Entertainment Industry Conference June 15, 2016 Beverly Hills & Webcast
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Conference Overview Overview The 2016 Entertainment Industry Conference, now in its 46th year, continues to provide CPAs, business managers, attorneys, CFOs and controllers with insights and practical advice for handling entertainment business issues. Learn everything from optimizing revenue while minimizing risk with social media to international tax and estate planning for entertainers and athletes, as well as critical legislative and regulatory developments. Stick around for the reception following the conference to socialize and meet the speakers, committee, and peers. All CalCPA Education Foundation conferences include free Wi-Fi, discounted parking, continental breakfast, networking lunch and afternoon refreshments.
Agenda At-AGlance 8:45
Welcome
8:50
Business Management Best Practices
9:50
Virtual Reality
10:30
BREAK
10:40
The Art of the Art Deal
11:40
Branding
12:30
Lunch with “A Conversation with Dana Brunetti” (Plated lunch provided)
1:50
Philanthropy in the Entertainment Industry
2:40
International Tax Update
3:20
BREAK
3:30
Globalization of the Industry– Focus on China
Credit Information
4:20
Domestic Tax Update
CPE 8 hours MCLE 6.5 hours
5:10
Reception
Designed for CPAs, business managers, attorneys, bankers, CFOs and controllers who work for, or have clients in, the entertainment industry.
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Entertainment Industry Conference June 15, 2016 • Beverly Hills • Webcast Beverly Wilshire Hotel 9500 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA
KEYNOTE LUNCHEON SPEAKERS Joe Sutton, host of the Heart of Hollywood® radio program will interview Relativity Media’s Dana Brunetti.
Planning Committee Ilan Haimoff, CPA, CIA, CFE, CFF Green Hasson Janks Conference Co-chair Bill Harris
Joe Sutton Host/Archiver - MPTF’s 22 Heart of Hollywood Behind the Silver Screen Motion Picture & Television Fund on Campus Channel
Nigro Karlin Segal Feldstein & Bolno, LLC Conference Co-chair William L. Abrams Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP David Aaron Altman, CPA Altman Greenfield & Selvaggi Michelle Boyer, CIC
Dana Brunetti Film Producer President Relativity Media
HUB International Insurance Services Inc Bradford S. Cohen, Esq. Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP Kathy Davis MPTF Michael Gintz City National Bank Robert Lohmar City National Bank Brian J. Marler, CFA Houlihan Lokey Michael R. Morris, Esq. Valensi Rose, PLC William D. Strickland
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California Community Foundation Richard J. Zinman Merrill Lynch
Session details 8:45
Welcome Ilan Haimoff, CPA, CIA, CFE, CFF Conference Co-Chair Green Hasson Janks
10:30
BREAK
10:40
The Art of the Art Deal
Mark Roesler, Esq. CMG Worldwide
• Insurance & Risk Management Considerations • Legal & Tax Considerations
Henry W. Root, Esq. Lapidus, Root & Sacharow, LLP 12:30
• Using Art Collections as Collateral
Business Management Best Practices • Controls and processes • Legal issues • Succession planning
MODERATOR
MODERATOR
PANEL
Joe Sutton, Interviewer Host/Archiver MPTF’s Channel 22 Heart of Hollywood Behind the Silver Screen
Bradford S. Cohen, Esq. Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
PANEL
Ron Fiamma AIG Private Client Group
Barbara Allen-Watkins City National Bank
LUNCH A Conversation with Dana Brunetti (Plated lunch provided)
Andrew Forchelli, ARM HUB International Insurance Services
Bill Harris Nigro Karlin Segal Feldstein & Bolno, LLC
9:50
Stacy Marcus Reed Smith LLP
• Appraising & Managing Art Collections
Bill Harris Conference Co-Chair Nigro Karlin Segal Feldstein & Bolno, LLC 8:50
PANEL
Dana Brunetti Relativity Studios 1:50
Philanthropy in the Entertainment Industry
Jim Sanders Reed Smith LLP
Rosemary L. Ringwald, J.D. U.S. Trust, Bank of America
Mickey Segal Nigro Karlin Segal Feldstein & Bolno, LLC
Katie Tolson Gurr Johns Inc.
• Private Foundations vs. Donor Advised Funds
Branding
• Legacy
Virtual Reality • Current trends
11:40
• Social media
• Advising your client
• Expending the revenue stream
• Rights of publicity
• Equity deals
• Protecting your client
• What has driven the move toward celebrity branding
MODERATOR
Elizabeth Glasgow Venable LLP
• Post-death legacy
PANEL
MODERATOR
Jake Black Creative Advertising Group Dave Boyle MightyVR
• Managing risk
Bill Harris Nigro Karlin Segal Feldstein & Bolno, LLC
• Fraud • Vetting nonprofits
• Dos and Don’ts MODERATOR
William D. Strickland California Community Foundation PANEL
Eileen R. Heisman, ACFRE National Philanthropic Trust Michael D. Karlin Nigro Karlin Segal Feldstein & Bolno, LLC Kirk A. Scott Edward Charles Foundation
Kent Seton Seton & Associates, Philanthropy Lawyers
PANEL
Peter Dekom Peter J. Dekom, A Law Corporation
Mitchell Singer Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors 2:40
Christopher W. Fenton DMG Entertainment Russell G. Weiss Sidley Austin LLP
International Tax Update • CWA for foreign performers • Foreign residency issues
4:20
• Loan outs
• Other tax issues for nonresident alien entertainers/athletes
• Section 181/extenders • Audit guidelines • State allocation and apportionment
MODERATOR
Michael R. Morris
• What could happen with the 2016 election/ candidates?
Valensi Rose, PLC PANEL
Georgina Espinosa Internal Revenue Service—LB&I
• IRC Section 181/Extenders • Entertainment Audit Technique Guide
Bob Jason Nigro Karlin Segal Feldstein & Bolno, LLC 3:20
BREAK
3:30
Globalization of the Industry—Focus on China
MODERATOR
Bradford S. Cohen, Esq Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP PANEL
Sam Olchyk Venable LLP Linda R. Flemins, CPA Internal Revenue Service— LB&I
• Industry Trends and Outlook • Deal Structures
Shane P. Nix Venable LLP
• Understanding the Deal Making Landscape • Owning vs. Licensing IP • Regulatory Considerations • Potential Benefits and Risks MODERATOR
Brian J. Marler, CFA Houlihan Lokey
Domestic Tax Update
5:10
Reception
Sponsors calcpa.org/sponsor THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY CONFERENCE HAS BEEN GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY:
PLATINUM SPONSORS
entertainment insurance and risk services
GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
SUPPORTING SPONSORS
Mid-MORNING BREAK SPONSOR
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June 15, 2016 Beverly Wilshire Hotel • Beverly Hills Webcast
Entertainment Industry Conference