Brian Grazer
Producer and Partner, Imagine Entertainment
Brian Grazer is an Academy Award-winning producer who has been making movies and television programs for more than 25 years. His movies have generated more than $13 billion in worldwide theatrical, music and video grosses. As both a writer and producer, he has been personally nominated for four Academy Awards, and in 2002 he won the Best Picture Oscar for "A Beautiful Mind." His other film credits include "Frost/Nixon," "American Gangster," "The Da Vinci Code," "Inside Man," "8 Mile," "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "Liar Liar," "Apollo 13," "Backdraft" and "Parenthood." Grazer's television productions include "24," "Arrested Development," "Lie to Me" and "Friday Night Lights." He is currently in post-production on "Angels & Demons," starring Tom Hanks and directed by longtime business partner and friend Ron Howard. Grazer and Howard began collaborating in 1985; in 1986, the two founded Imagine Entertainment, which they continue to run together as chairmen.
Global Conference 2013
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.