NEWS

Apple TV+’s animated series “Harriet the Spy” is back for Season 2! Join us in the CMA Screening room to watch a sneak peek of the show and hear from the creators themselves! Featuring Terissa Kelton (Co-Executive Producer), Lisa Henson (CEO, The Jim Henson Company), Halle Stanford (President of Television, The Jim Henson Company), Sidney Clifton (producer), and Haley Mancini (Story Editor) there will be no spying needed to get this behind the scenes glimpse!

Mindfulness is becoming increasingly popular due to its benefits in school systems, media, and personal lives. CMA’s industry experts will discuss the benefits, research and impact of mindfulness in their own lives and in children’s media. CMA’s Director of Mindfulness will share helpful tips and techniques on how to stay focused, centered and in the moment and work towards a healthy work/life balance. Panelists: Aaron Ehasz – Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Dragon Prince, Rob Hoegee – Stillwater, and Craig Lewis – OK Play and Stillwater.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of vulnerability, courage, and personal growth at this year’s CMA StoryTime event. Our panelists will be sharing their most daring and courageous stories of risk and reward.  Whether it’s a high-stakes moment of speaking up, a pivotal career decision, or a bold move into uncharted territory, these stories are destined to inspire and entertain.

Carly Ciarrocchi, a Moth StorySLAM winner and Emmy nominee, brings her talents as a host to this member only event.

Save the date for our monthly networking meetup!  Zoom link will be emailed the day of the event but be sure to register!

• Picturing your story like a clock.
• Dropping your ideas where you think they belong.
• Using symmetry to fill the gaps.
• Organically growing your story.

As the world’s leading voice AI company for kids ages 2 years and up, SoapBox has supported over 50 education clients in building great voice-enabled education and edutainment experiences for kids. In this workshop our Head of UX, Declan Moore, will walk us through considerations when designing voice experiences for kids that are effective, immersive, fun and impactful. The goal with voice-enabled experiences is to allow kids of all ages and accents to learn and play in the most natural way possible – using their voices – but no one size fits all. Declan will discuss some of the core concepts to consider when designing voice-enabled experiences for kids including how voice considerations impact the development of content, flow and interactions; what visual metaphors, triggers, cues and approaches are best suited to kids’ unique needs, language and behaviors; and how to use voice experiences to keep kids engaged in a meaningful and empowering way.

There is a growing generation that few people are focusing on that we all should know much more about. Meet Gen Alpha, the youngest generation with the biggest influence. In this virtual keynote event, CMA is honored to welcome social researcher and best-selling author Mark McCrindle, who is recognized globally as coining the name for this emerging generation. Mark will be presenting his research and insights about Gen Alpha so that CMA members can better understand this new audience.