEO, Curzon Staffing Are you LinkedIn? Presenters Rose Choi, Media Consultant & Accounting Manger, LinkedIn Rafael Marcus, Talent Brand & Aquisiting Consultant, LinkedIn Achieve Your Best… Without the Stress Presenters Damon Philips, VP, Digital Direct to Consumer Services, ESPN Liz Strom, Transformational Coach, Creative Calm Solutions

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Royale/Plymouth/Uris, 6th Floor

5:15 – 6:00 pm National Membership Meeting Ziegfeld, 4th Floor

6:00 – 7:30 pm 30th Annual NAMIC Conference Reception Sponsored by

Broadway Lounge, 8th Floor

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

7:30am – 12:00pm Registration Sponsored by

Registration Booth, 6th Floor

7:45am – 8:45am Continental Breakfast Sponsored by

5th Floor Pre-Function Area 8:45am – 9:00am Special Presentation of Winners of the NAMIC Chapter Leader Awards Westside Ballroom, 5th Floor

9:00am – 10:00am General Session: Special Guest Speaker TBA

Westside Ballroom, 5th Floor 10:00am – 10:30am Mid-Morning Refreshment and Networking Break 5th Floor Pre-Function Area

10:30am – 11:30am Concurrent Learning Tracks

_ BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

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Lyceum Complex, 5th Floor NAMIC & SAVA360 Present The “Startup Pitch” Competition

Moderator Atul Prashar, Founder and CEO, SAVA360

Judges Andrew Cleland, Managing Director at Comcast Ventures Darrel Hager, Regional VP, Field Operations – Carolinas Region, Charter Communications Zenita Henderson, Director, Marketing Operations & Business Development, SCTE Aarti Tandon, Managing Partner, Decade Citizen Sola Winley, EVP, Corporate Strategy & Planning, A+E Networks

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_ CONTENT & IMAGERY Julliard Complex, 5th Floor

_ LEADING & LEARNING

Once Upon a Time… Inclusion Through Storytelling Presenter David Jackson, Partner, Mercer Talent Sponsored by

_ Majestic Complex, 6th Floor

11:45 am – 1:00pm EMMA Luncheon

Westside Ballroom, 5th Floor

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EMMA Winners Video produced by

1:30pm - 3:00pm National Board of Directors Meeting (by Invitation only) Ziegfeld Room, 4th Floor