Andy Gaies is an experienced executive, entrepreneur, and investor who has led growth and innovation across the spoken-word and digital media landscape. He has held senior leadership roles as Chief Content Officer at Audible, Chief Growth Officer at Blinkist, and Chief Operating Officer at LIT Videobooks, driving global content strategy, audience expansion, and new formats in audio and learning.
A lawyer by training, Andy began his career as Senior Corporate Counsel at Amazon and an Associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He holds an A.B. from Princeton University and a J.D. from Harvard University.
At BRIDGE Summit, Andy will share insights on how building loyal audiences through storytelling and leveraging innovation can drive growth across emerging media platforms.
What does it take for a city to become a true hub for world-class filmmaking? Drawing on decades of experience producing global blockbusters, Tommy Harper offers a producer’s view of how cities can attract major productions and the talent behind them. This session explores the essentials: reliable infrastructure, streamlined logistics, supportive policy, strong creative pipelines, and environments where filmmakers feel empowered to create. How can cities move from being locations to becoming partners in storytelling, and engines of global cultural influence?
Artificial intelligence is transforming how content is created, distributed, and consumed, upending traditional hierarchies across publishing, platforms, and advertising. As algorithms reshape what billions see, the very economics of attention are being rewritten. This session explores how AI is redefining the relationship between creators, distributors, and audiences: from personalization and automation to integrity and transparency. What does a sustainable, human-centered content economy look like when machines increasingly decide what’s shown, shared, and valued?
As storytelling stretches across formats and markets, creative works must be crafted to travel. Beyond new tools and AI, the real challenge is building stories, formats, and audiences that scale across cultures. This session explores how today’s studios and creators can develop multi-format strategies that deepen relevance, expand reach, and grow global audiences.
When platforms and publishers truly partner, revenue and reach scale together. Panel participants share the practical models, including formats, data, and the creative tools, that unlock sustainable growth across regions.
SVP & Executive Editor, Associated Press
Entertainment Chief Correspondent & Senior Producer, ET Bilarabi
Head of Digital Strategy, WME
Founder & CEO, OBS Culture Technology & OBS Investment
Chief of Unit, Media and Information Literacy, UNESCO
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