Media Finance Focus 2021 (C) | Media Financial Management Association (MFM) | 1 July 2021 | Virtual

Media Finance Focus 2021 is coming to you again VIRTUALLY in 2021.

Join us as MFM & BCCA deliver dozens of cutting edge sessions, distinguished keynote speakers, interactive industry
roundtables, networking events, and more – to wherever you call your office.
Learn everything you need to know to stay ahead in the rapidly changing world of media finance, connect with industry peers, and set yourself up for success. Together, we will build the road to tomorrow.

2021 Speakers

MODERATOR:

Marcy Magiera
Director Of Communications & Events, DEG

Susan Balk
Audit Supervisor, Hearst Corporation

Tim Swift
Chief Operating Officer, WideOrbit

Tracy Clark
Senior Director, Finance, Hearst Television

Lori (LeBlanc) Brock
VP Finance, Local Media Group, Meredith Corporation

Kenny Levine
State Tax Partner, Reed Smith LLP

Paul Nesterovsky
Senior Vice President, Tax, Sinclair Broadcast Group

Paul Kelly
V.P./Business Manager, KTRK-TV, ABC Television

Richard Taub
Managing Director, Pequan Group

Dan McGuire
Partner, KPMG LLP

John Sanders
Principal, Bond & Pecaro, Inc.

Dee Stevenson
Credit and Collections Manager, Gray Media Group

Peter Mann
Audit Managing Director, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Elizabeth (Beth) Bramowski
Chief Accounting Officer & Controller, Audacy, Inc.

Jerry Calixto
Sr. Director, Financial Reporting, Take Two Interactive

Mike Lavey
Chief Accounting Officer/Controller, Tribune Publishing Company

Stephen Hall
Chief Financial Officer, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Andrew Rosen
Partner, Miller Kaplan Arase LLP

Melissa Balderas
Credit and Collection Manager, CBS Television Viacom Broadcasting

SPEAKER:

Chris Carey
EVP Marketing and Corporate Development, Iyuno-SDI Group

Teresa Phillips
CEO, Spherex

David Oxenford
Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP

Rick Kaplan
General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, National Association of Broadcasters

Vicki Coxon
Partner/Principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Dr. Gunnar Wiedenfels
Chief Financial Officer, Discovery, Inc.

Pete Giorgio
Sports Practice Leader, Deloitte

Janet McHugh
Executive Director, TV Music License Committee

Bill Velez
Executive Director, Radio Music License Committee (RMLC)

Duane Pozza
Partner, Wiley

Lauren (Trimble) Nakabayashi
Advisory Senior Manager, Deloitte

Sanjay Srivastava
Chief Digital Officer, GENPACT

Brittany Kaiser
Co-Founder, Own Your Data Foundation

Lou Kerner
CEO, BIGToken

David Lam
Partner / CISO, Miller Kaplan

PANELIST:

Greg Page
VP/Audit & Compliance and Corporate Secretary, Tribune Publishing

Michael Sutton
Director, IT Compliance, tronc (formerly Tribune Publishing)

Ivan Ng
Application Security Audit Manager - Finance Operations, Hearst

Sara April
Vice President and Partner, Dirks, Van Essen & April

Jamie Paxton
President & CEO, Paxton Media Group

Douglas Arthur
Managing Director, Huber Research Partners

Edward Ienner
Executive Director - Credit and Collections, Meredith Corporation

Christine Lipani
Senior Manager, Meredith Corporation

Ellen Lehr
Audacy

David Masud
President, Masud Labor Law Group

Dana Neves
Senior Vice President, WFSB & Labor Relations for Meredith Local Media Group, Meredith Corporation

Shreesha Murthy
Meredith India

2021 Sponsors and Partners

PLATINUM PLUS SPONSOR:
• Deloitte
• Szabo Associates
• CHUBB

GOLD SPONSORS:
• BMI
• Nexstar Media Group
• Hearst Television

SILVER SPONSORS:
• WarnerMedia
• KPMG
• MediaVillage
• EY
• Symphony MediaAI

BRONZE & GRAND PRIZE SPONSOR:
• Barr Credit Services

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Bond & Pecaro
• Altus Receivables Management
• CSI - Corporate Spending Innovations
• A + E Networks
• Marketron
• WideOrbit
• HighRadius
• Hubbard Radio
• American Express
• Wilkinson Barker Knauer
• Nielsen TV
• Rauch-Milliken Int'l
• ABC-Amega
• Matrix Solutions
• FastPay

GENERAL SPONSOR:
• Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.
• vCreative
• Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC
• Sciarrino & Shubert PLLC
• Tribune Publishing
• Digital Designs
• Manship Media
• CCR
• TruNorth Consulting
• Grant Thornton

MEDIA PARTNER:
• Cablefax
• News Check Media

SPONSOR:
• Media Whys