Breaking Boundaries:
How New Ideas Are Reshaping Media
November 6–8, 2023
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A look back at previous Paley Summits
The Summit was first held in 1995 in Italy, and over the years, has been held in China, South Africa, Germany, Austria, India, Monaco, Spain, France, Turkey, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.
The Inaugural Henry A. Kissinger Keynote Address Made Possible by the William S. Paley Foundation: Political Landscape: Global Affairs, Policy And Perspective
IC London: Rt Hon Jeremy Wright MP, Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Maureen J. Reidy
IC London: Geoffrey Sands, Michael Kassan, Mark Greenberg, Jonathan Miller, John H. Josephson
IC London: Brian Angiolet, Nancy Dubuc
IC London: Cristiana Falcone
IC London: Cris Abrego, Adriana Abrego, Paige Hayes, Gregory Hayes
IC London: Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Robert M. Gates
IC London: Dexter Goei, Ben Verwaayen, Jonathan Miller
IC London: Evan Spiegel, Thorold Barker
IC London: Marc Mathieu, Roxane Philson, Raja Rajamannar, Dara Treseder, Joe Marchese
Past & Current
Summit Delegates Included
• Christiane Amanpour
• Alfonso de Angoitia
• Former Secretary of State James Baker III
• David Baszucki
• Commissioner Gary Bettman
• Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair
• Michael Bloomberg
• Aryeh Bourkoff
• Spain’s King Juan Carlos
• France’s President Jacques Chirac
• Adriana Cisneros
• Barry Diller
• Mike Fries
• Alessandra Galloni
• Commissioner Roger Goodell
• Angelina Jolie
• Steve King
• Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
• German Chancellor Helmut Kohl
• Ynon Kreiz
• Debra Lee
• Alex Mahon
• Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr.
• Former Director of the FBI Robert S. Mueller
• James Murdoch
• Rupert Murdoch
• Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto
• Arnaud de Puyfontaine
• Shari Redstone
• Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
• Brian Roberts
• Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel
• Faiza Saeed
• Sheryl Sandberg
• Ted Sarandos
• Eric Schmidt
• Commissioner Adam Silver
• Evan Spiegel
• Phil Spencer
• Joseph C. Tsai
• Hans Vestberg
• Jennifer C. Witz
• Christopher Wray
• Strauss Zelnick
Please note: titles reflect positions at the time of participation.
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