The Producers Guild is out with the list of speakers and moderators for the 2026 Produced By Conference, which is set for Saturday, May 30, on the Universal lot in Los Angeles. Have a look below.
Among the big names are Michael De Luca, co-chair (with Pamela Abdy) of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, which is in the thick of the Paramount merger; Blumhouse founder and CEO Jason Blum, with horror such a hot genre at the moment; and Neon founder and CEO Tom Quinn, whose company has released the past six Cannes Palme d’Or winners.
Here are all of the Produced By 2026 speakers and moderators in alphabetical order by first name. The PGA notes that the list is subject to additions and changes:
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 and John Wick franchises
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