Hernan Lopez
Founder
Owl & Co
Hernan Lopez, founder of management consulting firm Owl & Co, is a trailblazing entrepreneur best known as the founder of podcasting powerhouse Wondery (now part of Amazon). Wondery quickly became recognized for its immersive storytelling podcasts, which led the industry in podcast-to-TV adaptations, including Dr Death, WeCrashed, The Shrink Next Door and Dying For Sex. Prior to Wondery, he scaled and ran Fox International Channels as CEO, growing it into a $3 billion division of Fox (now Disney), overseeing the launch of hundreds of entertainment channels and production houses around the world. Hernan runs the Hernan Lopez Family Foundation, serves on the board of StartOut and was a Founding Governor of The Podcast Academy. He’s been a speaker at Cannes Lions, CES, the Milken Global Conference, SXSW and numerous investor conferences, a LinkedIn Top Voice, and has developed the Streamonomics framework. An MBA graduate from the University of Miami, Hernan lives in Los Angeles with his family.
Industry Track
The Next New Media Playbook: Winning in Today's Attention Economy
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Room 304AB
Thursday, June 19
9:40 am - 10:20 am
Featuring: Cenk Uygur (TYT Founder at TYT), Hernan Lopez (Founder at Owl & Co), Matt Gielen (CEO at Silver Berry Studios) and more
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