The PGA’s Produced By Conference has added a slew of names to the lineup for its ninth edition set for June 10-11 on the 20th Century Fox lot in Century City. Among the highlights: three Conversations With panels are rounded out: Norman Lear will Jordan Peele, Bruce Cohen will join Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay, and John Wells will join Damien Chazelle.
Conference organizers also unveiled its list of mentors for this year’s event tailored to producers and featuring mentor roundtables, workshops and networking events.
Here are the speakers-list additions, followed by the mentors on tap for the roundtables:
Doug Belgrad, CEO, 2.0 Entertainment, “Peter Rabbit,” “Bad Boys 3”
Janet Brown, EVP, Distribution, Gunpowder & Sky
Gloria Calderon Kellett, “One Day at a Time,” “How I Met Your Mother”
Bruce Cohen, “American Beauty,” “When We Rise”
Bob Eicholtz, CTO, Technicolor Production Services
DeVon Franklin, “Miracles from Haven,” “The Star”
Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor, The Hollywood Reporter
Mitch Gross, Cinema Product Manager, Panasonic USA
Pete Hammond, Awards Editor & Columnist, Deadline
Jeffrey Hirsch, Chief Operating Officer, Starz
Pearlena Igbokwe, President, Universal Television
Matt Kaplan, President, Awesomeness Films
Jody Kelley, Entertainment Underwriting Specialist, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
Rachel Klein, Producer/CEO, Fire Starter Studios; “30 for 30 The Fab Five,” “NEA: United States of Arts”
Norman Lear, CEO, Act III Productions, “One Day at a Time,” “All of the Above”
Phil Lelyveld, USC Entertainment Technology Center
Michael Levy, VP Business Development, Chainsaw
Joe Lewis, Head, Comedy, Drama & VR, Amazon
Steve Lucas, CEO, Across Realities
David Madden, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company
Mary Ann Marino, Head of Physical Production, Amazon Studios; “The Man in the High Castle,” “Last Flag Flying”
Will Mason, Co-Founder/President, Upload VR
Chris Moore, Principal, The Media Farm; “Manchester by the Sea,” “Project Greenlight”
Vanessa Morrison, President, 20th Century Fox Animation
Ginny Nugent, Senior Vice President, HBO West Coast Production; “Silicon Valley,” “Fahrenheit 451”
Brian O’Shea, CEO, The Exchange; “Drive,” “Rabbit Hole”
Frank Patterson, President, Pinewood Atlanta Studios
Kathy Petty, Vice President, Production Finance, Universal Pictures
Sarah Platt, International Engagement & Business Development, Wanda Studios; “Rules Don’t Apply,” “Source Code”
Malia Probst, Director of Brand Development, VRScout
Rena Ronson, Head of UTA Independent Film Group
Sarah Schechter, President, Film & Television, Berlanti Productions; “Riverdale,” “Supergirl”
Dr. Paula Schoen, Consulting Physician, Entertainment Industry Physicians
Mark Schwartzbard, DP, “Love,” “Master of None”
Ty Warren, Vice President, Worldwide Physical Production, Netflix; “Stranger Things,” “The Crown”
John Wells, Principal, John Wells Productions, “Shameless,” “The West Wing”
Steven Wolfe, CEO/Producer, Sneak Preview Entertainment; “500 Days of Summer,” “Twin Falls Idaho”
Here is the mentor list:
Matt Baer, President, Matt Baer Films, “Unbroken”, “Maggie”
Bob Boden, EVP, Production & Development, Entertainment Studios
Ian Bryce, Principal, Ian Bryce Productions; “Transformers” franchise, “Saving Private Ryan”
Lydia Dean Pilcher, CEO/Producer, Cine Mosaic, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” “Queen of Katwe”
Tracey Edmonds, CEO and President, Edmonds Entertainment; Co-Host, Extra; “Jumping the Broom,” “With this Ring”
Misha Green, Creator, Writer and Executive Producer, WGN America’s “Underground”
Gary Lucchesi, President of the Producers Guild of America; “The Lincoln Lawyer,” “Million Dollar Baby”
Lori McCreary, President of the Producers Guild of America; INVICTUS, “Madam Secretary”
Chris Moore, Principal, The Media Farm; “Manchester by the Sea,” “Project Greenlight”
Joe Pokaski, Creator, Writer and Executive Producer, WGN America’s “Underground”
Hal Sadoff, CEO, Silver Pictures Entertainment
