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SIE Society is a community for social impact entertainment professionals & practitioners who want to

10/29/2026

Some stories change how we see the world. Others change what happens next. 🎬

At Impact + Profit Conference 2026, the conversation goes beyond the screen—exploring how stories can create connection, shift perspectives, and inspire meaningful change.

Here are three sessions to look forward to:

🎤 Victim to Voice: When Real Stories Become Impact Entertainment
Featuring Cecilie Fjellhøy, host of The Tinder Swindler and Love Con Revenge, and co-founder of LoveSaid.

📺 50 Years of Social Impact Entertainment
Featuring Miguel Sabido, widely recognized as a pioneer of entertainment-education.

🎧 The Podcast to Feature Film Development Pipeline
Bringing together Craig Whitney, Estefanía Bonilla Hernández, Claire Cornetta, and Lisa Nwankwo to explore a session connecting podcasting and feature-film development.

Different formats. Different perspectives. One powerful question: how can storytelling make a lasting difference?

Join the conversation at Impact + Profit Conference 2026.

📅 December 7–8, 2026
📍 USC Annenberg, Los Angeles

Explore the program and get your tickets:
https://conference.siesociety.org/

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10/29/2026

When powerful stories meet the right conversations, real change becomes possible.

We're excited to welcome NBCUniversal as our newest sponsor of Impact + Profit Conference 2026! 🎉

Their support adds to a conference bringing together entertainment professionals, storytellers, changemakers, and industry leaders to explore one important question: how can entertainment create meaningful social impact while remaining commercially sustainable?

This year's program tackles some of the biggest questions facing the industry:

🎬 How We Tell the Story Has Real-Life Consequences — Exploring why the way we tell stories matters beyond the screen.

📊 From Comments to Impact — Discovering how AI and social media can help measure the real-world influence of entertainment.

💡 Innovative Paths for Financing — Exploring new philanthropic channels and funding opportunities for impact-driven projects.

With 30+ panels and workshops, 40+ speakers, and opportunities to connect with professionals across the industry, Impact + Profit is where creative ideas meet practical solutions.

👏 Join us in welcoming NBCUniversal and celebrating the partners helping move social impact entertainment forward!

📅 December 7–8, 2026
📍 USC Annenberg, Los Angeles

Explore the program and get your tickets:
https://conference.siesociety.org/

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Hollywood, Health & Society
The Hollywood Reporter
First Entertainment Credit Union
Population Media Center

10/27/2026

The stories we tell can change more than minds. They can change what happens next.

What makes a story truly impactful? How do we measure whether it changes behavior? And how can powerful storytelling create meaningful social change while remaining financially sustainable?

These are the questions driving the conversations at Impact + Profit Conference 2026.

Explore sessions tackling some of the industry's most important challenges:

🎬 Victim to Voice: When Real Stories Become Impact Entertainment — Exploring the power of lived experience and real stories.

📊 From Comments to Impact: Using AI and Social Media to Measure Entertainment Impact — Discovering how audience conversations can reveal whether stories are making a difference.

💡 Innovative Paths for Financing — Exploring philanthropic channels, donor-advised funds, and family offices as potential sources of financing.

🌍 Narrative, Systems, Behavior: A Field Guide to Choosing Your Change and Proving It — Connecting storytelling with behavior change and measurable impact.

With 30+ panels and workshops, 40+ speakers, and opportunities to connect with professionals across entertainment, media, and social impact, this is where important questions meet fresh perspectives and new possibilities.

📅 December 7–8, 2026
📍 USC Annenberg, Los Angeles

Don't just talk about changing the world. Discover how storytelling can help make it happen.

🎟️ Explore the program and get your tickets:
https://conference.siesociety.org/

Hollywood, Health & Society
The Hollywood Reporter
First Entertainment Credit Union
Population Media Center

10/23/2026

Great stories don’t just capture attention. They have the power to change the world.

What happens when creative vision, industry experience, and social impact come together? That’s the conversation at the heart of the Impact + Profit Conference 2026.

Meet three leaders helping shape the future of Social Impact Entertainment:

🎬 Robert Rippberger — Award-winning writer, producer, and director, and Founder & Co-Executive Director of SIE Society.

🎥 William Nix — CEO of Creative Projects Group, accomplished producer, and Founder & Co-Executive Director of SIE Society.

✍️ Rebecca Graham Forde — Executive Producer, writer, and Head of Strategy at SIE Society, bringing extensive experience across television, nonfiction storytelling, and creative development.

Their expertise reflects what this conference is all about: exploring how powerful stories can inspire audiences, influence perspectives, and create meaningful change.

With 30+ panels and workshops, industry leaders, and opportunities to connect with the people driving the field forward, Impact + Profit is where creative ideas meet real-world impact.

📍 December 7–8, 2026 | USC Annenberg, Los Angeles

Be part of the conversation.

🎟️ Explore the conference and get your tickets:
https://conference.siesociety.org/

Hollywood, Health & Society
The Hollywood Reporter
First Entertainment Credit Union
Population Media Center

10/22/2026

What if the right story could change a culture, save lives, or inspire real-world action?

At the Impact + Profit Conference 2026, the conversation goes beyond entertainment — exploring how powerful storytelling can influence people, shape culture, and create meaningful social change.

Meet three of the voices bringing valuable perspectives to this year’s program:

🎙️ Willow Bay — Dean of USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, featured in Athletes as Culture Shifters, exploring the influence of athletes on culture and society.

