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Operations Leaders
Content Leaders
Operations Leaders
1
Dave Watson
President & CEO
Comcast Cable
Michael Cavanagh
CFO
Comcast Corporation
2
Tom Rutledge
Chairman & CEO
Charter Communications
3
Dexter Goei
CEO
Altice USA
4
Pat Esser
President & CEO
Cox Communications
Mark Greatrex
EVP, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
Cox Communications
5
Julie Laulis
President, CEO & Chair
Cable One/Sparklight
6
John Pascarelli
EVP, Operations
Mediacom Communications
Mark Stephan
EVP & CFO
Mediacom Communications
Italia Weinand Commisso
EVP, Programming & HR
Mediacom Communications
7
Steve Simmons
Chairman of the Board
RCN/Grande/Wave
8
Teresa Elder
President & CEO
WOW!
9
Bill Morrow
CEO
DirecTV
10
Erik Carlson
President & CEO
DISH Network
11
Mike Fries
CEO & Vice Chair
Liberty Global
12
John Bickham
President & COO
Charter Communications
13
Dana Strong
Group CEO
Sky
14
Pascal Desroches
CFO
AT&T
15
Joe Natale
CEO
Rogers Communications
16
Philippe Jetté
CEO
Cogeco
17
Frank van der Post
President
Atlantic Broadband
18
Hakim Boubazine
President, Telecommunications & COO
Altice USA
19
Christopher Winfrey
CFO
Charter Communications
20
Ron Duncan
Founder & CEO
GCI
Greg Chapados
President & COO
GCI
21
Kimberley Harris
EVP & General Counsel
Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal
Tom Reid
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
Comcast Corporation
22
Bradley Shaw
Executive Chair & CEO
Shaw Communications
23
Erin McPherson
Head of Consumer Content & Partnerships
Verizon
24
Sujata Gosalia
EVP & Chief Strategy Officer
Cox Communications
25
Pat McAdaragh
President & CEO
Midco
26
Matthew Polka
President & CEO
ACA Connects-America’s Communications Association
Michael Powell
President & CEO
NCTA — The Internet & Television Association
27
Mike Bowker
COO
Cable One
28
Rich DiGeronimo
Chief Product & Technology Officer
Charter Communications
29
Lynn Charytan
EVP & Senior Deputy General Counsel | EVP & General Counsel
Comcast Corp. | Comcast Cable
30
Jim Holanda
CEO
RCN/Grande/Wave
31
Steve Croney
CFO & EVP
Comcast Cable
32
Jim Butman
President & CEO
TDS Telecom
33
Bill Connors
President, Xfinity
Comcast Cable
Charlie Herrin
President, Product, Technology & Xperience
Comcast Cable
34
Jeff Ross
President
Armstrong Utilities
35
Jim Gleason
President & CEO
Vexus Fiber
36
Catherine Bohigian
EVP, Government Affairs
Charter Communications
37
David Ellen
Senior EVP
Charter Communications
38
Kristin Johnson
Co-founder, CEO
Hotwire Communications
39
Michael Schwimmer
EVP & Group President
Sling TV
40
David Gandler
Co-founder & CEO
fuboTV
41
Andrew McCollum
CEO
Philo
42
Greg Rigdon
President, Content Acquisition
Comcast Cable
43
Todd Schurz
President & CEO
Schurz Communications
44
Phil Spencer
President & CEO
Vyve Broadband
45
Patricia Jo Boyers
Co-Founder & President
Boycom Vision
46
Bill Stemper
President, Comcast Business Services
Comcast Cable
47
Allan Block
Chairman of the Board
Block Communications
Geoff Shook
President
Buckeye Broadband
48
Patrice Carroll
CEO
ImOn Communications
49
Jennifer Khoury
EVP & Chief Communications Officer
Comcast Corp.
