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Inspiration from innovators who’ve been there.​

The Innovation Laureates are the impact-makers and innovators who have spent their careers transforming the industry. They’re here at Syndeo Institute at The Cable Center to inspire the next generation of leaders to make bold decisions and turn their great ideas into success.

You’ll find the Innovation Laureates mentoring, teaching, and encouraging through our forward-looking programs and educational resources, including Oral Histories, Mavericks Lectures, and C5. Many of our Innovation Laureates are also Intrapreneurship Academy speakers and instructors, as well as Ambassadors.

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Our Current Innovation Laureates:

Bridget Baker

Bridget Baker

CEO

Baker Media, Inc.

Nomi Bergman

Nomi Bergman

Senior Executive

Advance

Matt Blank

Matt Blank

Advisor

Showtime Networks

Aryeh Bourkoff

Aryeh Bourkoff

Founder and CEO

LionTree, LLC

Julian Brodsky

Julian Brodsky

Co-Founder and Vice Chairman Retired

Comcast Corporation

Jim Chiddix

Jim Chiddix

Board of Directors

STARRY

Frank Drendel

Frank Drendel

Chairman

CommScope, Inc.

Rich DiGeronimo

Rich DiGeronimo

Chief Product and Technology Office

Charter Communications

Mike Fries

Mike Fries

Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman

Liberty Global

Leo Hindery

Leo Hindery

Managing Partner

InterMedia Partners

Yvette Kanouff

Yvette Kanouff

Partner

JC2 Ventures

Mike LaJoie

Mike LaJoie

Co-Owner

Jinsei 2.0

Ken Lowe

Ken Lowe

Former Chairman of the Board, President and CEO

Scripps Networks Interactive

Paul Maxwell

Paul Maxwell

CEO

MediaNexus Advisors

Phil McKinney

Phil McKinney

President and CEO

Cable Labs

Tryg Myhren

Tryg Myhren

President, Myhren Media, Inc.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, University of Denver

Josh Sapan

Josh Sapan

Former President and CEO

AMC Networks

Quentin Schaffer

Quentin Schaffer

Former Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications

HBO

Evan Shapiro

Evan Shapiro

CEO and Change Agent

ESHAP

David Zaslav

David Zaslav

President and CEO

Warner Bros. Discovery

Jeff Zucker

Jeff Zucker