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JONATHAN GLICKMAN has spent more than 25 years working at the highest levels of Hollywood, as both a producer and studio executive, earning a reputation for his keen creative instincts, deep industry relationships and an infectious love of movies. Films he has produced or overseen have collectively earned more than $12 billion at the global box office.

A native of Washington, D.C. and proud graduate of the University of Michigan, he currently serves as CEO of Miramax, where he’s leading the studio’s resurgence with projects including Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, the upcoming Roofman starring Channing Tatum, and a reboot of the Scary Movie franchise with the Wayans Brothers.

Before joining Miramax in 2024, Glickman founded Panoramic Media, where he produced the global and Emmy-award winning hit show Wednesday and the political thriller Zero Day for Netflix, as well as the box office smash Creed III.

He previously spent ten years as President of MGM’s Motion Picture Group, where he oversaw a broad slate of films across genres and helped reestablish the studio as a major force, most notably through the James Bond films Skyfall, Spectre and No Time to Die, as well as the Creed franchise, and The Addams Family.

He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and serves on the boards of the National Archives Foundation and Story Pirates.

CHRISTY CALLAHAN works at the intersection of culture, politics, and storytelling. She began her career as a feature film executive at Touchstone/Disney, went on to write for television, and was published in the bestselling anthology “Afterbirth.”  

She currently serves as a senior advisor to Brady: United Against Gun Violence, where she created “Show Gun Safety” the organization’s Hollywood initiative encouraging TV and filmmakers to portray guns more responsibly onscreen. A veteran fundraiser for progressive causes, she helps connect elected officials with artists, writers, and cultural leaders. She is a longtime board member of the Los Angeles nonprofit Big Sunday.