Mindshare

To set the stage for this year's Mindshare, we'll check three vital signs of our industry's health: box office, advertising and employment deals. We'll also take a look at the state of play of the major Hollywood studio in 2025.

To get an inside view of the state of the cinema business, we are thrilled to welcome B&B Theatres' Brock Bagby. We'll explore the state of cinmea today and the technologies and consumer ideas he's implementing in his theaters.

In the era of AI, film is more than just a collection of frames—it's a complex dataset that encapsulates much of human creativity. From pixels and performances, to music, visual effects, and cinematography, the entire filmmaking process is captured. This panel explores how AI will revolutionize the way films are created, distributed, and consumed. Our panel of experts will dive into the real-world technologies that are being used to create the next wave of content that connects with audiences like never before. Discover how looking at movies through a data lens will reshape the art of storytelling and transform the media and entertainment landscape.

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has said, “We compete and lose more to Fortnite than we do to HBO". To get a perspective about how games and technology driven companies are growing their pience of the media and entertianment pie, we'll welcome A16Z Games General Partner Andrew Chen.