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Pete Davey is the former California Regional Director for fundraising at Penn State University, and worked at Eberly College of Science in development before that, successfully bringing in more funding for both schools than any of his predecessors. Prior to the fundraising world, Pete was for many years a whale and dolphin trainer at several aquariums nationwide, and an advocate for marine life conservation. He wrote a training manual that is still in use today across the world, and credits its popularity to his use of storytelling to drive home the points of compassion and understanding when working with animals. That knack for storytelling is crucial, since Pete has now gone Hollywood. While he has had a lot of interesting titles over the years, his favorite one is “Dad.”

Crystal Gong is one of the leading female development and production executives in Hong Kong and China. After serving as the first-ever head of film and TV production at Wanda Studios and launching Wanda’s first slate of film and television entertainment, Crystal went on to oversee film production for Chinese entertainment giant Croton Media. She now produces her own films. Among the films and series Crystal has helped produce are the hits Go, Lala, Go; Lost in White; and Run For Love. During her time with Wanda and Croton, she developed or produced over fifteen television series within greater China, and before that she worked as a first AD or line producer on hits Mission Impossible III; The Painted Veil; Nanjing; and Made in China. She resides in Beijing.

Penney Finkelman Cox is the former head of production at both DreamWorks Animation and Sony Pictures Animation, each of which recruited her to build its animation studio. Today she is considered one of the most multi-faceted leading producers in the international film community, with many produced movies to her name. Her developed and produced animated films include beloved titles Shrek; Prince of Egypt; Chicken Run; Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs; Surf’s Up; Open Season and Hotel Transylvania, to name a few. Live action films she’s produced include Terms of Endearment; Broadcast News; Honey I Shrunk the Kids; Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael; ‘Til There Was You; and more, many of which have won Academy Awards. Cox is a member of AMPAS, the PGA and ASIFA. She resides in Los Angeles with her family.

Julia Ramirez launched her own agency, Hello Marketing, in early 2014, after more than 20 years of experience across advertising, public relations, marketing, and live events platforms. Her career has spanned nearly every major brand category—serving clients from global powerhouses to emerging startups—as a writer, producer, media strategist, and PR executive. Her portfolio includes campaigns for brands such as Amazon, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Allstate Insurance, Mitsubishi, Evian, General Motors, Skechers, Red Bull, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Nestlé, as well as bespoke PR and social media work for high-profile talent.

Marc Sternberg is a well-known media executive whose broad range of entertainment experience spans over 25 years and covers all aspects of film, television and digital media, development, production, and marketing. Among the films developed or produced by Sternberg are October Sky, starring Jake Gyllenhaal; Heart and Souls; The Last Boy Scout; The Girl Next Door; Mirrors, starring Kiefer Sutherland; and many others. Today he co-runs the India-US production company, Travelin’ Bone, which has produced a wide array of content for India and worldwide audiences, and currently has nearly half a dozen films and series in production.

Scott Sommer is a 30-year veteran of the Hollywood and China media world, working as an executive in development, marketing and production at studios including 20th Century Fox, Carolco Pictures, and most recently Shanghai-based Star Pictures Ltd., a division of Star TV, where he ran its international division and acquired remake rights to such television programs as Lie To Me, Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Community. Along the way Scott has forged lasting relationships with companies, producers and talent throughout Hollywood, China and India, and consulted at such companies as HeYi Capital, Croton Media, Huace, Beijing’s CCTV 5, and others. He is often invited to speak on panels at film, TV and business summits with a focus on the East/West entertainment relationship. As a writer, Scott has sold more than a dozen film and TV projects to Hollywood studios. Scott graduated from the USC Film School and sits on the USC Board of Executive Partners as a mentor and advisor for the Marshall School of Business MBV program for veterans.

A creative leader, producer and entertainment executive, John Fragomeni served until 2025 as the global President of acclaimed VFX studio Digital Domain, where he led the company to exponential growth and awards success. In his decades of experience, John has led multiple studios and content companies, including Mirada, the production company founded by director Guillermo del Toro. Some of John’s credited work includes Pacific Rim; Pirates of the Caribbean II and III; and many more. While running Digital Domain, John was responsible for the studio’s work on Avengers: Infinity Wars; Ready Player One; Spiderman: No Way Home; Free Guy; and dozens of other classic titles, many winning Academy, BAFTA, VES and other awards along the way. As a filmmaker, John is known as a strategic thinker who brings a wealth of knowledge and worldwide experience to the table.

