Kidscreen Summit 2025, February 22-25, 2026, San Diego
From February 22 to 25, 2026, San Diego will host the Kidscreen Summit, a key event for the international kids & family content industry, bringing together each year leading decision makers from the audiovisual, licensing and digital platform sectors. The 2026 edition will take place at the Sheraton San Diego Resort, a waterfront venue overlooking the marina and city skyline, which for four days will become the meeting point for the global community specializing in content for children, tweens and families.
The Summit will welcome broadcasters, platforms and entertainment groups among the most influential in the sector, including Disney, Netflix, Nickelodeon, BBC Studios and Warner Bros. Discovery, alongside independent studios, international producers, investors and licensing professionals from North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America.
The 2026 program combines market analysis and business meetings with a series of keynotes that clearly reflect the tensions and opportunities shaping the sector, at the intersection of cultural responsibility, IP strategies and new forms of audience engagement. In this context, the Summit will feature a keynote by Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist and author of the bestseller The Anxious Generation, who will bring a structured reflection on the impact of digital media and social networks on the everyday lives of children and adolescents. His address will focus on the transformation of childhood in an era in which a significant share of social experience takes place through screens, raising critical questions about how content creators, broadcasters and platforms can help restore balance between online time, physical play, face-to-face relationships and the psychological well-being of younger generations.
From a more strictly industrial perspective, the Kidscreen Summit 2026 will host a fireside chat with Tim Kilpin, Chief Brand Officer at Hasbro, a key figure in the management of some of the world’s most recognizable kids brands. His conversation will explore the evolution of major children’s franchises, examining how storytelling, technology and physical products converge in the creation of coherent narrative universes spanning toys, animated series, feature films, digital platforms and gaming.
Completing the keynote lineup will be Jordan Matter, photographer and digital creator who has turned a family-centered storytelling project into one of the most-followed YouTube brands worldwide, with over 275 million monthly viewers. His session will offer a practical perspective on sustaining audience attention while preserving authenticity, safety and long-term sustainability, with insights into family-friendly creativity and long-term community building.
Through these keynotes, alongside thematic panels, networking sessions and the Kidscreen Awards, the Kidscreen Summit 2026 confirms its role as a privileged vantage point on the transformations shaping the kids & family sector, where cultural responsibility, IP management strategies and multiplatform business models increasingly intersect.
For further information and the full program, visit the official website:
https://kidscreensummit.com
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From February 22 to 25, 2026, San Diego will host the Kidscreen Summit, a key event for the international kids & family content industry, bringing together each year leading decision makers from the audiovisual, licensing and digital platform sectors. The 2026 edition will take place at the Sheraton San Diego Resort, a waterfront venue overlooking the marina and city skyline, which for four days will become the meeting point for the global community specializing in content for children, tweens and families.
The Summit will welcome broadcasters, platforms and entertainment groups among the most influential in the sector, including Disney, Netflix, Nickelodeon, BBC Studios and Warner Bros. Discovery, alongside independent studios, international producers, investors and licensing professionals from North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America.
The 2026 program combines market analysis and business meetings with a series of keynotes that clearly reflect the tensions and opportunities shaping the sector, at the intersection of cultural responsibility, IP strategies and new forms of audience engagement. In this context, the Summit will feature a keynote by Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist and author of the bestseller The Anxious Generation, who will bring a structured reflection on the impact of digital media and social networks on the everyday lives of children and adolescents. His address will focus on the transformation of childhood in an era in which a significant share of social experience takes place through screens, raising critical questions about how content creators, broadcasters and platforms can help restore balance between online time, physical play, face-to-face relationships and the psychological well-being of younger generations.
From a more strictly industrial perspective, the Kidscreen Summit 2026 will host a fireside chat with Tim Kilpin, Chief Brand Officer at Hasbro, a key figure in the management of some of the world’s most recognizable kids brands. His conversation will explore the evolution of major children’s franchises, examining how storytelling, technology and physical products converge in the creation of coherent narrative universes spanning toys, animated series, feature films, digital platforms and gaming.
Completing the keynote lineup will be Jordan Matter, photographer and digital creator who has turned a family-centered storytelling project into one of the most-followed YouTube brands worldwide, with over 275 million monthly viewers. His session will offer a practical perspective on sustaining audience attention while preserving authenticity, safety and long-term sustainability, with insights into family-friendly creativity and long-term community building.
Through these keynotes, alongside thematic panels, networking sessions and the Kidscreen Awards, the Kidscreen Summit 2026 confirms its role as a privileged vantage point on the transformations shaping the kids & family sector, where cultural responsibility, IP management strategies and multiplatform business models increasingly intersect.
For further information and the full program, visit the official website:
https://kidscreensummit.com
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