The DeKalb Entertainment Commission’s Expo will attract hundreds of attendees for:

• Panel sessions filled with talented artists and experts from the three industries of film, music & digital entertainment
• Vendor tables from local business owners looking to connect to support entertainment related productions

Join enthusiastic patrons and invited executives from municipal government for a day filled with great meeting potential!

If you'd like to be a sponsor that day here are the opportunities. Please contact Shelbia Jackson, Entertainment Office Director at 404-388-4621 for more details.

DEKALB ENTERTAINMENT EXPO PANEL SCHEDULE

9:30am -10:45am

Jumping Into The Film Industry - Room 114

Moderator:

Judiffier Pearson, Film & Entertainment Business Consultant UGA SBDC, Clayton State University

Panelists:

Jessica Fox-Thigpen, Owner/Casting Director, Fox Casting

Keyanna Simpson, Actress

Maida Morgan, Locations Manager, Flying Zebra Productions

Scott Thigpen, Owner/Producer, Crazy Legs Productions

Co-Chair, Atlanta Chapter, Producers Guild of America

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9:30am-10:45am

Opportunities in Games and Digital Entertainment - Room 113

Moderator:

Abby Joslin, Joslin Business Coaching

Panelists:

Allyssa Lewis, MyAnimationLife

Cameron Payne, CCP

Marisa Tontaveetong

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9:30am - 10:45am

Radio Promotion/Marketing Airplay in the Age of Streaming & Digital Technology - Room 117

Panelists:

Ric Ross, Capitol Records National Field Director

Cannon Kent, Atlantic Records Southeast Promotions Director

Jerrell Allen, Artist Manager

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11:00am - 12:15am

Women in Film & TV - Room 116

Moderator:

Wendy Jackson, Writer & Producer

Panelists:

Amy Oraefo, Esq., Counsel, Taylor English - Corporate, Entertainment & Intellectual Property Law

Rhonda Baraka, Film/TV Writer, Director, Producer

Wanda Shelley, TV Producer/Production Manager

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11:00am - 12:15pm

The Art of Production & Publishing - Room 115

Moderator:

Kawan (KP) Prather, ‘I Am Other’ President of Music

Panelists:

Bryan Michael Cox, Pop/R&B Producer

Byron Wright, Warner Chapel Publishing

Dave Claasen, BMI Creative Director (pop/rock)

Michael “Mixzo” Johnson, R&B/Hip Hop Writer/Producer

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11:00am-12:15pm

I Have a Great Idea for an App or Game! ...Now What? - Room 117

Moderator:

Rob Hassett, Business Law Partners

Panelists:

Steph Chergi, GamesThatWork

Brian Miller, ZapMil

Michael Stanley, Creative Director at Dragon Army

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1:00pm - 2:15pm

Understanding the Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act “TAX CREDIT” - Room 115

Moderator:

Andrew Greenberg, Executive Director, Georgia Game Developers Association

Chairman, DeKalb Entertainment Commission

Panelists:

Allison Fibben, Marketing/Tax Incentive Program, Georgia Department of Economic Development

Tammy Hurt, Managing, Endeavor Sound

Founding President, Georgia Music Partners

DiAndria Green, Bennett Thrasher