Agenda

Few people in the Movie Distribution industry have as wide-ranging and hands-on experience as John Kim, Founder of Deep C Digital. With 30+ years of sales and marketing experience, John has sold +5,000 independent and major studio movies and TV shows to all the major digital, cable, and retail platforms.

In 2017, John founded Deep C Digital, a full service Movie and TV distribution company that has become one of the most successful independent US distributors with +1,000 films/tv shows in its library. Deep C Digital's library features many Hollywood stars, Emmy Award winners, and many titles were distributed previously by Fox, Universal, and Sony. In 2021, John launched Deep C Digital Movies on Youtube which has become one of the largest Hollywood movie platforms on Youtube with 400K-500K views per day and +1.2 million subscribers.

Previously as Vice President of Digital Distribution at Paramount, he managed the Digital Sales Team and digital account relationships. Prior to this experience, he spent 10 years at Paramount and Disney managing over $1 Billion dollars of DVD/Blu-ray catalog business to big box retailers Walmart, Target, and Best Buy. Before entering the home entertainment industry, he served as a brand manager at Nabisco and a Marketing Director at Mattel.

John co-founded Voices Film Foundation, a non-profit that unites, promotes, and empowers people of color in the Hollywood entertainment industry.

John graduated from Yale University and has an MBA from the Kellogg Business School at Northwestern University. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife of +30 years and they have 3 children. John was a 4 year Yale Varsity Tennis Team member, is a senior pro pickleball player and loves fishing.

Milan Selassie is the Founder of Intelligent Media Capital Group (IMCG) and the CEO of Intelligent Media Productions. He specializes in global cinema and boutique-scale distribution, with a focus on unlocking long-tail value from premium international content across theatrical and ad-supported digital platforms.

Benjamin Odell is a media executive, producer, and strategist at the forefront of the convergence between legacy entertainment and creator-driven media. As CEO and co-founder of 3Pas Studios, alongside Eugenio Derbez, he has scaled the company into a global, multi-platform studio spanning film, television, and digital content, with audience reach in the hundreds of millions worldwide.

Most recently, Odell has led 3Pas’s expansion beyond traditional film and television into digital-first studios and community-driven IP. This includes the launch of 3Pas Digital and Studio DRBZ, a next-generation venture uniting the Derbez family’s massive global following under a single creative and commercial ecosystem. Under his leadership, 3Pas has evolved into an incubator for IP, talent, and communities, developing new business models at the intersection of storytelling, culture, and commerce.

3Pas has produced hit English- and Spanish-language series and films for Apple TV+, Amazon, Disney, and other major global platforms, serving as a key bridge between Hollywood and Latin America. Odell’s projects have earned recognition across the industry, including Emmys, International Emmys, Academy Awards, Critics Choice Awards, Sundance Grand Jury and Audience Awards, and top honors from the Mexican, Spanish, and Argentine academies. His work has also set box office and viewership records across the U.S. and Latin America, including multiple all-time hits in Mexico and the region.

A former screenwriter turned executive, Odell combines creative instinct with operational leadership, focused on building sustainable, globally scalable storytelling ecosystems. He is also the founder of Open Gardens, a widely read Substack exploring the collision of legacy media and the creator economy.

Partnerships and business development executive with 15+ years of experience driving growth across media, entertainment, and technology. Proven success in turning emerging ventures into multi-million-dollar businesses through strategic partnerships, market expansion, and innovative commercialization strategies across both startups and global enterprises.

I build and inspire high-performing teams, foster collaboration across creative and commercial disciplines, and lead with a growth mindset to deliver lasting business impact. Experienced in developing go-to-market strategies, licensing programs, and brand integrations that unlock new revenue streams and expand market reach.

Passionate about connecting content, technology, and innovation from streaming and consumer products to emerging AI-driven opportunities that redefine how audiences engage with media.