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Opening Remarks:
Julie Menin
Commissioner of the Mayors Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME)
Julie Menin is the Commissioner of the Mayors Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), an agency which oversees a key sector in New York Citys economy and brings economic development to neighborhoods across all five boroughs. The agency is comprised of the Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting and NYC Media. The Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting serves as a one-stop shop for the entertainment industry, a sector that contributes nearly $9 billion to the City of New Yorks economy and employs over 130,000 New Yorkers. With Menins appointment in February 2016, Mayor Bill de Blasio expanded the agency to encompass the full scope of the industry, including music, advertising, publishing, digital media and real estate as it relates to the creation of creative content. The agency also oversees NYC Media, a division responsible for managing and programming all of the media assets for the City of New York, which includes a television broadcast network reaching over 18 million people, a radio station and six local cable stations.
Maria Torres-Springer
President and CEO, New York City Economic Development Corporation
Maria Torres-Springer is the President and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), leading NYCEDCs efforts to make New York City the global model for inclusive innovation and economic growth, fueled by the diversity of its people and businesses.
Prior to her appointment as President of NYCEDC, Maria served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS). Before being appointed Commissioner of SBS, Maria served as the Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff at NYCEDC. Maria also served as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development & Rebuilding and as the Chief Operating Officer of Friends of the Highline.
Maria received a B.A. in Ethics, Politics and Economics from Yale University and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard Universitys Kennedy School of Government. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two daughters.
Minerva Tantoco
Chief Technology Officer, City of New York
Ms. Minerva Tantoco is the first-ever Chief Technology Officer for the City of New York. With 30 years in technology, she started her first software company in 1985, and recently served as CTO of global financial services firm UBS and Merrill Lynch. Ms. Tantoco is a strong advocate for encouraging more women to become involved with technology, and believes that technology can be used to spread knowledge and improve education, especially in underserved communities, and that artificial intelligence applied to the massively growing amount of systems, data, and interconnections offers capabilities of which we have yet to dream.
Moderator:
Jason Abbruzzese
Business Reporter, Mashable
Jason covers the media and telecom industries with a particular focus on how the Internet is changing these markets and impacting consumers. Prior to working at Mashable, Jason served as Markets Reporter and Web Producer at the Financial Times. Jason holds a B.S. in Journalism from Boston University and an M.A. in International Affairs from Australian National University.
Panelists:
Fran Hauser
Partner, Rothenberg Ventures
Fran Hauser is a venture capital investor, digital media veteran, and an advocate for women and kids. She is passionate about connecting people and inspiring change. An active investor, Hauser is a partner at Rothenberg Ventures (RV). Through her work at RV and as an angel investor, she has actively supported dozens of innovative companies including ZADY, LevoLeague, Hullabalu, Bustle and HelloGiggles and has invested in some of the most promising companies in digital media and e-commerce.
Matthew Hooper
VP Open Innovation, Barclays and Head of Rise NY
Matt Hooper is VP- Open Innovation of Barclays and the Head of Rise NY. After college, Matt co-founded Redrawn Labs before working as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Casual Corp. He has also served as the Managing Director of Startup NEXT NYC.
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