# The New Producers Building the Post-DEI Hollywood Playbook

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**Date:** March 17, 2026 · 10:30 PM  
**Location:** Omni Downtown / Pennybacker  
**Format:** Panel  
**Track:** Film & TV track  
**Reviews:** 0

## Speakers

- **Crystal Echo Hawk** — Co-Founder
- **Kamala Avila-Salmon** — Founder & CEO
- **Bing Chen** — Founder
- **Angelique Jackson** — Senior Entertainment Writer

As DEI loses institutional backing, a new class of underrepresented producers is rewriting the rules—building hit content, creative power, and commercial leverage on their own terms. This session explores how to turn crisis into strategy, pitching into deals, and representation into real returns. For anyone ready to produce boldly in a cautious industry, this is the roadmap to navigating—and thriving—in post-DEI Hollywood.

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