Craig Berenson is a producer and executive who has shepherded film and TV productions from concept through delivery in a wide range of budgets for nearly three decades. Developing and producing film and TV content in a variety of genres, from acclaimed comedy Grumpy Old Men to cult classic genre film Snakes on a Plane, to more recent war-themed film Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog, Berenson’s long list of relationships around the world reflects his ability to bring quality material into production and deliver it, on time and on budget. Berenson’s producing career began at Davis Entertainment, where he served as VP of Production, then on to head of production at Patchwork Productions (a DreamWorks company) and other stops along the way.

A veteran producer based in Mumbai and London, with over two decades in the international film and TV industries, holding CEO and Co-Founder titles at several companies, Sanjay has produced several films that have collectively won awards at Toronto, Los Angeles, and Madrid Film Festivals, as well as the FIPRESCI Critics Award, and an official selection at the Berlin Film Festival. Most have enjoyed subsequent theatrical releases in territories all around the world. He established himself as Head of Corporate Communications in the Indian television industry, where he developed and produced several popular series. His current company, Marlinspike, has won the rights to several published properties, which he and his team are developing into additional series, and he is in active pre-production on upcoming films A Home Far Away and Last Sunset in Goa.

J. Todd Harris is the President of Branded Pictures Entertainment. Previously, he was the President of Production for Intellectual Properties Worldwide, and the President of Davis Entertainment Classics. Todd has produced 60 feature films, including Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated films, and has been awarded six Sundance Film Festival entries. He has also produced four stage musicals in New York, both on and off Broadway. Harris is a 26-year member of the Motion Picture Academy, a member of the Producers Guild, and a founding board member of the Napa Valley Film Festival. He earned his BA and MBA degrees from Stanford University.

Jessamine Dong has worked for nearly two decades as a high-level executive at leading Chinese and American entertainment companies, bringing a wide range of experience in marketing, production, and film finance. She is the founder and CEO of CreatoRev Agency, the largest agency of creators aligned with TikTok, and was a founding partner and COO of DNA Pictures in Beijing, where she produced hit comedies Rise of a Tomboy and Status Update, among others. Prior to that, Jessamine was a Senior Manager at MEC Global, overseeing a slate of Paramount Pictures films that included Star Trek Into Darkness; World War Z; Wolf of Wall Street; Anchorman 2; and more. Jessamine was an acclaimed CCTV Television host, and holds a doctoral degree in Communication from USC, and a double Master’s in Global Media from USC and the London School of Economics.

Rita Cahill is an international business and marketing consultant who is a former VP of Marketing at pioneering digital studio Cinesite; a founding member of both the Mill Valley and Singapore Film Festivals; and a longtime Board member of the Visual Effects Society, where she served as Board Secretary until 2026, for nearly a decade. She currently is an Executive Producer with MakeBelieve Entertainment – a film development company that focuses on international feature projects. Rita has worked in PR and marketing at film, TV, gaming and government/educational entities across the US, Canada, the UK, Europe and Asia, specializing in VFX, film development and animation. Her honors include the VES Lifetime Member distinction and the prestigious VES Founders Award.

John Tomko is a veteran media and entertainment executive who joined Evoke Entertainment in 2020 as a manager/producer to represent writers, directors, and personalities. John has packaged, sold, and produced several feature films, including The Perfect Date; Sextuplet; and the Roland Emmerich feature Midway. John’s writing and directing clients include Deirdre Shaw (Tiny Beautiful Things), Jim Campolongo (High Potential), Barbara Friend (Fire Country), Vincent Angell (The Rookie), Alec Wells (Chicago Fire), and Meagan Daine (Alex Cross). His clients have created shows at Hulu, CBS, UTV, HBO, TNT, WBTBV, and Starz, among other platforms. John has consulted corporations and personalities regarding their social media marketing and brand management. He developed and produced the movie Falling Down for Warner Bros, where he developed and oversaw several more hit films, such as Ocean’s 11. He is a graduate of Yale and Harvard.