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Shifter(s) Series Cannes Lions
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026
4:15pm
Villa Khayat | Cannes, France
An intentionally curated mix of founders, CMOs, creators, athletes, filmmakers, and media leaders - gathering poolside for topical, intimate conversations designed for authentic learning and connection.
Featured Conversation
4:15pm-5:00pm | New Worlds: How Optimistic Sci-Fi Gets Made, Funded, and Seen
What if the most powerful tool for building the future isn't a lab - it's a short film? The Future Vision XPRIZE is offering a $3.5M prize pool to filmmakers who dare to imagine technology-forward, optimistic visions of what's ahead.
This conversation is about the mission underneath: why the world needs stories of abundance right now, and what it takes to bring them to life - from the imagination to conceive abundant futures, to the tools making bigger worlds possible, to the new financing models rewriting who gets to tell these stories.
This is the full arc of optimistic sci-fi, told by the people living it.
(The competition is presented by PHD Ventures, the XPRIZE Foundation, and Google & Range Media Partners through their 100 ZEROS initiative, in partnership with Republic Film)
Invitation only, must RSVP to be considered.
Speakers
(subject to updates)
Anthony Ramos - Grammy®-winning artist and Golden Globe® and Emmy®-nominated actor
Anthony Ramos is a Grammy®-winning artist and Golden Globe® and Emmy®-nominated actor known for his dynamic work across film, television, music, and Broadway. Ramos is known for inaugurating the dual roles of “John Laurens” and “Philip Hamilton” in the Tony Award-winning phenomenon, Hamilton, earning an Emmy® nomination, before going on to star as “Usnavi” in Jon M. Chu’s In the Heights. His performance garnered a Golden Globe® nomination and recognition from IndieWire and W Magazine in their year-end Best Performance roundups. Ramos most recently starred in Ryan Murphy’s The Beauty on FX alongside Evan Peters, Ashton Kutcher, and Jeremy Pope. In October 2025, he appeared in Kathryn Bigelow’s Netflix film A House of Dynamite opposite Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Greta Lee, and more. He also starred in Universal’s blockbuster Twisters, directed by Academy Award® nominee Lee Isaac Chung.
Upcoming projects include a new animated Bob the Builder feature in development with Mattel Films, ShadowMachine, and Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, which Ramos will produce and star in.
His additional film and television credits include HBO’s reimagining of the Emmy®-winning series In Treatment opposite Uzo Aduba; the Academy Award®-winning film A Star Is Born alongside Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper; Spike Lee’s Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It; and the DreamWorks animated hit Bad Guys. Ramos also voiced ‘King Trollex’ in Trolls World Tour, starred as ‘Noah Diaz’ in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, and appeared in Dumb Money. He portrayed The Hood in Marvel’s Disney+ limited series Ironheart and returned to voice ‘Mr. Piranha’ in Bad Guys 2 alongside Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Zazie Beetz, and Marc Maron. Ramos earned critical acclaim for his breakout role as ‘Manny’ in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s Monsters and Men, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize.
Beyond acting, Ramos is also an accomplished recording artist whose recent singles, including “New York City” and “I Was the One” produced by salsa legend Sergio George, as well as “Vicariously,” and “Se Fue,” reflect his deep connection to his Latin music roots. Ramos recently performed “New York City” on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and at the 69th annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York where he was also crowned King of the parade.
Born and raised in Bushwick, Brooklyn, to Puerto Rican parents, Ramos remains deeply connected to his community. He is the co-owner of Milly’s, a bar and restaurant in Bed-Stuy named after his mother, which he created with his brother and close friends as a tribute to family and neighborhood. In 2025, he partnered with Brooks Running to complete his first New York City Marathon.
PETER MICELLI - CEO & Co-Founder, Range Media Partners
Peter Micelli is CEO and co-founder of Range Media Partners, the 5-year-old cultural capital firm that has quickly established itself as a dominant force within the talent representation ecosystem and one of the most innovative & forward-thinking firms in Hollywood overall.
Micelli began his illustrious career at CAA in 1995, starting in the mailroom before quickly moving up through the ranks, distinguishing himself as a top TV Literary and Packaging Agent. His 23-year tenure at CAA is punctuated by numerous distinctions and milestones. Within ten years, Micelli became the youngest person to run the TV Packaging Division, one of the most profitable divisions within the agency. He then became the youngest person to ever co-head the Television department, supervising a staff of 195 employees. Under his leadership, the department grew to over $200 million per year in revenue. Subsequently, he was named to the Compensation Committee at CAA as well as its Operations Board.
Beyond his senior level management success within CAA, Micelli is widely recognized as having revolutionized the TV independent studio finance business, serving as a significant catalyst to the growth of streaming. In 2007, he authored the business plan on independent studio finance, which delivered Netflix an original content strategy and helped propel them to the category leadership they have today. More so, Micelli helped Netflix get its first seven original series off the ground, including HOUSE OF CARDS, HEMLOCK GROVE, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, SENSE 8, and NARCOS. This collaboration radically changed the landscape of film and television and paved the way for streamers to engage high-end talent. By 2018, he had a record-breaking 53 TV series in production in which he served as the Packaging Agent, including but not limited to HAWAII 5-0, LOST, THE LEFTOVERS, WATCHMEN, the STAR TREK universe, THE MANDALORIAN, LUCIFER, HOUSE, and many more. During this time, he also maintained the most prolific list of creatives under representation in the television industry.
