Lineup in Place for Paley Center International Council

NEW YORK: Adriana Cisneros, Barry Diller, Leslie Moonves and Anne Sweeney are among the executives set to take part in The Paley Center for Media’s International Councel that will convene September 14 to 16 in Los Angeles.

The 18th meeting of the International Council (IC) will feature the theme Beyond Disruption, focusing on the emergence of new models and markets as technology continues to transform the media landscape. The lineup of executives for this year’s IC includes Adriana Cisneros of Grupo Cisneros; Barry Diller of IAC; Leslie Moonves of CBS Corporation; Anne Sweeney of The Walt Disney Co.; Juan Luis Cebrián of Grupo Prisa; Peter Chernin of The Chernin Group/CA Media; Tom Freston of Firefly3; Marissa Mayer of Google; Jon Miller of  News Corp.; Saad Mohseni of Moby Group; Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook; and Lauren Zalaznick of NBCUniversal, among others.

"Since 1995, long before ‘disruption’ became the buzzword it is today, the Paley Center’s International Council has convened annually to explore the ways in which technology is changing the media industry," said Pat Mitchell, the president and CEO of The Paley Center for Media. "The leaders and innovators we’ve invited to this year’s summit understand that dramatic, industry-wide transformation is the new normal. IC2011 LA is where they will find the common ground to identify the opportunities amid the disruption and chart the way forward together.”