Agenda and Speaker Lineup for 2025 Devoncroft Executive Summit | Las Vegas

Alex Ramirez | March 27, 2025

2025 Devoncroft Executive Summit | Las Vegas

Saturday | April 5, 2025

12PM – 6PM | NAB Main Stage

2025 Devoncroft Executive Summit | Las Vegas

Saturday | April 5, 2025

12PM – 6PM | NAB Main State

Las Vegas Convention Center

The event for media technology thought leaders

Lineup Includes Senior Executives from AMC Networks, Avid, Banijay, Bloomberg, Dalet, Globo, Google Cloud, Grass Valley, Microsoft, Mythical Entertainment, Paramount, Verizon Business, Vizrt, Warner Bros. Discovery.

Co-Located with the 2025

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The 2025 Devoncroft Executive Summit | Las Vegas is scheduled for Saturday April 5, 2025, from 12PM to 6PM on the NAB Show Main Stage in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

This event serves as a thought-provoking kick-off to the 2025 NAB Show, and we’re looking forward to delivering actionable insights from our research in the media technology sector, hearing from more than 20 thought leading speakers about the most important commercial issues facing their organizations, and networking with industry executives.

Quick Links:

Overview: https://dcft.co/LV25

Agenda: https://dcft.co/4iIue71

Registration: https://dcft.co/412tUt6

NAB Show Exhibitor Registration Information: https://dcft.co/4iryveI

Thought Leading Speakers, Actionable Insight

If you’ve been to a past Devoncroft Executive Summit, you know that we deliver unique content, actionable insight, candid discussions with industry thought leaders, and a focus on the commercial drivers of industry change.

We’d like to thank our speakers and panelists, who will share insight, knowledge, and ideas for best practice that will undoubtedly prove invaluable to delegates.

Registration is now available exclusively on the NAB Show website

To attend this event, register for the NAB Show and add the Devoncroft Executive Summit to your NAB Show profile under the “Specialty Programs” section.

You will also receive a complimentary exhibits pass for the NAB Show when you purchase your ticket for the 2025 Devoncroft Executive Summit.

Note that if your company is an exhibitor at the 2025 NAB Show, you can register for the Devoncroft Summit through the Exhibitor Portal.  For further information, please see FAQ page.

Speaker Lineup Includes:

2025 Devoncroft Executive Summit | Las Vegas

Saturday | April 5, 2025 | NAB Show Main Stage

Central Hall | Las Vegas Convention Center

12:00 PM:

Doors Open

Registration and Networking

12:30 PM: 

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speakers: 

  • Daniel Lawson, Senior Vice President of Global Solutions, Verizon Business

12:35 PM: 

State of the Industry: Devoncroft Strategic Overview 

Speakers: 

  • Josh Stinehour: Principal Analyst at Devoncroft Partners
  • Joe Zaller: Founder and President at Devoncroft Partners

1:45 PM: 

The Technology Supplier C-Suite: Strategies for an Evolving Market

 

Panelists:

  • Wellford Dillard, Chief Executive Officer, Avid
  • Rohit Nagarajan, Chief Executive Officer, Vizrt
  • Santiago Solanas, Chief Executive Officer, Dalet
  • Jon Wilson, President & COO, Grass Valley

Moderator:

  • Joe Zaller: Founder and President at Devoncroft Partners

2:25 PM: 

Strategies for Monetizing D2C at Scale

Panelist:

  • Igor Macaúbas: Director of Product & Engineering, Digital Products, Globo

Moderator:

  • Josh Stinehour: Principal Analyst at Devoncroft Partners

 

Networking Break

3:20 PM: 

The Business Case for AI Investment

Panelists:

  • Loic Barbou, Head of Technology, Bloomberg Media
  • Damien Viel, Chief Digital & Innovation Officer, Banijay

Moderator:

  • Joe Zaller: Founder and President at Devoncroft Partners

3:50 PM: 

Executive 1:1 Briefing TBD

Moderator:

  • Josh Stinehour: Principal Analyst at Devoncroft Partners

4:10 PM: 

Industry Structure – Where do we go from Here?

Speakers:

  • Barbara Ford Grant: Media Advisor, Consultant, and Board Member
  • Gwen Miller: Senior Director of Creator Growth, Mythical Entertainment

Moderator:

  • Vince Pizzica

4:50 PM: 

The Media Technology C-Suite: Strategic Drivers of Investment

Panelists:

  • Raymundo Barros: Chief Technology Officer, Globo
  • Brinton Miller: EVP and CTO – Media, Technology & Operations, WBD
  • Stephanie Mitchko: EVP, Global Media Operations & Technology, AMC Networks
  • Phil Wiser: EVP, Chief Technology Officer, Paramount

Moderator:

  • Joe Zaller: Founder and President at Devoncroft Partners

End of Program

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