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Kathy Bates, ‘Nobody Wants This’ Producers to Headline 2025 Women in Entertainment Summit (EXCLUSIVE)
The eighth annual Women in Entertainment (WIE) summit has been set for June 17 with Kathy Bates, "Matlock" showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman
The eighth annual Women in Entertainment (WIE) summit has been set for June 17 with Kathy Bates, “Matlock” showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman, and “Nobody Wants This” executive producers Erin and Sara Foster among the headlining speakers. Co-founded by Relativity Ventures’ Renee Rossi and Gretchen McCourt, WIE aims to bring together experienced leaders in the entertainment and marketing worlds to address a range of pivotal and timely issues that affect women. Along with Bates, Urman, and the Fosters, this year’s speaker list includes: Sheila Ducksworth, President of CBS Studios/NAACP Venture & Executive Producer (Beyond the Gates); Nikki Toscano, Co-Creator, Showrunner, Writer, Director, Executive Producer (Long Bright River); Lisa Taddeo, Author, Creator, and Executive Producer (Three Women); Alison Hoffman, President of STARZ Networks; Diana Dapito, Head of Consumer Content, NA for Audible, Inc.; Ashley Williams, Founder of Hallmark’s Make Her Mark Women’s Directing Program; Laurel Duquette, Head of Entertainment and Media of Snap Inc.; Sarah Malkin, Director of Entertainment Content at Reality Labs, Meta; Candissa Williamson, General Counsel for Hartbeat; Leslie Koch, SVP, Creators and Social Strategy at TelevisaUnivision; Sara Rea, Head of Unscripted for Hello Sunshine; Candice Lim, Host of ICYMI at Slate Magazine; Jessica Lee Gagné, Director of Episode 207 and Director of Photography, Severance; FredAnthony Smith, SVP of Non-Scripted for SMAC Entertainment; John Mass, President of Content Partners; and Tobias Queisser, CEO of Cinelytic.
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