{"id":2433367,"date":"2026-05-26T21:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2433367"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:24:07","slug":"what-betamax-teaches-us-about-ai-the-business-of-entertainment-2nd-princeton-corpgov-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/what-betamax-teaches-us-about-ai-the-business-of-entertainment-2nd-princeton-corpgov-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"What Betamax Teaches Us About AI \u2013 The Business of Entertainment: 2nd Princeton CorpGov Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CorpGov<\/b><\/span><\/a> hosted the second Princeton CorpGov Forum<\/strong><\/a> on May 21, 2026, at The Nassau Inn in Princeton, New Jersey. Speakers featured industry leaders and alumni spanning five decades at Princeton, and topics comprised university endowments, shareholder activism, private equity, venture capital, private and public capital markets, entertainment and the finance of college sports.<\/p>\n

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    Ned Nalle<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u201976, President, Copper Beeches, Inc.; Previously, ION Media Networks, ABC Studios, <\/span><\/span>President, Universal<\/span><\/span> Worldwide Television, Universal Studios\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Phillip <\/span><\/b>Escaravage<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u201997, CEO, Gift Games<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    John Jannarone<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u201903,\u00a0CEO, <\/span>CorpGov<\/span>\u00a0(Moderator)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li><\/div>\n

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    The panelists discussed why entertainment companies initially resist new technologies like VHS, streaming, and AI before eventually adopting them once profitable.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    AI is drastically reducing development costs in gaming and media, allowing small teams to build products faster and cheaper.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Human creativity, emotion, and instinct are still viewed as essential for successful storytelling and entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    AI is expected to eliminate some industry jobs, especially repetitive or entry-level roles, while raising concerns about replacing actors and creators.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Media companies are shifting toward immersive experiences, gaming, and maximizing user engagement across digital and physical platforms.<\/p>\n<\/li><\/div>\n

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    Paul Haaga<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u2019<\/span><\/b>70, Former <\/span>Chairman<\/span>, Capital Research and Management Company; Chair of the Board, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation; Board <\/span>Director, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Ned Nalle<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u201976, President, Copper Beeches, Inc.; Previously, ION Media Networks, ABC Studios, <\/span><\/span>President, Universal<\/span><\/span> Worldwide Television, Universal Studios\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Thomas Courtney, Jr.<\/span><\/b><\/a> \u201986, President and CEO, The Courtney Group<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Curtis Glovier<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a> \u201986, S\u201987, P\u201919, P\u201925, Chief Investment Officer, Star Mountain Capital<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Robert Maciejko<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u201988, Founder, Board AI Institute; Managing Partner, Oaks Prime Family Office<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    John Evans<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u201991, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Tractus Asia<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Phillip <\/span><\/b>Escaravage<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u201997, CEO, Gift Games<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Kevin McLaughlin<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/strong>\u201997<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Vice President, Brand and Corporate Marketing, Dataiku<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Doyl Burkett<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u201998, Managing Partner and Founder, Integrity Growth Partners<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Brian O\u2019Kelley<\/span><\/b><\/a> \u201999<\/span>, Co-Founder and CEO, \u00a0Scope3\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Ari I. Weinberg<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> \u201999, Contributor, Pensions & Investments; Board member, HBS Club of Connecticut; Class agent, Princeton University Annual Giving<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Brian Kirschbaum<\/span><\/b><\/a> \u201902, Partner, Astra Capital Management <\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    James Shin<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u2019<\/span><\/b>05,\u00a0President, Film & TV, HYBE America<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Judson Wallace<\/span><\/b><\/a> \u201905, Managing Director, White Rabbit Capital; Former Captain, Princeton Men\u2019s Basketball<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Whit Clay<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong>, Partner, Head of New York, Longacre Square Partners <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Lawrence S. Elbaum<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span><\/span><\/strong>Co-Head of Shareholder Activism Practice and\u00a0Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Jon Feldman<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Partner, Head of Business Law Group, Goodmans LLP<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    John Grau<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>, President, <\/span><\/span>InvestorCom<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Rafique Jiwani<\/span><\/b><\/a>, Vice President, Goldman Sachs Private Equity<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Lisa Kaplan<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Founder and CEO, Alethea\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Andy Katz<\/span><\/b><\/a>, General Partner,\u00a0<\/span>BrknPar<\/span> Ventures (Sport Tech Growth Equity Fund)<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Ryan Keating<\/span><\/b><\/a>, Industry Leader, Venture Services, Eisner Advisory Group<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    John Price<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong>, Founder and Chief Executive Officer,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>HighGround<\/span><\/span> Market<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Michael W. Robinson<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span><\/span>Chairman<\/span><\/span> and CEO, The Montgomery Strategies Group<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    David Schulhof<\/span><\/b><\/a>, Founder and CEO, MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF (NYSE: MUSQ)<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Karen Snow<\/span><\/b><\/a>, CEO, Rose & Co. Capital Advisors; Former Global Head of Listings, Nasdaq<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Zach Swartz<\/span><\/b><\/a>, Partner, Real Estate Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions, Vinson & Elkins LLP<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Ken Traub<\/span><\/b><\/a>, <\/span>Chairman<\/span>, President and CEO, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Patrick A. Westerhaus<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong>, Partner, Cyber Risk Services, EisnerAmper<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Christopher Young<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Investment Banker, Formerly Director of M&A and Proxy Fight Research, ISS<\/span><\/span>\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    John Jannarone<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u201903,\u00a0CEO, <\/span>CorpGov<\/span>\u00a0(Moderator)<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Jarrett Banks<\/span><\/b><\/a>, COO, <\/span>CorpGov<\/span> (Moderator)<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    John G. Quigley<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Co-Founder and former Managing Partner, Nassau Capital<\/span>\u00a0(Moderator)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li><\/div>\n

    \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

    \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source finance.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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