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Creative EconomY
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CREATIVE

October 14th 2025

McCaw Hall

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A free, annual, one-day educational program by the City of Seattle Office of Economic Development and Office of Arts & Culture providing a learning opportunity for young people, by giving them free, direct access to Creative Industry professionals through networking, experiential learning, engaging workshops, education and industry vendor tabling, and performance. Participants are exposed to a wide range of career opportunities in select creative industries.

AUDIO

The audio industry offers a wide range of professional opportunities including vocal and music performance, management, production, composing, promotions, festivals, retail, licensing, broadcasting, sound technicians, and more. Come network with peers and professionals who share similar interests, engage directly with industry mentors, and learn about the extensive variety of local music-related organizations and their cross-connection with other creative industries.

VIsual

Behind the camera or in the director’s chair, writing content or editing a commercial, animation or lighting design, painting or performing or graphic design, the visual industry offers a wide range of professional creative and technical opportunities. Learn how these disciplines connect across the creative industries. Network, meet mentors, and connect with technical, educational, and businesses across the local visual and creative industries.

BUSINESS

Have a great business idea but don’t know where to start? All the complex business license, legal formation, and tax planning needs can be daunting, when starting your business. Want to get that first step into a creative economy career? Learn from start-up and legal professionals, small and big business owners, entrepreneurs, and union leaders about how to get started, and what things to do (and to avoid) as you get your great ideas and work off the ground.

TECHNOLOGY

Tech is not just about writing code. Gaming, AI, and emerging technologies span from code-writing, to content creation, to designers, programmers, sound artists, voice actors, and marketers. Washington is leading the global gaming industry, contributing more than $12 billion to the local economy. Learn from local professional leaders and gaming and tech companies, network with peers who share similar interests, and learn about the cross-connection of tech across all the creative industries.

Oct 14th

Seattle, 2025

McCaw Hall

Join us in Seattle, WA for a full day of inspiring keynotes and new connections at the premier conference for Film, Business and Technology
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Our Guest

Speakers

Tuan Duong

Software Engineering Manager

Kevin Semple

Senior Technical Product Manager, XR - Unity Technologies

Colleen Cannon

ESPN Remote Producer - ESPN/Disney

Olivia Thomas (LIVt)

Musician & Filmmaker - CUT and LIV free media

Lara Lavi

Legal and Rep - Dreaming in Color Entertainment

Jesse Turner

Senior Staff Engineer - Carlson Audio

Brian Rauschenbach

President / Chief Media Officer - ADD3

Morgan Hodge

Senior Production Manager - Carlson Audio

Kennady Quille

Host of Audioasis - KEXP

Eric Vaughn

Director of Live Production and Broadcast - Seattle Kraken

Mazzy Eckel

Founder - Eckel Brand Management

Nathaniel Blue

Steam/Valve

Erin Fetridge

Agent/Partner - The Actors Group

King Khazm

Executive Director - 206Zulu

Renee Gittins

CEO/Creative Director - Stumbling Cat

Jason Lajeunesse

Owner - Day Dream State

Cameron Lavi Jones

Musician - King Youngblood

Carrie Steficek

Business Agent (Theatrical Wardrobe) - IATSE 887

Lianne Gill

Software Engineer - Unity Technologies

Josh Ayala

CEO - Perfect Day Games
Lianne Gill

Lianne Gill

Software Engineer - Unity Technologies
Lara Lavi

Lara Lavi

Legal and Rep - Dreaming in Color Entertainment
Cameron Lavi Jones

Cameron Lavi Jones

Musician - King Youngblood
Sharlese Metcalf

Sharlese Metcalf

KEXP

Kennady Quille

Kennady Quille

Host of Audioasis - KEXP
Carrie Steficek

Carrie Steficek

Business Agent (Theatrical Wardrobe) - IATSE 887
Eric Vaughn

Eric Vaughn

Director of Live Production and Broadcast - Seattle Kraken
DeVon Manier

DeVon Manier

Manager - Sportn Life Music Group

Melissa Purcell

Melissa Purcell

Northern Business Agent -IATSE 488
Jesse Turner

Jesse Turner

Senior Staff Engineer - Carlson Audio
Morgan Hodge

Morgan Hodge

Senior Production Manager - Carlson Audio
Derek Edamura

Derek Edamura

Executive Director - NW Film Forum

King Khazm

King Khazm

Executive Director - 206Zulu
Mazzy Eckel

Mazzy Eckel

Founder - Eckel Brand Management
Kevin Semple

Kevin Semple

Senior Technical Product Manager, XR - Unity Technologies
Rita Meher

Rita Meher

Founder/Executive Director - Tasveer Festival

Tuan Duong

Tuan Duong

Software Engineering Manager
Josh Ayala

Josh Ayala

CEO - Perfect Day Games
Renee Gittins

Renee Gittins

CEO/Creative Director - Stumbling Cat
Olivia Thomas (LIVt)

Olivia Thomas (LIVt)

Musician & Filmmaker - CUT and LIV free media


Reserve your Spot

Oct 14th

Seattle, 2025

McCaw Hall

Join us in Seattle, WA for a full day of inspiring keynotes and new connections at the premier conference for Film, Business and Technology
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  • 09:00
    Doors Open

    9:00 AM
    All

  • 09:50 - 09:55
    Opening Remarks

    9:50 AM - 9:55 AM
    All
    Where
    Theater, Allen Room, Norcliffe Room

  • Josh Ayala
    09:55 - 10:35
    More Than Just Games
    By Josh Ayala CEO - Perfect Day Games

