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July 22-23, 2019
Newport Coast, CA

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Erik Sorenson

Chief Executive Officer, Sucherman Group

Erik’s deft and efficient hand is leading Sucherman Group through an ever-changing media and entertainment landscape with his astute understanding of media strategy, business trends, best practices and most importantly, future developments.

Erik started out in radio, but soon moved to TV, becoming station manager at KCBS, before climbing the CBS ladder to become Executive Producer of “CBS This Morning,” and then Executive Producer at “CBS Evening News with Dan Rather.” He went on to create and produce “Day & Date” for Group W in syndication. He also served as EVP, Programming for Court TV.

Erik was President and GM of MSNBC and was also a board member for msnbc.com. After leaving NBC he formed Triple Threat Television, producing programs for ESPN, TLC, MTV and CNBC. In October 2007, he was named CEO of Vault.com growing the website and on-line business into a cross-platform leader.

Erik has received more than 20 Emmys, as well as a Peabody award.