🎬 Mark Goffman — Acclaimed writer and executive producer (The Umbrella Academy, The Irrational), joining How We Tell the Story Has Real-Life Consequences, a session launching the HIPPP Working Group.

🌍 Natalie Tran — Executive Director of the CAA Foundation, joining Moving Pictures and Saving Lives: CORE & CAA Foundation to spotlight the intersection of entertainment and social impact.

Different perspectives. One powerful question: How can we turn stories into meaningful change?

Join the people shaping the future of impact-driven entertainment on December 7–8, 2026, at USC Annenberg in Los Angeles.

Explore the program: https://conference.siesociety.org/

Hollywood, Health & Society
The Hollywood Reporter
First Entertainment Credit Union
Population Media Center

10/21/2026

What happens when a story does more than capture attention?

It can change perspectives. Spark conversations. Give a voice to lived experiences. And turn awareness into action.

At Impact + Profit 2026, explore the people and ideas pushing social impact entertainment beyond the screen.

🎬 From real stories to real-world change

Cecilie Fjellhøy, host of Netflix’s Love Con Revenge and known for The Tinder Swindler, brings her perspective to Victim to Voice: When Real Stories Become Impact Entertainment.

📊 From online conversations to measurable impact

Dr. Misha Kouzeh, USC professor and founder of Digital Impact Group, joins Beth Hoffman, Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, for From Comments to Impact: Using AI and Social Media to Measure Entertainment Impact.

🌍 From emergency response to meaningful partnerships

Ann Lee, CEO and Co-Founder of CORE, and Natalie Tran, Executive Director of the CAA Foundation, are featured in Moving Pictures and Saving Lives: CORE & CAA Foundation.

Three conversations. Different perspectives. One shared question: how can entertainment make a difference that lasts?

Join the people bringing storytelling, business and social change together.

📍 USC Annenberg, Los Angeles
📅 December 7–8, 2026

🎟️ Explore the program and get your ticket: https://conference.siesociety.org/

Hollywood, Health & Society
The Hollywood Reporter
First Entertainment Credit Union
Population Media Center

10/20/2026

THE CONVERSATIONS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF IMPACT ENTERTAINMENT 🎬🌎

How can stories change perspectives? How can AI help measure social impact? And how can entertainment create meaningful change while remaining commercially successful?

These are some of the questions at the heart of the Impact + Profit Conference 2026.

On December 7–8, SIE Society and the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs will bring together professionals from entertainment, business, research, and social impact at USC Annenberg in Los Angeles.

💡 What will we explore?

▪️ How storytelling can challenge perspectives and change minds
▪️ How AI and social media can help measure impact
▪️ How entertainment can address important social issues
▪️ How purpose and profit can work together

Through thought-provoking panels and cross-sector conversations, the conference will explore how creative ideas can translate into measurable, lasting impact.

Because the goal isn't just to tell stories that resonate — it's to understand the difference they make.

Impact + Profit Conference 2026 — Find Them. Move Them. Prove It.

📍 USC Annenberg, Los Angeles
📅 December 7–8, 2026

🔗 Discover the program and join the conversation: https://conference.siesociety.org/

Hollywood, Health & Society
The Hollywood Reporter
First Entertainment Credit Union
Population Media Center

10/19/2026

🚨 EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS TODAY! 🚨

What if entertainment could do more than tell a story? What if it could change the world? ✨

Join us at the 2026 Impact + Profit Conference, December 7–8 at USC Annenberg in Los Angeles, for two days exploring how storytelling can drive meaningful social change while creating sustainable, profitable impact.

🎬 Discover inspiring panels on social impact entertainment, storytelling as advocacy, AI and impact measurement, mental health representation, climate change, and more.

🤝 Connect with 250+ creatives, producers, executives, and changemakers. Explore new ideas, build meaningful partnerships, and turn powerful stories into real-world impact.

🎟️ Save $100 with the $275 early bird ticket—but the offer ends TODAY, October 19!

👉 Get your ticket now: https://conference.siesociety.org/

Hollywood, Health & Society
The Hollywood Reporter
First Entertainment Credit Union
Population Media Center

10/18/2026

⏳ ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT! Don’t miss your chance to save.

The clock is ticking! Early Bird tickets for the Impact + Profit Conference 2026 are available for just $275 — but only until October 19!

Join the people shaping the future of social impact entertainment for two powerful days of inspiring conversations, expert-led panels, practical workshops, and meaningful networking.

📍 USC Annenberg, Los Angeles
📅 December 7–8, 2026
🎟️ Early Bird: $275 | Regular price: $375

Don’t wait until the price goes up. Secure your spot and be part of the conversations turning powerful storytelling into real-world impact.

👉 Get your tickets now: https://conference.siesociety.org/

Hollywood, Health & Society
The Hollywood Reporter
First Entertainment Credit Union
Population Media Center

10/16/2026

THE STORIES THAT CHANGE CULTURE. THE IDEAS THAT DRIVE IMPACT.

What if entertainment could do more than capture attention — what if it could change lives, influence behavior, and create measurable social impact?

At the Impact + Profit Conference 2026, influential voices from entertainment, media, research, philanthropy, and social impact will explore the power of storytelling to drive meaningful change.

From AI-powered audience insights and mental health representation to climate change, advocacy, and innovative funding strategies, these conversations connect creative vision with real-world results.

📍 December 7–8, 2026 | USC Annenberg, Los Angeles

⏳ ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT to get your Early Bird tickets! Secure your spot before prices increase.

🎟️ Explore the program and get your tickets:
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