MFM Annual Conference 2023 | Media Financial Management (MFM) | 22 May 2023 | Loews Hollywood Hotel, 1755 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA

This year’s Annual Conference was also designed to make the most of participants’ time. Breakout sessions have been streamlined, offering fewer, but more impactful presentations to allow you to cover more ground in less time, not miss a single session, and glean practicable knowledge from each panel and presenter. With sessions such as “Attention and distraction: A sprint through changing entertainment consumption habits, and the financial implications for players in the industry,” “Dual Transformation: doubling your chances for digital success,” and “The Future Landscape of Streaming,” MFM has gathered experts from across a wide range of relevant fields to empower attendees with insight, strategies, and tactics to face the future—all in the heart of the media and entertainment capital of the world. There will be 24 breakout sessions on every aspect of the industry and every financial discipline, all of which will qualify for CPE credits (up to 15 hours CPE).

You’ll be in the center of where companies, concepts, and people come together to move the industry forward, to set the pace for what’s next. There’s never been a time when financial professionals have played such a pivotal role in this business. This will be *the* place to get a glimpse of what’s around the corner, build relationships that can help you solve problems, learn new ways to tackle tough issues, advance your professional career, make yourself more valuable to your employer, and boost your company’s bottom line.

2023 Speakers

Lori Locke
EVP/CAO Warner Bros. Discovery, MFM Board Vice-Chair

Marie Tedesco
CFO Beasley Media, MFM Board Secretary and Conference Co-Chair

Dave Bestler
MFM BOD Chairperson

Margarita Lam
Point B

John Garrett
Community Impact

Jeff London
Marketron

Yoshio Osaki
IDG Consulting

Brian Bark
Sinclair Broadcast Group

Jeff Loucks
Deloitte

Mark Brousseau
CSI

Daniel Anstandig
Futuri Media

Vince Muscarella
Whip Media

Ellen Lehr
Audacy

Ed Ienner
Dotdash Meredith

David Oxenford
Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP

David Offenberg, Ph.D
Loyola Marymount University

Brian Marler
Houlihan Lokey

Curtis LeGeyt
NAB

Stanley Pierre-Louis
ESA

Danielle Coffey
N/MA

Lori Locke
Warner Brothers Discovery

Rob Pratt
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Richard Brookbanks
The Walt Disney Company

Carol Hanley
Whip Media

Wanda Borges
Borges & Associates

Suha Gillani
Grant Thornton

Durran Dunn
Grant Thornton

Karin Bleiler
SymphonyAI Media

Joe Hanratty
Warner Bros. Discovery

Kerry Coffey
Velan Studios

Jerry Calixto
Take-Two Interactive Software

Randy Neff
Szabo Associates

Joshua Jackson
Siegfried Group

Scott Purdy
KPMG

Rick Arpin
KPMG

Carrie Heffernan
Bonneville International

Ryan Laninga
Bonneville International

Shelby Bates
Moody’s

Marisa DiNatale
Moody’s Analytics

Nina Kinch
WBD

Marija Masalskis
Omdia

Carrie Heffernan
Bonneville International

Ryan Laninga
Bonneville International

Theresa Contario
FastPay

Ellen Lehr
Audacy

Kim Parker
Graham Media

John Sanders
Bond & Pecaro

Jack Meyers
MediaVillage

Joseph Gordon
LA Times

Fahad Taimur
Hearst

Leo Rohlinger
Oracle

2023 Sponsors

PLATINUM PLUS:
• Szabo

PLATINUM:
• Wideorbit
• Deloitte
• Grant Thornton
• Marketron

GOLD:
• Chubb
• Fast Pay
• KMPG
• Bond & Pecaro
• Hearst
• Corporate Spending
• Edenred

SILVER:
• ABC/Amega
• Nexstar