Speaker

Nancy Dubuc

Chief Executive Office, Vice Media

Nancy Dubuc is Chief Executive Officer of VICE Media, the global youth media company. As CEO, Dubuc oversees VICE’s portfolio of international businesses including VICE News, a multi-platform news division with the most Emmy-awarded nightly news broadcast on television; VICE Studios, a television and feature film production studio; VIRTUE, the advertising agency born from VICE; and VICELAND the award-winning television network in 170 million homes worldwide. VICE is available in over 80 countries and makes over 1,500 pieces of content every day in 25 languages, reaching hundreds of millions of young people across all screens
and platforms every month. VICE’s portfolio also includes the publications i-D and Garage, as well as the award-winning global production studio, Pulse Films.

Prior to joining VICE in 2018, Dubuc served as President and Chief Executive Officer of A+E Networks, encompassing A&E®, Lifetime®, HISTORY®, Lifetime Movies®, FYITM, VICELANDTM and other industry-leading brands. Under her leadership, A+E Networks transformed into a global powerhouse, expanding its roster of top-performing channels, generating significant financial growth and reaching over 360 million households in more than 200 territories across a multitude of platforms. As CEO of A+E Networks, Dubuc championed innovative storytelling by investing in early-stage content and technology companies. She became A+E Networks’ third CEO in the company’s nearly 30-year history in June 2013.

Dubuc and VICE have shared a strong relationship since 2015, when Dubuc joined VICE’s Board of Directors and oversaw A+E Networks’ joint venture agreement with VICE Media that launched VICELAND, VICE’s linear network, in 2016.

Dubuc is known for her out-of-the-box approach toward content and storytelling, promoting diverse and cutting-edge programs. She is an experienced chief executive with an unmatched track record when it comes to running a sprawling international media company while also
producing and distributing award-winning content.

A graduate of Boston University, Dubuc received a Distinguished Alumni Award from its College of Communications in 2013. Dubuc is also the 2013 recipient of the NCTA Vanguard Award for Distinguished Leadership.

Moderator

Laila Worrell

Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, Altran North America

Laila Worrell is the CEO for Altran North America. She previously served as Partner and Managing Director, Principal Investing and Private Equity, at the Boston Consulting Group. Prior to BCG, Laila held multiple leadership roles at Accenture and Macmillan. Laila holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin.