Agnes Chu

SVP, Head of Programming for OTT, The Walt Disney Company

As the Head of Programming for Disney’s forthcoming over-the-top service, Agnes Chu is charged with developing and delivering premium content through collaborations across the company’s vast portfolio of brands, including Walt Disney Studios, ABC, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm. During her 10-year career at Disney, Agnes has served in a variety of capacities–most recently she was executive of Story and Franchise Development at Walt Disney Imagineering; while working for CEO Bob Iger, she was instrumental to the successful opening of the Shanghai Disney Resort and the relaunch of the Star Wars franchise; as a television executive at ABC, she oversaw programming for shows including General Hospital and Don’t Trust the B- In Apartment 23; and as a digital leader, she led the creation of original video content for digital platforms, such as the Emmy-nominated web series LOST: Mysteries of the Universe, and the first-ever livestream of the red carpet and behind-the-scenes coverage at the Academy Awards.