Opening Remarks

Truth Seekers Award and Keynote Conversation

Lesley Stahl, who has worked as a correspondent for 60 Minutes for over 30 years, will be presented with the Variety and Rolling Stone Truth Seekers Award, and participate in a Q&A about her historic rise in broadcast journalism. Stahl was the first woman to serve as the CBS News White House Correspondent and won a Lifetime Achievement, Emmy, for News and Documentaries in 2003.

Talk Trendsetters Roundtable

 
Leading hosts, comedians and sketch artists talk about how they are succeeding in connecting with audiences over current events, cultural issues, trends and political humor.

Networking Break

Keynote Conversation with W. Kamau Bell, Executive Producer, and Director, We Need to Talk About Cosby

Hear more about the storytelling achievements of Emmy-nominated We Need to Talk about Cosby. Find out about how Bell crafted a compelling narrative around this documentary subject.

Lunch

Newsmakers Roundtable

A look at journalists who are battling to deliver the news in very polarizing times.

Truth Seekers Award for Documentary Filmmaking and Keynote Conversation

Filmmaker Barbara Kopple, behind Academy-Award winning documentaries Harlan County, USA and American Dream will speak about her creative process in conceiving and developing non-fiction storytelling.

Conversation with Ramin Bahrani

The director of Chop Shop and White Tiger, Ramin Bahrani, will talk about his experiences making his first documentary feature 2nd Chance.

True Crime Visionaries Presented by Rolling Stone

A look at how true crime powers TV, film, books, podcasts and more.

Closing Remarks