Producers Guild Announces Speakers for 2026 Produced By Conference

Produced By Lineup To Include Blumhouse CEO and Founder Jason Blum, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Co-Chair and CEO Michael De Luca, NEON CEO and Founder Tom Quinn, and Sessions on AI and the Future of Producing and New Business Models

LOS ANGELES, CA – May 5, 2026 – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the first round of speakers for the 2026 annual Produced By Conference on Saturday, May 30, at the Universal Studios Lot in Los Angeles. The PGA's Produced By Conference features sessions in which the industry's top producers offer participants exclusive insights and valuable strategies for the future of producing across film, TV, and emerging media. In addition to the annual "The State of Producing" session, the conference will feature fireside chats with Blumhouse CEO and Founder Jason Blum, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Co-Chair and CEO Michael De Luca, and NEON CEO and Founder Tom Quinn, and include a day-long networking event with a behind-the-scenes look at the essential role of producers in the industry.

Confirmed speakers and moderators to date include: Alex Garcia (EVP, Creative Affairs at Legendary Entertainment | Producer, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, GODZILLA VS. KONG), Ash Sarohia (Producer, THE GALLERIST, THE FRESHENING, UNT. HIROKAZUKORE-EDA), Bob Greenblatt (Founder and Producer, The Green Room | Executive Producer, SIX FEET UNDER, THE GILDED AGE), Carol Mendelsohn (Showrunner and Executive Producer, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Executive Producer, THE FAITHFUL: WOMEN OF THE BIBLE), Charles Roven (Founder of Atlas Entertainment | Producer, OPPENHEIMER, THE DARK KNIGHT Trilogy), Chris Slager (President, Film, Fifth Season | Producer, FRIENDSHIP, NONNAS), Cleo Abram (Creator and Host, HUGE IF TRUE), Cynthia Littleton (Co-Editor-in-Chief, Variety), David Friendly (Producer, Friendly Films | Producer, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, Executive Producer, QUEEN OF THE SOUTH), Donna Gigliotti (Producer, HIDDEN FIGURES, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK), Ellen Goldsmith-Vein (Founder and CEO, The Gotham Group | Producer, SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, JUROR #2, THE JULIA SET), Erica Lee (President and Partner, Thunder Road | Producer SICARIO (franchise), JOHN WICK (franchise), Hawk Koch (Executive Producer, WAYNE'S WORLD, Producer, KEEPING THE FAITH), Jana Winograde (CEO, aTwist), Jason Blum (Blumhouse, CEO and Founder), Jay Roewe (SVP, Production, Global Incentives & Production Planning, HBO/Warner Bros. Discovery), Jed Weintrob (Co-Founder and Partner, 30 Ninjas), Jennifer Howell (Chief Creative Officer, Deep Voodoo), Joanna Popper (CEO, Laurel Beach), Joe Farrell (Executive Producer, AMERICAN VANDAL, Producer, WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY), Joe Lewis (CEO, Amplify Pictures | Executive Producer, 100 FOOT WAVE, FLEABAG), Julina Tatlock (Partner, 30 Ninjas), Lauren Neustadter (President, Film and TV, Hello Sunshine), Lori McCreary (CEO, Revelations Entertainment | Co-Founder, FoodFight USA), Michael De Luca (Co-Chair and CEO, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group), Michelle Khare (Creator and Host, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED), Mike Farah (Executive Producer, BETWEEN TWO FERNS WITH ZACH GALIFIANAKIS, Producer, WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY), Poppy Hanks (EVP, Development and Production, MACRO Film Studios | Producer, FREAKY TALES, BLUE BAYOU), Sam Pressman (CEO, Pressman Films | Producer, BAD LIEUTENANT: TOKYO, DAILLAND), Sara Murphy (Producer, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU), Sev Ohanian (Founder and Producer, Proximity Media | Producer, SINNERS, SEARCHING), Stephanie Allain (Producer, HUSTLE & FLOW, EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS), Tom Quinn (CEO and Founder, NEON), Tommy Oliver (Filmmaker, FANCY DANCE, GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT), Will Schildknecht (Partner, Latham & Watkins).

"This year's Produced By Conference will feature some of the most talented people in our industry in meaningful dialogue around the complex and ever-changing approaches that they use to create creative, compelling and culturally relevant entertainment," said Producers Guild of America Presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line.