Dalila Wilson-Scott
EVP, Chief Diversity Officer | President
Comcast Corp. | Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation
50
Brad Moline
President & CEO
ALLO Communications
51
Lee Schroeder
EVP, Government & Community Affairs & Chief Diversity Officer
Altice USA
52
Sam Schwartz
Chief Business Development Officer
Comcast Cable
53
Katherine Gessner
President
MCTV
54
John Gdovin
EVP & Chief Administrative Officer
RCN/Grande/Wave
55
Tom Whitaker
VP, Corporate Development
Shentel
56
Marcien Jenckes
President
Comcast Advertising
57
Leslie Brown
SVP & General Counsel
Atlantic Broadband
58
Kevin Casey
President, Northeast Division
Comcast Cable
Rich Jennings
President, West Division
Comcast Cable
Christine Whitaker
President, Central Division
Comcast Cable
59
Jon Steinberg
President, Altice News & Advertising
Altice USA
60
Andy Albert
SVP, Content Acquisition
Cox Communications
61
Bret Carroll
CEO
Conway Corp.
62
Tom Larsen
SVP, Government and Public Relations
Mediacom Communications
63
Mark Dzuban
CEO
SCTE
Jana Henthorn
President & CEO
The Cable Center
Vicki Lins
President & CEO
CTAM
A. Shaunise Washington
President & CEO
NAMIC
64
John Cinelli
President & CEO
MetroNet
65
Charles Treadway
CEO
CommScope
66
Noopur Davis
EVP, Chief Product and Information Security Officer | SVP, Product and Information Security
Comcast Cable | Comcast Corporation
67
John Chapman
CTO, Broadband Technologies
Cisco
68
Todd Foje
CEO
Great Plains Communications
69
Harold Zeitz
CEO
Ziply Fiber
70
Jonathan Bullock
EVP, Corporate Development & Government
Hotwire Communications
71
Carla Framil Ferrán
General Counsel
Liberty of Puerto Rico
72
Bill Case
CIO
WOW!
73
Dale Hopkins
President & CEO
iNDEMAND
74
Greg Butz
President, Connectivity Services & Consumer Experience
Comcast Cable
75
Heather McCallion
VP, Products & Programming
Atlantic Broadband
76
Shawn Beqaj
VP, Regulatory Affairs & Interconnection
Armstrong Utilities
77
Fahri Diner
Co-Founder & CEO
Plume
78
Matt Weller
President
All West Communications
79
Peter Kiriacoulacos
EVP & Chief Procurement Officer
Comcast Cable
80
Jon Kirchner
CEO
Xperi
81
Matt Dosch
EVP & COO
Comporium
82
Dave Clark
GM, FreeWheel
Comcast Cable
83
Mark Trudeau
CEO & Founder
OpenVault
84
Nicolle Pangis
CEO
Ampersand
85
Chris Lammers
COO/SVP, Member Development
CableLabs
Jared Baumann
VP, Broadband Solutions
NCTC
86
Mike Welch
EVP & GM
Xandr
87
Charlie Vogt
President & CEO
DZS
88
Stacey Slaughter
President & CEO
NCTI
89
Rebecca Heap
SVP, Video & Entertainment, Xfinity Consumer Services
Comcast Cable
90
Mitch Rose
EVP, Federal Government Affairs
Comcast Corporation
91
Laura Dechant
Head of Support
Philo
92
Drew Petersen
SVP, Corporate Affairs
TDS Telecom
93
Andy Kober
CFO
Vyve Broadband
94
Gina DiGioia Sheldon
SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
fuboTV
95
Brian Lynch
SVP
Schurz Communications
96
Elaine Partridge
VP, Special Projects & eCommerce
Vexus Fiber
97
Jo Kinsella
President
TVSquared
98
Mandy Esposito
SVP, Operations
Hotwire Communications
99
David Burrows
VP, Media
Cable Bahamas
100
Karl Skroban
VP, Video Strategy & Programming
Comporium
Content Leaders
1
David Zaslav
President & CEO
Discovery, Inc.
