Speaker Quan Phung
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Quan Phung is SVP of Original Series for Topic Studios, where he further builds the studio’s presence in the television marketplace by sourcing, developing, and packaging premium ongoing and event series for the broadcast, cable, and streaming community. Before joining Topic Studios, he was a senior consultant for STXtv, the scripted television division of STX Entertainment, where he advised the company on their global content strategy and sourced Asian content to take to market. Prior to that, he helped launch Slingshot Global Media, an independent television studio backed by private equity; and was Head of Television for Scott Stuber’s Bluegrass Films. He started his entertainment career at NBC Entertainment, and later moved to News Corporation, rising to SVP, Creative Affairs, Twentieth Century Fox Television. Some of the Emmy®-winning series he developed during his tenure at Fox include How I Met Your Mother; My Name Is Earl; Arrested Development; The Bernie Mac Show; and House. He was also one of the executive producers of the NBC series Whitney. Quan received a B.A. from Stanford University.
Speaking on: Production Partners