Peter Murrieta, Emmy Award Winnre, Producer and Writer, “Mr. Iglesias”, “Superior Donuts”, “Wizards of Wavery Place” Peter Murrieta is a two-time Emmy Award winning producer and writer who has contributed his voice to multiple projects that have expanded and further legitimized the entertainment value of telling stories about diverse cultures.
After moving to Los Angeles, Peter was accepted into the esteemed ABC writing fellowship. His success during the fellowship led to writing positions on Jesse, Three Sisters and All About the Andersons, before he created the critically acclaimed series Greetings from Tucson, which tells the story of an upwardly mobile family of mixed ethnicity. The series’ Latino cast is a perfect example of how he’s been able to bring the lighthearted examination of his culture to the predominantly white television landscape. As a producer, Peter is dedicated to ensuring that diverse and underrepresented persons have opportunities in the industry on both sides of the camera, as evidenced by his work on the Emmy Award winning, Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place.
Peter has produced and written on NBC’s Welcome to the Family, ABC’s Cristela, TV Land’s Lopez, Norman Lear’s Netflix re-boot of One Day A Time and CBS’ Superior Doughnuts. He was most recently an Executive producer and writer on the first two seasons of Netflix’s MR. IGLESIAS, starring comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias. Peter was honored in 2018 with the Imagen Foundation’s Norman Lear Writer’s Award for his dedication to broadening the diversity of the entertainment industry. Having taught at the prestigious American Film Institute, Peter is now a professor of Practice at Arizona State University, and is happy to have a foot back in his home state of Arizona.
Catherine Clinch Film and TV Writer Hunter, Knight Rider, Love Boat, Hart to Hart Catherine Clinch’s produced writing credits include: HUNTER, JAKE & THE FATMAN, KNIGHT RIDER, LOVE BOAT, HART TO HART, FOUL PLAY, TRUE CONFESSIONS and, most recently, RESCUE BOTS. She has served for nearly two decades as an Adjunct Assistant Professor, teaching Advanced Video Production, Screenwriting, Communication Theory and Social Media Strategy & Content Marketing at California State University Dominguez Hills. She has written, produced and presented more than 250 hours of LIVE interactive broadcast. She was Associate Publisher of Creative Screenwriting Magazine and was a key organizer of the first five years of Screenwriting Expo. In addition, she has written for Cultural Weekly, Studio System News, Film News Briefs and The Huffington Post. Catherine serves as a media strategy and content advisor to companies through her consultancy Clinch Digital Media. She has moderated panels and / or spoken at numerous conferences in Los Angeles, Nashville and Orlando. Catherine has also been awarded three US Patents for inventing a mobile platform and a new form of mobile entertainment. Catherine is currently writing and developing a project with new IP for Stan Lee’s POW Entertainment.
Sang Kim Senior Vice President, Samsung Electronics Sang Kim, SVP of Product and Marketing, Samsung Electronics: As SVP of Product and Marketing for Samsung Electronics, Sang Kim is responsible for building next-generation TV & mobile services for Samsung’s smart TVs and Galaxy phones. After joining Samsung in 2013, Sang has been at the helm of all product initiatives for the Tizen TV Platform including Universal Guide, Samsung Gaming Hub on TV, The Art Store, as well as Samsung TV Plus, which has become one of the top streaming apps on the Samsung Smart TV platform under Sang’s leadership. Sang also oversees mobile services for Galaxy devices, The Galaxy Store, Game Launcher, and Samsung Free. Prior to Samsung, Sang held leadership roles at Google Inc., both in the US and APAC. He was responsible for business development and go-to-market strategies for early products, including mobile, YouTube, and advertising platform syndication.
Ken Lagana Executive Vice President of Digital Sales Entercom Ken Lagana is the Executive Vice President of Digital Sales at Entercom, a leading media and entertainment company and one of the two largest radio broadcasters in the U.S. Entercom reaches over 170 million people each month through a robust portfolio of over 230 radio stations, live events and digital platforms, and is the nation’s unrivaled leader in news and sports radio. In this role, Lagana leads sales strategy for the company’s large and rapidly growing digital business, including RADIO.COM, the fastest growing digital audio app in the United States, and Entercom’s Podcast Network, which includes Cadence13, an industry leader in podcast creation and distribution, and Pineapple Street Media, an award-winning, renowned independent producer of top-rated podcast content. Prior to joining Entercom in 2019, Lagana served as Head of Sales and Marketing for Megaphone, the leading provider of breakthrough podcast technology for publishers and advertisers. He played a key role in developing and promoting Megaphone Targeted Marketplace (MTM), the company’s game-changing advertiser-driven targeting and measurement solution. Previously, Lagana was Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for CBS Digital Media where he oversaw revenue generation and integrated marketing for the company’s entertainment, news and sports properties globally. His media career spans over 20 years and also includes sales and management positions at Turner Broadcasting and planning and strategy roles at Grey Advertising. Lagana earned a Bachelor of Science degree in strategic communications from the University of Delaware.