News Multichannel News Freeze Frame | Oct. 19, 2020 By MCN Staff published 19 October 2020 Diversity Week 2020 Lori Hall (l.), co-founder and head of creative at Pop’N Creative, and Michael Powell, president and CEO, NCTA, during the Oct. 5 WICT Leadership Conference Fireside Chat “Beyond the Hashtag: Moving from Grassroots to Grand Landscapes.” (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 1 of 11 Next Prev Page 1 of 11 Next Angela Duckworth (l.), University of Pennsylvania professor and author of Grit: The Power and Passion of Perseverance, talks about what makes a high achiever with Michelle Ray, Walter Kaitz Foundation executive director. (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 2 of 11 Next Prev Page 2 of 11 Next Sheinelle Jones, host of the third hour of NBC’s Today, moderates the WICT Conference’s kickoff, “The Grand Opening” super session. (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 3 of 11 Next Prev Page 3 of 11 Next On the WICT/NAMIC joint “(Re)Creating Successful Employee Resource Groups” session (l. to r.): moderator Joiava Philpott, VP, regulatory affairs, Cox; and panelists Jennifer Caserta, chief transformation and people officer, AMC Networks; Lee Schroeder, EVP, government & community affairs and chief diversity officer, Altice USA; and Mini Timmaraju, executive director, diversity & inclusion, Comcast. (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 4 of 11 Next Prev Page 4 of 11 Next Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi speaks on the WICT Leadership Conference panel “Profiles of Champions: Becoming a Corporate Athlete.” (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 5 of 11 Next Prev Page 5 of 11 Next Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Deborah Gruenfeld speaks to WICT Leadership Conference viewers about “Acting with Power, Purpose and Resillience.” (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 6 of 11 Next Prev Page 6 of 11 Next Making ‘Good Trouble’ to Power Systemic Change” (top row, l. to r.): Clement Cheng, SVP, human resources, Xfinity Consumer Services, Comcast Cable; Robin Denise Johnson, consultant/executive coach; Martin Davidson, University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Bottom row (l. to r.): Laura Morgan Roberts, Darden School of Business; and David Porter, University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business. (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 7 of 11 Next Prev Page 7 of 11 Next Discussing the “Value of Mentoring” at the joint NAMIC/WICT L. Patrick Mellon Mentorship Session (l. to r.): James Anderson, SVP, enterprise inclusion, marketing and communications, WarnerMedia; Ed Lewis, co-founder, CEO and publisher, Essence Media; and Christy Haubegger, EVP, chief enterprise inclusion officer, WarnerMedia. (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 8 of 11 Next Prev Page 8 of 11 Next At a NAMIC Conference Town Hall on “Race & Relevancy in the Workplace”: host Shaun Robinson of TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé Tell All (l.) and panelists (clockwise from top l.): Bob Bakish, president/CEO, ViacomCBS; Detavio Samuels, co-head and chief operating officer, Revolt TV; Princell Hair, president/CEO, Black News Channel; and Mónica Gil, EVP, chief administrative and marketing officer, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 9 of 11 Next Prev Page 9 of 11 Next On the NAMIC Conference’s “Marketing the Pivot” panel (clockwise, l. to r.): panelists Emeka Ofodile, VP, sports marketing, ESPN; Jackie Gagne, VP, multicultural marketing, WarnerMedia; and Tammy Henault, SVP, consumer marketing, ViacomCBS Digital; moderador Adriana Waterson, SVP, insights and strategy, Horowitz Research; and panelist Jessica Lane Alexander, co-founder, Pop’N Creative. (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 10 of 11 Next Prev Page 10 of 11 Next At the NAMIC Conference’s “New Normal” opening session (clockwise, l. to r.): Tonya Cornileus, VP, development, inclusion and wellness, ESPN; Salvador Mendoza, VP, diversity & inclusion, NBCUniversal; and Karen Gray, EVP, Human Resources, A+E Networks (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 11 of 11 Next Prev Page 11 of 11 Next MCN StaffSocial Links Navigation More about multichannel newsHall of Fame Boxing Announcer Jim Lampley Chatting Up the Sweet Science on PPV.com (Q&A)Warner Bros. 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Lori Hall (l.), co-founder and head of creative at Pop’N Creative, and Michael Powell, president and CEO, NCTA, during the Oct. 5 WICT Leadership Conference Fireside Chat “Beyond the Hashtag: Moving from Grassroots to Grand Landscapes.” (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 1 of 11 Next Prev Page 1 of 11 Next
