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A new session will launch every Tuesday and Thursday at 1 PM EST from October 20 to November 5—with catch-up viewing available until November 20. Here’s a look at the speakers and topics we’ve lined up: |
| Cathy Gallant
Executive Director,
Consumer Insights
Disney Channels Worldwide |
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| Lisa Dracolakis
Executive Director,
Consumer Insights
Disney Channels Worldwide |
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| First up on October 20, Cathy Gallant and Lisa Dracolakis from Disney Channels Worldwide will break down how family dynamics have shifted with COVID-19 turning many kids’ home lives into their only lives. We’ll also look at where friends still fit in, and what producers need to think about when reflecting these new at-home realities on screen. |
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| Tiffany Aguilar
VP, Research & Strategy
MarketCast Kids |
| The second speaker presenting on our virtual stage is Tiffany Aguilar, VP of Research & Strategy of MarketCast Kids. Play is forever evolving, but the lack of face-to-face interaction with friends has accelerated a number of kid lifestyle shifts to digital that were already in motion. Is it time to say goodbye to make-believe and real-life toys, or will everything return to normal once kids can get together again? Join us on October 22 as we explore the long-term implications of these seismic changes to the way kids spend their free time. |
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| Johanna Faigelman
CEO and
Founding Partner
Human Branding |
| Anxiety amongst Gen Alphas was already on the rise, but COVID-19 has shifted that stress into overdrive. Next up in our Kids of 2022 series on October 27, Human Branding CEO Johanna Faigelman will dive into new research exploring how kids are coping, and the many ways in which a shared generational trauma will inevitably shape how they grow up. |
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| Sarah Riding
Research & Trends Director
Kids Insights |
| Step aside, superheroes and Instagram stars—kids are looking at doctors, nurses and front-line workers in a whole new light these days. Watch along on October 29 as Kids Insights Research and Trends Director Sarah Riding introduces us to the new heroes and idols kids want to be like, diving into which ones are most likely to have staying power. |
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| Adam Woodgate
SVP, Media Insights
Dubit
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| David Kleeman
SVP, Global Trends
Dubit |
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| On November 3, Dubit’s Adam Woodgate and David Kleeman tackle these burning questions: How has COVID-19 changed the way kids choose platforms and content? And which discovery and selection behaviors are simply never going back to the way things were? |
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| Lauren Glaubach
Head of Kids &
Family Content
YouTube |
| As the social and educational parts of kid life continue to migrate to digital, the balance between online and offline has changed drastically in a very short timeframe. Our Kids of 2022 series wraps up on November 5 with Lauren Glaubach, YouTube’s Head of Kids & Family Content, breaking down viewing trends she’s seeing now, how kids are blending digital and IRL like never before, and which habits will probably stick around post-pandemic. |
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