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WOMEN OF NEW YORK NEWS RELEASE

2016 KEYNOTES & COCKTAILS: WOMEN OF NEW YORK CONFERENCE UNVEILS COMPLETE SPEAKER LINEUP INCLUDING A CLOSING CONVERSATION WITH ASTRONAUTS WANTED FOUNDER JUDY MCGRATH, MODERATED BY NOWTHIS MEDIA’S TINA EXARHOS

CO-HOSTED BY CBS NEWS CORRESPONDENT MICHELLE MILLER, THE PREMIER, OFF-THE-RECORD EVENT FOR WOMEN IN MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND TECH WILL ALSO FEATURE A WELCOME SESSION WITH CHRISTINA MILLER, PRESIDENT, TURNER’S CARTOON NETWORK, ADULT SWIM AND BOOMERANG

THREE EXECUTIVE “SUPER SESSIONS”: REINVENT YOURSELF, BRAND YOURSELF AND INVESTMENT, INCUBATION AND INNOVATION

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES INCLUDE ABC NEWS, A&E NETWORKS, AMC NETWORKS, ASSEMBLY ENTERTAINMENT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, ASTRONAUTS WANTED, CBS NEWS, DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, GOOGLE, BRAVE MEDIA VENTURES, GO90, HBO, NBCUNIVERSAL, NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE OF MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT, PBS, SCRIPPS NETWORKS, TRIBUNE CO., TURNER, UNITED TALENT AGENCY + MORE

LOS ANGELES, CA., November 30, 2016Keynotes & Cocktails: Women New York, the New York edition of the premier, off-the-record conference for women in media, entertainment and tech, today unveiled the complete speaker lineup for the Tuesday, December 6 (7:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.) event being held at The Paley Center for Media*. This year will feature a CLOSING CONVERSATION with Judy McGrath, Founder and President, Astronauts Wanted that will be moderated by Tina Exarhos, NowThisMedia. The event will start with a candid STEAM primer and Q&A with Turner’s Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang President, Christina Miller. Miller will also lead one of the break-out sessions entitled HOW TO FIND WHAT’S MISSING IN THE MARKETPLACE.


 

NY Post: Women’s Media Conference Aims to Reveal Secrets to Success
November 27, 2016 | 2:29 am ET
FULL ARTICLE HERE caryn-mandabach

AsWant to know what women media executives really talk about behind closed doors?

As“The Cosby Show” and “Nurse Jackie” producer Caryn Mandabach and former MTV Networks boss Judy McGrath are scheduled to speak at a new conference, “Keynotes and Cocktails: Women of New York.”

AsWhile women’s networking events are everywhere, this one bills itself as getting beyond the typical platitudes from the podium to reveal the secrets of getting to the top as a woman.


 

Huffington Post: Keynotes and Cocktails: Championing And Empowering Women In Media
November 24, 2016 | 06:29 pm ET 583776e11700001900e7c409
FULL ARTICLE HERE 

As a longtime journalist and commentator on media issues, and as former editor-in-chief of respected media magazine Broadcasting and Cable, Melissa Grego has achieved enormous professional success in the entertainment industry. At the same time, she has also seen how difficult it continues to be for women to reach equal status on the creative and executive levels in the male-dominated world of entertainment.

With that in mind, Grego founded Melinc, a company devoted to bringing together talented women in all aspects of the entertainment industry through regularly scheduled conferences, media content, and a soon to be launched professional networking service, The Melinc Membership Network. (More on that ahead).


 

WOMEN OF THE WEST NEWS RELEASE

2016 KEYNOTES & COCKTAILS: WOMEN OF THE WEST CONFERENCE UNVEILS COMPLETE SPEAKER LINEUP INCLUDING “REINVENT YOURSELF SESSION” WITH CHRISTINA NORMAN, NINA TASSLER, NANCY TELLEM, VIVI ZIGLER, JACKIE HERNÁNDEZ AND EMCEE SHAUN ROBINSON

PREMIER, OFF-THE-RECORD EVENT FOR WOMEN IN MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND TECH TO FEATURE COMPANIES SUCH AS CBS, NBCU, HBO, HULU, DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, OTTER MEDIA AND ENDEMOL SHINE TO NAME A FEW

LOS ANGELES, CA., June 20, 2016Keynotes & Cocktails: Women of the West, the Los Angeles edition of the premier, off-the-record conference for women in media, entertainment and tech, today unveiled the complete speaker lineup for the Wednesday, June 29 (1-7 pm) event being held at the recently opened Television Academy’s Saban Media Center. This year will feature a Super Session entitled REINVENT YOURSELF, moderated by Jacqueline Hernández, Chief Marketing Officer, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises and featuring panelists Christina Norman, CEO, Media Storm; Nina Tassler, Advisor and former Chairman, CBS Entertainment; Nancy Tellem, Executive Chairman and Chief Media Officer, Interlude; and Vivi Zigler, President, Digital, Brand & Audience Development, Endemol Shine North America.