Charles H. Rivkin é Presidente e CEO da Motion Picture Association (MPA). Ele lidera a missão global da MPA de promover e apoiar a indústria cinematográfica, televisiva e de streaming de conteúdo. Os membros da MPA atualmente incluem Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal e Warner Bros.
Com quase 30 anos de experiência como executivo de mídia e um destacado diplomata norte-americano, Rivkin defende políticas que impulsionam o investimento na produção de filmes e conteúdo para a televisão, protegem o conteúdo criativo e abrem mercados. Ele defende o poder econômico e cultural da produção cinematográfica e televisiva para as comunidades em todo o mundo.
Como executivo-chefe, Rivkin também é responsável pelo icônico sistema de classificação de filmes da MPA, que atende aos pais e espectadores há mais de 50 anos.
Em 2018, Rivkin foi nomeado para o Comitê Consultivo de Políticas e Negociações Comerciais (ACTPN) do U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Antes de se tornar presidente e CEO da MPA, Rivkin serviu por mais de sete anos nos mais altos níveis do corpo diplomático do governo dos EUA. Ele foi Secretário Adjunto de Estado para Assuntos Econômicos e Empresariais de fevereiro de 2014 a janeiro de 2017. Ele liderou a Secretaria do Departamento de Estado responsável pela gestão de negociações comerciais internacionais, proteção de direitos de propriedade intelectual e política global da Internet, entre outras questões políticas importantes. Durante o tempo em que conduziu a diplomacia econômica para os Estados Unidos, ele visitou mais de 40 países e 70 cidades ao redor do mundo.
De 2009 a 2013, Rivkin foi o Embaixador dos Estados Unidos na França e em Mônaco. Nessa função, ele liderou a mais antiga e uma das maiores missões diplomáticas dos Estados Unidos, com seis cargos comissionados em toda a França e representando mais de 50 agências do governo dos EUA. Durante os anos em que serviu como embaixador, Rivkin foi pessoalmente condecorado com a Légion d’honneur com o posto de Comandante pelo Presidente da França. Ele também recebeu a maior honra da Cidade de Paris, la Grande Médaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris, bem como o Distinguished Service Award da Marinha dos EUA.
Antes de trabalhar para o governo, Rivkin atuou no setor de mídia e entretenimento por mais de 20 anos. Durante esse período, ele atuou como presidente e CEO da Jim Henson Company, a casa dos The Muppets e de outras franquias de cinema e televisão premiadas e de personagens adoráveis. Ele também foi CEO da WildBrain, onde recebeu o prêmio BAFTA como Produtor Executivo da série de TV infantil de sucesso Yo Gabba Gabba!, e a Fast Company o nomeou uma das 100 pessoas mais criativas nos negócios.
Rivkin é membro do Conselho de Administração do American Film Institute (AFI), membro da Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, e em 2017 foi aceito como membro da American Academy of Diplomacy. Ele se formou com louvor em ciências políticas e relações internacionais pela Universidade de Yale em 1984. Ele concluiu seu M.B.A pela Universidade de Harvard em 1988.
Carla Sanchez Armas is the Managing Director of Latin America for the Motion Picture Association. Based in Mexico City, she leads and executes the Association’s policy development and advocacy on the industry’s core priorities, including copyright, content protection, market access and production issues throughout the Latin America region, focusing on Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.
Having served in various roles in the Mexican government, Sanchez Armas joined the MPA from the office of the Presidency of Mexico, where she most recently served as the Country Brand and International Media Coordinator. She also served as the General Director of International Media, rising from the Deputy General Director role during which she founded the International Media Monitoring Center and liaised between federal government agencies and the international media corps. Her additional roles in the Mexican government include running communications for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she designed and implemented the communications strategy for Mexico’s G20 Summit.
In 2008, as a local congresswoman in the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City, Sanchez Armas focused on issues of equity, domestic partnerships and women’s access to a life free of violence. During that time, she founded the Parliamentary Alliance to Fight Hunger in Latin America with FAO/UN and created and approved the first Food Safety bill ever approved in Mexico.
Sanchez Armas began her career with various roles in the Social Democratic Party of Mexico and worked on behalf of Iniciativa XXI (Initiative XXI) as the Gender Equity Secretary.
A well-respected speaker and writer on topics and issues affecting the region, she holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University, where she was a Fellow in the Edward S. Mason Program of Public Policy and Management and was recognized with the Eric Yankah Award for distinguished contributions. She completed her undergraduate studies at Iberoamericana University in Mexico City, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations.
Julie Anglin is a global policy and advocacy professional with over 20 years of experience facilitating trade and investment with emerging markets and developing strategies to improve market access for U.S. industry, with service spanning the trade association, federal agency, legislative and nonprofit settings.
In 2016, Julie joined the Motion Picture Association (MPA) where she addresses global public policy issues facing the movie, television, and streaming industries, with particular focus on Latin America.
Prior to joining MPA, Julie enjoyed 15 years of federal service at the International Trade Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she worked on several country desks for the Western Hemisphere, including Colombia and Central America. In this position, Julie played a key role in the negotiation, implementation and promotion of the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement, which took effect in 2012.
While a federal officer, Julie also served at SelectUSA as an international investment specialist, where she liaised with foreign embassies regarding investment promotion and developed new resources to facilitate inward foreign direct investment.
Julie completed a Brookings Institution Legislative Fellowship with U.S. Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY). In that role, Julie advised the Congressman on foreign policy and trade issues related to the Western Hemisphere, Africa, the Middle East, G-20, and free trade agreements.
Julie was born and raised in Kentucky, USA. She earned a dual B.A. in History and Classics and a M.A. in Diplomacy and International Commerce from the University of Kentucky. Julie resides in the Washington, DC area with her family.
Carlos Monroy served in the public sector for eleven years and has held different positions in the Mexican Congress and the Federal Administration. Until 2022, he performed as senior adviser to the former Minister of Economy, Tatiana Clouthier. During this period, Carlos oversaw Mexico’s industrial policy. He was also responsible for designing and implementing the Ministry’s policy for promoting the audiovisual industry. His extensive knowledge of crucial national stakeholders and experience designing industry-related policies contribute to advancing the MPA’s presence in Mexico. Carlos has a Political Science and International Relations BA from the Center for Economic Research and Teaching. He has an MSc in Government Affairs from the London School of Economics (LSE).
With extensive experience in formulating and implementing public policies, as well as institutional and governmental affairs, Andressa Pappas has a degree in Law from Brasilia University Center (UniCeub), with a specialization in Conflict Resolutions and Negotiation from the International Business and Management Education Centre (IBMEC), and Negotiation Mastery from Harvard Business School. Her professional career includes 14 years in the Federal Government and currently 10 years in the corporate sector.
Currently, she is the General Manager and Director of Government Affairs at the Motion Picture Association – an organization that represents the largest producers and distributors of audiovisual content in the world: Disney, Netflix, Sony, Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Being responsible for the entity in Brazil, her mission is to, through various actions, actively collaborate with the development of the Brazilian media & entertainment industry.
In the Federal Government, she has worked at the Special Secretariat for Human Rights, designing and implementing public policies aimed at children and adolescents. She then advised the Secretary of State for Inclusive Production at the Ministry of Social Development, where she stood out in developing policies aimed at the inclusion of minorities in the Brazilian job market.
Soon after, she became General Coordinator of Sustainable Development, at the Ministry of Culture’s Secretariat of State of Audiovisual, where, after two years, she was invited to join the Motion Picture Association; currently coordinating all the organization’s initiatives and strategies in Brazil.