2
Jeff Shell
CEO
NBCUniversal
3
Jimmy Pitaro
Chairman, ESPN & Sports Content
The Walt Disney Company
Peter Rice
Chairman, General Entertainment Content
The Walt Disney Company
4
Ann Sarnoff
Chair & CEO, WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group
WarnerMedia
5
Bob Bakish
President & CEO
ViacomCBS
6
Josh Sapan
President & CEO
AMC Networks
7
Paul Buccieri
President & Chairman
A+E Networks Group
8
Frances Berwick
Chairman, Entertainment Networks
NBCUniversal Television & Streaming
Susan Rovner
Chairman, Entertainment Content
NBCUniversal Television & Streaming
9
Kareem Daniels
Chairman, Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution
The Walt Disney Company
10
Suzanne Scott
CEO
FOX News Media
Charlie Collier
CEO
FOX Entertainment
11
Kathleen Finch
Chief Lifestyle Brands Officer
Discovery, Inc.
12
Bela Bajaria
Head of Global TV
Netflix
13
Channing Dungey
Chairman, Warner Bros. TV Group
WarnerMedia
14
Jennifer Salke
Head of Amazon Studios
Amazon
15
David Nevins
Chairman & CEO | Chief Content Officer, Scripted Originals
Showtime Networks | Paramount+
16
Cesar Conde
Chairman
NBCUniversal News Group
17
Kelly Campbell
President
Hulu
18
John Landgraf
Chairman
FX
19
Nancy Daniels
Chief Brand Officer, Discovery and Factual
Discovery, Inc.
20
Gary Marsh
President & Chief Creative Officer
Disney Branded Television
21
Jeffrey Hirsch
President & CEO
Starz
22
Matt Bond
Chairman, Content Distribution
NBCUniversal
23
Ray Hopkins
President, U.S. Networks Distribution
ViacomCBS
24
Michael Biard
President, Operations & Distribution
Fox Corporation
25
Eric Shanks
CEO & Executive Producer
FOX Sports
26
Wade Davis
CEO
Univision Communcations
27
Beau Ferrari
Chairman
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
28
Courteney Monroe
President, National Geographic Content
National Geographic Global Television Networks
29
Byron Allen
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios
30
Chris McCarthy
President & CEO | Chief Content Officer
MTV Entertainment Group | Paramount+ Unscripted Entertainment & Adult Animation
31
Scott Mills
President
BET Networks
32
Ed Carroll
COO
AMC Networks
33
Linda Yaccarino
Chairman, Advertising Sales & Client Partnerships
NBCUniversal
34
Rita Ferro
President, Disney Advertising Sales
The Walt Disney Company
35
Jo Ann Ross
President & Chief Advertising Revenue Officer
ViacomCBS Domestic Advertising Sales
36
Wonya Lucas
President & CEO
Crown Media Family Networks
37
Marianne Gambelli
President of Ad Sales
Fox Corporation
38
Jon Steinlauf
Chief U.S. Advertising Sales Officer
Discovery, Inc.
39
David Granville-Smith
COO & CFO
A+E Networks
40
Mac Budill
President, TV Networks Distribution
NBCUniversal
41
Casey Bloys
Chief Content Officer, HBO and HBO Max
WarnerMedia
42
David Zagin
President, Distribution
A+E Networks
43
Burke Magnus
President, Programming & Original Content
ESPN
44
Mark Silverman
President, National Networks
FOX Sports
45
Peter Olsen
President, Ad Sales
A+E Networks
46
Tom Ascheim
President, Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults & Classics
WarnerMedia
47
Rob Sharenow
President, Programming
A+E Networks
48
Josh Reader
President, Distribution & Development
AMC Networks
49
Bruce Campbell
Chief Development, Distribution & Legal Officer
Discovery, Inc.