Confirmed speakers and moderators to date are noted below in alphabetical order. Additional speakers may be announced in the coming weeks.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS

• Alex Garcia (EVP, Creative Affairs at Legendary Entertainment | Producer, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, GODZILLA VS. KONG)
• Ash Sarohia (Producer, THE GALLERIST, THE FRESHENING, UNT. HIROKAZU KORE-EDA)
• Bob Greenblatt (Founder and Producer, The Green Room | Executive Producer, SIX FEET UNDER, THE GILDED AGE)
• Carol Mendelsohn (Showrunner and Executive Producer, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Executive Producer, THE FAITHFUL: WOMEN OF THE BIBLE)
• Charles Roven (Founder of Atlas Entertainment | Producer, OPPENHEIMER, THE DARK KNIGHT Trilogy)
• Chris Slager (President, Film, Fifth Season | Producer, FRIENDSHIP, NONNAS)
• Cleo Abram (Creator and Host, HUGE IF TRUE)
• Cynthia Littleton (Co-Editor-in-Chief, Variety)
• David Friendly (Producer, Friendly Films | Producer, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, Executive Producer, QUEEN OF THE SOUTH)
• Donna Gigliotti (Producer, HIDDEN FIGURES, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK)
• Ellen Goldsmith-Vein (Founder and CEO, The Gotham Group | Producer, SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, JUROR #2, THE JULIA SET)
• Erica Lee (President and Partner, Thunder Road | Producer SICARIO (franchise), JOHN WICK (franchise)
• Hawk Koch (Executive Producer, WAYNE'S WORLD, Producer, KEEPING THE FAITH)
• Jana Winograde (CEO, aTwist)
• Jason Blum (Blumhouse, CEO and Founder)
• Jay Roewe (SVP, Production, Global Incentives & Production Planning, HBO/Warner Bros. Discovery)
• Jed Weintrob (Co-Founder and Partner, 30 Ninjas)
• Jennifer Howell (Chief Creative Officer, Deep Voodoo)
• Joanna Popper (CEO, Laurel Beach)
• Joe Farrell (Executive Producer, AMERICAN VANDAL, Producer, WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY)
• Joe Lewis (CEO, Amplify Pictures | Executive Producer, 100 FOOT WAVE, FLEABAG)
• Julina Tatlock (Partner, 30 Ninjas)
• Lauren Neustadter (President, Film and TV, Hello Sunshine)
• Lori McCreary (CEO, Revelations Entertainment | Co-Founder, FoodFight USA)
• Michael De Luca (Co-Chair and CEO, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group)
• Michelle Khare (Creator and Host, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED)
• Mike Farah (Executive Producer, BETWEEN TWO FERNS WITH ZACH GALIFIANAKIS, Producer, WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY)
• Poppy Hanks (EVP, Development and Production, MACRO Film Studios | Producer, FREAKY TALES, BLUE BAYOU)
• Sam Pressman (CEO, Pressman Films | Producer, BAD LIEUTENANT: TOKYO, DAILLAND)
• Sara Murphy (Producer, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU)
• Sev Ohanian (Founder and Producer, Proximity Media | Producer, SINNERS, SEARCHING)
• Stephanie Allain (Producer, HUSTLE & FLOW, EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS)
• Tom Quinn (CEO and Founder, NEON)
• Tommy Oliver (Filmmaker, FANCY DANCE, GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT)
• Will Schildknecht (Partner, Latham & Watkins)

*The above speakers are subject to change.

In addition to host sponsor Universal Production Services, conference sponsors to-date include: Delta Air Lines, the Official Airline, Film New Mexico, Final Draft, First Entertainment Credit Union, GreenSlate, Honolulu Film Office, Houston Film Commission, IMDbPro, Indee, Nikoloz Films, On Air Design/Astek, PayKeeper, SAGindie, SmartSource, Sunset Studios, Sustainability Tool Kit for Producers, Wrapbook, Coca-Cola, Glenfiddich Scotch Whisky, and Silverado Vineyards. Media partners include Deadline, TheWrap, Variety.

The Produced By Conference team is composed of Executive Producer, Branden Chapman; Sponsorship Director, Diane Salerno; and the PGA's PR agency of record, Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis.

To receive news and the latest programming updates for the 2026 Produced By Conference, please visit the Guild's official website and follow its social media channels for the event:

Conference Website: www.producedbyconference.com

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