Featured Session: Claiming the Future of Entertainment

Mar 11, 2025

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

Gaming has been at the forefront of entertainment for nearly 50 years. Within that time, gaming has gone through various iterations of change while becoming more popular than ever. In this session, President of Blizzard Entertainment Johanna Faries will share how long-lasting IPs continue to excite audiences and build communities, not only with gaming enthusiasts, but also in the entertainment/pop culture space.

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Johanna Faries

Blizzard Entertainment

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Conan O'Brien

Warner Bros Discovery

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Video On Demand for this event began on Tuesday, March 11th 2025 at 11:59pm CT.
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Type: Session
Track: Game Industry
Level: Intermediate
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Interpreted ASL
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