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2022 ASSC ENTERTAINMENT SUMMIT, LA

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Deets: Asia Society Southern California hosted the 13th Annual U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit & Game Changer Awards. This year’s event took place on October 30, 2022 featuring high-level keynote conversations and panel discussions.

Panel Discussion on Asia Pacific Region 2:05 - 2:35 p.m 

  • Apoorva Bakshi, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Golden Karavan, Awedacious Originals

  • Lindsay Conner, Partner, O'Melveny

  • Bennett Pozil, Executive Vice President, East West Bank

Asian Women Empowered: Wavemakers in Animation 2:35 - 3:15 p.m 

  • Adele Lim, Screenwriter, (Crazy Rich Asians, Raya and the Last Dragon)

  • Domee Shi, Writer, Director, and Creative VP, Pixar Animation Studios (Bao, Turning Red)

  • Janet Wu, Director in Film, Animation, Content, Netflix 

Evolution of Entertainment 3:30 - 4:10 p.m 

  • Randy Ahn, Head of Subscriptions, Roku

  • Rebecca Liao, CEO and Co-Founder, Saga

  • Tina Trankiem, Video & Entertainment Partner Marketing, Global Media Partnerships, Meta

Spotlight on Showrunners 4:15 - 4:55 p.m 

  • Jessica Gao, showrunner, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

  • Georgia Lee, showrunner, Partner Track

  • Alan Yang, showrunner, Master of None

Honoree's Fireside Chat 4:55 - 5:15 p.m 

  • Bowen Yang, comedian, writer, actor and the first Chinese American cast member of Saturday Night Live

  • Andrew Ahn, director of Fire Island 

Red Carpet // Evening Gala
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.  

Entertainment Game Changers Honorees
**participating virtually

  • Ms. Marvel

  • Everything Everywhere All At Once Filmmakers

·         Director Daniel Kwan

·         Director Daniel Scheinert

·         Producer Jonathan Wang

  • Bowen Yang** (Saturday Night Live, Fire Island, Bros.)

  • Sherry Cola (Good Trouble, Turning Red)

  • 88rising record label

Career Achievement Award

Janet Yang recently-elected President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Hint for the Average Socialite: This is invite only.

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