2026 Memorial Lecture Featuring Animation Executive, Marge Dean

SPOTLIGHTING AN ANIMATION POWERHOUSE All are invited to the 2026 Suraj Israni Memorial Lecture, featuring Emmy®-winning producer, studio builder, and UC San Diego alumna Marge Dean. As Head of the Studio at Skybound Entertainment, Dean leads the development and production of original animated content and is building a new production facility behind major properties including Invincible for Amazon Prime. Renowned for designing and scaling animation studios and pipelines, her career spans leadership roles at Crunchyroll Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, Mattel, Technicolor, and more—shaping the future of animation at a global level. Beyond the studio, Dean is a transformative industry advocate. As a leader of Women in Animation, she helped grow the organization into a world-class nonprofit reaching tens of thousands of animation professionals and students worldwide.Hosted by the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts and UC San Diego Alumni Relations✨EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE RSVP! ✨ _____________________________ More Info below.