In early 2018, Micelli was recruited by Entertainment One (EOne) to serve as Chief Strategy Officer where he was chiefly responsible for transitioning the company from a distribution strategy into a content studio, all while leading a group of over 400 employees. In his first year at EOne, Micelli led the company to record-breaking sales and production orders which included series such as YELLOWJACKETS and THE ROOKIE. That growth and success was highlighted in the 2019 year-end report for the London Stock Exchange. When he began his work at EOne, the company was valued at $1.6 billion. Through Micelli's leadership, the strategic pivot from distribution to content creation catapulted the EOne studio to global prominence, resulting in its acquisition by Hasbro for $4.2 billion in January of 2020, a 2X increase in valuation in under 2 years.
During the summer of 2020, Micelli began planting the seeds of what is now known as Range Media Partners. Under his management, the company once called "the biggest startup to take root within Hollywood…in years" by Variety has scaled to over 250 employees through a mixture of organic growth, strategic acquisitions, and acquihires. The company now boasts one of the most diversified businesses in the industry including talent management across Film/TV, Music, Digital, and Sports; holistic production capabilities including a TV Studio, premium film production, independent film financing, & commercials; as well as numerous other strategic capabilities including audience marketing & advisory and asset & IP creation including literary publishing, records & music publishing, games, talent ventures, and more.
Micelli graduated from Cal State Northridge - or as he refers to it, the Harvard of the Valley - with a degree in speech communications.
Eva Kozanecka, Lead,Artists + Machine Intelligence, Google
Eva leads creative industry partnerships and investments for Google's Technology & Society organization. She is a founding executive producer of Google's AI on Screen Film Fund, which invests in films that imagine near-term futures with AI, and is the editor of a forthcoming anthology of creative assignments by and for artists on how to begin creative work with AI. Prior to Google, she launched and led the digital video department at the Museum of Modern Art, building the fastest-growing arts channel on YouTube. In 2017, her debut documentary series, At the Museum, was described by The New York Times as "not formatted as you might expect, but oddly more absorbing."
Marc Iserlis, Founder & Head, Republic film
Marc Iserlis leads Republic Film, an SEC-regulated investment platform that lets everyday fans invest in film/entertainment projects and share in the profit potential.
Officially launched in late 2024, Republic Film has raised more than $32 million from over 40,000 everyday fans into premium film projects from Eli Roth, Robert Rodriguez, Skybound Entertainment, Pressman Film, Ron Perlman, and more.
Marc is also a film and television producer whose credits include Hotel Mumbai (2019), Gone in the Night (2022), Dalíland (2023), and The Testament of Ann Lee (2026).
Tyler Donahue, Co-Founder & Head, moonshots gathering
Tyler Donahue co-founded the Moonshots Gathering, an event and award ceremony that puts on the Future Vision XPRIZE (the largest science fiction film competition) and the Gemini XPRIZE (the largest hackathon) — putting real money behind storytellers and builders chasing huge ideas.
Produced by:
Amy Baker - CEO & Co-Founder, Winston Baker; Co-Creator, the Shifter(s) Series
Amy Baker, CEO of WINSTON | BAKER, Amy oversees the company’s global strategic planning, business development and vendor relationships. Amy Co-Founded the FILM FINANCE FORUM® in 2008, which provides the premier series of events dedicated to bringing seasoned finance and entertainment executives together from around the globe.
Winston Baker is a global leading entertainment industry content curator, addressing strategies for Entertainment Finance, Film, Television, Music, Sports and Ent-Technology. Amy has successfully organized sold out conferences, film festival programming and private events across the United States, Europe, Saudi Arabia, China, Pacific Asia and Latin America, along with a lineup of exciting virtual programs.
Tyler Sabino - Founder, The Shift Studios and Shifter(s) OS; Co-Creator, the Shifter(s) Series
Tyler Sabino is the Founder of The Shift Studios and Shifter(s) OS, and Co-Creator of the Shifter(s) Series, a global platform at the intersection of storytelling, culture, and business. He operates as a Narrative Architect, helping founders, creators, and brands turn ideas into clear positioning, scalable distribution, and real revenue.
Tyler was a lead producer on Verzuz, one of the most impactful digital music platforms of the last decade, driving hundreds of millions of viewers and reshaping how culture shows up online. At Triller, he led strategic partnerships and helped launch the company’s Web3 division, including producing one of the first large-scale concerts in the metaverse.
Today, through The Shift Studios, he partners with culture-defining companies and talent to translate story into growth. His work sits at the intersection of identity, distribution, and ownership, helping clients build brands that extend beyond content into lasting businesses.
He is also the Co-Creator of the Shifter(s) Series, a global event platform built in collaboration with Winston Baker, bringing together founders, creators, athletes, and executives shaping the future of media and commerce.
Across every venture, his focus is simple: build brands and ecosystems where story drives business.
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
Charles Ifegwu - entrepreneur, media executive, Founder & CEO, CONVERGENCE
Charles Ifegwu is a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur and media executive operating at the forefront of the creator economy, brand partnerships, and cultural storytelling. As Founder and CEO of CONVERGENCE, he leads a next-generation company that sits at the intersection of talent, media IP development, brand strategy, and venture development, helping creators, brands, and media companies build scalable content and commerce ecosystems.
With nearly two decades of experience spanning agency leadership, entertainment, and marketing, Charles has developed award-winning campaigns and partnerships for some of the world’s most recognizable brands while shaping the growth of the creator economy across various ecosystems.
He is also the creator of Converge @, a global event series that brings together leaders across creators, culture, media, and technology at major industry moments such as Cannes Lions, SXSW, CES, and Art Basel. Known for its high-impact conversations and influential guest list, Converge has become a platform for defining what’s next in a creator-led world and in the worlds of media and brand engagement.
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