J. Walter Thompson Cannes 2015: Curiosity and a Curious Mind with Brian Grazer

On Friday, June 26 at 10:00 am in the Grand Auditorium, join J. Walter Thompson Company as they host “Curiosity and A Curious Mind,” a candid one-on-one conversation between J. Walter Thompson Company Worldwide CCO Matt Eastwood and leading Hollywood film and television producer Brian Grazer, during the 2015 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The seminar will celebrate the power of curiosity, and explore how cultivating a culture of questions can inspire and ignite careers and the creative process.

Grazer is an Academy award-winning American film, and Emmy award winning television producer. Grazer co-founded Imagine Entertainment, a film and television production company based in Beverly Hills, California. His films, which include A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Splash, 8 Mile, The Da Vinci Code and more, have been nominated for 43 Academy Awards, have won 10 and have generated over $13 billion. His TV productions include FOX’s breakout hit Empire, Arrested Development, 24 and NBC’s Parenthood. His TV series have been nominated for 152 Emmy Awards with 40 wins. In his recent New York Times-bestselling book, A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life, Grazer shares stories of his personal “curiosity conversations” with a range of successful people – scientists, celebrities, business executives and spies. Grazer encourages inquisitiveness as a positive trait and tool to understand the audience and the world.

From Grazer’s new book A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life (co-authored by Charles Fishman), Grazer will share personal lessons from his decades-long enthusiasm for talking to anyone and everyone – from spies to artists, scientists, celebrities and CEOs – and how it has inspired his own creativity and career spanning over 25 years in Hollywood.

“Curiosity” will celebrate those who have embraced questions – not as a sign of incompetence or ineptitude, but as the enviable trait of budding pioneers who provoke change, challenge convention and commit themselves to being constant learners.

J. Walter Thompson Presents: Curiosity and A Curious Mind with Brian Grazer:
Location: Grand Auditorium
Date: Friday, June 26, 2015
Time: 10:00 am – 10:45 am
Link: https://goo.gl/WoM30b

— Stay connected to J. Walter Thompson Worldwide’s Twitter account, @JWT_Worldwide, for live tweets for the panel. Check back in on the blog on Friday for a full recap on the seminar’s highlights.