Digital Hollywood: A CES Partner Program

Monday, January 5, 2026

2 –2:40 PM: Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas

Session I: East Level 1, Joshua 9

An AI Copyright & Data Valuation Conversation: What Comes Next?

As the AI-copyright debate enters its fourth year, legal battles and legislative proposals continue, but a robust AI data marketplace is redefining the "Value of Data.”

Speakers:

Peter Csathy, Chairman, Creative Media, Moderator

Rebecca Grossman-Cohen, Chief of Staff and Head of Strategic Partnerships, New York Times

Emi Wayner, Head of GTM & Strategic Partnership, Global Programs, Google

BT, Producer, Composer, Technologist, CEO, Soundlabs.AI

Dave Davis,  General Manager, Protege Media, USA

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    BT,  Producer, Composer

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Rebecca Grossman-Cohen is the chief of staff to Meredith Kopit Levien, C.E.O. of The New York Times. She has been at The Times since 2014 as a leader across various departments, helping to build and accelerate the success of our business. As chief of staff she runs the office of the C.E.O., enterprise operations, and leads relationships and strategic partnerships with large tech partners. Prior to her current role, Rebecca led digital subscriptions growth. Rebecca is the co-chair of the Black@NYT ERG, and previously served as the chair of the Women’s Network E.R.G. at The Times. She serves on the executive boards of Digital Content Next and the News/Media Alliance, two media trade associations. Previous to The Times, Rebecca was a vice president in various roles at News Corp and executive director of marketing at The New Republic. She has also worked in strategy and fundraising roles for The Associated Press and NPR. Rebecca has an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. She lives with her husband and their two daughters in Brooklyn.


Dave Davis is GM of Protege Media at Protege, which aggregates and licenses audiovisual works to AI companies for model training. Protege acquired Calliope Networks, where Dave was CEO and co-founder. Dave’s prior experience spans Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Hollywood. Most recently, Dave was Chief Commercial Officer at the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation, a private equity-owned licensing company. Prior to MPLC, Dave served in global distribution roles at NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox. Dave began his career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and was a corporate lawyer in Silicon Valley at Gunderson Dettmer. Dave has a BA from Wesleyan University and a JD from the University of Michigan School of Law.

BT, Producer, Composer, Technologist, Soundlab.AI: BT is a pioneer of the trance and intelligent dance music styles that paved the way for EDM, and for "stretching electronic music to its technical breaking point." In 2010, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album for These Hopeful Machines.[3] He creates music within myriad styles, such as classical, film composition, and bass music.BT has produced, collaborated, and written with a variety of artists, including Death Cab for Cutie, Howard Jones, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, Madonna, Markus Schulz, Armin van Buuren, Sting, Depeche Mode, Tori Amos, NSYNC, Blake Lewis, The Roots, Guru, Britney Spears, Paul van Dyk, and Tiësto. He has composed original scores for films such as Go, The Fast and the Furious, and Monster, and his scores and compositions have appeared on television series such as Smallville, Six Feet Under, and Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.


Peter Csathy, Media, Entertainment, AI & Tech Expert, Chairman, Creative Media: Peter is a leading international media, entertainment, AI and tech expert who has worn just about every “hat” in his 30+ year career that spans both traditional and tech-driven media. He is a frequent speaker, writes a weekly column about media, entertainment, AI and tech in TheWrap, hosts a major music podcast series on Consequence, and has written several best-selling industry books. Peter is Chairman of Creative Media, a boutique media, entertainment, AI and technology business advisory and legal services firm. He previously served as CEO and President of several pioneering media-tech companies with successful exits. He also spent several years as a senior executive at Universal Studios where he negotiated over $3 billion in deals. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and began his career as an entertainment and intellectual property attorney representing major media companies and artists, including ground-breaking rap group N.W.A.