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David Zaslav

President and CEO, Warner Bros. Discovery

David Zaslav is President and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros. Discovery. Mr. Zaslav spearheaded the transaction between AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery, combining the companies’ media assets, in April 2022. Zaslav sets the strategy and oversees all operations for Warner Bros. Discovery’s global suite of brands, including Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Bros. Television Group, HBO and Max, CNN, TNT Sports, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, ID, Warner Bros. Animation, Discovery Kids, Eurosport and more. Previously, Mr. Zaslav led Discovery since 2006, driving the organization’s growth, operational efficiency and its pivot to direct-to-consumer. Under his leadership, Discovery launched some of the fastest-growing cable networks in the U.S.; achieved numerous milestones for viewership of domestic brands; and curated a collection of world-class brands and global IP that created the foundation for discovery+. Prior to taking the helm at Discovery, Mr. Zaslav had a distinguished career at NBCUniversal, where he was instrumental in developing and launching CNBC and played a role in the creation of MSNBC. He was previously an attorney with the New York firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae.Mr. Zaslav serves on the boards of American Cinematheque, Sirius XM Radio, Inc., and Grupo Televisa. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Paley Center for Media and Syracuse University and is on the Board of Overseers for NYU Langone Health. He is a member of both the Executive Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Television Academy.

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Brand Strategy and Evolution: Navigating Innovation and Transformation

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