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March 21 - 22

Industry Think Tank

The BRIC Summit hosts a one-of-a-kind think tank for studios, companies, and organizations to address systemic inclusion barriers. We bring together decision-makers, disruptors, and advocates to co-create cutting-edge, actionable solutions to be implemented by the industry.  

  • Friday, March 21st

    Welcome + Opening Keynote

    Data Presentation: A Shifting Entertainment Landscape

    BREAK: The Dread
    Finding the path forward in the face of layoffs, the economy, and AI

    REINVENT: The Creator Mindset
    Get ready for a new age of the indies!

    IMPACT: Sustainable Hiring
    Sourcing projects authentically and working with global talent

    CHANGE: The Framing
    Strategies for navigating a shifting cultural landscape

  • Saturday, March 22nd

    11 AM - 12:30 PM
    Think Tank Workshop 1 (BREAK + CHANGE)

    This workshop will build on the insights from the BREAK: The Dread and CHANGE: The Framing panels from the previous day. Come prepared having watched the panels in advance, and get ready to collaborate in this interactive workshop.

    2:30 PM - 4 PM
    Think Tank Workshop 2 (REINVENT + IMPACT)

    This workshop will build on the insights from the REINVENT: The Creator Mindset and IMPACT: Sustainable Hiring panels from the previous day. Come prepared having watched the panels in advance, and get ready to collaborate in this interactive workshop.

    For industry career education programming, view the Talent + Education Day schedule here.

Friday, March 21st

Opening Keynote: The Reaffirmation of DEIA Work

Join Danice Woodley and Will Miles for this fireside chat that will examine the current state of DEIA work and how the language of inclusion must evolve to endure today’s rapidly changing landscape. 

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Friday, March 21st

Data Presentation: A Shifting Entertainment Landscape

Download the Data Presentation Slides.

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Friday, March 21st

BREAK: The Dread

Finding the path forward in the face of layoffs, the economy, and AI

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Friday, March 21st

REINVENT: The Creator Mindset

Get ready for a new age of the indies!

Speakers

Friday, March 21st

IMPACT: Sustainable Hiring

Sourcing projects authentically and working with global talent

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Friday, March 21st

CHANGE: The Framing

Strategies for navigating a shifting cultural landscape

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Friday, March 21st

GROUNDING AND ACTIVATING: Planting Seeds for Our Robust, Collective, Futures

In this 30-minute guided meditation and visualization, interdisciplinary artist Yumi Sakugawa will be leading participants through breathing exercises, mindful moments, and a restorative, slowed down container to tap into the soils of our collective imagination and remind ourselves that we are all in this together. What solutions and ideas rise to the surface when we give ourselves permission to unplug, unwind, and trust that our inner wisdom can show us how to create and build towards a just and liberated future for all? What seeds can we plant to grow in the upcoming cycles and seasons of this challenging moment? We are capable of generating brilliant wisdom and finding unexpected solutions when we stop, slow down, and listen to ourselves.

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