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A breakfast networking mixer, Career Expo and cocktail reception are also scheduled. Launched in 2004, the Creative Summit West Coast serves as the conference component to the NAMIC Vision Awards, the only industry event recognizing cable’s commitment to producing quality, culturally diverse original programming content, now in its eleventh year.
Casting director Chemin Bernard, Chemin Bernard Casting, Eric Brown, senior vice president, West Coast Operations, Charter Communications, Brian Dobbins, manager, Principato-Young Management, Ralph Farquhar, writer-producer, Regan Jon, Inc., Karen Hunte, director, Program Development, KCET, Steven Kuo, senior vice president, Digital Media and Technology, FOX Television, Benito Martinez-Creel, president, Acento Advertising, director Linda Mendoza, Lisa Sorenson, principal, Lisa Sorenson Public Relations, John Tucker, senior account executive, DVG Communications (formerly The DeVeaux Group), Ron Turner of Radio One’s KKBT FM, Carl Washington, president, Urban Movie Corp. of America, Ken Werner, executive vice president, Distribution, The WB, Kiko Washington, president, Worldwide Human Resources, Warner Bros. and talent agent Patty Woo, president, Talent Works are among the panelists confirmed to date.
Moderators for breakout sessions covering topics related to the television industry’s creative arena include producer Karen Horne, former executive, Writing Fellowship Programs at Nickelodeon and Disney, Gabriel Reyes, president, Reyes Entertainment, Michele Rice, vice president, Marketing, TV One and Angel Rivera, national director, Affirmative Action and Diversity, Screen Actors Guild.
Comprised of more than 2,000 members encompassed within seventeen chapters nationally, NAMIC is a non-profit, 501(c) (6) trade association. Founded in 1980, NAMIC programs such as the Annual NAMIC Conference, a cornerstone of Cable Diversity Week, the L. Patrick Mellon Mentorship Program, and its Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) at the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Business are developed to achieve diversity in leadership, employment, procurement, programming and ownership.
TelevisionWeek is the media sponsor for the NAMIC Creative Summit West Coast. For registration or more information on the 2nd Annual NAMIC Creative Summit West Coast and the 11th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards call The Baker Group at 310-216-4722. Contact the NAMIC National office for Information on the NAMIC Creative Summit East Coast. Visit www.namic.com for information on membership and upcoming NAMIC events.