    9:55 AM - 10:35 AM
    All
    Technology
    Visual
    Where
    Theater

  • Jason Lajeunesse
    09:55 - 10:35
    Hardwork and Hustle
    By Jason Lajeunesse Owner - Day Dream State

    9:55 AM - 10:35 AM
    All
    Business
    Where
    Allen Room

  • Melissa PurcellCarrie Steficek
    09:55 - 10:35
    The Unions Behind Entertainment
    By Melissa Purcell Northern Business Agent -IATSE 488, Carrie Steficek Business Agent (Theatrical Wardrobe) - IATSE 887

    9:55 AM - 10:35 AM
    All
    Audio
    Business
    Visual
    Where
    Norcliffe Room

  • 10:35 - 10:45
    Break / Move to Next Session

    10:35 AM - 10:45 AM
    All
    Audio
    Business
    Technology
    Visual

  • Eric VaughnColleen Cannon
    10:45 - 11:25
    Sports Entertainment & Broadcast
    By Eric Vaughn Director of Live Production and Broadcast - Seattle Kraken, Colleen Cannon ESPN Remote Producer - ESPN/Disney

    10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
    All
    Visual
    Where
    Allen Room

  • Olivia Thomas (LIVt)
    10:45 - 11:25
    Multimedia & Being a Young Creative
    By Olivia Thomas (LIVt) Musician & Filmmaker - CUT and LIV free media

    10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
    All
    Audio
    Visual
    Where
    Norcliffe Room

  • Brian RauschenbachMichael Huang
    10:45 - 11:25
    Ol' Skool and New Skool
    By Brian Rauschenbach President / Chief Media Officer - ADD3, Michael Huang Milli Agency - Founder / Managing Director

    10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
    All
    Business
    Where
    Theater

  • 11:25 - 11:35
    Break / Move to Next Session

    11:25 AM - 11:35 AM
    All
    Audio
    Business
    Technology
    Visual

  • Mazzy Eckel
    11:35 - 12:15
    Path to Possibilities
    By Mazzy Eckel Founder - Eckel Brand Management

    11:35 AM - 12:15 PM
    All
    Business
    Where
    Allen Room

  • Nathaniel Blue
    11:35 - 12:15
    Dream…Persevere…Repeat
    By Nathaniel Blue Steam/Valve

    11:35 AM - 12:15 PM
    All
    Audio
    Technology
    Where
    Theater

  • Morgan HodgeJesse Turner
    11:35 - 12:15
    Production in Large Festivals
    By Morgan Hodge Senior Production Manager - Carlson Audio, Jesse Turner Senior Staff Engineer - Carlson Audio

    11:35 AM - 12:15 PM
    All
    Audio
    Where
    Norcliffe Room

  • 12:15 - 13:10
    Lunch Break (Workshops in the Grand Lobby)

    12:15 PM - 1:10 PM
    All
    Audio
    Business
    Technology
    Visual

  • Kennady QuilleSharlese MetcalfKing Khazm
    13:10 - 13:50
    Careers in Music
    By Kennady Quille Host of Audioasis - KEXP, Sharlese Metcalf KEXP, King Khazm Executive Director - 206Zulu

    1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
    All
    Audio
    Where
    Allen Room

  • Kevin SempleLianne Gill
    13:10 - 13:50
    Breaking Boundaries: Innovations in Extended Reality
    By Kevin Semple Senior Technical Product Manager, XR - Unity Technologies, Lianne Gill Software Engineer - Unity Technologies

    1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
    All
    Technology
    Where
    Theater

  • Rita Meher
    13:10 - 13:50
    Sparking Change with Films
    By Rita Meher Founder/Executive Director - Tasveer Festival

    1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
    All
    Business
    Visual
    Where
    Norcliffe Room

  • 13:50 - 14:00
    Break / Move to Next Session

    1:50 PM - 2:00 PM
    All
    Audio
    Business
    Technology
    Visual

  • DeVon ManierCameron Lavi JonesLara Lavi
    14:00 - 14:40
    The Bond Between Manager and Artist
    By DeVon Manier Manager - Sportn Life Music Group, Cameron Lavi Jones Musician - King Youngblood, Lara Lavi Legal and Rep - Dreaming in Color Entertainment

    2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
    Business
    Where
    Allen Room

  • Tuan Duong
    14:00 - 14:40
    Engineering the Life You Want
    By Tuan Duong Software Engineering Manager

    2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
    All
    Technology
    Where
    Theater

  • Erin Fetridge
    14:00 - 14:40
    Is It What You Know? Or Who You Know? Or Maybe a Third Thing?
    By Erin Fetridge Agent/Partner - The Actors Group

    2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
    All
    Business
    Visual
    Where
    Norcliffe Room

  • 14:40 - 14:50
    Break / Move to Next Session

    2:40 PM - 2:50 PM
    All
    Audio
    Business
    Technology
    Visual

  • Antoine DupreeDerek Edamura
    14:50 - 15:30
    Community Story Telling & Content Creation
    By Antoine Dupree Founder/CEO - Creator Source Studios, Derek Edamura Executive Director - NW Film Forum

    2:50 PM - 3:30 PM
    All
    Business
    Visual
    Where
    Theater

  • Renee Gittins
    14:50 - 15:30
    Pixels & Dreams: Developing Video Games
    By Renee Gittins CEO/Creative Director - Stumbling Cat

    2:50 PM - 3:30 PM
    All
    Technology
    Where
    Allen Room

  • 15:30
    End of Event

    3:30 PM
    All
    Audio
    Business
    Technology
    Visual

  • 15:30 - 17:00
    Networking Event @ Vera Project

    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    All
    Audio
    Business
    Technology
    Visual


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