Angela Duckworth (l.), University of Pennsylvania professor and author of Grit: The Power and Passion of Perseverance, talks about what makes a high achiever with Michelle Ray, Walter Kaitz Foundation executive director. (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 2 of 11 Next Prev Page 2 of 11 Next
Sheinelle Jones, host of the third hour of NBC’s Today, moderates the WICT Conference’s kickoff, “The Grand Opening” super session. (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 3 of 11 Next Prev Page 3 of 11 Next
On the WICT/NAMIC joint “(Re)Creating Successful Employee Resource Groups” session (l. to r.): moderator Joiava Philpott, VP, regulatory affairs, Cox; and panelists Jennifer Caserta, chief transformation and people officer, AMC Networks; Lee Schroeder, EVP, government & community affairs and chief diversity officer, Altice USA; and Mini Timmaraju, executive director, diversity & inclusion, Comcast. (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 4 of 11 Next Prev Page 4 of 11 Next
Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi speaks on the WICT Leadership Conference panel “Profiles of Champions: Becoming a Corporate Athlete.” (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 5 of 11 Next Prev Page 5 of 11 Next
Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Deborah Gruenfeld speaks to WICT Leadership Conference viewers about “Acting with Power, Purpose and Resillience.” (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 6 of 11 Next Prev Page 6 of 11 Next
Making ‘Good Trouble’ to Power Systemic Change” (top row, l. to r.): Clement Cheng, SVP, human resources, Xfinity Consumer Services, Comcast Cable; Robin Denise Johnson, consultant/executive coach; Martin Davidson, University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Bottom row (l. to r.): Laura Morgan Roberts, Darden School of Business; and David Porter, University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business. (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 7 of 11 Next Prev Page 7 of 11 Next
Discussing the “Value of Mentoring” at the joint NAMIC/WICT L. Patrick Mellon Mentorship Session (l. to r.): James Anderson, SVP, enterprise inclusion, marketing and communications, WarnerMedia; Ed Lewis, co-founder, CEO and publisher, Essence Media; and Christy Haubegger, EVP, chief enterprise inclusion officer, WarnerMedia. (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 8 of 11 Next Prev Page 8 of 11 Next
At a NAMIC Conference Town Hall on “Race & Relevancy in the Workplace”: host Shaun Robinson of TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé Tell All (l.) and panelists (clockwise from top l.): Bob Bakish, president/CEO, ViacomCBS; Detavio Samuels, co-head and chief operating officer, Revolt TV; Princell Hair, president/CEO, Black News Channel; and Mónica Gil, EVP, chief administrative and marketing officer, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 9 of 11 Next Prev Page 9 of 11 Next
On the NAMIC Conference’s “Marketing the Pivot” panel (clockwise, l. to r.): panelists Emeka Ofodile, VP, sports marketing, ESPN; Jackie Gagne, VP, multicultural marketing, WarnerMedia; and Tammy Henault, SVP, consumer marketing, ViacomCBS Digital; moderador Adriana Waterson, SVP, insights and strategy, Horowitz Research; and panelist Jessica Lane Alexander, co-founder, Pop’N Creative. (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 10 of 11 Next Prev Page 10 of 11 Next
At the NAMIC Conference’s “New Normal” opening session (clockwise, l. to r.): Tonya Cornileus, VP, development, inclusion and wellness, ESPN; Salvador Mendoza, VP, diversity & inclusion, NBCUniversal; and Karen Gray, EVP, Human Resources, A+E Networks (Image credit: Future) Prev Page 11 of 11 Next Prev Page 11 of 11 Next