Speakers and Panelists

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Yolonda Ross - Actress, Writer, Director, Producer

Yolonda Ross - Actress, Writer, Director, Producer

Aldis Hodge - Award-winning actor

Aldis Hodge - Award-winning actor

Minah Jung - Screenwriter and Producer

Minah Jung - Screenwriter and Producer

Senator Bob Hasegawa - Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus | 11th Legislative District

Senator Bob Hasegawa - Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus | 11th Legislative District

Lisa J. Brown - Ph.D, Washington State Commerce Director

Lisa J. Brown - Ph.D, Washington State Commerce Director

Jaylen Moore - Writer, director, producer | Rumble Riot Pictures

Jaylen Moore - Writer, director, producer | Rumble Riot Pictures

Katharine Lee McEwan - SAG AFTRA/AEA Actress, writer, and Producer

Katharine Lee McEwan - SAG AFTRA/AEA Actress, writer, and Producer

Joey Tuccio - CEO | Roadmap Writers

Joey Tuccio - CEO | Roadmap Writers

Rose McAleese - Writer

Rose McAleese - Writer

Tom Skerritt - Two-Time Golden Globe Nominee and Best Actor Emmy Award | PICKET FENCES

Tom Skerritt - Two-Time Golden Globe Nominee and Best Actor Emmy Award | PICKET FENCES

Madeline Down - co-lead of video production | Seattle Seahawks

Madeline Down - co-lead of video production | Seattle Seahawks

Brian Dobbins - Co-President | Artists First

Brian Dobbins - Co-President | Artists First

Amy Lillard - Washington State Film Commissioner | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Amy Lillard - Washington State Film Commissioner | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Dustin Kaspar - Educational Programs Manager at SIFF | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Dustin Kaspar - Educational Programs Manager at SIFF | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Trina Griffin - Producer | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Trina Griffin - Producer | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Juan A Mas - Producer and Director | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Juan A Mas - Producer and Director | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Brianna McDonald - President | Northwest Region of the Keiretsu Forum investment community

Brianna McDonald - President | Northwest Region of the Keiretsu Forum investment community

Bill Kelman - Filmmaker and Film Executive in Distribution, Acquisitions and Development

Bill Kelman - Filmmaker and Film Executive in Distribution, Acquisitions and Development

Stacey Adams - VP of Current Programming | Disney ABC

Stacey Adams - VP of Current Programming | Disney ABC

Jonny Greco - Sports Presenter and Storyteller

Jonny Greco - Sports Presenter and Storyteller

Mitch Shepherd, Filmmaker | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Mitch Shepherd, Filmmaker | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Amanda Rae Jones - Industry Business Leader, Co-Owner and Chief Financial Officer | Wandering Dragon Productions and Hazard Factory Stunts & Effects

Amanda Rae Jones - Industry Business Leader, Co-Owner and Chief Financial Officer | Wandering Dragon Productions and Hazard Factory Stunts & Effects

Ben-Alex Dupris - Director

Ben-Alex Dupris - Director

Maria Gargiulo - Writer/Director/Educator

Maria Gargiulo - Writer/Director/Educator

Virginia Bogert - Writer/Director/Documentary Filmmaker

Virginia Bogert - Writer/Director/Documentary Filmmaker

Chad Hutson - Screenwriter

Chad Hutson - Screenwriter

Jeremy Dodd - Communications, Writer, Director, Producer

Jeremy Dodd - Communications, Writer, Director, Producer

Judy Wright - Construction Foreman I.A.T.S.E. Local 488

Judy Wright - Construction Foreman I.A.T.S.E. Local 488

Tifa Tomb - Director, Editor, Educator

Tifa Tomb - Director, Editor, Educator

Anthony Tackett

Anthony Tackett

Don Hamilton - Photographer and Filmmaker

Don Hamilton - Photographer and Filmmaker

Greg Heilman & Matt Haver - Founders & Hosts of Heilman & Haver

Greg Heilman & Matt Haver - Founders & Hosts of Heilman & Haver

Brent Stiefel - Founder, CEO | VOTIV

Brent Stiefel - Founder, CEO | VOTIV

Danny Westneat - Journalist

Danny Westneat - Journalist

Jennifer Hale- Award-winning Veteran Voice Actor, Advocate, Disney Princess, Defender of the Galaxy

