Directing Your Future in Software & Media Technology
*This event is by invitation only. Details will be emailed to invitees.
Join us for a conversation with David Than exploring career growth at the intersection of software engineering and media technology. Moderated by Jason Zukor and Rachel Jobin, this session offers insights from David’s experience at Disney and across the industry, along with perspectives on building a path forward in a rapidly evolving field.
Schedule
Speaker:
David Than, The Walt Disney Studios
David Than is Director of Technology at The Walt Disney Studios. Rising from early career engineering roles at Technicolor and CinemaNow, where they mastered large-scale digital distribution with Encompass and Verizon Digital Media Services before leading key initiatives at Disney for platforms like Movies Anywhere and Disney+. Always exploring the bleeding edge, David collaborated with Apple on immersive storytelling and VR experiences for the revolutionary Vision Pro launch. Now, they apply this immense depth of knowledge directly to the production world, serving as the technology partner to storytellers at Marvel, 20th Century, Searchlight, and Disney Live Action.
Moderators:
Rachel Jobin, Producer and Creative Technologist
Jason Zukor, The Walt Disney Studios