50
Mónica Gil
EVP, Chief Administrative & Marketing Officer
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
51
Tom Ryan
President & CEO, Streaming
ViacomCBS
52
Brian Robbins
President, Kids & Family Entertainment
ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks
53
Dan McDermott
President, Original Programming | Co-President
AMC Networks | AMC Studios
Miguel Penella
President, Streaming Services
AMC Networks
54
Stephanie Druley
EVP, ESPN Event & Studio Production
ESPN
Norby Williamson
EVP & Executive Editor, ESPN
The Walt Disney Company
55
Jane Latman
President
HGTV
Howard Lee
President, Streaming and Network Originals
TLC
56
Gary Levine
President, Entertainment
Showtime Networks
Jana Winograde
President, Entertainment
Showtime Networks | ViacomCBS
57
Alison Hoffman
President, Domestic Networks
Starz
58
Courtney White
President
Food Network & Cooking Channel
59
Jon Litner
CEO
YES Network
60
Michele Barney
President, Affiliate Distribution
Discovery, Inc.
Eric Phillips
President, Global Distribution Strategy
Discovery, Inc.
61
Brett Weitz
GM, TBS, TNT & truTV
WarnerMedia
62
Nina Diaz
President, Content & Chief Creative Officer
MTV Entertainment Group
63
Tara Duncan
President
Freeform and Onyx Collective
64
Henry Schleiff
Group President, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, Destination America & American Heroes Channel
Discovery, Inc.
Allison Page
Global President, Magnolia Network and DTC
Discovery, Inc.
65
Tina Perry
President
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
66
Matt Strauss
Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer & International
NBCUniversal
67
Carolyn Bernstein
EVP, Global Scripted Content & Documentary Films
National Geographic Global Television Networks
68
Ray Warren
President
Telemundo Deportes
69
Ignacio Meyer
SVP, Music, Nonfiction & Development
Univision Communications
Elisa Segovia
SVP, Content Strategy & Scheduling
Univision Communications
70
Steve Rosenberg
President, Local Sports
Sinclair Broadcast Group/Bally Sports
71
Adam Lewinson
Chief Content Officer
Tubi
72
Lauren Anderson
Co-Head of Content & Programming
IMDb TV
Ryan Pirozzi
Co-Head of Content & Programming
IMDb TV
73
Raffaele Annecchino
President & CEO
ViacomCBS Networks International
74
Andrea Greenberg
President & CEO
MSG Networks
75
Janice Arouh
President, Network Distribution
Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios
76
Michelle Rice
President
TV One & CLEO TV
77
Rob Kennedy
Co-CEO
C-SPAN
Susan Swain
Co-CEO
C-SPAN
78
Amy Entelis
EVP, Talent and Content Development
CNN
79
Kim Kelleher
President, Commercial Revenue & Partnerships
AMC Networks
80
Tom O'Brien
President | EVP
Weather Group | Allen Media Group
81
Blake Callaway
GM
BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV
82
Stephen MacDonald
President Global Content Licensing & International
A+E Networks
83
Detavio Samuels
CEO
REVOLT Media & TV
84
Ayo Davis
EVP, Creative Development & Strategy
Disney Branded Television
85
Miguel Roggero
CEO
Fuse Media
86
Bruce Gillmer
President of Music, Music Talent, Programming & Events
ViacomCBS
87
Brett Dismuke
GM
ALLBLK and WE tv
Courtney Thomasma
GM
AMC+
88
Clint Stinchcomb
President & CEO
CuriosityStream
89
Steve Raab
President
SNY
90
Mark Walker
SVP, Content Business Development & Innovation
ESPN
91
David Leavy
Chief Corporate Operating Officer
Discovery, Inc.
92
David Cerullo
President & CEO
INSP
93
Ken Solomon
President
Tennis Channel
94
James Blue III
SVP & Head
Smithsonian Channel
95
Lauren Petterson
President
Fox Business Network
96
Leonard Asper
President & CEO
Anthem Sports & Entertainment
97
Joanne Waage
General Manager
Crunchyroll
98
Liz Janneman
EVP Network Strategy
Ovation TV
99
David Apostolico
SVP, Platform Strategy, Development & Distribution
QVC and HSN
100
Jorge Fiterre
Founder and Partner
Condista Networks
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