Jennifer Hale- Award-winning Veteran Voice Actor, Advocate, Disney Princess, Defender of the Galaxy

Justin Spencer - Actor

Justin Spencer - Actor

Kevin Eggers - Lawyer

Kevin Eggers - Lawyer

Michael Bethely - Founder | Bethely Entertainment, Co-Chair| the Inland Northwest Juneteenth Coalition

Michael Bethely - Founder | Bethely Entertainment, Co-Chair| the Inland Northwest Juneteenth Coalition

Teme Wokoma - Owner/Founder | Lavender Dream Beauty LLC, King County Equity Now

Teme Wokoma - Owner/Founder | Lavender Dream Beauty LLC, King County Equity Now

Chuck Malkus - President | Malkus Group

Chuck Malkus - President | Malkus Group

Ed Hartman - Award-winning Composer, Film Producer, Performer, and Educator

Ed Hartman - Award-winning Composer, Film Producer, Performer, and Educator

KATE BECKER - Creative Economy & Recovery Director | Office of King County Executive Dow Constantine

KATE BECKER - Creative Economy & Recovery Director | Office of King County Executive Dow Constantine

S. Epatha Merkerson - Actress

S. Epatha Merkerson - Actress

Sean Lydiard - Co-Founder and Managing Producer | Rumble Riot Pictures

Sean Lydiard - Co-Founder and Managing Producer | Rumble Riot Pictures

Winfield Ezell, Jr. - Founder | OBSIDIAN CREATIVE STUDIOS

Winfield Ezell, Jr. - Founder | OBSIDIAN CREATIVE STUDIOS

Sheila Ivy Traister - Actor, Director, Writer and Educator

Sheila Ivy Traister - Actor, Director, Writer and Educator

Mayor Will Hall - Mayor, City of Shoreline

Mayor Will Hall - Mayor, City of Shoreline

Breven Angaelica Warren

Breven Angaelica Warren

Amanda Pendleton

Amanda Pendleton

Melinda Raebyne

Melinda Raebyne

Joseph Lipson - Producer | Seattle Seahawks

Joseph Lipson - Producer | Seattle Seahawks

SJ Chiro - Director

SJ Chiro - Director

Kourosh Ahari - Director

Kourosh Ahari - Director

Edwin Hodge - Award-winning actor

Edwin Hodge - Award-winning actor

JinWoo Park - Actor

JinWoo Park - Actor

TraeAnna Holiday - Media Director | King County Equity Now & Community Organizer | Africatown Community Land Trust

TraeAnna Holiday - Media Director | King County Equity Now & Community Organizer | Africatown Community Land Trust

Stewart A. Lyons - Producer, Production Manager | Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad

Stewart A. Lyons - Producer, Production Manager | Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad

Andrea James - Filmmaker, Consumer Activist

Andrea James - Filmmaker, Consumer Activist

Sebastian Siegel - Writer, Producer, Director

Sebastian Siegel - Writer, Producer, Director

Julie Tokashiki Skerritt  - CEO | Triple Squirrels

Julie Tokashiki Skerritt - CEO | Triple Squirrels

Carlos A. Ortiz - Writer/Director/Producer | Zeta-Maya Entertainment

Carlos A. Ortiz - Writer/Director/Producer | Zeta-Maya Entertainment

Lael Rogers - Writer & Director, Creative Director/Co-Founder | All is Well

Lael Rogers - Writer & Director, Creative Director/Co-Founder | All is Well

Matthew Bennett - Renown Author and Publisher

Matthew Bennett - Renown Author and Publisher

Rana San - Producer | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Rana San - Producer | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Dan Gildark - Director, Producer, Writer | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Dan Gildark - Director, Producer, Writer | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Robin McLain - Producer | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Robin McLain - Producer | SFS Pitch Panel Judge

Jai Khanna - Producer, Founder | Oakhurst Entertainment

Jai Khanna - Producer, Founder | Oakhurst Entertainment

Rebecca Cook - Founder, Vice President | Iastse Local 488

Rebecca Cook - Founder, Vice President | Iastse Local 488

Roger Pulvers - Acclaimed Author, Playwright, Theater and Film Director, Translator and Journalist

