ZURICH SUMMIT
September 27 - 28, 2014
The Dolder Grand
Zurich, Switzerland

After months of planning and seeking out global visionaries, we have announced the Game Changer Award’s recipient and speaking faculty for the inaugural ZURICH SUMMIT, a revolutionary event designed to be a hub for entrepreneurs, leading figures and innovators from the filmed entertainment and media industries. Discussions will include forward thinking strategies on production, financing, distribution, marketing, TV and globalization.

Zurich Summit has named Co-founder and President of Mediakraft Networks, Christoph Krachten as the Game Changer of the year and will give this prestigious award during the closing dinner of the Zurich Summit on September 28, 2014. Christoph Krachten has become one of Europe’s most successful and prolific online TV producers and one of the first media creators in Germany to recognize the potential in online video.

In addition to the award, we have also lined up an impeccable program with an all-star speaking faculty including keynote talks by:

 - Jean-Julien Baronnet, CEO, Ubisoft Motion Pictures
 - Nicolas Chartier, President, Voltage Pictures
 - Gary Davey, Executive Vice President Programming, Sky Deutschland AG
 - Alexander Mazzara, CEO & Co-Founder , Joiz Group
 - Michael Shamberg, Producing Partner, Double Feature Films
 - Bakel Walden, Head of Program Strategy, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)

Panel discussions will also be joined by these notable global leaders:

 - Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director, Toronto International Film Festival
 - Timon Birkhofer, Producer & Director, Father & Sun
 - Claudia Bluemhuber, CEO & Managing Partner, Silver Reel Partners AG
 - Jill Gwen Braginets, Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations, Fox Searchlight Pi ctures
 - Lindsay Conner, Partner & Co-Chair, Entertainment and Media Practice, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
 - Michael Ellis, President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific Region, Motion Picture Association
 - William Feng, General Manager and Chief, Representative, China, Motion Picture Association
 - Yu Gong, Founder & CEO, QIYI.com
 - Dominik Kaiser, Founder & CEO, 3 Plus Group AG
 - Benjamin Kramer, Film Finance Agent, Creative Artists Agency
 - Joerg Kundinger, Producer & Director, Father & Sun< /font>
 - Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Producer, Stone Angels
 - John Lesher, Producer, Le Grisbi Productions
 - Guneet Monga, Producer & CEO, Sikhya Entertainment and Anurag Kashyap Films Pvt. Ltd
 - Greg Shapiro, Producer, Kingsgate Films
 - Soumya Sriraman, Executive Vice President, Home Entertainment & Licensing, BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.
 - Roeg Sutherland, Co-Lead, Film Finance and Sales Group, Creative Artists Agency
 - Eric Tveter, Managing Director, upc cablecom
& #160;- Laure Vaysse, Chief Operating Officer, Georgeville Television/Motion Picture Capital
 - Marni Wieshofer, Managing Director, MESA Global
 - Negeen Yazdi, Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Co-Productions, The Weinstein Company

In addition to the all-day conference and awards night, the ZURICH SUMMIT will also offer various high-level networking activities, such as the Gala Reception with Screening, Tennis Tournament and After-Party taking place throughout the weekend of the summit. Participation in the Zurich Summit is limited to invited delegates and members only.

Sponsors include DCM, Silver Reel Partners AG, Motion Picture Association, Zürich Film Office, Manatt, Zürcher Filmstiftung, and The Bridge Finance Company AG, Impuls Pictures AG.