Culture and Entertainment Summit

Thursday, August 7, 2025

• 9:00 AM Breakfast & Registration
• 9:40 AM Opening Remarks

  Brandon Gutman, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Brand Innovators

  Marc Sternberg, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Brand Innovators

• 9:45 AM Empire Curated
• 10:15 AM Made in the Bay: A City Driving Global Culture
• 10:45 AM Media That Moves People
• 11:15 AM Networking Break
• 11:30 AM Fandom as the New Currency
• 12:00 PM Where Brand Building Meets World-Building
• 12:30 PM Lunch hosted by EMPIRE
• 1:20 PM Legacy in Motion: How San Francisco Keeps Innovating
• 1:50 PM The Exciting Collision of Sports and Storytelling
• 2:20 PM Marketing at the Pace of Culture
• 2:50 PM Networking Break
• 3:10 PM The Power of Story in an Attention-Scarce World
• 3:40 PM Reverse Panel: Relevance Is the Real ROI
• 4:10 PM The Power of the Playbook: Activating Around FIFA, the Super Bowl & More
• 4:40 PM Culture Changes - Great Brands Adapt
• 5:10 PM Wrap