This spring, Fast Company will be blanketing L.A.—from Venice to Burbank, downtown to Playa Vista—for a meeting of the most creative minds. On day one, attendees will be treated to exclusive, behind-the-scenes Fast Tracks at companies like Whisper, Awesomeness TV, BeautyCounter, and Jaunt VR Studios. On day two, we will descend on the sprawling, historic campus of advertising agency 72andSunny for a full day of talks, workshops, and interactive experiences. Here are just a few reasons why you should join us!
- Hear from Academy Award winner Geena Davis about her mission to promote diversity in filmmaking.
- Go inside Tinder with CEO Sean Rad and discover what’s ahead for the culture-shaping dating app.
- Listen to WWE champion John Cena share his secrets of creative storytelling.
- Learn how AwesomenessTV is developing the next generation of movie-making with president Brett Bouttier, CEO Brian Robbins, and DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg.
- Discover the secrets of building content with a purpose for multicultural millennials with Russell Simmons, Sanjay Sharma, and the team at All Def Digital.
- Find out how to be creative in times of crisis with Jeni Britton Bauer of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams.
- Listen to stories of turning passion into profit from Kenny Lao and Dakota Weiss.
- Explore YouTube Space LA’s Broadway-quality sets.
- Uncover how 50 years of authenticity has fueled success at Vans.
- Get inspired by BeautyCounter’s mission to take on the FDA and regulate the cosmetics industry.
- Learn how Blumhouse Productions injects creative thinking into its horror-movie hits.
- Go behind-the-scenes of Taco Bell + Deutsch LA’s winning social campaigns.
- See the ways Hasbro is innovating to expand the reach of its iconic toy brands in Hollywood.
- Go inside the still nascent but booming world of podcasting with Midroll Media.
- Discover the surprising power of anonymous content for brands with Whisper president Mark Troughton.
- Celebrate the new class of Fast Company‘s Most Creative People in Business.
- Meet surprising new people and jumpstart your next great project at one of our purposeful networking sessions.
- Learn how to design for YOU with a shoe design workshop from PENSOLE’s D’Wayne Edwards.
- Turn your users into your content creators with a creative writing crash course from Wattpad and star writer Emily Lindin.
- Release your creative juices in a hula hoop-athon with hula hoop world record-holder and performer Marawa Wamp.
