CorpGov is pleased to share complete highlights from the 2nd LA CorpGov Forum, which took place on Sept. 18, 2026, at The Huntington Library in San Marino, California. The event brought together members of the financial community from both LA and beyond in panels focused on the finance of entertainment and media, sports, along with capital markets and shareholder activism.
Second LA CorpGov Forum 2026 Full Panels:
- Capital Markets Assessment and IPO Readiness: 2nd LA CorpGov Forum
- Nicolle Brady, Managing Director, Protiviti
- Joseph Fish, CEP, Managing Director, Stock Operations, Infinite Equity
- Jeff Meyer, Managing Director, Protiviti
- Ramey Layne, Partner, Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions, Vinson & Elkins
- Josh Waldron, Interim CFO, Scale AI
- Keynote Fireside: Business and Governance in LA: 2nd LA CorpGov Forum
- Paul Haaga, Former Chairman, Capital Research and Management Company; Chair of the Board, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation; Board Director, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Dick Drobnick, Former USC Vice Provost for Globalization and IBEAR MBA Program Director, Asia Society Southern California Chairman Emeritus
- Venture Capital and PE: A California Perspective on Governance: 2nd LA CorpGov Forum
- Ryan Keating, Partner, Industry Leader, Venture Services, EisnerAmper
- Brent Granado, Partner, Sweetwater Private Equity
- Thomas Courtney, Jr., President and CEO, The Courtney Group
- Jarrett Banks, Editor-at-Large, CorpGov (Moderator)
- Entertainment in the AI Era: Music, Games and Film: 2nd LA CorpGov Forum
- ElizBeth Jones, Founder and CEO, Atomic Venus Media
- Travis Cloyd, Director of Digital Research Entertainment Arts Media Storytelling, California Institute of the Arts
- Jason Alejandre, President, Founder and Creative Director, Game Mechanic Studios (GMS)
- JL Pomeroy, Founder and CEO, BRIDGELINE Media
- Evan Hainey, Partner, Untitled Entertainment
- Daphna Edwards Ziman, Co-Chairman, Project Rise Partners
- Shareholder Activism: Media and Entertainment Focus: 2nd LA CorpGov Forum
- Sagar Gupta, Portfolio Manager, Anson Funds
- Jon Feldman, Partner and Business Law Group Head, Goodmans LLP
- Pete Michelsen, Leader, Activism and Shareholder Advisory Practice, Qatalyst
- John Jannarone, Editor-in-Chief, CorpGov (Moderator)
- Best Practices in Sports Investing: 2nd LA CorpGov Forum
- Thomas W. Hulick, CEO, Managing Partner, Strategy Asset Managers
- Baird Fogel, Head of Global Sports Practice, Partner, Eversheds-Sutherland
- Noah Francis, Banker, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
- David Carter, Principal, The Sports Business Group
Speakers:
- Paul Haaga, Former Chairman, Capital Research and Management Company; Chair of the Board, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation; Board Director, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Jason Alejandre, President, Founder and Creative Director, Game Mechanic Studios (GMS)
- Nicolle Brady, Managing Director, Protiviti
- David Carter, Principal, The Sports Business Group
- Travis Cloyd, Director of Digital Research Entertainment Arts Media Storytelling, California Institute of the Arts
- Thomas Courtney, Jr., President and CEO, The Courtney Group
- Dick Drobnick, Former USC Vice Provost for Globalization and IBEAR MBA Program Director, Asia Society Southern California Chairman Emeritus
- Daphna Edwards Ziman, Co-Chairman, Project Rise Partners
- Jon Feldman, Partner and Business Law Group Head, Goodmans LLP
- Joseph Fish, CEP, Managing Director, Stock Operations, Infinite Equity
- Baird Fogel, Head of Global Sports Practice, Partner, Eversheds-Sutherland
- Noah Francis, Banker, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
- Brent Granado, Partner, Sweetwater Private Equity
- Sagar Gupta, Portfolio Manager, Anson Funds
- Evan Hainey, Partner, Untitled Entertainment
- Thomas W. Hulick, CEO, Managing Partner, Strategy Asset Managers
- Rafique Jiwani, Head of GTM Value Creation, Operating Advisor, Goldman Sachs Private Equity
- ElizBeth Jones, Founder and CEO, Atomic Venus Media
- Ryan Keating, Partner, Industry Leader, Venture Services, EisnerAmper
- Ramey Layne, Partner, Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions, Vinson & Elkins
- Jeff Meyer, Managing Director, Protiviti
- Pete Michelsen, Leader, Activism and Shareholder Advisory Practice, Qatalyst
- JL Pomeroy, Founder and CEO, BRIDGELINE Media
- Josh Waldron, Interim CFO, Scale AI
- Jarrett Banks, Editor-at-Large, CorpGov (Moderator)
- John Jannarone, Editor-in-Chief, CorpGov (Moderator)
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