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Samira Bakhtiar

General Manager, Media & Entertainment, Games, and Sports, AWS

As General Manager of Media & Entertainment, Games, and Sports at AWS, Samira Panah Bakhtiar leads a high-performing team and champions diversity. With nearly two decades at AWS and Cisco, her expertise spans , tech strategy, business development, and sales, focusing on content production, media supply chain, broadcast distribution, OTT, monetization innovation, and artificial intelligence.
Samira Bakhtiar

Sessions

  • Monday, January 5

    9:00 AM-9:40 AM

    ARIA, Level 1, Joshua 9

    The Leadership Roundtable: Hollywood, Technology & Advertising

    The combination of streaming, AI & creator economy are wholly transformative, only equaled by innovation in device, platform & consumer engagement. Welcome to 2026!

  • Wednesday, January 7

    2:00 PM-2:40 PM

    ARIA, Level 1, Joshua 8

    Level Up: Women Leading the Future of Gaming

    From game development to esports to executive leadership, women are redefining the gaming industry and shaping the next generation of games.

    Conference Track

    Gaming