Roger Pulvers - Acclaimed Author, Playwright, Theater and Film Director, Translator and Journalist

Rachelle Henry - Award-Winning Actress, Voiceover Artist, Writer, Director, Producer, and Panelist

Rachelle Henry - Award-Winning Actress, Voiceover Artist, Writer, Director, Producer, and Panelist

James Taylor, Filmmaker | Seattle Wine and Film Festival

James Taylor, Filmmaker | Seattle Wine and Film Festival

Susan Ruth - Musician, panelist

Susan Ruth - Musician, panelist

Tony Fulgham - writer, director, musician, business owner | All is Well

Tony Fulgham - writer, director, musician, business owner | All is Well

Ajuawak Kapashesit - Actor, Writer

Ajuawak Kapashesit - Actor, Writer

Nicole Suyama (Inupiaq) - Actress

Nicole Suyama (Inupiaq) - Actress

Susan LaSalle, DGA Unit Production Manager

Susan LaSalle, DGA Unit Production Manager

Sarah Crowe - Corporate Producer/documentary filmmaker

Sarah Crowe - Corporate Producer/documentary filmmaker

Amrita Sen - US-based Designer, Singer and Film Producer

Amrita Sen - US-based Designer, Singer and Film Producer

Gary Glushon - Film and Television Executive

Gary Glushon - Film and Television Executive

Jon Keasey - WGA Screenwriter and PGA Producer

Jon Keasey - WGA Screenwriter and PGA Producer

Rich Cowan - Producer, Director, Co-Founder | North by Northwest Productions

Rich Cowan - Producer, Director, Co-Founder | North by Northwest Productions

Amanda Ogle

Amanda Ogle

Atuanya Priester - Producer, Founder | A Real Grip Films

Atuanya Priester - Producer, Founder | A Real Grip Films

Dru Holley - Founder | Black Bald Films

Dru Holley - Founder | Black Bald Films

Heather Olson - Writer, Producer and Director

Heather Olson - Writer, Producer and Director

Cynthia Carrillo, MBA, CSM | Vice President of Economic Development, Greater Seattle Partners (GSP)

Cynthia Carrillo, MBA, CSM | Vice President of Economic Development, Greater Seattle Partners (GSP)

Eryn Rea - Actress, Producer

Eryn Rea - Actress, Producer

JOHN PENNEY - Award winning Writer/Director, LA Film School

JOHN PENNEY - Award winning Writer/Director, LA Film School

Kay Ross - Community Manager

Kay Ross - Community Manager

Megan Kennedy - Director, Editor, Producer

Megan Kennedy - Director, Editor, Producer

Rik Deskin - Actor/Stage Manager, President | SAG-AFTRA Seattle Local

Rik Deskin - Actor/Stage Manager, President | SAG-AFTRA Seattle Local

Amy Denio - Singer and multi-instrumentalist, Founder | Spoot Music, President | Tiptons Sax Quartet, Vice President | Seattle Composers Alliance

Amy Denio - Singer and multi-instrumentalist, Founder | Spoot Music, President | Tiptons Sax Quartet, Vice President | Seattle Composers Alliance

Daniel L.K. Caldwell

Daniel L.K. Caldwell

Elijah L. Lewis - Community Builder | Africatown Land Trust 

Elijah L. Lewis - Community Builder | Africatown Land Trust 

Raymond Power - Actor, Writer, and Youth Advocate 

Raymond Power - Actor, Writer, and Youth Advocate 

Sax G - Multidisciplinary Artist Spanning Both Visual and Aural Realms

Sax G - Multidisciplinary Artist Spanning Both Visual and Aural Realms

Tara Forth -  Composer, Producer, Multi-instrumentalist, President | Seattle Composers Alliance

Tara Forth -  Composer, Producer, Multi-instrumentalist, President | Seattle Composers Alliance

Barbara Brown - Director

Barbara Brown - Director

Rita Meher, Co-Founder & Executive Director

Rita Meher, Co-Founder & Executive Director

Dow Constantine

Dow Constantine

Anne Mitchell

Anne Mitchell

Pete Tenney, Seattle Sports Commission

Pete Tenney, Seattle Sports Commission

Alan Nay 

Alan Nay 

Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles - District 4 | King County Council

Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles - District 4 | King County Council