John Malone, Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki, Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick Among Speakers Set for Paley Center for Media’s…

John Malone, Sony Corp. chief Hiroki Totoki and Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick are among the speakers set for the Paley Center for Media‘s annual International Council Summit gathering of industry, business, political and academic leaders in October.

The event returns to Paley Center’s Midtown Manhattan headquarters from Oct. 19-21, after being held last year in the heart of Silicon Valley, in Menlo Park, Calif. This year’s rosters of speakers is also heavy on business and investors and think tank types as the year’s theme is “Global Media in Focus: Power, Platforms, and Perspective.”

Consulting giant PwC has signed on for a two-year sponsorship of the International Council event.

“We are proud to join The Paley Center for Media as a sponsor of the Paley International Council Summit,” said Mohamed Kande, Global Chairman, PwC. “This partnership reflects our shared commitment to advancing the global conversation on the future of media and driving meaningful innovation across the industry.”

Speakers lined up so far include:

Gary B. Bettman, Commissioner, National Hockey League

Andreas Dracopoulos, Co-President, Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)

Mike Fries, Chairman and CEO, Liberty Global

Rich Kleiman, Co-Founder and CEO, Boardroom

Philippe Krakowsky, Co-President and COO, Omnicom

Ynon Kreiz, Chairman and CEO, Mattel

John C. Malone, Chairman, Liberty Media, Liberty Global, Liberty Broadband, and GCI Liberty; Chair Emeritus, Warner Bros. Discovery

Eli Manning, Founder, Ten Till Productions

Kevin Mayer, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Candle Media

Crystal McCrary, Co-Founder/CEO, GameUp and Get To Yes Productions

Alexis Ohanian, Founder and General Partner, Seven Seven Six; Co-Founder and Former Executive Chairman, Reddit

Arnaud de Puyfontaine, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of Vivendi

Faiza Saeed, Presiding Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

David Solomon, Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs

Dystany Spurlock, Professional Race Car Driver and Motorcycle Drag Racer

Emily Tisch Sussman, Host, She Pivots the Podcast; Co-Owner, Gotham FC

Hiroki Totoki, President and CEO, Sony Group Corporation

Strauss Zelnick, Founder and Managing Partner, ZMC; Chairman and CEO, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

“The Paley International Council Summit is where the future of media takes shape. Bringing together an unparalleled roster of global leaders from media, business, gaming, sports, entertainment, tech, and beyond, the Summit will inspire visionary thinking, foster powerful collaborations and drive conversations defining the next era of our industry,” said Maureen J. Reidy, president and CEO of Paley Center. “We are honored to welcome PwC as an official sponsor of the Summit and extend our sincere appreciation to our longstanding valued partners Hearst and William S. Paley Foundation for their continued support.”

(Pictured: Sony Corp.’s Hiroki Totoki, investor John Malone and Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick)